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The Best Episodes of The Wild Wild West Season 1

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The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 1 - The Night of the Inferno
    7.9/10(484 votes)

    #1 - The Night of the Inferno

    S1:E1

    Jim is set up as a renegade as a cover for him and Artie to sneak into Texas and track down General Juan Manolo, who is trying to take over the region.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Gilbert Ralston

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  2. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 2 - The Night of the Deadly Bed
    7.4/10(376 votes)

    #2 - The Night of the Deadly Bed

    S1:E2

    Facing execution at the hands of a madman, West learns the crazed assassin plans to reclaim Mexico---as the new Napoleon.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 3 - The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth
    8.2/10(383 votes)

    #3 - The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth

    S1:E3

    West tries to protect Prof. Nielsen, a demolitions expert. But he fails: Nielson is blown up by the evil Dr. Miguelito Loveless.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 4 - The Night of Sudden Death
    7.4/10(300 votes)

    #4 - The Night of Sudden Death

    S1:E4

    Jim West suspects his search for counterfeiters is getting warm when he's shot at with arrows---and thrown to the crocodiles.

    Director:William Witney
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 5 - The Night of the Casual Killer
    7.6/10(284 votes)

    #5 - The Night of the Casual Killer

    S1:E5

    Jim and Artie set out to penetrate the stronghold of a corrupt political boss and return him to Washington for trial.

    Director:Don Taylor
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 6 - The Night of a Thousand Eyes
    7.4/10(291 votes)

    #6 - The Night of a Thousand Eyes

    S1:E6

    Ships along the Mississippi are being attacked by a gang of pirates known as the "Thousand Eyes". After Jim ducks an assassin, an attractive woman, he finds the leader of the Eyes: Captain Ansel Coffin, who was blinded and now seeks revenge. His gang use false lights to lead ships astray and crash them, and then plunder them. Jim is captured by Coffin and manages to escape a cage rigged to a lightning rod. He is blinded by a powder flash, and for a time he is at a decided edge against Coffin (who has long adapted to his blindness). Coffin manages to accidentally kill his wife. Enraged, Jim is saved by his recovering eyesight: he ducks, and Coffin falls into a pit to his death.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 7 - The Night of the Glowing Corpse
    7.3/10(268 votes)

    #7 - The Night of the Glowing Corpse

    S1:E7

    Jim and Artemus try to recover stolen radioactive materials nad have only one clue - a set of fingerprints found on the ankle of a pretty secretary.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 8 - The Night of the Dancing Death
    6.9/10(252 votes)

    #8 - The Night of the Dancing Death

    S1:E8

    To rescue a kidnapped princess, Jim runs into a booby-trapped doorknob and a fully armored man wielding a mace.

    Director:Harvey Hart
    Writers:Fred Freiberger, William Tunberg

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  9. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 9 - The Night of the Double-Edged Knife
    7.6/10(272 votes)

    #9 - The Night of the Double-Edged Knife

    S1:E9

    An Indian demand for gold must be met: they've threatened to kill five railroad workers a day until it is paid.

    Director:Don Taylor
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 10 - The Night That Terror Stalked the Town
    8.1/10(289 votes)

    #10 - The Night That Terror Stalked the Town

    S1:E10

    West is lured to a ghost town peopled with lifelike dummies as part of an elaborate trap set for him by his nemesis Dr. Loveless.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 11 - The Night of the Red-Eyed Madmen
    7.4/10(246 votes)

    #11 - The Night of the Red-Eyed Madmen

    S1:E11

    West is sent to infiltrate an army of fanatics dedicated to overthrowing the U.S. Government. Getting in is no problem...but if he tries to leave he'll be shot.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 12 - The Night of the Human Trigger
    7.2/10(254 votes)

    #12 - The Night of the Human Trigger

    S1:E12

    A demented geologist can set off earthquakes where he chooses as part of an elaborate extortioin scheme. So West and Gordon head for Ellenville--the next town on the mad genius's list.

    Director:Jus Addiss
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 13 - The Night of the Torture Chamber
    7.6/10(230 votes)

    #13 - The Night of the Torture Chamber

    S1:E13

    Jim and Artie take on an obsessed museum curator who has private designs on the state treasury.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 14 - The Night of the Howling Light
    7.7/10(235 votes)

    #14 - The Night of the Howling Light

    S1:E14

    West is captured by a doctor who uses Pavlovian training to condition the Secret Service agent into becoming an assassin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 15 - The Night of the Fatal Trap
    7.2/10(220 votes)

    #15 - The Night of the Fatal Trap

    S1:E15

    Jim goes to arrest a Mexican bandit disguised as a notorious outlaw...but the villain's girlfriend recognizes him.

    Director:Richard Whorf
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 16 - The Night of the Steel Assassin
    7.8/10(247 votes)

    #16 - The Night of the Steel Assassin

    S1:E16

    A series of mysterious deaths of military personnel bring Jim face to face with the indestructible Col. "Iron Man" Torres. Crippled in an explosion that he blames on the other men of his company, Torres rebuilt himself as a 19th century "cyborg", and is seeking revenge on those he thinks wronged him...and President Grant was one of the men he served with.

    Director:Lee H. Katzin
    Writer:Calvin Clements Sr.

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  17. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 17 - The Night the Dragon Screamed
    7.3/10(233 votes)

    #17 - The Night the Dragon Screamed

    S1:E17

    Jim and Artie have only one clue to track down the smugglers of opium and Chinese aliens: a fortune cookie.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 18 - The Night of the Flaming Ghost
    7.1/10(214 votes)

    #18 - The Night of the Flaming Ghost

    S1:E18

    Jim is assigned to stop abolitionist John Brown. The only problem - he was pronounced dead 20 years ago.

    Director:Lee H. Katzin
    Writer:Robert Hamner

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  19. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 19 - The Night of the Grand Emir
    7.5/10(225 votes)

    #19 - The Night of the Grand Emir

    S1:E19

    West must protect a visiting despot from the fatal charms of Ecstasy La Joie, who brandishes such baubles as an explosive garter and a deadly ring.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 20 - The Night of the Whirring Death
    7.7/10(279 votes)

    #20 - The Night of the Whirring Death

    S1:E20

    Intent on making California a kingdom for children, evil Dr. Loveless makes his play for the state with a series of toys---which explode.

    Director:Mark Rydell
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 21 - The Night of the Puppeteer
    8.1/10(262 votes)

    #21 - The Night of the Puppeteer

    S1:E21

    A Supreme Court justice will not believe his life is in danger---until a puppet-show marionette fires a gun at him.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 22 - The Night of the Bars of Hell
    7.4/10(213 votes)

    #22 - The Night of the Bars of Hell

    S1:E22

    West, posing as a prison inspector, hunts for clues to a pillaging outlaw band.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 23 - The Night of the Two-Legged Buffalo
    6.8/10(215 votes)

    #23 - The Night of the Two-Legged Buffalo

    S1:E23

    West tries to protect a pleasure-loving prince who insists on visiting a plush spa---where assassins eagerly await his arrival.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 24 - The Night of the Druid's Blood
    7.3/10(211 votes)

    #24 - The Night of the Druid's Blood

    S1:E24

    West is furious: his superiors have refused him permission to investigate the murder of a close friend who was burned to death before his eyes.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Wild Wild West Season 1 Episode 25 - The Night of the Freebooters
    7.2/10(210 votes)

    #25 - The Night of the Freebooters

    S1:E25

    West poses as an ex-con to gain admittance to renegade Army leader Thorald Wolfe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Night of the Inferno" is the best rated episode of "The Wild Wild West" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 484 votes. Directed by Richard C. Sarafian and written by Gilbert Ralston, it aired on 9/17/1965. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Night of the Deadly Bed".