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The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West
★ 7.6/10•1965•50m•TV-PG•Action & Adventure•Comedy•Drama
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During the administration of President Ulysses Grant, Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon solve crimes, protect the President, and foil the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States.

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 17, 1965

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Night of the InfernoE151m

The Night of the Inferno

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.

Sep 17, 1965

Episode 2 - The Night of the Deadly BedE250m

The Night of the Deadly Bed

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

Sep 24, 1965

Episode 3 - The Night the Wizard Shook the EarthE350m

The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth

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

Oct 1, 1965

Episode 4 - The Night of Sudden DeathE450m

The Night of Sudden Death

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

Oct 8, 1965

Episode 5 - The Night of the Casual KillerE551m

The Night of the Casual Killer

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

Oct 15, 1965

Episode 6 - The Night of a Thousand EyesE650m

The Night of a Thousand Eyes

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.

Oct 22, 1965

Episode 7 - The Night of the Glowing CorpseE750m

The Night of the Glowing Corpse

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.

Oct 29, 1965

Episode 8 - The Night of the Dancing DeathE851m

The Night of the Dancing Death

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

Nov 5, 1965

Episode 9 - The Night of the Double-Edged KnifeE950m

The Night of the Double-Edged Knife

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

Nov 12, 1965

Episode 10 - The Night That Terror Stalked the TownE1051m

The Night That Terror Stalked the Town

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.

Nov 19, 1965

Episode 11 - The Night of the Red-Eyed MadmenE1150m

The Night of the Red-Eyed Madmen

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.

Nov 26, 1965

Episode 12 - The Night of the Human TriggerE1250m

The Night of the Human Trigger

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.

Dec 3, 1965

Episode 13 - The Night of the Torture ChamberE1350m

The Night of the Torture Chamber

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

Dec 10, 1965

Episode 14 - The Night of the Howling LightE1451m

The Night of the Howling Light

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

Dec 17, 1965

Episode 15 - The Night of the Fatal TrapE1550m

The Night of the Fatal Trap

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

Dec 24, 1965

Episode 16 - The Night of the Steel AssassinE1651m

The Night of the Steel Assassin

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.

Jan 7, 1966

Episode 17 - The Night the Dragon ScreamedE1751m

The Night the Dragon Screamed

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

Jan 14, 1966

Episode 18 - The Night of the Flaming GhostE1851m

The Night of the Flaming Ghost

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

Jan 21, 1966

Episode 19 - The Night of the Grand EmirE1951m

The Night of the Grand Emir

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.

Jan 28, 1966

Episode 20 - The Night of the Whirring DeathE2050m

The Night of the Whirring Death

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

Feb 18, 1966

Episode 21 - The Night of the PuppeteerE2151m

The Night of the Puppeteer

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

Feb 25, 1965

Episode 22 - The Night of the Bars of HellE2251m

The Night of the Bars of Hell

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

Mar 4, 1966

Episode 23 - The Night of the Two-Legged BuffaloE2350m

The Night of the Two-Legged Buffalo

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

Mar 11, 1966

Episode 24 - The Night of the Druid's BloodE2450m

The Night of the Druid's Blood

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.

Mar 25, 1966

Episode 25 - The Night of the FreebootersE2550m

The Night of the Freebooters

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

Apr 1, 1966

Episode 26 - The Night of the Burning DiamondE2651m

The Night of the Burning Diamond

West tries to convince a Serbian official to hide the Kara Diamond. Then the gem disappears---and West is blamed.

Apr 8, 1966

Episode 27 - The Night of the Murderous SpringE2750m

The Night of the Murderous Spring

West helps a powerfully built girl carry her trunk, not knowing it contains his shrewd enemy---diminutive, giggling Dr. Loveless.

Apr 15, 1966

Episode 28 - The Night of the Sudden PlagueE2851m

The Night of the Sudden Plague

West finds Willow Springs looted and its citizens completely immobile---victims of a mysterious paralysis.

Apr 22, 1966

Actors

Robert Conrad

Robert Conrad

James T. West

Ross Martin

Ross Martin

Artemus Gordon

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