The BEST episodes of Rawhide season 3
Every episode of Rawhide season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Rawhide season 3!
Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive; he is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way. Rawhide was a television western series that aired on the U.S. network CBS from 1959 to 1966. The show starred Eric Fleming and launched the career of Clint Eastwood. The series ran for eight seasons on the CBS network from January 9, 1959 to January 4, 1966, with a total of 217 episodes, all filmed and broadcast in black and white. Rawhide was the fourth longest-running American TV western.
#1 - Incident at Poco Tiempo
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/1960
The Poco Tiempo bank has been. Rowdy and Quince are suspects and are taken to two nuns to be identified. They say they are not the men. Two desperadoes are holding Father Sebastian until the nuns deliver the money to Blainesville.
#2 - Incident of the Challenge
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/1960
Favor gets knocked off his horse and knocked out. He wakes to Aztec Indian who has traveled 1500 miles to find a princess.
#3 - Incident at Dragoon Crossing
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1960
An ailing Favor asks John Cord to take over the herd. He heads them to Dragoon Crossing where the Bates boys demanded tribute when he brought his herd through.
#4 - Incident of the Buffalo Soldier
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/1/1961
Rowdy chases after a buffalo soldier who has killed another soldier and has taken off on his horse.
#5 - Incident of the Big Blowout
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/1961
The drovers celebrate the end of the drive. Rowdy is mistaken for another man.
#6 - Incident on the Road Back
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/1961
The men are gathering for the next drive. A stray horse is tied up. Favor is arrested for horse stealing. The sheriff's wife is having an affair, with Cronin who reported the horse stolen.
#7 - Incident of the New Start
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/3/1961
Jubal Wade has 1600 head on this drive and demands to be trail boss and says he'll keep Favor's crew if he stays on as ramrod.
#8 - Incident Near Gloomy River
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/17/1961
Dan Fletcher returns to his Ma and brother,Cal, whose home just burned. Cal thinks Frank Travis is trying to run them off. Frank's daughter Flora has had Cal courting her for a year, but she likes Danny.
#9 - Incident of the Running Iron
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/1961
Frank Miller is a herd cutter getting on in years with a nineteen year old son. Quince chases a rustler off, but is arrested himself.
#10 - Incident of the Fish Out of Water
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/1961
Favor returns to Philadelphia to see his two daughters. Another passenger is Ogala, Chief of the Pawnee. He is going to be in a wild west show.
#11 - Incident Near the Promised Land
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/1961
The drive has reached Sedalia but there is a bank scare and no buyers. Favor must deal with bitter Emma Caldwell to graze the herd.
#12 - Incident at the Top of the World
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/1961
There's a new drover who has just spent five years in an army hospital and is addicted to morphine.
#13 - Incident of the Broken Word
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/1961
Ben Foley resorts to murder to hide the fact the cattle he is selling to Favor are diseased. Frank Pierce accidentily shot Ben's wife years ago.
#14 - Incident at Rojo Canyon
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1960
Favor and a calvary detachment lead by Sargeant Matson swear if they did not know better would think they were under attack from a military unit.
#15 - Incident at Superstition Prairie
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/1960
Wish finds an indian left to die in a cave, and rescues him.
#16 - Incident of the Wager on Payday
Season 3 - Episode 30 - Aired 6/16/1961
Sidney Proctor, along with Joe Stapp, are robbing his father's bank as a joke. The night watchman, Simpson, wakes up. Joe clunks him. Sid thinks they're bringing the money back in three days.
#17 - Incident of the Night on the Town
Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 6/2/1961
Judge Akins tells Favor he has 750 head of Mrs. North cattle. Lewis, Mrs. North lawyer says the cattle that Wesley Adams turned over to Favor, were Mrs. North's and were to be delivered to the army.
#18 - Incident of the Blackstorms
Season 3 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/26/1961
Sky Blackstorm sends a message to the River City sheriff with Mushy. He's coming tomorrow at sun up for his son Danny.
#19 - Incident Before Black Pass
Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/19/1961
Pete and Rowdy are captured by the Kiowa. Two other indians want to accompany the herd to Black Pass.
#20 - Incident of the Painted Lady
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/12/1961
Partners of Thad Clemens are holding Favor's herd until they're paid the $15,000 that Thad swindled them out of. Baxter Springs Cattleman's Association will not help Favor.
#21 - Incident of the Running Man
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/5/1961
Rowdy is handcuffed to a deputy that says he has to warn Camp Henly. The deputy is shot and Rowdy is arrested for murder.
#22 - Incident of the Lost Idol
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/28/1961
Billy Manson, his mom and sister Laurie are on the way to meet their aunt, who is to take them back east. Two bounty hunters shadow them, hoping to find Clete their wanted father.
#23 - Incident of the Phantom Bugler
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/14/1961
Jayhawkers try to charge Favor for water and a toll to cross the river, on indian territory. Captain Brian Donohoe follows the orders of Judge Brady. Mary, the judges daughter is married to Brian and doesn't like it.
#24 - Incident in the Middle of Nowhere
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/7/1961
Favor and Rowdy come upon a ballet in the middle of nowhere. A search for a pass and water leads to villians looking for gold.
#25 - Incident of his Brother's Keeper
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/31/1961
Paul Evans is confined to a wheelchair. His wife is preparing to run away with Paul's brother. Pete gets stuck in the middle.