The BEST episodes of Yancy Derringer

Every episode of Yancy Derringer ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Yancy Derringer!

Yancy Derringer (Jock Mahoney) gets involved in adventures in New Orleans after the end of the Civil War. Besides being a gambler, Derringer also worked as a troubleshooter for city administrator John Colton (Kevin Hagen). He was assisted in his endeavors by a Pawnee sidekick (X Brands).

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Two of a Kind
star
7.00
4 votes

#1 - Two of a Kind

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/1959

Yancy and Pahoo are framed for a series of crimes, and now face execution.

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The Wayward Warrior
star
7.00
3 votes

#2 - The Wayward Warrior

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/16/1959

Trying to stop some gun smugglers, Yancy has a run-in with a boxing champion and a re-match with a female river pirate.

Directors: Richard Sale
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Outlaw at Liberty
star
7.00
3 votes

#3 - Outlaw at Liberty

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/7/1959

Yancy is at a loss to figure out what's going on when a marshal he knows charges an old wartime friend with murder.

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Gallatin Street
star
7.00
9 votes

#4 - Gallatin Street

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1958

Yancy helps a sea captain who was cheated out of his money in a dive on notorious Gallatin Street.

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Return to New Orleans
star
6.83
12 votes

#5 - Return to New Orleans

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1958

Yancy wins enough money playing poker to pay for his return home to New Orleans. The losing players decide to rob him of his winnings, but he escapes on a riverboat.

Directors: Richard Sale
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Duel at the Oaks
star
6.75
4 votes

#6 - Duel at the Oaks

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/9/1959

Yancy is sentenced to hang for killing a man in a duel.

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Ticket to Natchez
star
6.57
7 votes

#7 - Ticket to Natchez

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/1958

City administrator Colton entrusts Yancy with an army payroll that is to be taken to Natchez on Yancy's riverboat, the Sultana, but robbers have other plans.

Directors: Richard Sale
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A Bullet for Bridget
star
6.57
7 votes

#8 - A Bullet for Bridget

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/1958

An Irish girl visitng New Orleans decides that Yancy is to be her future husband.

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An Ace Called Spade
star
6.43
7 votes

#9 - An Ace Called Spade

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/1958

Yancy is relieved to find that a newspaper story about administrator Colton's death is premature, but fears that Colton will be the victim of trickery in an upcoming duel.

Directors: Richard Sale
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The Saga of Lonesome Jackson
star
6.43
7 votes

#10 - The Saga of Lonesome Jackson

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/1958

A wealthy but lonely man who has come to New Orleans looking for a wife asks Yancy to help him.

Directors: Richard Sale
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The Belle from Boston
star
6.33
6 votes

#11 - The Belle from Boston

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/1958

After administrator Colton hangs a member of an outlaw gang, the others decide to take revenge on his visiting sister.

Directors: Richard Sale
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Memo to a Firing Squad
star
6.20
5 votes

#12 - Memo to a Firing Squad

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/1958

An army officer with vengeance on his mind tries to stop a presidential pardon from reaching a man who is scheduled to die before a firing squad.

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Fire on the Frontier
star
6.00
3 votes

#13 - Fire on the Frontier

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/2/1959

Yancy's Indian friend Pahoo becomes an important element in efforts to prevent a war with the Pawnee tribes.

Directors: Richard Sale
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Collector's Item
star
6.00
3 votes

#14 - Collector's Item

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/26/1959

To assist a woman in her crusade to provide a home for the city's orphans, Yancy comes up with a scheme that requires the aid of photography pioneer Matthew Brady.

Directors: Richard Sale
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Thunder on the River
star
6.00
3 votes

#15 - Thunder on the River

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/1959

Yancy decides to help a fellow riverboat owner whose fleet is being sabotaged by rivals trying to corner the market on river traffic.

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Longhair
star
6.00
3 votes

#16 - Longhair

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/1959

When famed General George Armstrong Custer visits New Orleans, Yancy discovers that he is being stalked by an Indian seeking revenge for a past wrong.

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The Louisiana Dude
star
6.00
3 votes

#17 - The Louisiana Dude

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/1959

Winning a half interest in a silver mine while visiting Virginia City, Yancy discovers that his new partner is a beautiful woman.

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The Fair Freebooter
star
6.00
3 votes

#18 - The Fair Freebooter

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1959

Yancy must deal with a female pirate whose gang has stolen a valuable necklace from representatives of the Mexican government.

Directors: Richard Sale
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Hell and High Water
star
6.00
3 votes

#19 - Hell and High Water

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/1959

A landowner comes up with a risky scheme to protect her property when it is threatened by flood waters.

Directors: Richard Sale
Writer: Richard Sale
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Panic in Town
star
6.00
3 votes

#20 - Panic in Town

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1959

With a serial killer loose in New Orleans and the authorities seemingly powerless, a group of vigilantes decides to take action before any more prominent women are murdered.

Directors: Richard Sale
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A Game of Chance
star
6.00
3 votes

#21 - A Game of Chance

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1959

Yancy suspects foul play when a lottery winner dies before she can collect.

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Mayhem at the Market
star
6.00
3 votes

#22 - Mayhem at the Market

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1959

Merchants are in such fear for their lives that Yancy gets no cooperation in his attempt to break a new protection racket.

Directors: Richard Sale
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Nightmare on Bourbon Street
star
6.00
3 votes

#23 - Nightmare on Bourbon Street

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1959

A mysterious mad bomber steals explosives and threatens to blow up the entire city of New Orleans.

Directors: Richard Sale
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Old Dixie
star
6.00
3 votes

#24 - Old Dixie

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/25/1958

Villains go after Yancy's dog after Yancy's father dies leaving a note that only the dog knows where the family pre-war fortune is buried.

Directors: Richard Sale
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Marble Fingers
star
6.00
3 votes

#25 - Marble Fingers

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/1958

Yancy tries to find out who's responsible for recent grave robberies.

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