The BEST episodes written by Arthur Browne Jr.

Chuck Wooster, Wagonmaster
star
9.40
5 votes

#1 - Chuck Wooster, Wagonmaster

Wagon Train - Season 2 - Episode 33

When a big snow halts the train, several of the men disappear mysteriously with no trace of them to be found. After Flint, Major Adams, and Hawks go missing, it's up to Chuck Wooster to lead the train to safety.

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The Old Man Charvanaugh Story
star
8.33
6 votes

#2 - The Old Man Charvanaugh Story

Wagon Train - Season 2 - Episode 20

Flint escorts a wagon, leaving the train, to their new home. When they meet an old man with a wagon load of uncured buffalo skins he's trying to sell, they invite him along as he appears friendly enough. But Flint feels he's too friendly.

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The Angry Man
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8.29
15 votes

#3 - The Angry Man

The Rifleman - Season 1 - Episode 31

The McCains try to be tolerant of their embittered neighbor Abel MacDonald, who tels Lucas to keep off his land and won't allow his son to become friends with Mark, but they decide he's gone too far when he won't allow his injured boy to get medical treatment.

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The Deadly Wait
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8.21
18 votes

#4 - The Deadly Wait

The Rifleman - Season 1 - Episode 26

Dan Nowry, released from Yuma prison, arrives in North Fork intent on getting even with Marshal Torrance,who helped send him to jail.

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Meeting at Midnight
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8.14
13 votes

#5 - Meeting at Midnight

The Rifleman - Season 2 - Episode 34

Lucas helps his former Army captain, now an undercover federal agent, infiltrate a gang of bank robbers.

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A Noose is Waiting
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8.10
10 votes

#6 - A Noose is Waiting

The Big Valley - Season 3 - Episode 9

Victoria and Audra become acquainted with the new town doctor, unaware that he is a psychotic killer out to avenge his father's suicide by hanging those he holds responsible, and Victoria is one of his targets.

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The Blowout
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8.10
20 votes

#7 - The Blowout

The Rifleman - Season 2 - Episode 3

Newly arrived gunslinger Al Walker throws a mammoth party at the saloon, keeping acting Marshal Ben Waller busy until Lucas is forced to intervene.

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The Wyoming Story (2)
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8.00
7 votes

#8 - The Wyoming Story (2)

The Rifleman - Season 3 - Episode 21

Mark heads for Wyoming to search for Lucas, who's on the trail of a gang illegally selling weapons to the Indians. (Part 2 of 2)

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Roots of Fear
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7.94
18 votes

#9 - Roots of Fear

Gunsmoke - Season 15 - Episode 13

Amos Sadler, a dirt farmer faces the loss of his home when a panic closes down the Dodge City bank. To save it he and his wife plan to break into it and steal some money.

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The Hawk
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7.94
15 votes

#10 - The Hawk

The Rifleman - Season 1 - Episode 29

Young Mark manages to capture a hawk, but then falls into danger from a rattlesnake. When a stranger comes to his rescue, the grateful Mark invites the man home, unaware that he is on the run from the law.

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Boomerang
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7.86
13 votes

#11 - Boomerang

The Rifleman - Season 1 - Episode 39

When a rancher dies after the bank forecloses the mortgage on his property, his son blames the banker for his father's death.

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Bloodlines
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7.78
17 votes

#12 - Bloodlines

The Rifleman - Season 2 - Episode 2

After Lucas kills a mountain man in a barrom brawl, his father arrives in North Fork determined to take revenge on Lucas and Marshal Torrance, once he breaks his other two boys out of jail.

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The Wyoming Story (1)
star
7.78
6 votes

#13 - The Wyoming Story (1)

The Rifleman - Season 3 - Episode 20

Lucas agrees to take a job as a federal undercover agent and goes to Wyoming to investigate rumors of sales of arms to renegade indians. His life is endagered by the town drunk who stumbles onto his true identity and purpose. (Part 1 of 2)

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Dark Day at North Fork
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7.73
9 votes

#14 - Dark Day at North Fork

The Rifleman - Season 3 - Episode 24

Blinded in an explosion, Lucas fights despair as he prepares for a meeting with a gun-toting enemy.

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Dead Cold Cash
star
7.69
12 votes

#15 - Dead Cold Cash

The Rifleman - Season 3 - Episode 9

The widow of a bandit killed by Lucas plots a grotesque revenge.

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The Queue
star
7.67
11 votes

#16 - The Queue

The Rifleman - Season 3 - Episode 34

A Chinese man and his son fight prejudice as they try to open a laundry in North Fork.

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Miss Milly
star
7.60
9 votes

#17 - Miss Milly

The Rifleman - Season 3 - Episode 8

A new store owner upsets the town by demanding that all credit accounts be paid off.

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Stopover
star
7.46
11 votes

#18 - Stopover

The Rifleman - Season 3 - Episode 31

Trouble brews at Lucas's when a whisky salesman and a gunfighter fall for the same woman.

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The Prisoner
star
7.44
8 votes

#19 - The Prisoner

The Rifleman - Season 3 - Episode 25

Two ex-Confederate officers seek revenge on Lucas, who served as prison guard during their internment.

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The Lonesome Bride
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7.27
10 votes

#20 - The Lonesome Bride

The Rifleman - Season 3 - Episode 32

Two pranksters write away for a mail-order bride, using Lucas's name.

The Starchild
star
7.25
51 votes

#21 - The Starchild

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - Season 1 - Episode 39

He-Man rescues a small girl from danger in the Evergreen Forest, and it turns out that the girl is a magical Starchild- and two tribes in the forest, the Tree People and the Cave People, are fighting for custody of her. He-Man takes the Starchild back to Palace Eternia with him, so the Royal Family can sort out the custody battle.

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Death Trap
star
7.25
11 votes

#22 - Death Trap

The Rifleman - Season 3 - Episode 33

Lucas recognizes Dr. Simon Battle as an ex-gunslinger with whom he once traded shots.

Journey into Violence
star
7.13
8 votes

#23 - Journey into Violence

The Big Valley - Season 3 - Episode 14

A community of mountain dwellers, who live by their own laws, captures Heath and forces him into slavery for killing one of their own in self defense.

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Point and Counterpoint
star
7.11
9 votes

#24 - Point and Counterpoint

The Big Valley - Season 4 - Episode 26

In the series' final episode, a convict enlists the help of his son to bring vengeance on the Barkley family.

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Search for the VHO
star
7.06
48 votes

#25 - Search for the VHO

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - Season 1 - Episode 60

On the remote island of Selkie, the royal Historian, Hovar, is on a mission to investigate the ancient ruins of the island. However, his task is threatened by the many dangerous wild beasts of the island, and he is running out of ammunition to keep them away. Man-At-Arms has invented a sonic device called the VHO (Variable High-frequency Oscillator) which can emit high pitched sounds that will drive animals away. Adam and Teela set sail to Selkie Island with the VHO- but on the way, their ship is attacked by Merman, who sets the mighty sea demon called the Kraken on them... captures Teela, and steals the VHO! Adam transforms into He-Man, but can he save Teela from Merman's clutches, and recover the VHO and get it to Selkie Island, before Hovar's time runs out?

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Seven
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7.06
16 votes

#26 - Seven

The Rifleman - Season 3 - Episode 3

Seven condemned murderers escape and take over the town of North Fork.

And the Devil Makes Five
star
7.00
10 votes

#27 - And the Devil Makes Five

The Rifleman - Season 5 - Episode 19

A snake crawls into Lucas's bed, and Mark must lure it away before it strikes.

Tate, Ramrod
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6.75
4 votes

#28 - Tate, Ramrod

The Virginian - Season 9 - Episode 20

Tate is hired by his friend Joe Benson to work on his ranch and watch over his teenage son and daughter while he's away on business. This puts Tate squarely in the middle of a dispute with a big rancher over a fence Benson wants to build, as well as with a woman who arrives claiming to be Benson's fiancée, the children's rebelliousness, and a hired gun who comes to town with a wanted poster on Tate.

Flaming Ice
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6.67
8 votes

#29 - Flaming Ice

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - Season 4 - Episode 22

Seaview is under polar ice, trying to discover the cause of increased flooding around the world. Nelson finds out that Frost Men are in the process of melting the ice cap. The Seaview's reactor is just what they need to finish the job.

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The Noose
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6.64
44 votes

#30 - The Noose

Gunsmoke - Season 16 - Episode 2

Kitty is held hostage so Matt will rescue her in ghost town.

The Pack Rat
star
6.55
42 votes

#31 - The Pack Rat

Gunsmoke - Season 15 - Episode 16

An orphan steals from Matt but could risk his own life when he tries to help out in an ambush.

Up Above the World So High
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6.53
75 votes

#32 - Up Above the World So High

Planet of the Apes - Season 1 - Episode 14

Burke and Virdon join forces with Leuric, a human attempting to fly by building himself a hang glider.

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The Vaqueros
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6.43
43 votes

#33 - The Vaqueros

The Rifleman - Season 4 - Episode 1

A bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.

The Quiet Fear
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6.41
38 votes

#34 - The Quiet Fear

The Rifleman - Season 4 - Episode 17

Lucas's old Army pal settles in North Fork with his deaf daughter.

The Stand-In
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6.39
43 votes

#35 - The Stand-In

The Rifleman - Season 4 - Episode 4

Lucas is taken hostage by two prison wagon drivers angered that he won't give them more whiskey.

Sheer Terror
star
6.38
43 votes

#36 - Sheer Terror

The Rifleman - Season 4 - Episode 3

Mark and Milly are held prisoner in her general store when two gunmen attempt a daring robbery.

A Friend in Need
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6.37
40 votes

#37 - A Friend in Need

The Rifleman - Season 4 - Episode 13

Mark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.

Man from Salinas
star
6.29
36 votes

#38 - Man from Salinas

The Rifleman - Season 4 - Episode 20

Banker Hamilton is closing up for the day when Rudy Gray persuades him to stay open for one more transaction a withdrawal at gunpoint.

Skull
star
6.28
37 votes

#39 - Skull

The Rifleman - Season 4 - Episode 14

Lucas seeks an escape when he's captured by outlaws while seeking help for an injured Mark.

Sporting Chance
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6.27
39 votes

#40 - Sporting Chance

The Rifleman - Season 4 - Episode 18

An Englishman arrives with a custom-made rifle and a plan to kill Lucas.

Milly's Brother
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6.26
36 votes

#41 - Milly's Brother

The Rifleman - Season 4 - Episode 30

A veteran returns with tales of heroism and the fate of Milly's brother in the Civil War.

The Anvil Chorus
star
6.23
37 votes

#42 - The Anvil Chorus

The Rifleman - Season 5 - Episode 12

A blacksmith-turned-deputy sets the stage for trouble when he demands that all townspeople turn in their weapons.

A Young Man's Fancy
star
6.18
37 votes

#43 - A Young Man's Fancy

The Rifleman - Season 4 - Episode 19

The pangs of first love are painful for Mark: the object of his affections has eyes for another.

Quiet Night, Deadly Night
star
6.16
36 votes

#44 - Quiet Night, Deadly Night

The Rifleman - Season 5 - Episode 4

Townspeople brace for the worst when a new girl arrives with symptoms of smallpox.

Which Way'd They Go?
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5.73
10 votes

#45 - Which Way'd They Go?

The Rifleman - Season 5 - Episode 25

The notoriously lazy Jackman brothers discover their mortgage has been foreclosed.

Belfry Leads the Way
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0.00
0 votes

#46 - Belfry Leads the Way

Ghostbusters - Season 1 - Episode 28

When Prime Evil discovers mole creatures living in underground caves with an entrance at the North Pole he and Apparitia see an opportunity to overthrow the Earth. Belfry and the Ghostbusters attempt to stop Prime Evil and convince the mole-like people that they are friends.

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