The BEST episodes written by Clair Huffaker
#1 - The Coward
The Rifleman - Season 2 - Episode 13
Lucas becomes involved in a battle between an aspiring writer and a cocky, bragging trail boss.
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Rawhide - Season 2 - Episode 12
Claiming to represent President Diaz of Mexico, Villegro and his men want to take one of Gil's men, the son of their biggest enemy, into custody. As they are in Texas and need all hands to drive their herd, Gil is not in favor of doing so.
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#3 - The Hero
The Virginian - Season 3 - Episode 4
Posing as a newspaper man, James Templeton (Steve Forrest) comes to Medicine Bow to interview Judge Garth who is a leading candidate for territorial senator. Betsy Garth is smitten with James who is just about perfect in everything he does whether it is riding or shooting and this makes Trampas suspicious. His suspicions turn out to be well-grounded.
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#4 - The Avenger
Bonanza - Season 1 - Episode 26
A restaurant owner whom Ben and Adam have confronted over stolen Ponderosa beef ends up dead one night. His daughter, Sally Byrnes runs the cafe and in her resentment, wrongfully accuses Ben and Adam of murdering her father and they are sentenced to hang. A rancher by the name of Hawkins is also jealous of the Cartwrights and has hired his men to stop the town from helping Ben and Adam, ensuring they hang. Hoss and Joe are willing to stop them, but Ben insists they stay within the limits of the law.
#5 - A Place of 1000 Spirits
Daniel Boone - Season 1 - Episode 17
While hunting, the Boones meet a delirious British officer (Macdonald Carey) pursued by vengeful Shawnees.
#6 - The Trek
Daniel Boone - Season 2 - Episode 6
Boone first respects, then likes, a drunkard sought for burning an Indian village.
#7 - Ride a Cock-Horse to Laramie Cross
The Virginian - Season 4 - Episode 23
Trampas accidentally becomes the custodian of two young children who are being sought by men in the hire of their Mexican grandfather, ""El Supremo,"" a powerful landowner. Trampas attempts to return the children to their American mother who lives in Laramie. Along the way he meets a woman card dealer, Melinda (Nita Talbot), who agrees to assist him in his task. With the children they pose as a homesteading family. Not only do they have to elude El Supremo's armed men but they must also avoid a Sioux war party which is operating in the area.