The BEST episodes written by John Thomas James

Exit from Wickenburg
star
7.98
106 votes

#1 - Exit from Wickenburg

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 1 - Episode 3

Someone's trying to get the guys out of a town where they are helping a widow run from the saloon left to her by her late husband, but they can't figure out who's doing it or why.

Wrong Train to Brimstone
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7.95
75 votes

#2 - Wrong Train to Brimstone

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 1 - Episode 4

Heyes and Curry gain passage on a train that is full of Bannerman detectives who are setting a trap for them and their gang

The McCreedy Bust
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7.82
113 votes

#3 - The McCreedy Bust

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 1 - Episode 2

Smith and Jones become the pawns of two greedy ranchers who have a running feud about the ownership of a Roman bust.

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
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7.76
37 votes

#4 - The Day They Hanged Kid Curry

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 1

Curry must clear his name when someone claiming to be Kid Curry admits to a murder charge and is scheduled for hanging.

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Return to Devil's Hole
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7.72
36 votes

#5 - Return to Devil's Hole

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 1 - Episode 7

An outlaw leader faces a dilemma; he must decide who is telling the truth, Heyes' lady friend or the man she's trying to kill.

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Don't Get Mad, Get Even
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7.71
7 votes

#6 - Don't Get Mad, Get Even

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 21

When Heyes loses his money to a crooked dealer, he threatens to expose the whole thing. But the owner of the casino calls the bluff, and Heyes and the Kid have to leave with their tails between their legs. Until Heyes creates a revenge plan, involving friend Georgette, a false necklace and selling it to the casino owner. But instead of falling for this trick the casino owner manages to steal the real necklace. Now things get really tough for Heyes, the Kid and Georgette, as the casino owner sees through their every bluff. Heyes finds out it's not so easy to out-con a con-man, but there is a solution to every problem...

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What's in It for Mia?
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7.67
6 votes

#7 - What's in It for Mia?

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 22

A female casino owner runs a crooked game, and nearly kills Heyes and the Kid for trying to point that out. They wind up in the care of a man and his daughter. After hearing their story of how the casino owner destroyed the man's newspaper, and how he now dabbles in new techniques for printing, Heyes gets an idea of how to use the woman's greed to their advantage - by pretending to be able to print their own bills. But the woman turns out to be more careful than they thought, and it's not until they find a way to use that against her that they can finally end her reign.

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The Great Shell Game
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7.52
71 votes

#8 - The Great Shell Game

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 1 - Episode 6

Heyes seems to be reverting to his old thieving ways when he sets up a pretty young woman to lose $10,000 in a phony horse betting operation.

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Profit and Loss (1)
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7.52
98 votes

#9 - Profit and Loss (1)

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 13

PART 1 - PROFIT Jim is mystified after he is charged for filing a false police report when he witnesses the kidnapping of a computer programmer from his trailer...

Tall Woman in Red Wagon
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7.48
141 votes

#10 - Tall Woman in Red Wagon

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 5

Jim helps a journalist trace the whereabouts of her friend and has to adopt a series of covers in order to obtain the information, as well as contend with a mobster's goons and a Treasury Agent...

The Dark and Bloody Ground
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7.47
166 votes

#11 - The Dark and Bloody Ground

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 2

Jim is hired by Beth Davenport to help clear her female client accused of murdering her husband.

The Kirkoff Case
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7.46
207 votes

#12 - The Kirkoff Case

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 1

A wealthy but dislikable young man hires Jim to solve the mystery of the death of his parents - the crime for which he stands accused.

This Case is Closed (2)
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7.41
73 votes

#13 - This Case is Closed (2)

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 7

Jim is ordered off the case but this proves difficult after the fiancé Jim was investigating is found dead and the mob and the FBI still want answers, so Jim must track the real killer...

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Find Me if You Can
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7.37
103 votes

#14 - Find Me if You Can

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 9

Rockford is hired by a secretive woman who refuses to tell him anything about herself, and gives him an unusual task – to simply find her. Soon, Jim is embroiled in the mysterious woman's life, including the mobster who is after her.

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This Case is Closed (1)
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7.37
107 votes

#15 - This Case is Closed (1)

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 6

While investigating the fiancé of Warren Jamison's daughter, Jim experiences some strange events which include kidnapping by the mob and the FBI who are anxious to get a statement - it all relates back to Jim's recent trip to Newark...

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In Pursuit of Carol Thorne
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7.36
99 votes

#16 - In Pursuit of Carol Thorne

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 10

Jim has been hired to find an elderly couple's missing son, and assumes several guises to check out the man's former girlfriend, who has just been released from prison. But it is a complex case where everybody concerned is conning everyone else.

The Countess
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7.34
126 votes

#17 - The Countess

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 3

Jim is helping a countess avoid a blackmailer but is then charged for the blackmailer's murder.

The Big Ripoff
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7.33
117 votes

#18 - The Big Ripoff

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 8

A life insurance investigation becomes more complicated than it first appeared when Jim believes the insuree is still alive...

Charlie Harris at Large
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7.29
91 votes

#19 - Charlie Harris at Large

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 20

Jim's old cellmate Charlie is accused of murdering his wife, but Jim must find Charlie's alibi - a mystery woman who he met on the beach....

Say Goodbye to Jennifer
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7.26
91 votes

#20 - Say Goodbye to Jennifer

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 19

Hired by Mitch, a photographer friend, Jim must travel to Seattle to find a missing model who stands accused of shooting a gang member...

Aura Lee, Farewell
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7.25
102 votes

#21 - Aura Lee, Farewell

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 15

Sara Butler hires Jim again to investigate the death of her friend Aura Lee Benton who died of a drug overdose despite her not being a drug user...

The 5th Victim
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7.24
41 votes

#22 - The 5th Victim

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 1 - Episode 12

The guys become involved with a friendly rancher in a not-so-friendly poker game.

Exit Prentiss Carr
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7.23
113 votes

#23 - Exit Prentiss Carr

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 4

Jim finds the murdered body of Prentiss Carr in his hotel room and after reporting the incident to the police learns it has been classified as suicide...

A Fistful of Diamonds
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7.23
43 votes

#24 - A Fistful of Diamonds

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 1 - Episode 8

After an embezzling banker / murderer sets up Curry and Heyes to take the fall for his crimes, the boys try to clear themselves by playing on his greed with a salted diamond field.

Jailbreak at Junction City
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7.21
39 votes

#25 - Jailbreak at Junction City

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 3

Curry and Heyes try to avoid a sheriff who is sure to recognize them.

Stagecoach Seven
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7.17
41 votes

#26 - Stagecoach Seven

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 1 - Episode 9

A stationmaster battles for his own interests against a band of outlaws.

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Which Way to the OK Corral?
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7.16
37 votes

#27 - Which Way to the OK Corral?

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 20

Curry and Heyes sneak into Tombstone looking for a witness who could clear Big Mac McCreedy of a murder charge while trying to escape the notice of sheriff Wyatt Earp.

Smiler with a Gun
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7.15
39 votes

#28 - Smiler with a Gun

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 4

Heyes and the Kid meet two men at a carnival - one of them a gold digger, the other a fast-drawing cowboy with a big smile. The gold digger likes the three of them, and makes them an offer. If they come with him and work in his mine, they can share the gold between the four of them. When they decide that they've got enough gold, though, the smiling man disappears with the gold, the horses, and all provisions. Now Heyes, the Kid and the gold digger must get back to civilisation to get their gold back. But can they ""persuade"" the smiling man to share his gold with them? And can the Kid out-draw him?

The Man Who Murdered Himself
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7.15
41 votes

#29 - The Man Who Murdered Himself

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 1 - Episode 10

While Curry drives a wagonload of dynamite across rugged country, Heyes hires on as a guide for two Englishmen searching for a tribe of giant redheaded Indians rumored to have lived in the area of Devil's Hole.

The Posse That Wouldn't Quit
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7.14
37 votes

#30 - The Posse That Wouldn't Quit

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 5

After being chased for weeks by a posse, Heyes and the Kid hide out on a ranch where a nice but poor family lives. They become idols of sorts for the two daughters, and quickly learn to like all of them. Then, when the posse finally shows up and demand that Heyes and the Kid come out, Heyes suggests that the family collects the bounty rather than the posse. The posse reluctantly gives them up, and the leader of the posse will not leave their side. On the way to the nearest sheriff office, however, the remaining posse are attacked - by the daughters. Heyes and the Kid get away, but changes their mind when they realize that the family could get in trouble for their sake. They return, but how can they stay out of jail if they have to give their identities away to the judge?

Something to Get Hung About
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7.11
36 votes

#31 - Something to Get Hung About

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 6

Heyes tries to talk a runaway wife into returning to her husband while Curry distracts the gentleman with her.

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The Men That Corrupted Hadleyburg
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7.11
36 votes

#32 - The Men That Corrupted Hadleyburg

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 18

The capture of Heyes and Curry represents pay dirt for a poor prospector and his family.

Journey from San Juan
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7.10
10 votes

#33 - Journey from San Juan

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 1 - Episode 13

Smith and Jones balance a Mexican bandit and pretty saloon owner while they gather a herd of wild cattle as a cover for other activities.

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Night of the Red Dog
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7.09
35 votes

#34 - Night of the Red Dog

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 8

A group of men, among them Heyes and the Kid, witness an old man lose consciousness, because of all the gold he was carrying. A doctor says to the man that he is dying. The man then produces a map showing his mining concession, which he testaments to the group. The group travels to the place, and starts to dig. Soon conflict arises, however, when Heyes and the Kid's gold is stolen. Twice. Things get worse when the cabin is covered with snow, and they realize that they will have to stay there for the winter. Now a game of poker starts, with very high stakes. And neither Heyes nor the Kid can be sure of who to trust...

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Miracle at Santa Marta
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7.09
35 votes

#35 - Miracle at Santa Marta

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 14

Kid Curry is again falsely accused of murder and it's up to Heyes to save the day.

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The McCreedy Bust: Going, Going, Gone!
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7.06
34 votes

#36 - The McCreedy Bust: Going, Going, Gone!

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 16

""Big Mac"" MacCreedy tries to get the boys to steal the Roman bust from Armendariz - again, but this time the boys refuse. But when Big Mac threatens to reveal their secret identities they agree to transport the bust to an auction after it has been stolen. While they wait for the bust to be delivered to the drop spot, Heyes and the Kid meet a bullying foreman, who makes the Kid do a little jig every time he finds the Kid still wearing his gun. Heyes can't understand why the Kid doesn't comply for the sake of peace and quiet - but a former priest, turned town drunk has an interesting idea: that the Kid is a saint who always turns the other cheek.

Six Strangers at Apache Springs
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7.05
39 votes

#37 - Six Strangers at Apache Springs

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 7

Smith and Jones meet an unlucky lady evangelist, a stubborn Indian agent, a devious woman, and a hotel keeper when they decide to spend time in the deserted town of Apache Springs while retrieving buried gold from hostile Indian lands.

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Dreadful Sorry, Clementine
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7.03
35 votes

#38 - Dreadful Sorry, Clementine

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 10

The fellows get involved in a $50,000 swindle.

Diamond in the Rough
star
7.00
11 votes

#39 - Diamond in the Rough

Maverick - Season 1 - Episode 18

After being beaten up, robbed, and shanghaied, Bart sets out to expose the man responsible, a respected member of San Francisco society, as a diamond swindler.

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The Bounty Hunter
star
7.00
35 votes

#40 - The Bounty Hunter

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 12

A black bounty hunter catches Heyes and Curry and hangs onto them even after they twice save his life from bigots determined to turn them in themselves.

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Everything Else You Can Steal
star
7.00
36 votes

#41 - Everything Else You Can Steal

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 13

Tired and weary, Heyes and the Kid discover that they are accused of burgling a bank. They decide to go there and investigate, since their amnesty is at stake. Also present is Blackjack Jenny, whose son Billy disappeared after telegraphing her about a job there. She is convinced that Billy and his friend Caleb are dead. Heyes and the Kid confront the bank manager, and manage to convince him that they are bounty hunters, and that they were on Heyes and the Kid's track far away when the burglary took place. That way he gives them the name of the woman who said that it was Heyes and the Kid who stole the money. But is there someone else involved?

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The Man Who Broke the Bank at Red Gap
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7.00
34 votes

#42 - The Man Who Broke the Bank at Red Gap

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 17

The guys are framed for bank robbery by an embezzling banker, but they turn the tables on him by arranging for a second bank robbery to clear their names.

The Biggest Game in the West
star
7.00
35 votes

#43 - The Biggest Game in the West

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 19

When a bag of counterfeit money fall into the hands of Heyes and the Kid, they use it as collateral to get into the biggest poker game in the west. But just as Heyes get in, he runs into the Devil's hole gang - and they nearly spoil his cover story. How long will it take until the sheriff will put two and two together, and grab Heyes and the Kid? Then the banker takes a closer look at the counterfeit money, and decides he wants a piece of the action. But to get that kind of money, Heyes and the Kid would have to get the money from the robbery back. Can the Kid pull it off without Heyes' silver tongue?

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The Reformation of Harry Briscoe
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6.97
35 votes

#44 - The Reformation of Harry Briscoe

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 9

After helping a pair of nuns whose wagon has broken down, Smith and Jones run into Harry Briscoe who claims one of the nuns is a fake who stole $30,000 from a bank she worked at.

21 Days to Tenstrike
star
6.92
37 votes

#45 - 21 Days to Tenstrike

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 15

The guys join a cattle drive and Kid Curry finds himself accused of murder again.

Profit and Loss (2)
star
6.91
99 votes

#46 - Profit and Loss (2)

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 14

PART 2 - LOSS After being charged with filing a false police report, Jim and Rocky continue to investigate Fiscal Dynamics Incorporated...

Caledonia – It's Worth a Fortune!
star
6.69
102 votes

#47 - Caledonia – It's Worth a Fortune!

The Rockford Files - Season 1 - Episode 12

Hired by Jolene Hyland, Jim helps her try and locate a fortune buried somewhere in Caledonia by her terminally ill husband Gerry, whose former partner Leonard wants a piece of the action...

Shootout at Diablo Station
star
6.19
36 votes

#48 - Shootout at Diablo Station

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 2 - Episode 11

The passengers of a coach are taken hostage at Diablo Station by four cowboys. Not discussing their ultimate goal, they keep Heyes and the Kid and the others tied up, just waiting. Soon, the goal becomes very clear to Heyes. The leader wants to avenge his brother's death - upon sheriff Lom Trevors. Can Heyes and the Kid, or any of the other passengers warn Lom before he arrives?