The BEST episodes written by Robert Vincent Wright

Greenbacks, Unlimited
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8.00
2 votes

#1 - Greenbacks, Unlimited

Maverick - Season 3 - Episode 26

Bank robber Big Ed Murphy is at his wit's end: someone keeps beating him to the loot and that someone is Bret.

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Destination: Devil's Flat
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8.00
4 votes

#2 - Destination: Devil's Flat

Maverick - Season 4 - Episode 15

Bart substitutes a rock-filled suitcase for a fortune in gold to foil hijacking plans of phony sheriff Dan Trevor (Peter Breck).

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The Jury
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7.62
19 votes

#3 - The Jury

Bonanza - Season 4 - Episode 14

When Hoss is responsible for causing a hung jury, Ben tells him, "a man is never wrong doing what he thinks is right", and Adam attempts to validate his brother's reasonable doubt.

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Deadly Waters
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7.60
9 votes

#4 - Deadly Waters

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - Season 3 - Episode 7

Captain Crane rescues a diver from a wrecked atomic sub. He turns out to be Kowalski's brother, Stan, a Navy diving specialist. When the Seaview needs his help in getting off the ocean floor, Stan is not up to the job.

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The Many Faces of Gideon Flinch
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7.47
14 votes

#5 - The Many Faces of Gideon Flinch

Bonanza - Season 3 - Episode 7

Hoss and Joe become involved when "Bullethead" Burke vows revenge on an old man he claims cheated him in an investment deal.

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The Terrible Toys
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7.40
9 votes

#6 - The Terrible Toys

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - Season 3 - Episode 5

Seaview is investigating a UFO. Along the way, they pick up a shipwrecked old man -- almost always a bad omen when our gallant crew finds a castaway! The bedraggled fellow has a sack full of strange, frightening toys capable of murder, and of destroying the submarine. Turns out the alien ship needs to melt down Seaview's hull for fuel. Nelson and Crane do their best to foil the aliens' plans before it is too late.

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The Last Vote
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7.38
11 votes

#7 - The Last Vote

Bonanza - Season 10 - Episode 6

Hoss and Joe's bickering leads them into taking opposite sides in the Virginia City mayoral race. Their zealous actions leads into dividing Virginia City's citizens into 2 factions that causes nothing but arguments, fights and havoc in town.

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The People's Friend
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7.33
3 votes

#8 - The People's Friend

Maverick - Season 3 - Episode 21

Bart Maverick is running for office, he is a sure candidate for U.S. Senate. Bart's political ambition has some town's people out for his blood. His opponents will go to any length to stifle his political aspirations; they threathen his life. Fearful of his opponents, Bart finds a way out of the election, without letting the voters down.

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Fred
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7.16
125 votes

#9 - Fred

Little House on the Prairie - Season 3 - Episode 8

Laura is tricked into taking a "one of a kind" billy goat home with her. After Fred eats some of the Ingalls' crops, Laura is forced to get rid of the billy goat. Every person that Laura wanted to give the billy goat to resulted in a funny time. Laura finally decides to set him free in the wild.

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The Night of the Bars of Hell
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7.09
43 votes

#10 - The Night of the Bars of Hell

The Wild Wild West - Season 1 - Episode 22

West, posing as a prison inspector, hunts for clues to a pillaging outlaw band. When things don't go as planned, Arte's special talents are required.

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Rain from Heaven
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7.07
12 votes

#11 - Rain from Heaven

Bonanza - Season 5 - Episode 3

A destitute rainmaker and his family arrive in drought-stricken Virginia City. While Ben tries to help him make rain, Hoss tends to the man's seriously ill little girl.

Graveyard of Fear
star
7.00
7 votes

#12 - Graveyard of Fear

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - Season 2 - Episode 19

A scientist and his secretary come aboard Seaview when their research vessel is sunk by a giant Portugese Man-Of-War. They want Admiral Nelson to return to the scene, but won't tell him the real reason.

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The Dowry
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7.00
12 votes

#13 - The Dowry

Bonanza - Season 3 - Episode 31

The Cartwrights get mixed up in the romance of a phony heiress and an equally phony land baron.

A Tale of Three Cities
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6.80
5 votes

#14 - A Tale of Three Cities

Maverick - Season 3 - Episode 6

Bart has trouble retrieving his poker winnings from thieves. But help is on the way from the local Ladies Aid Society.

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The Sure Thing
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6.62
11 votes

#15 - The Sure Thing

Bonanza - Season 9 - Episode 9

A young girl's ownership of a beloved stallion is jeopardized by the "big plans" of her scheming father.

...And Five of Us Are Left
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6.58
68 votes

#16 - ...And Five of Us Are Left

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - Season 2 - Episode 3

Seaview comes to the rescue of newly discovered WWII survivors living in an underwater cave beneath a rumbling volcano.

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Alias Joe Cartwright
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6.54
11 votes

#17 - Alias Joe Cartwright

Bonanza - Season 5 - Episode 17

A man who looks similar to Joe uses Joe's name and gets Joe in the position of facing the firing squad.

The Tarnished Badge
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6.48
48 votes

#18 - The Tarnished Badge

Gunsmoke - Season 20 - Episode 9

Matt's friend, Sheriff Harker runs his town ruthlessly, punishing anyone disobeying him.

The Bold Fenian Men
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6.00
1 votes

#19 - The Bold Fenian Men

Maverick - Season 4 - Episode 14

The Fenians, an Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood, are trained soldiers sworn to free Ireland from British rule. The Fenians have gathered in Dakota City to plan a march into Canada where they want to take hold of a small part of British property hostage in exchange for Ireland's freedom. After England pressures the United States to intervene, Beau Maverick is blackmailed into infiltrating the Fenians ranks by a shrewd Army colonel.

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One of Our Trains is Missing
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5.50
2 votes

#20 - One of Our Trains is Missing

Maverick - Season 5 - Episode 13

While trying to get a young girl's romance back on the right track, Bart gets involved in a train robbery to end all train robberies.

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The Impostors
star
5.38
6 votes

#21 - The Impostors

Bonanza - Season 12 - Episode 12

Hoss and Joe pretend to be stage robbers' partners in order to recover stolen Cartwright money. All goes well until the wife of one of the thieves shows up.

Rock-a-Bye, Hoss
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5.25
2 votes

#22 - Rock-a-Bye, Hoss

Bonanza - Season 13 - Episode 4

Hoss becomes a judge in a contest--he has to pick the perfect/prettiest baby. The parents of the babies nearly all try to influence Hoss, so he has a hard time deciding. There is one quite hilarious part (though odd).

The Money Machine
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0.00
0 votes

#23 - The Money Machine

Maverick - Season 5 - Episode 12

A money-making machine costs Bart a bundle. His cousin (Kathy Bennett) has just bought one with the $10,000 he lent her.

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