About
An unwitting city slicker is made the marshal of a lawless town in this absurdist Western that pokes gentle but clever fun at the genre's stock plots and characters. Best of the West is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1981 through August 1982.
Cast
Joel Higgins
as Sam Best
Carlene Watkins
as Elvira Best
Meeno Peluce
as Daniel Best
Valri Bromfield
as Laney Gibbs
Tracey Walter
as Frog Rothchild Jr.
Tom Ewell
as Jerome Kullens
Leonard Frey
as Parker Tillman
Christopher Lloyd
as The Calico Kid
Seasons
Episodes
Season 1
Pilot
Sam arrives in town intending to run the general store, then runs into all kinds of trouble after turning down the protection racket.
The Prisoner
Sam must face a prisoner's outlaw brothers after the sheriff who was taking him in becomes ill on his way through town.
The Calico Kid Returns
The Square Deal Saloon's new cook is the Calico Kid; he has sworn to never again kill anything he can't eat.
They're Hanging Parker Tillman (1)
Sam goes out on a limb and manages to save Tillman from a lynch mob, but at the trial, his mixed-up testimony has him back at the end of a rope.
They're Hanging Parker Tillman (2)
Sam infiltrates an outlaw band to try to prove Tillman is innocent of cattle rustling.
The New Marshal
Sam loses his badge in a special election to Tillman's squeaky-clean candidate.
Daniel's First Love
Daniel is as surprised as anyone when a few innocent kisses lead to a shotgun wedding.
Laney in Love
Laney is smitten with a smoothie who bids high for her at a social—but he turns out to be a low-down heel.
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