The Wild Wild West

50min

Action & Adventure

Comedy

Drama

Western

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.

Production Companies

Michael Garrison Productions

Bruce Lansbury Productions

CBS

Episodes

Cast

The Night of the Inferno

1. The Night of the Inferno

51min

17th Sep 1965

Jim is set up as a renegade as a cover for him and Artie to sneak into Texas and track down General Juan Manolo, who is trying to take over the region.

The Night of the Deadly Bed

2. The Night of the Deadly Bed

50min

24th Sep 1965

Facing execution at the hands of a madman, West learns the crazed assassin plans to reclaim Mexico---as the new Napoleon.

The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth

3. The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth

50min

1st Oct 1965

West tries to protect Prof. Nielsen, a demolitions expert. But he fails: Nielson is blown up by the evil Dr. Miguelito Loveless.

The Night of Sudden Death

4. The Night of Sudden Death

50min

8th Oct 1965

Jim West suspects his search for counterfeiters is getting warm when he's shot at with arrows---and thrown to the crocodiles.

The Night of the Casual Killer

5. The Night of the Casual Killer

51min

15th Oct 1965

Jim and Artie set out to penetrate the stronghold of a corrupt political boss and return him to Washington for trial.

The Night of a Thousand Eyes

6. The Night of a Thousand Eyes

50min

22nd Oct 1965

Ships along the Mississippi are being attacked by a gang of pirates known as the "Thousand Eyes". After Jim ducks an assassin, an attractive woman, he finds the leader of the Eyes: Captain Ansel Coffin, who was blinded and now seeks revenge. His gang use false lights to lead ships astray and crash them, and then plunder them. Jim is captured by Coffin and manages to escape a cage rigged to a lightning rod. He is blinded by a powder flash, and for a time he is at a decided edge against Coffin (who has long adapted to his blindness). Coffin manages to accidentally kill his wife. Enraged, Jim is saved by his recovering eyesight: he ducks, and Coffin falls into a pit to his death.

The Night of the Glowing Corpse

7. The Night of the Glowing Corpse

50min

29th Oct 1965

Jim and Artemus try to recover stolen radioactive materials nad have only one clue - a set of fingerprints found on the ankle of a pretty secretary.

The Night of the Dancing Death

8. The Night of the Dancing Death

51min

5th Nov 1965

To rescue a kidnapped princess, Jim runs into a booby-trapped doorknob and a fully armored man wielding a mace.

The Night of the Double-Edged Knife

9. The Night of the Double-Edged Knife

50min

12th Nov 1965

An Indian demand for gold must be met: they've threatened to kill five railroad workers a day until it is paid.

The Night That Terror Stalked the Town

10. The Night That Terror Stalked the Town

51min

19th Nov 1965

West is lured to a ghost town peopled with lifelike dummies as part of an elaborate trap set for him by his nemesis Dr. Loveless.

The Night of the Red-Eyed Madmen

11. The Night of the Red-Eyed Madmen

50min

26th Nov 1965

West is sent to infiltrate an army of fanatics dedicated to overthrowing the U.S. Government. Getting in is no problem...but if he tries to leave he'll be shot.

The Night of the Human Trigger

12. The Night of the Human Trigger

50min

3rd Dec 1965

A demented geologist can set off earthquakes where he chooses as part of an elaborate extortioin scheme. So West and Gordon head for Ellenville--the next town on the mad genius's list.

The Night of the Torture Chamber

13. The Night of the Torture Chamber

50min

10th Dec 1965

Jim and Artie take on an obsessed museum curator who has private designs on the state treasury.

The Night of the Howling Light

14. The Night of the Howling Light

51min

17th Dec 1965

West is captured by a doctor who uses Pavlovian training to condition the Secret Service agent into becoming an assassin.

The Night of the Fatal Trap

15. The Night of the Fatal Trap

50min

24th Dec 1965

Jim goes to arrest a Mexican bandit disguised as a notorious outlaw...but the villain's girlfriend recognizes him.

The Night of the Steel Assassin

16. The Night of the Steel Assassin

51min

7th Jan 1966

A series of mysterious deaths of military personnel bring Jim face to face with the indestructible Col. "Iron Man" Torres. Crippled in an explosion that he blames on the other men of his company, Torres rebuilt himself as a 19th century "cyborg", and is seeking revenge on those he thinks wronged him...and President Grant was one of the men he served with.

The Night the Dragon Screamed

17. The Night the Dragon Screamed

51min

14th Jan 1966

Jim and Artie have only one clue to track down the smugglers of opium and Chinese aliens: a fortune cookie.

The Night of the Flaming Ghost

18. The Night of the Flaming Ghost

51min

21st Jan 1966

Jim is assigned to stop abolitionist John Brown. The only problem - he was pronounced dead 20 years ago.

The Night of the Grand Emir

19. The Night of the Grand Emir

51min

28th Jan 1966

West must protect a visiting despot from the fatal charms of Ecstasy La Joie, who brandishes such baubles as an explosive garter and a deadly ring.

The Night of the Whirring Death

20. The Night of the Whirring Death

50min

18th Feb 1966

Intent on making California a kingdom for children, evil Dr. Loveless makes his play for the state with a series of toys---which explode.

The Night of the Puppeteer

21. The Night of the Puppeteer

51min

25th Feb 1965

A Supreme Court justice will not believe his life is in danger---until a puppet-show marionette fires a gun at him.

The Night of the Bars of Hell

22. The Night of the Bars of Hell

51min

4th Mar 1966

West, posing as a prison inspector, hunts for clues to a pillaging outlaw band.

The Night of the Two-Legged Buffalo

23. The Night of the Two-Legged Buffalo

50min

11th Mar 1966

West tries to protect a pleasure-loving prince who insists on visiting a plush spa---where assassins eagerly await his arrival.

The Night of the Druid's Blood

24. The Night of the Druid's Blood

50min

25th Mar 1966

West is furious: his superiors have refused him permission to investigate the murder of a close friend who was burned to death before his eyes.

The Night of the Freebooters

25. The Night of the Freebooters

50min

1st Apr 1966

West poses as an ex-con to gain admittance to renegade Army leader Thorald Wolfe.

The Night of the Burning Diamond

26. The Night of the Burning Diamond

51min

8th Apr 1966

West tries to convince a Serbian official to hide the Kara Diamond. Then the gem disappears---and West is blamed.

The Night of the Murderous Spring

27. The Night of the Murderous Spring

50min

15th Apr 1966

West helps a powerfully built girl carry her trunk, not knowing it contains his shrewd enemy---diminutive, giggling Dr. Loveless.

The Night of the Sudden Plague

28. The Night of the Sudden Plague

51min

22nd Apr 1966

West finds Willow Springs looted and its citizens completely immobile---victims of a mysterious paralysis.

First air date

17th Sep 1965

Last air date

11th Apr 1969

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks