WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE SEASON 1(1958)
A young Steve McQueen in his first really big break!
Many guest stars from the time, including: James Coburn,
William Schallert, Dabbs Grier, Edgar Buchanan, DeForest
Kelley, Michael Landon, Noah Beary Jr. and many others!!
No subtitles!! BOOOOOO!!!!
EPISODE # 1: THE MARTIN POSTER(Sept. 06, 1958):
The sheriff of Notin, oops, wrong show! The Sheriff of
La Tunas gets shot during a jail break and Josh happens
to be there and gets blamed for it!
Guest starring: Michael Landon, Nick Adams, Dabbs Greer! A
EPISODE # 2: FATAL MEMORY(Sept. 13, 1958):
An old Army friend of Josh's it being set up to be murdered
by someone posting wanted posters all over!
Guest starring: Vic Perrin! A
EPISODE # 3: THE BOUNTY(Sept. 20, 1958):
Josh tries to help a man who another bounty hunter thinks
is wanted for murder 15 years before!! A
EPISODE # 4: DEAD END(Sept. 27, 1958):
A rancher hires Josh to find and bring back a ranch hand
who stole more than 10,000 from his safe!
While a decent enough episode, if you've watched enough of
these kind of shows, you can see the endings coming a mile
away!! B+
EPISODE # 5: PASSING OF SHAWNEE BILL(Oct. 04, 1958):
A man tries to swindle Jash into a deal to find a missing
man who's wanted for, well, they don't say, but wants half
of the reward up front! STUPID!
This has a great ending!!
Guest starring: Alan Hale Jr.! A
EPISODE # 6: THE GIVEAWAY GUN(Oct. 11, 1958):
Josh goes on the hunt for a man who supposedly killed a banker's
son!
Guest sstarring: Jon Lormer! A
EPISODE # 7: RANSOM FOR A NUN(Oct. 18, 1958):
Josh takes a known killer to a place that his gang is holding
a nun! A-
EPISODE # 8: MIRACLE AT POT HOLE(Oct. 25, 1958):
Josh takes a man who's wanted for murder in a town
known for its hanging judge!
Guest starring: Anthony Caruso! A
EPISODE # 9: THE FOURTH HEADSTONE(Nov. 01, 1958):
Josh helps a sheriff friend of his to escort a wanted
woman back to town for trial! A
EPISODE # 10: TIL DEATH DO US PART(Nov. 08, 1958):
A female friend of Josh's asks for help to prove she didn't kill
her riverboat husband!
Guest starring: William Schallert! A
EPISODE # 11: THE FAVOR(Nov. 15, 1958):
Josh goes after a man on the run, running from a trial
for a bank robbery and murder!
Guest starring: Skip Homier!! A
EPISODE # 12: RICOCHET(Nov. 22, 1958):
A woman is out to find her missing husband!
Guest starring: J. Carrol Nash, Regis Toomey! B+<
EPISODE # 13: SHERIFF OF RED ROCK(Nov. 28, 1958)
The sheriff of Red Rock is not a nice guy! He's in cahoots
with other bounty hunters and making quite a killing, leterally! A
EPISODE # 14: DIE BY THE GUN(Dec. 06, 1958):
Two dudes break out of prison and start a killing spree!
They happen upon a stagecoach with Josh on it!
Guest starring: Warran Oats, Ray Teal! B
EPISODE # 15: RAWHIDE BREED(Dec. 13, 1958):
Josh on another stage that gets ambushed by Indians!
He and another survivor wind up having to make a trek
through the desert to a stage stopover, but when they
reash the closest one it's also burned down! This is
what they run into for miles while trying to avoid
Apaches! C
EPISODE # 16: EIGHT CENT REWARD(Dec. 20, 1958)
A boy hires Josh to find Santa! A
Guest starring: Jay North, Lloyd Corrigan! A
EPISODE # 17: DROP TO DRINK(Dec. 27, 1958):
Josh gets hired to protect the mail!!
Guest staring: Dabs Greer! A
EPISODE # 18: ROPE LAW(Jan. 03, 1959):
Josh gets bushwacked while taking a man to jail!
The bushwackers are lead by the sheriff! The man
is accused of killing his own step-daughter! Josh
gets elected to find the truth! A
EPISODE # 19: SIX-UP TO BANNACH(Jan. 10, 1959)
Josh has 3 days to save a man from hanging! He's found
the man who he supposedly killed! His only opton is to
ride a coach carrying dynamite!!
Guest starring: Victor Buono returns! A
EPISODE # 20: THE SPURS(Jan. 17, 1959):
Josh is after a man who, when he gets to town, he finds
out he's been killed by a woman saying he tried to molest
her! Only thing is, when Josh looks at the mans belongings
he realizes something's missing! A
EPISODE # 21: REUNION FOR A REVENGE(Jan. 24, 1959):
Four dudes break out of preison and take over a weigh
station!
Guest starring: James Coburn! A
EPISODE # 22: COMPETITION(Jan. 31, 1959)
Josh is on "vacation" when two other bounty hunters come
in with a dead mayor that they say is wanted for murder!
Guest starring: Charles Aidman! A
EPISODE # 23: CALL YOUR SHOT(Feb. 07, 1959)
An old man calls for Josh to find his boy's body!
Guest starring: William Schallert! A
EPISODE # 24: SECRET BALLOT(Feb. 14, 1959):
Josh goes to a town where a couple of friends live
and the man is running for mayor! His apponant will
anything to win, including killing his own brother!
Guest starring: DeForest Kelley! A
EPISODE # 25: THE CORNER(Feb. 21, 1959):
Josh is in a bar playing cards when a man comes in asking
for help, hurt pretty bad! He dies and is dying request
is to be taken home, where everyone believes he killed
him! A
EPISODE # 26: EAGER MAN(Feb. 28, 1959):
A wanted man's wife asks Josh to come with her and bring
him in so they can all split the reward! A
EPISODE # 27: THE LEGEND(Mar. 07, 1959):
Someone's posting wanted posters on Josh! The man wants
Josh to lead him and his family to some hidden gold!!
Guest starring: Victor Jory, Michael Landon, Warren Oates!
EPISODE # 28: RAILROADED(Mar. 14, 1959):
THIS EPISODE DOES NOT PLAY!!!
Someone's killing Pinkerton agents on trains and Josh is
elected to find out who! As usual it's an inside job with
the help of the local sheriff!
Guest starring: Edgar Buchanan, Jon Lormer returns!! A
EPISODE # 29: DOUBLE FEE(Mar. 21, 1959):
Someone kidnaps a singers sister and she asks Josh to
find her! A
EPISODE # 30: THE KOVACK AFFAIR(Mar. 28, 1959):
An old friend of Josh's is having trouble with the local mayor
who's trying to take over his saloon!
Guest starring: A returning James Cobern! A-
EPISODE # 31: BOUNTY FOR A BRIDE(Apr. 04, 1959):
A man hires Josh to marry an Indian girl! A
EPISODE # 32: CROSSROADS(Apr. 11, 1959):
Josh is after a man wanted for robery and murder!
He just happens to stop at his father's place asking
for directions!!
Guest starring: John Mcintire, Clu Gulager! D
EPISODE # 33: ANGELS OF VENGEANCE(Apr. 18, 1959):
Josh is targeted by a religious cult for killing one of
their own! They send a woman out to kill him!!! A
EPISODE # 34: LITTLEST CLIENT(Apr. 25, 1959):
A young girl in a home for girls sends for Josh to find
her parents!
The title is a misnomer! Josh's "littlest client" was
represented by Jay North(age 7) in the episode "Eight
Cent Reward"! The girl here was 15 at the time of this
episode!
Guest starring: Anthony Caruso, William Schallert! A
EPISODE # 35: THE CONQUERORS(May 02, 1959):
A group calling themselves the liberators are planning
to go to Mexico to free slaves! But not all have the
same plans!!
Guest starring: Paul Carr! B+<
EPISODE # 36: AMOS CARTER(May 09, 1959)
Josh tries to stop a feud going, which is fueled by
one side killing a dog!!
A play off of the feud between the Hatfields and the
McCoys!
Guest starring: Edgar Buchanan! A
Reviewer From IMDb.com:
My 10 rating is probably, no it is biased. Steve McQueen
was one of my all time favorite actors. Sure, this show was
hokey, but for a show that was 30 minutes, it packed a lot
into it. I was too young to watch the originals, but over
the years I was able to watch episodes here and there. Now
watching them again on MeTV, it brings back so many good
memories. For me, nothing beats a good western. Especially
when it stars Steve McQueen. - JohnnyM531