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Wanted: Dead or Alive Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
36 Episodes 1958 - 1959
Episode 1
The Martin Poster
Sat, Sep 6, 1958 30 mins
Josh tracks two brothers he saw shoot a sheriff. Josh: Steve McQueen. Carl: Michael Landon. Andy: Nick Adams.
Episode 2
Fatal Memory
Sat, Sep 13, 1958 30 mins
Josh learns that a counterfeit poster is in circulation---listing Col. Sykes, his former commander, as a wanted man. Josh: Steve McQueen. Sykes: Russell Thorson. Jody Sykes: Gloria Talbott. Flamm: Ralph Moody.
Episode 3
The Bounty
Sat, Sep 20, 1958 30 mins
Josh clashes with a sadistic bounty hunter. Josh: Steve McQueen. Clark: Mort Mills. Juan: Francis McDonald.
Episode 4
Dead End
Sat, Sep 27, 1958 30 mins
Wanted: stolen loot and a kidnapped ranch hand---and the man who took them. Josh: Steve McQueen. Luis: Joe De Santis. Noonan: Robert Griffin.
Episode 5
The Passing of Shawnee Bill
Sat, Oct 4, 1958 30 mins
A stranger offers to lead Josh to a fugitive---for half the reward. Josh: Steve McQueen. Dan: Alan Hale. Galt: Lewis Charles.
Episode 6
The Giveaway Gun
Sat, Oct 11, 1958 30 mins
The murderer Josh is hunting has one identifiable trait: the way he draws his gun. Josh: Steve McQueen. Mrs. Walker: Lurene Tuttle. Walker: Everett Sloane.
Episode 7
Ransom for a Nun
Sat, Oct 18, 1958 30 mins
Josh offers to escort a killer to Tucson. It seems the sheriff fears a rescue attempt by the outlaw's gang. Josh: Steve McQueen. Sister Grace: Claire Griswold. Lou: George Brenlin. Sheriff: Hugh Sanders. Harry Wilson: Terry Frost.
Episode 8
Miracle at Pot Hole
Sat, Oct 25, 1958 30 mins
Josh locates a wanted killer but then he begins to doubt the man's guilt. Josh: Steve McQueen. Wilson: Jay C. Flippen. Lester: Paul Wexler. Miller/Crane: Steve Brodie.
Episode 9
The Fourth Headstone
Sat, Nov 1, 1958 30 mins
Josh tries to help a woman he believes is being framed. Josh: Steve McQueen. Jackie: Mona Freeman. Link: Russ Conway. Gladstone: Rusty Lane.
Episode 10
'Till Death Do Us Part
Sat, Nov 8, 1958 30 mins
A pretty girl is wanted for murder, but Josh learns that the "victim" is really very much alive. Stacy: Mala Powers. Leo: Gerald Mohr.
Episode 11
The Favor
Sat, Nov 15, 1958 30 mins
Josh begins a dangerous journey when he escorts murder suspect Ted Jenks back to justice. Ted: Skip Homeier. Bedloe: Douglas Kennedy.
Episode 12
Ricochet
Sat, Nov 22, 1958 30 mins
A woman asks Josh to find her husband. she has a plan for him: death. Josh: Steve McQueen. Kincaid: Tom Drake. Dora: Jean Willes. Matt: Ross Elliott.
Episode 13
Sheriff of Red Rock
Sat, Nov 29, 1958 30 mins
Josh brings in a wanted man---and winds up warming a cell. Josh: Steve McQueen. Ory: Joe Mantell. Stoner: James Best. Sheriff Eckert: Frank Silvera.
Episode 14
Die by the Gun
Sat, Dec 6, 1958 30 mins
Josh is bringing in a prisoner wanted for robbery, when the two are ambushed by killers. Joe: John Wilder. Kale: John Larch. Cox: Warren Oates.
Episode 15
Rawhide Breed
Sat, Dec 13, 1958 30 mins
Josh is taking a prisoner to jail, when their stage is attacked. Josh: Steve McQueen. Jefferson: George Macready. Frank: Charles Cooper. Kreager: Steve Roland.
Episode 16
Eight-Cent Reward
Sat, Dec 20, 1958 30 mins
Josh is hired for an unusual assignment: bring in Santa. Josh: Steve McQueen. Laddie: Jay North. Harmon: Mort Mills. Hilda: Virginia Gregg.
Episode 17
A Drop to Drink
Sat, Dec 27, 1958 30 mins
Josh is hired by a pony-express company to resolve the mystery surrounding a murdered rider and a stolen ring. Josh: Steve McQueen. Frank Parish: Joe Maross. Dixon: John Cliff. Sam Jarvis: Alan Wells.
Episode 18
Rope Law
Sat, Jan 3, 1959 30 mins
Accused of murdering his stepdaughter, Josh's prisoner is in danger of being hanged on circumstantial evidence. Josh: Steve McQueen. Damon Ring Sr.: Richard Arlen. Ring Jr.: Darryl Hickman.
Episode 19
Six-Up to Bannach
Sat, Jan 10, 1959 30 mins
A stagecoach and its occupants race against time to save an innocent man. Inside the coach: Josh and his prisoner. Josh: Steve McQueen. Luke: James Best. Abb Crawford: Sam Buffington.
Episode 20
The Spurs
Sat, Jan 17, 1959 30 mins
Josh refuses to believe reports that the bank robber he is trailing has been murdered, and decides to continue his search for the man. Lucy: Betsy Drake. Vic: Don Durant. Sims: Robert Ellenstein.
Episode 21
Reunion for Revenge
Sat, Jan 24, 1959 30 mins
Josh is bringing in a man who is wanted by the law and by a group of escaped cons, who claim he is responsible for sending them to jail. Josh: Steve McQueen. Ash: Ralph Meeker. Jane: Judith Braun.
Episode 22
Competition
Sat, Jan 31, 1959 30 mins
Josh tries to learn why a supposedly kindly farmer had a price on his head. Neely: King Calder. Jarrett: Lee Farr. Meadows: Charles Aidman.
Episode 23
Call Your Shot
Sat, Feb 7, 1959 30 mins
A drunk hires Josh to find his son. Gabe: James Dunn. Jed: Steve Brodie. Abbie: Luana Patten.
Episode 24
Secret Ballot
Sat, Feb 14, 1959 30 mins
Josh attempts to aid the campaign of Ned Easter, a friend who is running for mayor. Josh: Steve McQueen. Ned: John Lupton. Barney: Wayne Morris. Dolly: Mary Beth Hughes. Carole: Bethel Leslie.
Episode 25
The Corner
Sat, Feb 21, 1959 30 mins
Josh is accused of murdering one of his friends. Morley: Don Gordon. Boone Morgan: James Dobson. Fred Teton: William Phipps.
Episode 26
Eager Man
Sat, Feb 28, 1959 30 mins
Josh becomes involved with a fugitive who's eager to surrender---if his wife can share in the reward. Anne: Toni Gerry. Nelson: John Hackett.
Episode 27
The Legend
Sat, Mar 7, 1959 30 mins
It's Josh vs. two desperadoes in a search for gold. Josh: Steve McQueen. Sam: Victor Jory. Clay: Michael Landon. Beth: Nan Leslie. Billy: Warren Oates.
Episode 28
Railroaded
Sat, Mar 14, 1959 30 mins
When a young boy is accused of killing a detective, Josh tries to prove that the lad is innocent. Josh: Steve McQueen. Pop: Edgar Buchanan. Ed: Mort Mills.
Episode 29
Double Fee
Sat, Mar 21, 1959 30 mins
An opera star involves Josh in a kidnapping case. Gaspard: Christopher Dark. Amy: Diane Brewster.
Episode 30
The Kovack Affair
Sat, Mar 28, 1959 25 mins
Josh is called by his old friend Jesse to help Meaghan keep her hotel from the hands of corrupt Kovack.
Episode 31
Bounty for a Bride
Sat, Apr 4, 1959 30 mins
A fierce Apache battles Josh for an Indian princess (Lori Nelson). Josh: Steve McQueen. Victorio: Michael Pate. Damon: Patrick McVey.
Episode 32
Crossroads
Sat, Apr 11, 1959 30 mins
A fugitive's father is determined to stop Josh from taking his son. Bannister: John McIntire. Collins: Clu Gulager.
Episode 33
Angels of Vengeance
Sat, Apr 18, 1959 30 mins
After killing a youth, Josh becomes the target of vengeance. Rankin: Eduard Franz. Saxon: John Dehner. Josh: Steve McQueen. Sarah: Judith Ames.
Episode 34
Littlest Client
Sat, Apr 25, 1959 25 mins
Josh is hired by a 10 year old girl to find her father, she refuses to believe that he is dead.
Episode 35
The Conquerers
Sat, May 2, 1959 25 mins
A Banker hires Josh to find his runaway son. The boy has joined a mercenary army that preys on small Mexican villages.
Episode 36
Amos Carter
Sat, May 9, 1959 30 mins
Josh tries to end a feud. Chester: Edgar Buchanan. Amos: Arthur Hunnicutt. Seth: Warren Oates.