The Wild Wild West
During the administration of President Ulysses Grant, Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon solve crimes, protect the President, and foil the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States.
Episodes
E1 The Night of the InfernoJim 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.
E2 The Night of the Deadly BedFacing execution at the hands of a madman, West learns the crazed assassin plans to reclaim Mexico---as the new Napoleon.
E3 The Night the Wizard Shook the EarthWest tries to protect Prof. Nielsen, a demolitions expert. But he fails: Nielson is blown up by the evil Dr. Miguelito Loveless.
E4 The Night of Sudden DeathJim West suspects his search for counterfeiters is getting warm when he's shot at with arrows---and thrown to the crocodiles.
E5 The Night of the Casual KillerJim and Artie set out to penetrate the stronghold of a corrupt political boss and return him to Washington for trial.
E6 The Night of a Thousand EyesShips 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.
E7 The Night of the Glowing CorpseJim 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.
E8 The Night of the Dancing DeathTo rescue a kidnapped princess, Jim runs into a booby-trapped doorknob and a fully armored man wielding a mace.
E9 The Night of the Double-Edged KnifeAn Indian demand for gold must be met: they've threatened to kill five railroad workers a day until it is paid.
E10 The Night That Terror Stalked the TownWest is lured to a ghost town peopled with lifelike dummies as part of an elaborate trap set for him by his nemesis Dr. Loveless.
E11 The Night of the Red-Eyed MadmenWest 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.
E12 The Night of the Human TriggerA 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.
E13 The Night of the Torture ChamberJim and Artie take on an obsessed museum curator who has private designs on the state treasury.
E14 The Night of the Howling LightWest is captured by a doctor who uses Pavlovian training to condition the Secret Service agent into becoming an assassin.
E15 The Night of the Fatal TrapJim goes to arrest a Mexican bandit disguised as a notorious outlaw...but the villain's girlfriend recognizes him.
E16 The Night of the Steel AssassinA 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.
E17 The Night the Dragon ScreamedJim and Artie have only one clue to track down the smugglers of opium and Chinese aliens: a fortune cookie.
E18 The Night of the Flaming GhostJim is assigned to stop abolitionist John Brown. The only problem - he was pronounced dead 20 years ago.
E19 The Night of the Grand EmirWest 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.
E20 The Night of the Whirring DeathIntent on making California a kingdom for children, evil Dr. Loveless makes his play for the state with a series of toys---which explode.
E21 The Night of the PuppeteerA Supreme Court justice will not believe his life is in danger---until a puppet-show marionette fires a gun at him.
E22 The Night of the Bars of HellWest, posing as a prison inspector, hunts for clues to a pillaging outlaw band.
E23 The Night of the Two-Legged BuffaloWest tries to protect a pleasure-loving prince who insists on visiting a plush spa---where assassins eagerly await his arrival.
E24 The Night of the Druid's BloodWest is furious: his superiors have refused him permission to investigate the murder of a close friend who was burned to death before his eyes.
E25 The Night of the FreebootersWest poses as an ex-con to gain admittance to renegade Army leader Thorald Wolfe.
E26 The Night of the Burning DiamondWest tries to convince a Serbian official to hide the Kara Diamond. Then the gem disappears---and West is blamed.
E27 The Night of the Murderous SpringWest helps a powerfully built girl carry her trunk, not knowing it contains his shrewd enemy---diminutive, giggling Dr. Loveless.
E28 The Night of the Sudden PlagueWest finds Willow Springs looted and its citizens completely immobile---victims of a mysterious paralysis.
