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Wanted: Dead or Alive

Season 1 Episode 11: The Favor

Owing a favor to a sheriff, Josh agrees against better judgment to go to the lawless town of Bent Horn to bring back a man wanted for bank robbery and murder based on the word of another man who was involved in the robbery.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Martin Poster

1. The Martin Poster

Aired: Sep 6, 1958

While pursuing Carl Martin, Josh stops at a marshal's office where Carl is be...

Episode 2 Fatal Memory

2. Fatal Memory

Aired: Sep 13, 1958

When phony wanted posters put a price on the head of a retired Confederate of...

Episode 3 The Bounty

3. The Bounty

Aired: Sep 20, 1958

A reclusive old man with an Apache bodyguard is wanted for a crime committed ...

Episode 4 Dead End

4. Dead End

Aired: Sep 27, 1958

A ranch manager hires Randall to bring back a line rider charged with grand t...

Episode 6 The Giveaway Gun

6. The Giveaway Gun

Aired: Oct 11, 1958

A banker with a consuming thirst for vengeance hires Randall to accompany him...

Episode 7 Ransom for a Nun

7. Ransom for a Nun

Aired: Oct 18, 1958

Randall is deputized to transport a ruthless killer to Tucson, but exchanges ...

Episode 8 Miracle at Pot Hole

8. Miracle at Pot Hole

Aired: Oct 25, 1958

Randall brings a suspected murderer to Pot Hole, but fears the man won't rece...

Episode 9 The Fourth Headstone

9. The Fourth Headstone

Aired: Nov 1, 1958

When, as a favor to a friend, Josh escorts a beautiful woman to a trial that ...

Episode 10 Til Death Do Us Part

10. Til Death Do Us Part

Aired: Nov 8, 1958

Josh is asked for help by Stacy Torrance when she finds a "Wanted" poster und...

Episode 11 The Favor

11. The Favor

Aired: Nov 15, 1958

Owing a favor to a sheriff, Josh agrees against better judgment to go to the ...

Episode 12 Ricochet

12. Ricochet

Aired: Nov 22, 1958

Josh sets out to help a heartbroken wife locate her missing husband, but his ...

Episode 13 Sheriff of Red Rock

13. Sheriff of Red Rock

Aired: Nov 29, 1958

Josh is bushwhacked by bounty hunters in cahoots with the local sheriff, who ...

Episode 14 Die by the Gun

14. Die by the Gun

Aired: Dec 6, 1958

A sadistic pair of killers escape from prison who have no qualms about killin...

Episode 15 Rawhide Breed

15. Rawhide Breed

Aired: Dec 13, 1958

Following an Indian attack on their stagecoach that kills his prisoner, Randa...

Episode 16 Eight Cent Reward

16. Eight Cent Reward

Aired: Dec 20, 1958

On Christmas Eve Randall receives his most daunting assignment yet from a you...

Episode 17 Drop to Drink

17. Drop to Drink

Aired: Dec 27, 1958

Thieves are lying in wait to ambush mail carriers, so Josh is hired to help e...

Episode 18 Rope Law

18. Rope Law

Aired: Jan 3, 1959

Josh is knocked out by a posse who wants his prisoner who is wanted for killi...

Episode 19 Six-Up to Bannach

19. Six-Up to Bannach

Aired: Jan 10, 1959

Josh needs to get his wounded prisoner to Bannach in three days to prevent an...

Episode 20 The Spurs

20. The Spurs

Aired: Jan 17, 1959

Josh rides into a small town looking for Vic Warsaw but is told by the Sherif...

Episode 22 Competition

22. Competition

Aired: Jan 31, 1959

Josh is resting in Benson when two bounty hunters bring in a man - the mayor ...

Episode 23 Call Your Shot

23. Call Your Shot

Aired: Feb 7, 1959

A grieving father who is the town drunk hires Josh Randall with his last $30 ...

Episode 24 Secret Ballot

24. Secret Ballot

Aired: Feb 14, 1959

At the request of his friend's wife, Randall comes to assist and protect a wa...

Episode 25 The Corner

25. The Corner

Aired: Feb 21, 1959

A bounty hunter is not a hero in his own hometown, as Josh learns when he hon...

Episode 26 Eager Man

26. Eager Man

Aired: Feb 28, 1959

Josh is approached by the wife of a wanted man eager to turn himself in peace...

Episode 27 The Legend

27. The Legend

Aired: Mar 7, 1959

A man with unwavering faith in a legend about lost treasure hires Josh to lea...

Episode 28 Railroaded

28. Railroaded

Aired: Mar 14, 1959

When a young runaway is framed for killing a Pinkerton agent, Randall turns d...

Episode 29 Double Fee

29. Double Fee

Aired: Mar 21, 1959

Josh is requested to meet a famous singer at the opera house in Denver who ha...

Episode 30 The Kovack Affair

30. The Kovack Affair

Aired: Mar 28, 1959

Josh comes to the aid of his old friend Jesse, who is being strong-armed into...

Episode 31 Bounty for a Bride

31. Bounty for a Bride

Aired: Apr 4, 1959

A decidedly different and dangerous assignment awaits Josh when he agrees to ...

Episode 32 Crossroads

32. Crossroads

Aired: Apr 11, 1959

Pursuing killer Joe Collins into the Superstition Mountains, Josh is followed...

Episode 33 Angels of Vengeance

33. Angels of Vengeance

Aired: Apr 18, 1959

A blindly obedient religious cult cast lots and it falls upon a young woman t...

Episode 34 Littlest Client

34. Littlest Client

Aired: Apr 25, 1959

Josh receives a letter from a girl at the St. Elizabeth Home for Young Ladies...

Episode 35 The Conquerors

35. The Conquerors

Aired: May 2, 1959

A concerned father hires Josh to retrieve his son, a passionate young ideolog...

Episode 36 Amos Carter

36. Amos Carter

Aired: May 9, 1959

Josh's big talk after a dog is shot lands him in big trouble when his browbea...

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Info about Wanted: Dead or Alive

Seasons: 3

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Western