List of Alias Smith and Jones episodes

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This is a list of episodes of the western comedy TV series Alias Smith and Jones .

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Alias Smith and Jones originally aired in the United States on ABC from January 1971 to January 1973. [1] The series consisted of forty-eight 60-minute episodes and two 90-minute episodes. The first thirty-three episodes starred Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Kid Curry. During the last seventeen episodes, Roger Davis played Hannibal Heyes.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 15January 5, 1971 (1971-01-05)April 22, 1971 (1971-04-22)
2 23September 16, 1971 (1971-09-16)March 2, 1972 (1972-03-02)
3 12September 16, 1972 (1972-09-16)January 13, 1973 (1973-01-13)

Episodes

Season 1 (1971)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Alias Smith and Jones" Gene Levitt Story by: Glen A. Larson
Teleplay by: Glen A. Larson and Matthew Howard
January 5, 1971 (1971-01-05)
22"The McCreedy Bust"Gene LevittStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Sy Salkowitz
January 21, 1971 (1971-01-21)
33"Exit from Wickenburg" Jeannot Szwarc Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Robert Hamner
January 28, 1971 (1971-01-28)
44"Wrong Train to Brimstone" Jeffrey Hayden Stephen Kandel February 4, 1971 (1971-02-04)
55"The Girl in Boxcar #3" Leslie H. Martinson Story by: Gene Roddenberry
Teleplay by: Howard Browne
February 11, 1971 (1971-02-11)
66"The Great Shell Game" Richard Benedict Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Glen A. Larson
February 18, 1971 (1971-02-18)
77"Return to Devil’s Hole" Bruce Kessler Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Knut Swenson
February 25, 1971 (1971-02-25)
88"A Fistful of Diamonds"Jeffrey HaydenStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Robert Hamner
March 4, 1971 (1971-03-04)
99"Stagecoach Seven"Richard BenedictStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Dick Nelson
March 11, 1971 (1971-03-11)
1010"The Man Who Murdered Himself"Jeffrey HaydenStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Robert Hamner and John Thomas James
March 18, 1971 (1971-03-18)
1111"The Root of It All" Barry Shear Howard BrowneMarch 25, 1971 (1971-03-25)
1212"The 5th Victim" Fernando Lamas Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Glen A. Larson
April 1, 1971 (1971-04-01)
1313"Journey from San Juan"Jeffrey HaydenStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Dick Nelson
April 8, 1971 (1971-04-08)
1414"Never Trust an Honest Man" Douglas Heyes Philip DeGuereApril 15, 1971 (1971-04-15)
1515"The Legacy of Charlie O’Rourke"Jeffrey HaydenStory by: Robert Guy Barrows
Teleplay by: Dick Nelson
April 22, 1971 (1971-04-22)

Season 2 (1971–72)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
161"The Day They Hanged Kid Curry"Barry ShearStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Glen A. Larson
September 16, 1971 (1971-09-16)
172"How to Rob a Bank in One Hard Lesson" Alexander Singer Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: David Moessinger
September 23, 1971 (1971-09-23)
183"Jailbreak at Junction City"Jeffrey HaydenRoy HugginsSeptember 30, 1971 (1971-09-30)
194"Smiler with a Gun"Fernando LamasStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Max Hodge
October 7, 1971 (1971-10-07)
205"The Posse That Wouldn’t Quit" Harry Falk Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Pat Fielder
October 14, 1971 (1971-10-14)
216"Something to Get Hung About" Jack Arnold Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Nicholas E. Baehr and John Thomas James
October 21, 1971 (1971-10-21)
227"Six Strangers at Apache Springs" Nicholas Colasanto Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Arnold Somkin and John Thomas James
October 28, 1971 (1971-10-28)
238"Night of the Red Dog" Russ Mayberry Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Dick Nelson
November 4, 1971 (1971-11-04)
249"The Reformation of Harry Briscoe"Barry ShearStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: B.W. Sandefur
November 11, 1971 (1971-11-11)
2510"Dreadful Sorry, Clementine"Barry ShearStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Glen A. Larson
November 18, 1971 (1971-11-18)
2611"Shootout at Diablo Station"Jeffrey HaydenStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: William D. Gordon
December 2, 1971 (1971-12-02)
2712"The Bounty Hunter"Barry ShearStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Nicholas E. Baehr
December 9, 1971 (1971-12-09)
2813"Everything Else You Can Steal"Alexander SingerRoy HugginsDecember 16, 1971 (1971-12-16)
2914"Miracle at Santa Marta" Vincent Sherman Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Dick Nelson
December 30, 1971 (1971-12-30)
3015"21 Days to Tenstrike" Mel Ferber Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Irving Pearlberg
January 6, 1972 (1972-01-06)
3116"The McCreedy Bust: Going, Going, Gone!"Alexander SingerStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Nicholas E. Baehr
January 15, 1972 (1972-01-15)
3217"The Man Who Broke the Bank at Red Gap"Richard BenedictStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Bronson Howitzer
January 20, 1972 (1972-01-20)
3318"The Men That Corrupted Hadleyburg" Jeff Corey Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Dick Nelson
January 27, 1972 (1972-01-27)
NOTE: This episode features the final appearance of Pete Duel in his co-starring role as Hannibal Heyes/Joshua Smith #1 in the series.
3419"The Biggest Game in the West"Alexander SingerRoy HugginsFebruary 3, 1972 (1972-02-03)
NOTE: This episode features the first appearance of Roger Davis in his co-starring role as Hannibal Heyes/Joshua Smith in the series.
3520"Which Way to the OK Corral?"Jack ArnoldStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Glen A. Larson
February 10, 1972 (1972-02-10)
3621"Don't Get Mad, Get Even" Bruce Bilson Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Glen A. Larson
February 17, 1972 (1972-02-17)
3722"What’s in It for Mia?"John DumasStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: William D. Gordon
February 24, 1972 (1972-02-24)
3823"Bad Night in Big Butte" Richard L. Bare Story by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Glen A. Larson
March 2, 1972 (1972-03-02)

Season 3 (1972–73)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
391"The Long Chase"Alexander SingerJohn Thomas JamesSeptember 16, 1972 (1972-09-16)
402"High Lonesome Country"Alexander SingerStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Dick Nelson
September 23, 1972 (1972-09-23)
413"The McCreedy Feud"Alexander SingerStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Juanita Bartlett
September 30, 1972 (1972-09-30)
424"The Clementine Ingredient"Jack ArnoldStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Gloryette Clark
October 7, 1972 (1972-10-07)
435"Bushwack!"Jack ArnoldStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Roy Huggins and David Moessinger
October 21, 1972 (1972-10-21)
446"What Happened at the XST?"Jack ArnoldRoy HugginsOctober 28, 1972 (1972-10-28)
457"The Ten Days That Shook Kid Curry"Edward M. AbromsStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Gloryette Clark
November 4, 1972 (1972-11-04)
468"The Day the Amnesty Came Through"Jeff CoreyStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Dick Nelson
November 25, 1972 (1972-11-25)
479"The Strange Fate of Conrad Meyer Zulick"Richard BennettStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Nicholas E. Baehr
December 2, 1972 (1972-12-02)
4810"McGuffin"Alexander SingerStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Nicholas E. Baehr
December 9, 1972 (1972-12-09)
4911"Witness to a Lynching"Richard BennettStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Nicholas E. Baehr
December 16, 1972 (1972-12-16)
5012"Only Three to a Bed"Jeffrey HaydenStory by: John Thomas James
Teleplay by: Richard Morris
January 13, 1973 (1973-01-13)

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References

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