Best of the West (1981)

09/10/1981 (US) • 30m

Comedy, Western

Overview

An unwitting city slicker is made the marshal of a lawless town in this absurdist Western that pokes gentle but clever fun at the genre's stock plots and characters. Best of the West is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1981 through August 1982.

Top Billed Cast

Joel Higgins

Sam Best

22 Episodes

Carlene Watkins

Elvira Best

22 Episodes

Meeno Peluce

Daniel Best

22 Episodes

Valri Bromfield

Laney Gibbs

22 Episodes

Tracey Walter

Frog Rothchild Jr.

22 Episodes

Tom Ewell

Jerome Kullens

22 Episodes

Leonard Frey

Parker Tillman

22 Episodes

Christopher Lloyd

The Calico Kid

22 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

1981 | 22 Episodes

Season 1 of Best of the West premiered on September 10, 1981.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

sitcom

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