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17/09/1965 Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 0h 50m
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Overview

The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.

Top billed cast

  1. Robert Conrad

    James T. West

  2. Ross Martin

    Artemus Gordon

  3. Michael Dunn

    Dr. Loveless

  4. Douglas Henderson

    Col. James Richmond

  5. Bob Herron

    Tigo

  6. Fred Stromsoe

    Cossack (uncredited)

  7. Rudy Doucette

    Henchman (uncredited)

  8. Roy Engel

    President Ulysses S. Grant

  9. William Schallert

    Frank Harper

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 4

1968 | 24 Episodes

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Reviews

A review by MagicMark
Written by MagicMark on 2017-05-27
I was born after the show had been off the air for a few years, so of course I discovered it in reruns.

It was syndicated all over the country by then, and locally it aired on Sunday nights at 6pm (a fairly wise strategy, since airing episodes once a week meant they wouldn't run through them too quickly).

My father was a fan of the show, and we watched it together every Sunday evening after dinner. When we started this ritual I was too young to enjoy most of the shows my dad enjoyed, but this had everything I could want; good guys, bad guys, lots of action, inventive plots, gadgets, and...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Wild Wild West

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