Alias Smith and Jones — 1971-1973 · 3 seasons · 50 eps

★ 7.6

Alias Smith and Jones

1971-1973 3 seasons 50 episodes

★ 7.6 (2,694 votes) Top 45%

Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, a pair of cousin outlaws trying to reform. The governor offers them a conditional amnesty, as he wants to keep the pact under wraps for political reasons. The condition is that they will still be wanted— until the governor can claim they have reformed and warrant clemency.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

E1

7.7

6.8

7.8

E2

8.1

7.9

7.4

E3

8.1

8.3

7.3

E4

8.3

8.4

7.5

E5

7.6

8.6

7.1

E6

7.8

8.2

7.3

E7

7.2

7.7

7.2

E8

8.2

8.7

7.2

E9

8.1

7.7

7.4

E10

7.6

8.4

7.7

E11

7.9

8.2

7.5

E12

7.8

8.3

7.0

E13

7.6

8.2

E14

8.1

7.7

E15

7.8

8.4

E16

8.5

E17

8.1

E18

8.6

E19

7.7

E20

7.3

E21

7.3

E22

7.4

E23

7.0

Avg

7.9

8.0

7.4

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Good

Mid

Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.7

S2E8 Night of the Red Dog

#2

S2E5 8.6

The Posse That Wouldn't Quit

#3

S2E18 8.6

The Men That Corrupted Hadleyburg

4. S2E16 "The McCreedy Bust: Going, Going, Gone" 8.5
5. S2E4 "Smiler with a Gun" 8.4
6. S2E10 "Dreadful Sorry Clementine" 8.4
7. S2E15 "21 Days to Tenstrike" 8.4
8. S1E4 "Wrong Train to Brimstone" 8.3
9. S2E3 "Jailbreak at Junction City" 8.3
10. S2E12 "The Bounty Hunter" 8.3

📉 Bottom Episodes

#50

S2E1 6.8

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry

49. S3E12 "Only Three to a Bed" 7.0
48. S2E23 "Bad Night in Big Butte" 7.0
47. S3E5 "Bushwack!" 7.1
46. S3E8 "The Day the Amnesty Came Through" 7.2

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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24 Standouts

2 Infamous

12 Hidden Gems

12 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E1 Alias Smith and Jones

Most Infamous: S2E1 The Day They Hanged Kid Curry

Best Hidden Gem: S2E3 Jailbreak at Junction City

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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