Best of the West

Best of the West

NR 1981 · 1 season · 22 eps · ★ 6.8 · Comedy, Western

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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.

Directed by Stan Daniels · Written by David Lloyd

Network: ABC

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