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Writers:
Earl Pomerantz (writer) (13 episodes)
Chip Keyes (writer) (one episode)
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10 September 1981 (USA) more
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The Wild West misadventures of a mild-mannered store owner turned town marshal. full summary
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Good clean western-style fun. more (6 total)

Cast

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Joel Higgins ... Marshall Sam Best (22 episodes, 1981-1982)
Carlene Watkins ... Elvira Best (22 episodes, 1981-1982)
Meeno Peluce ... Daniel Best (22 episodes, 1981-1982)
Valri Bromfield ... Laney Gibbs (22 episodes, 1981-1982)

Tracey Walter ... Frog Rothchild Jr. (22 episodes, 1981-1982)
Tom Ewell ... Doc Kullens (22 episodes, 1981-1982)
Leonard Frey ... Parker Tillman (22 episodes, 1981-1982)
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30 min (22 episodes)
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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
Good clean western-style fun., 9 July 2001
Author: tomflin from San Salvador, El Salvador

Who could forget dialogue like this?

"What's your name?"

"...People call me 'Frog' "

"What's you're real name?"

"...Frog. That's why people call me it."

In the late '70s the proliferation of Westerns and Old-West shows came to a grinding halt as "Rawhide", "The Virginian", "Bonanza" and even "Wild, Wild West" (to name a few) lost popularity as the new generation of viewers could no longer remember the Law of the West, let alone identify with the themes.

"Best of the West" was a worthy attempt at assimilating good clean sitcom humor with glimpses of a close, but bygone era. Alas there are only so many ways to keep fresh such a plot summary before being outscripted by more modern themes (Greatest American Hero), classic "good guys always beat bad guys" shows to come like A-team, good American style fun of "Cheers", or your atypical family sitcom with a twist like "Different Strokes" and Joel Higgins' migration to "Silver Spoons".

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