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This is the story of two pretty good bad men.
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.
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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.
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Episode 1
Curry must clear his name when someone claiming to be Kid Curry admits to a murder charge and is scheduled for hanging.
Directed by Barry ShearWritten by Glen A. LarsonGuest stars Dennis Fimple, Mickey Shaughnessy, Henry Jones, Slim Pickens, Paul Fix, Amzie Strickland, Booth Colman, Belinda Montgomery
Episode 2
Heyes and Curry meet up with an offbeat crook when they fall once gain for the old lady-in-distress gambit.
Directed by Alexander SingerWritten by David MoessingerGuest stars Greg Mullavey, Joanna Barnes, Jack Cassidy
Episode 3
Curry and Heyes try to avoid a sheriff who is sure to recognize them.
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenGuest stars Kenneth Tobey, Jack Albertson, George Montgomery, Jon Lormer, Al Bain
Episode 4
Heyes and the Kid meet two men at a carnival - one of them a gold digger, the other a fast-drawing cowboy with a big smile. The gold digger likes the three of them, and makes them an offer. If they come with him and work in his mine, they can share the gold between the four of them. When they decide that they've got enough gold, though, the smiling man disappears with the gold, the horses, and all provisions. Now Heyes, the Kid and the gold digger must get back to civilisation to get their gold back. But can they ""persuade"" the smiling man to share his gold with them? And can the Kid out-draw him?
Directed by Fernando LamasWritten by Max HodgeGuest stars Roger Davis, Will Geer, Dick Haynes, Harry Lauter, Leo Gordon, Milton Frome, Barbara Stuart, James Houghton
Episode 5
After being chased for weeks by a posse, Heyes and the Kid hide out on a ranch where a nice but poor family lives. They become idols of sorts for the two daughters, and quickly learn to like all of them. Then, when the posse finally shows up and demand that Heyes and the Kid come out, Heyes suggests that the family collects the bounty rather than the posse. The posse reluctantly gives them up, and the leader of the posse will not leave their side. On the way to the nearest sheriff office, however, the remaining posse are attacked - by the daughters. Heyes and the Kid get away, but changes their mind when they realize that the family could get in trouble for their sake. They return, but how can they stay out of jail if they have to give their identities away to the judge?
Directed by Harry FalkGuest stars Peter Brocco, Richard X. Slattery, Lisa Eilbacher, Vera Miles, Cindy Eilbacher
Episode 6
Heyes tries to talk a runaway wife into returning to her husband while Curry distracts the gentleman with her.
Directed by Jack ArnoldGuest stars Noah Beery Jr., Meredith MacRae, Roger Perry, Monte Markham, Jimmy Nickerson, Paul Carr
Episode 7
Smith and Jones meet an unlucky lady evangelist, a stubborn Indian agent, a devious woman, and a hotel keeper when they decide to spend time in the deserted town of Apache Springs while retrieving buried gold from hostile Indian lands.
Directed by Nicholas ColasantoGuest stars Sian Barbara Allen, John S. Ragin, Logan Ramsey
Episode 8
A group of men, among them Heyes and the Kid, witness an old man lose consciousness, because of all the gold he was carrying. A doctor says to the man that he is dying. The man then produces a map showing his mining concession, which he testaments to the group. The group travels to the place, and starts to dig. Soon conflict arises, however, when Heyes and the Kid's gold is stolen. Twice. Things get worse when the cabin is covered with snow, and they realize that they will have to stay there for the winter. Now a game of poker starts, with very high stakes. And neither Heyes nor the Kid can be sure of who to trust...
Directed by Russ MayberryWritten by Dick NelsonGuest stars Rory Calhoun, Jack Kelly, Paul Fix, Joe Flynn, Robert Pratt
Episode 9
After helping a pair of nuns whose wagon has broken down, Smith and Jones run into Harry Briscoe who claims one of the nuns is a fake who stole $30,000 from a bank she worked at.
Directed by Barry ShearGuest stars Joyce Jameson, Alan Baxter, Jane Merrow, J.D. Cannon, Dub Taylor
Episode 10
The fellows get involved in a $50,000 swindle.
Directed by Barry ShearWritten by Glen A. LarsonGuest stars Don Ameche, Sally Field, Jackie Coogan, Buddy Lester, William Benedict, Rudy Vallee
Episode 11
The passengers of a coach are taken hostage at Diablo Station by four cowboys. Not discussing their ultimate goal, they keep Heyes and the Kid and the others tied up, just waiting. Soon, the goal becomes very clear to Heyes. The leader wants to avenge his brother's death - upon sheriff Lom Trevors. Can Heyes and the Kid, or any of the other passengers warn Lom before he arrives?
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenGuest stars Neville Brand, Mike Road, George Chandler, Anne Archer, Howard Duff, Pat O'Brien
Episode 12
A black bounty hunter catches Heyes and Curry and hangs onto them even after they twice save his life from bigots determined to turn them in themselves.
Directed by Barry ShearGuest stars Robert Easton, Robert Middleton, Geoffrey Lewis, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Donner, R.G. Armstrong, James McCallion
Episode 13
Tired and weary, Heyes and the Kid discover that they are accused of burgling a bank. They decide to go there and investigate, since their amnesty is at stake. Also present is Blackjack Jenny, whose son Billy disappeared after telegraphing her about a job there. She is convinced that Billy and his friend Caleb are dead. Heyes and the Kid confront the bank manager, and manage to convince him that they are bounty hunters, and that they were on Heyes and the Kid's track far away when the burglary took place. That way he gives them the name of the woman who said that it was Heyes and the Kid who stole the money. But is there someone else involved?
Directed by Alexander SingerGuest stars David Canary, Kermit Murdock, Patrick O'Neal, Jessica Walter, Ann Sothern
Episode 14
Kid Curry is again falsely accused of murder and it's up to Heyes to save the day.
Directed by Vincent ShermanWritten by Dick NelsonGuest stars Pat Crowley, Nico Minardos, Joanna Barnes, Gregory Walcott, Ina Balin
Episode 15
The guys join a cattle drive and Kid Curry finds himself accused of murder again.
Directed by Mel FerberGuest stars Linda Marsh, Pernell Roberts, Steve Forrest, Glenn Corbett, Dick Cavett, Robert Colbert, Walter Brennan
Episode 16
""Big Mac"" MacCreedy tries to get the boys to steal the Roman bust from Armendariz - again, but this time the boys refuse. But when Big Mac threatens to reveal their secret identities they agree to transport the bust to an auction after it has been stolen. While they wait for the bust to be delivered to the drop spot, Heyes and the Kid meet a bullying foreman, who makes the Kid do a little jig every time he finds the Kid still wearing his gun. Heyes can't understand why the Kid doesn't comply for the sake of peace and quiet - but a former priest, turned town drunk has an interesting idea: that the Kid is a saint who always turns the other cheek.
Directed by Alexander SingerGuest stars Lee Majors, Bradford Dillman, Bing Russell, Burl Ives, Cesar Romero, Hal Needham
Episode 17
The guys are framed for bank robbery by an embezzling banker, but they turn the tables on him by arranging for a second bank robbery to clear their names.
Directed by Richard BenedictGuest stars Broderick Crawford, Dennis Fimple, Ford Rainey, Rudy Vallee
Episode 18
The capture of Heyes and Curry represents pay dirt for a poor prospector and his family.
Directed by Jeff CoreyWritten by Dick NelsonGuest stars Wally Cox, Sheree North, Bill Anderson, Dave Garroway, Adam West, J.D. Cannon, Gene Evans, Andy Devine
Episode 19
When a bag of counterfeit money fall into the hands of Heyes and the Kid, they use it as collateral to get into the biggest poker game in the west. But just as Heyes get in, he runs into the Devil's hole gang - and they nearly spoil his cover story. How long will it take until the sheriff will put two and two together, and grab Heyes and the Kid? Then the banker takes a closer look at the counterfeit money, and decides he wants a piece of the action. But to get that kind of money, Heyes and the Kid would have to get the money from the robbery back. Can the Kid pull it off without Heyes' silver tongue?
Directed by Alexander SingerGuest stars Ralph Story, Dennis Fimple, Rod Cameron, Donald Woods, Jim Backus, Ford Rainey, Bill McKinney, Chill Wills
Episode 20
Curry and Heyes sneak into Tombstone looking for a witness who could clear Big Mac McCreedy of a murder charge while trying to escape the notice of sheriff Wyatt Earp.
Directed by Jack ArnoldWritten by Glen A. LarsonGuest stars William Bakewell, Neville Brand, John Russell, Jackie Coogan, Michele Lee, Burl Ives, Bill Quinn, Cameron Mitchell
Episode 21
When Heyes loses his money to a crooked dealer, he threatens to expose the whole thing. But the owner of the casino calls the bluff, and Heyes and the Kid have to leave with their tails between their legs. Until Heyes creates a revenge plan, involving friend Georgette, a false necklace and selling it to the casino owner. But instead of falling for this trick the casino owner manages to steal the real necklace. Now things get really tough for Heyes, the Kid and Georgette, as the casino owner sees through their every bluff. Heyes finds out it's not so easy to out-con a con-man, but there is a solution to every problem...
Directed by Bruce BilsonGuest stars Robert Middleton, John Banner, Michele Lee, Gregg Palmer, Walter Brennan
Episode 22
A female casino owner runs a crooked game, and nearly kills Heyes and the Kid for trying to point that out. They wind up in the care of a man and his daughter. After hearing their story of how the casino owner destroyed the man's newspaper, and how he now dabbles in new techniques for printing, Heyes gets an idea of how to use the woman's greed to their advantage - by pretending to be able to print their own bills. But the woman turns out to be more careful than they thought, and it's not until they find a way to use that against her that they can finally end her reign.
Guest stars Ida Lupino, Buddy Ebsen
Episode 23
Heyes and the Kid tracks friend Georgette to borrow some money for a high stakes poker game, but finds that George has plans of her own. She intends to get the loot from a insurance fraud, that will soon be statute-barred - a diamond, hidden somewhere in the hotel where the thief was captured. Present is also a professional bounty hunter, who also wants the diamond, and the sheriff who caught the original thief. Who will find the diamond first? George, the sheriff, the bounty hunter, or the diamond-seeking animal that Heyes brings?
Directed by Richard L. BareWritten by Glen A. LarsonGuest stars Arthur O'Connell, Michele Lee, Mills Watson, Sam Jaffe, Dave Willock, Pat Buttram, Frank Ferguson, Jack Elam
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