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One of the most intriguing TV spin-offs of the 1960s spy craze, The Wild Wild West was a genre-bending espionage-western starring Robert Conrad in his signature role as West -- James West, the frontier 007. With his partner, master of disguise Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin) -- the "Q" to West's Bond -- he foils diabolical plots and fights the bad guys. One nemesis is the diminutive Dr. Miguelito Loveless (Michael Dunn), who makes a memorable first impression in "The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth." And that's Richard Kiel, more popularly known as Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me, as Loveless's menacing, mute henchman, Voltaire. Like The Avengers, The Wild Wild West could get downright bizarre, such as in "Night of the Puppeteer," in which West defends himself before a jury of marionettes, and "The Night of the Druid's Blood," featuring Don Rickles as a sinister magician. Among the more traditional episodes is "The Night of the Double-Edge Knife," in which Cheyenne Indians are blamed for a series of attacks on railroad workers. Guest stars include Leslie Nielsen (playing it straight as an embittered Army general), Katharine Ross, Elisha Cook Jr., and John Drew Barrymore (Drew's dad). Political correctness probably dictated use of the tamer animated opening credit sequence in which West merely kisses a knife-wielding femme fatale into submission. But the original opening, in which West clocks his attacker, is included as an extra feature. Conrad's audio introductions for each episode are fun, but he's a little too free and easy with spoilers. After the debacle that was the Will Smith feature film, it's great to have the original series available on DVD. Go West, old fans! Donald Liebenson

Product Details

• UPC: 097368881624
• Source: PARAMOUNT
• Region Code: 1
• Presentation: B&W, Pan & Scan
• Language: English
• Editions: Anniversary Edition
• Time: 22:27:00
• Sales Rank: 24,679

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Inferno
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Deadly Bed
• The Wild Wild West: The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of Sudden Death
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Casual Killer
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of a Thousand Eyes
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Glowing Corpse
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Dancing Death
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Double Edge Knife
• The Wild Wild West: The Night That Terror Stalked the Town
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Red-Eyed Madmen
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Human Trigger
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Torture Chamber
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Howling Light
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Fatal Trap
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Steel Assassin
• The Wild Wild West: The Night the Dragon Screamed
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Flaming Ghost
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Grand Emir
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Whirring Death
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Puppeteer
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Bars of Hell
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Two-Legged Buffalo
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Druid's Blood
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Freebooters
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Burning Diamond
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Murderous Spring
• The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Sudden Plague

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