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The Wild Wild West
S1.E21
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The Night of the Puppeteer

  • Episode aired Feb 25, 1966
  • TV-PG
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Robert Conrad and Imelda De Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
ActionAdventureWestern

The mad puppeteer Zachariah Skull re-creates a courtroom drama, using life-size puppets, to seek revenge on both Jim and the Supreme Court Justices who sentenced him to death.The mad puppeteer Zachariah Skull re-creates a courtroom drama, using life-size puppets, to seek revenge on both Jim and the Supreme Court Justices who sentenced him to death.The mad puppeteer Zachariah Skull re-creates a courtroom drama, using life-size puppets, to seek revenge on both Jim and the Supreme Court Justices who sentenced him to death.

  • Director
    • Irving J. Moore
  • Writers
    • Henry Sharp
    • Michael Garrison
  • Stars
    • Robert Conrad
    • Ross Martin
    • Lloyd Bochner
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    244
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Irving J. Moore
    • Writers
      • Henry Sharp
      • Michael Garrison
    • Stars
      • Robert Conrad
      • Ross Martin
      • Lloyd Bochner
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Robert Conrad
    Robert Conrad
    • Jim West
    Ross Martin
    Ross Martin
    • Artemus Gordon
    Lloyd Bochner
    Lloyd Bochner
    • Zachariah Skull
    John Hoyt
    John Hoyt
    • Justice Vincent Chayne
    Imelda De Martin
    • Vivid
    Nelson Olmsted
    Nelson Olmsted
    • Dr. Lake
    Sara Taft
    • Mrs. Chayne
    Lennie Rogel
    • Sign Man
    • (as Len Rogel)
    Janis Hansen
    • Waitress
    Nick Borgani
    Nick Borgani
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
    John Breen
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Catching
    Bill Catching
    • Bar Fighter with Jim West
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Herron
    Bob Herron
    • Man in Bar
    • (uncredited)
    Alan Marston
    Alan Marston
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Monahan
    Richard Monahan
    • Soldier #2
    • (uncredited)
    Chuck O'Brien
    • Bar Fighter with Jim West
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Painter
    • Caveman Puppet
    • (uncredited)
    Noel Parenti
    • Soldier #1
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Irving J. Moore
    • Writers
      • Henry Sharp
      • Michael Garrison
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    • Trivia
      According to the introductory comments by Robert Conrad on the DVD set, the stark look of this episode (shot mostly on a dark soundstage with spotlights illuminating the action and highly stylized sets for the bench and jury box) was the vision of director Irving J. Moore.
    • Goofs
      The Supreme Court of the United States is, strictly speaking, an appeals court, and does not commonly pass verdicts in the ordinary sense of the word. Instead, it upholds or overturns the decisions of lower courts. While it is true that overturning Skull's conviction in a lower court would have nullified the death sentence, the Supreme Court did not pass the sentence, although both Skull and Justice Chayne incorrectly spoke as if this were the case. (The possibility also exists for the Supreme Court to overturn a sentence while upholding a conviction; however, cases such as these only affect a sentence already passed by a lower court, so even in these examples, it is also not accurate to speak of the Supreme Court "passing sentence").
    • Quotes

      Artemus Gordon: [Drunkenly moves his things so she can sit down next to him after hearing him talk] Wilbur, ol' pal! I-I would concider it an-an honor if you were to goin me, and-oh."

      Waitress: [She sits down] Hey, be smart and don't mention your friends name around here.

      Artemus Gordon: [Casually moving her drink towards her] Oh? A-and why not?

      Waitress: [Taking a sip] Because you can get in a lot of trouble, that's why not.

      Artemus Gordon: [Suddenly turns sober and serious] Maybe that's exactly what I'm looking for

      Waitress: [pause] You're not drunk?

      Artemus Gordon: No. And I'm looking for my friend his name is Jim West

      Waitress: [Immediately standing up] Well good luck

      Artemus Gordon: [He quickly grabs her wrist] And I'm going to need your help.

      Waitress: [Sitting back down] Stick my neck out for what, I don't even know you?

    User reviews6

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    10/10

    the craziest Wild Wild West episode

    Nasty week for movie fans : first Kirk Douglas' death ("20000 leagues under the sea" was my first movie seen in a theatre in the beginning of the 70's) and just after Robert Conrad (our weekly punchy secret agent with Ross Martin again in the beginning of the 70's on tv). So I had to watch again my favorite episode of Wild Wild West, this fabulous "Night of the Puppeteer" : not an ordinary episode, very fantastic, with weird settings and lightnings, a very frightening bad man (Lloyd Bochner) playing close to George Sanders and Vincent Price, Robert Conrad is playing stronger than usual in that face to face with that weirdo baddie and an atmosphere between Franju (yes) and "the Prisoner". No need to say more, it's a jewel to see again and again.
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    • Release date
      • February 25, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Sierra Railroad, Jamestown, California, USA(Railroad)
    • Production company
      • CBS Television Network
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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