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Best Episodes of The Dakotas
One Day In Vermillion
S1 Ep14
8.5
8th Apr 1963
A Sioux chief is brought to Vermillion by Marshal Ragan for the signing of a peace treaty. But it is not peace that is coming their way!.
Fargo
S1 Ep8
8.5
25th Feb 1963
Deputy J.D. Smith has a big problem. Local sheriff has been running his small hometown like a king.Merchants & citizens alike must submit to his ruthless demands & tribute.
Crisis At High Banjo
S1 Ep6
8.5
11th Feb 1963
Marshal Ragan's wife had been murdered several years ago. He runs across Johnny Fox who admits he was paid to do it. A conflict arises in the Marshal who wants to kill Fox & a part of him who wants to find why she was murdered.
Red Sky Over Bismarck
S1 Ep2
8.5
14th Jan 1963
Marshal Ragan becomes involved with a woman and her half breed son. The woman asks that he help as she is afraid of the local justive of the peace.
Terror At Heart River
S1 Ep15
7.0
5th Apr 1963
The railroad is coming thru Heart River. But the railroad has abandoned the workers with no money or food.As the workers come into town it is apparent the people are not going to welcome them & there is going to be real trouble
Reformation At Big Nose Butte
S1 Ep13
7.0
1st Apr 1963
Deputy J.D.Smith once was a outlaw.His former leader is now free out of prison & wants to start the gang back up. He is summoned to go back to the old ways.
Worst Episodes of The Dakotas
Return To Drydock
S1 Ep1
4.8
7th Jan 1963
Deputy J.D.Smith was run out of town when he was a gunfighter. He had only one friend stand behind him & now that man has been murdered. J.D. intends to find out who & why.
Trouble At French Creek
S1 Ep4
6.3
28th Jan 1963
A woman mineowner drives her employees at work beyond their endurance. Things get so bad that the men walk out. The woman hires gunslingers to control the men. Marshal Ragan is called in to put things under control.
Thunder In Pleasant Valley
S1 Ep5
6.5
4th Feb 1963
A rancher's daughter has been kidnapped & held for ransom. There is a conflict between Marshal Ragan who wants to catch the kidnappers & the rancher who only wants his daughter back.
Requiem At Dancer's Hill
S1 Ep7
6.5
18th Feb 1963
Morgan Jackson, the town's bad boy has been killed by a posse. He was accused of murdering Lucy Christian .Hatred of the boy is led by Ross Kendrick.Dark family secrets lead to a astonishing conclusion.
Incident At Rapid City
S1 Ep9
6.5
4th Mar 1963
It appears that lloyd Mitchell has given the calvary spoiled food & poisoned some of them. The calvary demands that deputy Del Stark turn the man over to them. But it appears to Del that the calvary men he sees are renegades or deserters.
Trial At Grand Forks
S1 Ep12
6.5
25th Mar 1963
A German Countess is sentenced to death for killing her husband in a trial at Grand Forks. Marshal Ragan tries to find out why the woman would not defend herself at the trial. But he has little time before the execution.
The Dakotas Episode Guide
Return To Drydock
S1 Ep1
4.8
7th Jan 1963
Deputy J.D.Smith was run out of town when he was a gunfighter. He had only one friend stand behind him & now that man has been murdered. J.D. intends to find out who & why.
Red Sky Over Bismarck
S1 Ep2
8.5
14th Jan 1963
Marshal Ragan becomes involved with a woman and her half breed son. The woman asks that he help as she is afraid of the local justive of the peace.
Mutiny At Fort Mercy
S1 Ep3
7.0
21st Jan 1963
The deputies return a escapee to Fort Mercy. It is run by a brutal Captain Ridgeway. After inhumane treatment a full scale riot erupts.
Trouble At French Creek
S1 Ep4
6.3
28th Jan 1963
A woman mineowner drives her employees at work beyond their endurance. Things get so bad that the men walk out. The woman hires gunslingers to control the men. Marshal Ragan is called in to put things under control.
Thunder In Pleasant Valley
S1 Ep5
6.5
4th Feb 1963
A rancher's daughter has been kidnapped & held for ransom. There is a conflict between Marshal Ragan who wants to catch the kidnappers & the rancher who only wants his daughter back.
Crisis At High Banjo
S1 Ep6
8.5
11th Feb 1963
Marshal Ragan's wife had been murdered several years ago. He runs across Johnny Fox who admits he was paid to do it. A conflict arises in the Marshal who wants to kill Fox & a part of him who wants to find why she was murdered.
Requiem At Dancer's Hill
S1 Ep7
6.5
18th Feb 1963
Morgan Jackson, the town's bad boy has been killed by a posse. He was accused of murdering Lucy Christian .Hatred of the boy is led by Ross Kendrick.Dark family secrets lead to a astonishing conclusion.
Fargo
S1 Ep8
8.5
25th Feb 1963
Deputy J.D. Smith has a big problem. Local sheriff has been running his small hometown like a king.Merchants & citizens alike must submit to his ruthless demands & tribute.
Incident At Rapid City
S1 Ep9
6.5
4th Mar 1963
It appears that lloyd Mitchell has given the calvary spoiled food & poisoned some of them. The calvary demands that deputy Del Stark turn the man over to them. But it appears to Del that the calvary men he sees are renegades or deserters.
Justice At Eagle's Nest
S1 Ep10
7.0
11th Mar 1963
Classic case of farmers vs the cattlemen.Farmers near Eagle's Nest bring in Judge Daniel Harvey to enforce the law,their version. As it looks like war will ensue. Marshal Ragan decided to investigate the old judge.
Walk Through The Badlands
S1 Ep11
7.0
18th Mar 1963
Story of Marshal Ragan & his deputies, a group of outlaws,some calvalry men all meet together in the wilderness. Who's chasing who?
Trial At Grand Forks
S1 Ep12
6.5
25th Mar 1963
A German Countess is sentenced to death for killing her husband in a trial at Grand Forks. Marshal Ragan tries to find out why the woman would not defend herself at the trial. But he has little time before the execution.
Reformation At Big Nose Butte
S1 Ep13
7.0
1st Apr 1963
Deputy J.D.Smith once was a outlaw.His former leader is now free out of prison & wants to start the gang back up. He is summoned to go back to the old ways.
One Day In Vermillion
S1 Ep14
8.5
8th Apr 1963
A Sioux chief is brought to Vermillion by Marshal Ragan for the signing of a peace treaty. But it is not peace that is coming their way!.
Terror At Heart River
S1 Ep15
7.0
5th Apr 1963
The railroad is coming thru Heart River. But the railroad has abandoned the workers with no money or food.As the workers come into town it is apparent the people are not going to welcome them & there is going to be real trouble
The Chooser Of The Slain
S1 Ep16
6.5
22nd Apr 1963
Del & Vance admit killing a man in self defense but no one believes them. Marshal Ragan must find the only witness to the shooting or the two deputies are to be hanged.
Feud At Snake River
S1 Ep17
6.5
29th Apr 1963
Two brothers are aiming to become wealthy enterprizers.But when brother Simon starts running farmers off their land he & his brother George become apposed to one another. Marshal Ragan tries to rally the rest of the farmers against Simon.
Sanctuary At Crystal Springs
S1 Ep18
6.5
6th May 1963
Del & D.J. kill two Barton brothers as they take over a church & hold the pastor hostage. A third brother says he will kill the pastor if Del & D.J. don't turn themselves into him.
A Nice Girl From Goliath
S1 Ep19
6.5
13th May 1963
A girl's lying testimony sends a man to be hanged.Now she has learned the man's brother is coming after her & ask's Del for protection.
The best rated episodes of The Dakotas are:
One Day In Vermillion S1E14 rated 8.5
Fargo S1E8 rated 8.5
Crisis At High Banjo S1E6 rated 8.5
Red Sky Over Bismarck S1E2 rated 8.5
Terror At Heart River S1E15 rated 7.0
Reformation At Big Nose Butte S1E13 rated 7.0
The lowest rated episodes of The Dakotas are:
Return To Drydock S1E1 rated 4.8
Trouble At French Creek S1E4 rated 6.3
Thunder In Pleasant Valley S1E5 rated 6.5
Requiem At Dancer's Hill S1E7 rated 6.5
Incident At Rapid City S1E9 rated 6.5
Trial At Grand Forks S1E12 rated 6.5
The first episode of The Dakotas aired on January 07, 1963.
The last episode of The Dakotas aired on May 13, 1963.
