List of The Wild Wild West episodes
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The cover of the DVD box set containing the complete run of The Wild Wild West, released by CBS DVD, shows the stars of the series: Robert Conrad (left) and Ross Martin (right).
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| Genre | Western / Spy / Science-fiction |
| Created by | Michael Garrison |
| Starring |
Robert Conrad Ross Martin |
| Theme music composer | Richard Markowitz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 104 (+2 reunion films) |
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| Producer(s) | Michael Garrison, Collier Young, Fred Freiberger, John Mantley, Gene Coon, Bruce Lansbury |
| Cinematography | Ted Voigtlander |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Picture format |
Black and white (season 1) Color (season 2-4) |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | September 17, 1965 – April 4, 1969 |
The Wild Wild West is an American television series that ran on the CBS network from 1965 to 1969. During its four-season run a total of 104 episodes were broadcast. The Wild Wild West blended westerns – hugely popular on television at the time (Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Wagon Train, Rawhide, etc.) – with spy adventure, which came into vogue in the wake of the highly successful James Bond films, resulting in such spy-oriented series as The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Avengers, and Secret Agent.
The Wild Wild West is set in the 1870s and deals with the exploits of James West (played by Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin), two agents of the United States Secret Service who work directly under the command of President Ulysses S. Grant. James West is presented as a sort of "James Bond of the West," i.e. the handsome, muscular action-hero who is handy with his fists, as well as a dashing ladies' man. Artemus Gordon is West's partner, a master of disguises and also the inventor of the many gadgets that the two of them use in the course of their adventures. The two men travel about in a private train and use their talents to vanquish the many dastardly villains that threatened the United States — among them, disgraced ex-soldiers seeking revenge against President Grant, power-hungry megalomaniacs, and mad scientists with their brilliant but diabolical inventions. The last group includes the recurring character of Dr. Miguelito Loveless, played by 3'11"Michael Dunn. As series producer Bruce Lansbury stated:
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