The Wild Wild West

TV Series
1965–1969
TV-PG
50m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

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Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)

Two Secret Service Agents, equipped with a wide array of gizmos, work for the government in the Old West.

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Undercover government agents Jim West and Artemus Gordon battle crime in the 1870s.Undercover government agents Jim West and Artemus Gordon battle crime in the 1870s.Undercover government agents Jim West and Artemus Gordon battle crime in the 1870s.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

6.8K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,524

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 6 nominations total

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Trivia
Ross Martin read a script when it was first given to him, then did a pen-and-ink drawing of the character he was going to play, down to the last detail, glasses, mustache, clothes, posture, shoes, et cetera. Then he brought the sketch to make-up artist Don Schoenfeld, and together they molded his face until it looked like the drawing.

Goofs
The train car has numerous hidden compartments which slide out of the wall or down from the ceiling. In actuality these compartments are much too large to fit inside the walls of the car and would extend out past the sides and roof.

Crazy credits
The opening credits as originally designed for the pilot (and included on the season 1 DVD) show the animated cowboy knocking down the woman trying to stab him. In the first season as aired, the cowboy kisses the woman, who dreamily turns away instead of trying to stab him. Later episodes reinstated the cowboy knocking the woman down.

Connections
Edited into Alias Smith and Jones: Alias Smith and Jones (1971)

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Loved it, still do

I have loved this show since I was a child and I still do. The chemistry between the two partners & friends is impeccable (not like the movie in which they were always at odds). And as a young girl, I was totally swept away with the James West character as played by Robert Conrad. There will never be another TV character or series to compare.