Les mystères de l'Ouest

Original title: The Wild Wild West

TV Series
1965–1969
TV-PG
50m

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8.1/10

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Classical Western Action Adventure Drama Western

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

6.9K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,447

118

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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 United States Secret Service is frequently employed as bodyguards for President Grant. But this was not the case in the 19th century, when the Service was a Treasury operation used to catch counterfeiters. The duty of being presidential bodyguards was assigned to the Secret Service in 1901 after President William McKinley's murder. McKinley's immediate successor Theodore Roosevelt was the first chief executive to benefit from this change.

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 Opération danger: Alias Smith and Jones (1971)

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one more thing...

I've just read the comments posted here and agree with almost everything positive said. I don't think Ross Martin received enough praise at the time for the work he did. Nor do I think the show receive the respect it deserved.

It was riveting when it first aired, and had the feel of a really good mystery show, with many excellent twists and turns of plot.

But, I can't believe no one mentioned that this show had the greatest theme song of all time! If you can find it do hear it. It has both a "western" sound to it, as well as a really great theme and arrangement. Warning: there were two versions produced. The original is better, but both are excellent.