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Episode Guide
Rivals
Series: Maverick
Series Progress: Episode 38 of 12431% Completed
Synopsis
In another of scriptwriter Marion Hargrove's "westernizations" of classic literary material, this episode is based on 18th century British playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan's drawing-room comedy "The Rivals". In the original 1775 play, two young men, Jack Absolute and Ensign Beverly, exchange identities so that the wealthier Jack can win the heart of heroine Lydia Languish, who would otherwise reject him because of his wealth. In the Maverick version, Bret Maverick (James Garner is the "Beverly" counterpart, trading places with British playboy Jack Vandergelt (played by future Maverick costar Roger Moore), who pines for the beautiful Lydia Linley (Pat Crowley). The supporting cast includes Neil Hamilton (Batman's "Commissioner Gordon") as Jack's irascible father, who shows up at precisely the wrong time; Barbara Jo Allen (aka "Vera Vague" of radio fame) as language-mangling Mrs. Mallaver, the Maverick equivalent of the original play's imperishable Mrs. Malaprop; and Dan Tobin as Mrs. Mallaver's would-be suitor Lucius Benson ("Lucius O'Trigger" in the Sheridan play).
📊 Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 123 hours 34 minutes (124 episodes)
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Episodes (124)
- - Tropical City
- S01E01 - War of the Silver Kings
- S01E10 - Jeweled Gun
- S01E11 - The Wreckers
- S01E12 - Quick and the Dead
- S01E13 - Naked Gallows
- S01E14 - Comstock Conspiracy
- S01E15 - Third Rider
- S01E16 - Rage for Vengeance
- S01E17 - Rope of Cards
- S01E18 - Diamond in the Rough
- S01E19 - Day of Reckoning
- S01E02 - Point Blank
- S01E20 - Savage Hills
- S01E21 - Trail West to Fury
- S01E22 - Burning Sky
- S01E23 - Seventh Hand
- S01E24 - Plunder of Paradise
- S01E25 - Black Fire
- S01E26 - Burial Ground of the Gods
- S01E27 - Seed of Deception
- S01E03 - According to Hoyle
- S01E04 - Ghost Rider
- S01E05 - The Long Hunt
- S01E06 - Stage West
- S01E07 - Relic of Fort Tejon
- S01E08 - Hostage
- S01E09 - Stampede
- S02E01 - Day they Hanged Bret Maverick
- S02E10 - Shady Deal at Sunny Acres
- S02E11 - Island in the Swamp
- S02E12 - Prey of the Cat
- S02E13 - Holiday at Hollow Rock
- S02E14 - Spanish Dancer
- S02E15 - Game of Chance
- S02E16 - Gun-shy
- S02E17 - Two Beggars on Horseback
- S02E18 - Rivals Viewing
- S02E19 - Duel at Sundown
- S02E02 - Lonesome Reunion
- S02E20 - Yellow River
- S02E21 - Saga of Waco Williams
- S02E22 - Brasada Spur
- S02E23 - Passage to Fort Doom
- S02E24 - Two Tickets to Ten Strike
- S02E25 - Betrayal
- S02E26 - Strange Journey of Jenny Hill
- S02E03 - Alias Bart Maverick
- S02E04 - Belcastle Brand
- S02E05 - High Card Hangs
- S02E06 - Escape to Tampico
- S02E07 - Judas Mask
- S02E08 - Jail at Junction Flats
- S02E09 - The 39th Star
- S03E01 - Pappy
- S03E10 - Easy Mark
- S03E11 - A Fellow's Brother
- S03E12 - Trooper Maverick
- S03E13 - Maverick Springs
- S03E14 - Goose Drownder
- S03E15 - A Cure for Johnny Rain
- S03E16 - Marquesa
- S03E17 - Cruise of the Cynthia B
- S03E18 - Maverick and Juliet
- S03E19 - White Widow
- S03E02 - Royal Four Flush
- S03E21 - People's Friend
- S03E22 - A Flock of Trouble
- S03E23 - Iron Hand
- S03E24 - The Resurrection of Joe November
- S03E25 - Misfortune Teller
- S03E26 - Greenbacks Unlimited
- S03E03 - Sheriff of Duck 'N Shoot
- S03E04 - You Can't Beat the Percentages
- S03E05 - Cats of Paradise
- S03E06 - Tale of Three Cities
- S03E07 - Full House
- S03E08 - Lass with the Poisonous Air
- S03E09 - Ghost Soldiers
- S04E01 - Bundle From Britain
- S04E10 - Maverick Line
- S04E11 - Bolt From the Blue
- S04E12 - Kiz
- S04E13 - Dodge City or Bust
- S04E14 - Bold Fenian Men
- S04E15 - Destination Devil's Flat
- S04E16 - State of Siege
- S04E17 - Family Pride
- S04E18 - Cactus Switch
- S04E19 - Dutchman's Gold
- S04E02 - Hadley's Hunters
- S04E20 - Ice Man
- S04E21 - Diamond Flush
- S04E22 - Last Stop: Oblivion
- S04E23 - Flood's Folly
- S04E24 - Maverick at Law
- S04E25 - Red Dog
- S04E26 - Deadly Image
- S04E27 - Triple Indemnity
- S04E28 - Forbidden City
- S04E29 - Substitute Gun
- S04E03 - Town That Wasn't There
- S04E30 - Benefit of the Doubt
- S04E31 - Devil's Necklace
- S04E32 - Devil's Necklace
- S04E04 - Arizona Black Maria
- S04E05 - Last Wire From Stop Gap
- S04E06 - Mano Nera
- S04E07 - Bullet for the Teacher
- S04E08 - Witch of a Hound Dog
- S04E09 - Thunder From the North
- S05E01 - Dade City Dodge
- S05E10 - Marshall Maverick
- S05E11 - Troubled Heir
- S05E12 - Money Machine
- S05E13 - One of Our Trains Is Missing
- S05E02 - Art Lovers
- S05E03 - Golden Fleecing
- S05E04 - Three Queen's Full
- S05E05 - Technical Error
- S05E06 - Poker Face
- S05E07 - Mr. Muldoon's Partner
- S05E08 - Epitaph for a Gambler
- S05E09 - The Maverick Report