History Main / CowboyEpisode

* "Supernatural" episode “Frontierland”. Sam and Dean [[TimeTravel back in time]] to Old West Wyoming, get a magical gun from Samuel Colt, have a [[ShowdownAtHighNoon High Noon]] moment with a phoenix, after which they return to the present still dressed in their cowboy paraphernalia (which Dean very likely kept, as he has “a fetish” for western wear).

* "Supernatural": season six episode “Frontierland”. Sam and Dean [[TimeTravel back in time]] to Old West Wyoming, get a magical gun from Samuel Colt, have a [[ShowdownAtHighNoon High Noon]] moment with a phoenix, after which they return to the present still dressed in their cowboy paraphernalia (which Dean very likely kept, as he has “a fetish” for western wear).

* Done in the ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' adaptation, ''Tenchi in Space''. After Tenchi's been kidnapped by the bounty hunter bent on defeating Ryoko, the two agree to meet at a location suspiciously similar to a small western town, complete with tumbleweed, saloons, and an eerie sunset. Whether Tenchi's status as [[DistressedDude the male version of]] the BoundAndGagged DistressedDamsel is PlayedForDrama or PlayedForLaughs [[YourMilageMayVary generally depends on the viewer's opinion.]]

* The A to Z Mysteries book ''The Ninth Nugget'' takes place on a dude ranch.

* ''CowboyBebop'' had one; while the main character is a "cowboy" (i.e., a bounty hunter), one episode had Spike face off against a cowboy cowboy, complete with hat, revolver, horse, lasso and everything.
* Done in the ''TenchiMuyo'' adaptation, ''Tenchi in Space''. After Tenchi's been kidnapped by the bounty hunter bent on defeating Ryoko, the two agree to meet at a location suspiciously similar to a small western town, complete with tumbleweed, saloons, and an eerie sunset. Whether Tenchi's status as [[DistressedDude the male version of]] the BoundAndGagged DistressedDamsel is PlayedForDrama or PlayedForLaughs [[YourMilageMayVary generally depends on the viewer's opinion.]]

* ''{{Tintin}} in America'' was based on [[{{Flanderization}} European stereotypes of the USA]] and features plenty of Wild West imagery despite being set in the 1930s.

* ''[[BackToTheFuture Back to the Future Part III]]'' is mostly set in the Old West, and while dealing with the characters' various attempts to get [[TitleDrop back to the future]] plays with many of the genre's stock characters and situations.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegionOfSuperHeroes'' episode "Unnatural Alliances".

* ''TheLegionOfSuperHeroes'' episode "Unnatural Alliances".

** "The Last Roundup" from Season 2 also featured a decidedly Old West setting.

* ''GilligansIsland'' had an episode where Gilligan dreamt he was prospector in the old west.

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* ''PhineasAndFerb'' don't go to the Old West, but they go cowboy in at least two episodes:

* ''ThePowerpuffGirls'' has an episode that is basically a normal episode of the show, but in the Old West. The girls become the Steamypuff Girls.

* The ''{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' episode "Pest of the West".

* ''CodenameKidsNextDoor'': "Operation: M.E.S.S.A.G.E." is packed full of Western tropes with Numbuh 2's attempt to deliver fourth grade president's message being played like a PonyExpressRider crossing hostile territory.

* ''JackieChanAdventures'' has an episode about identical relatives of the main cast living in the Old West.

* ''CodenameKidsNextDoor'': "Operation: M.E.S.S.A.G.E." is packed full of Western tropes Numbuh 2's attempt to deliver fourth grade president's message being played like a PonyExpressRider crossing hostile territory.

* ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'': "Zuko Alone" has a very western feel, with the classic plot of a mysterious stranger helping a town in need.
* In ''CodenameKidsNextDoor'', one episode is set on a school bus as homework bandits invade and rob the kids on board at (pop)gunpoint. The main characters are on this bus and have to stop the bandits before the bus reaches the school.

* ''{{Futurama}}'': The episode "Where the Buggalo Roam" is a Western parody set on Mars, including Martians who [[FantasyCounterpartCulture closely resemble American Indians]].

* ''TheSimpsons'' has had a few, like "Dude, Where's My Ranch?"

* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' features the episode "Over a Barrel", in which the cast come to Appleloosa to deliver a tree, and end up resolving a conflict between the resident ponies and the buffalo tribe.

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This is when a series in a genre other than TheWestern picks up a six-shooter, dons a Stetson and [[RidingIntoTheSunset rides off into the sunset]]. In other words, a non-Western temporarily becomes a Western (or at least a pastiche thereof).

AnimeAndManga

* ''CowboyBebop'' had one; while the main character is a "cowboy" (i.e. a bounty hunter), one episode had Spike face off against a cowboy cowboy, complete with hat, revolver, horse, lasso and everything.
* Done in the TenchiMuyo adaptation, ''Tenchi in Space.'' After Tenchi's been kidnapped by the bounty hunter bent on defeating Ryoko, the two agree to meet at a location suspiciously similar to a small western town, complete with tumbleweed, saloons, and an eerie sunset. Whether Tenchi's status as [[DistressedDude the male version of]] the BoundAndGagged DistressedDamsel is PlayedForDrama or PlayedForLaughs [[YourMilageMayVary generally depends on the viewer's opinion.]]

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WesternAnimation

* Timmy Turner in ''TheFairlyOddParents'' goes back in time to the founding of the city of Dimmsdale. As Dimmsdale is located in southeastern California and the city was founded in the mid-19th century, Dimmsdale is depicted as a wild west town.
* ''{{Futurama}}'': The episode "Where the Buggalo Roam" is a Western parody set on Mars, including Martians who [[FantasyCounterpartCulture closely resemble Native-Americans]].
* Quite a number of ''GarfieldAndFriends'' shorts had Jon, Garfield, and Odie visit the local dude ranch Polecat Flats, run by their cowboy friend Cactus Jake.
* ''JackieChanAdventures'' has an episode about identical relatives of the main cast living in the the old west.
* The newer episodes of ''TheJetsons'' had an episode entitled "Dude Planet."
* ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' has one in which the trinity is sent back to the old west.

* ''PhineasAndFerb'' don't go to the old west, but they go cowboy in more than one episode:

* ''ThePowerpuffGirls'' has an episode that is basically a normal episode of the show, but in the old west. The girls become the Steamypuff Girls.
* Episode XXIX of ''SamuraiJack'' is set on a train, with Jack being pursued by a (married) couple of bounty hunters.

* The ''SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Pest of the West."