History Recap / TheWildWildWestS1E25TheNightOfTheFreebooters

After someone fires explosive bullets at their train, West and Gordon travel south of the border to investigate a munitions expert named Thorwald Wolfe (Keenan Wynn), who's gathering guns for hire and trying to find an accomplice in the Mexican Army. West joins his outfit as the former and Gordon as the latter; together they attempt to free Captain Enrique Leon (Andre Philippe), a friend who is being held captive by the gang, and also put a stop to Wolfe's plans to conquer Baja California and eventually all of Latin America.

* OverlyLongSpanishName: Artie's Mexican military alter ego is a colonel named Hernando del Valle Santiago y Sandoval.

Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/http://s385.photobucket.com/user/l8dreamr/media/Artemus%20Gordon%20Disguises/ColHernandezFreebooters.jpg.html?sort=6&o=20&ref=1 Col. Hernandez del Valle Santiago y Sandoval, Mexican Military Man]]; [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/http://s385.photobucket.com/user/l8dreamr/media/Artemus%20Gordon%20Disguises/cantinaladyFreebooters.jpg.html?sort=6&o=11&ref=1 Cantina Hostess]]

After someone fires explosive bullets at their train, West and Gordon travel south of the border to investigate a munitions expert named Thorwald Wolfe (Keenan Wynn), who's gathering guns for hire and trying to find an accomplice in the Mexican Army. West joins his outfit as the former and Gordon as the latter; together they attempt to free a friend who is being held captive by the gang and put a stop to Wolfe's plans to conquer Baja California, and eventually all of Latin America.

* HighClassGlass: In his guise as a Mexican colonel, Artie wears a monocle both as a dignifying fashion accessory and for a much more practical purpose.

* OverlyLongSpanishName: Artie's Mexican alter ego is a colonel named Hernando del Valle Santiago y Sandoval.

* StayInTheKitchen: Rita wants to help free her husband from the gang, but Jim insists it is "man's work;" nevertheless she shows up in the end as one of Artie's "cantina hostesses." Enrique scolds her afterwards because he'd told her to stay out of it and "a woman's place is to obey her husband." Jim, however, applauds her actions.
* TankGoodness: Wolfe's secret weapon is the Turtle, an armored {{Steampunk}} monstrosity that comes complete with [[GatlingGood Gatling gun]]. He plans to use a dozen of them as part of his attack on Baja California.
* YouHaveOutlivedYorUsefulness: Wolfe doesn't trust "Sandoval", who has already betrayed his own country, and plans to kill him as soon as he no longer needs him.

After someone fires explosive bullets at their train, West and Gordon travel south of the border to investigate a munitions expert named Thorwald Wolfe (Keenan Wynn), who's gathering guns for hire and trying to find an accomplice in the Mexican Army. West joins his outfit as the former and Gordon as the latter; together they attempt to free a friend who is being held captive by the gang and put a stop to Wolfe's plans to conquer Baja California, and eventually all of Central America.

After someone fires explosive bullets at their train, West and Gordon travel south of the border to investigate a munitions expert named Thorwald Wolfe (Keenan Wynn), who's gathering guns for hire and trying to find an accomplice in the Mexican Army. West joins his outfit as the former and Gordon as the latter; together they attempt to free a friend who is being held captive by the gang and put a stop to Wolfe's plans.

-->'''Artie''': "You're never gonna let me live that down, are ya?"\\
'''Jim''': "No, I have no intention of it!"

* TheInfiltration: A double dose - Jim joins Wolfe's organization under cover as a renegade gunslinger, Artie as a traitorous Mexican Army officer.

After someone fires explosive bullets at their train, West and Gordon travel south of the border to investigate a munitions expert named Thorwald Wolfe who's gathering guns for hire and trying to find an accomplice in the Mexican Army. West joins his outfit as the former and Gordon as the latter; together they attempt to free a friend who is being held captive by the gang and put a stop to Wolfe's plans.

After someone fires explosive bullets at their train, West and Gordon travel south of the border to investigate a munitions expert named Wolfe who's gathering guns for hire and trying to find an accomplice in the Mexican Army. West joins his outfit as the former and Gordon as the latter; together they attempt to free a friend who is being held captive by the gang and put a stop to Wolfe's plans.

* StayInTheKitchen: Rita wants to help free her husband from the gang, but Jim insists it is "man's work;" nevertheless she shows up in the end as one of Artie's "cantina hostesses." Enrique scolds her afterwards because he'd told her to stay home and "a woman's place is to obey her husband." Jim, however, applauds her actions.

After someone fires explosive bullets at their train, West and Gordon travel south of the border to investigate a munitions expert named Wolfe who's gathering guns for hire and trying to find an accomplice in the Mexican Army. West joins his outfit as one of the former and Gordon as one of the latter; together they attempt to free a friend who is being held captive by the gang and put a stop to Wolfe's plans.

While posing as an ex-con, Jim infiltrates a renegade army.

* DisguisedInDrag: Artie as a cantina hostess.
* HighClassGlass: The disguised Artie wears a monocle, both as a dignifying fashion accessory and for a much more practical purpose.