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602: The Mild Mild West

December 26, 2025 · 52 min

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An Old West dude ranch tourist attraction run by Stuart Gilligan is threatened by a sinister real estate developer…and Special Agent Chet Phillips is waxing the floor.

Written & Directed by
J. Michael DeAngelis

Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillps
and Katerina McGrath as The Mission Voice

Also Starring
Ashley Banks as Athena O’Brien
Jill Ivey as Annie Dopley and Alice the Waitress
and Bob Killion as White Willy

Guest Starring
Dave Serfass as Old Sweepy
Kristen Norine as Dr. Wiles
Rebecca Serfass as Calamity Mary Jane
Rachel Song as Spliff Foot Sue
John Dowgin as Goggins
Josh Schwartz as Stuart Gilligan
Pete Barry as Kyle
J. Michael DeAngelis as Bryce

Music, sound mixing and editing by Pete Barry
“Red River Valley”, traditional, arranged by Pete Barry, special lyrics by J. Michael DeAngelis
“The Entertainer”, by Scott Joplin, arranged by Pete Barry

A complete transcript of this episode can be found here.

Post-credits trailer: Personal Demon

Created and Produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis, and John P. Dowgin
Associate Producer: Paige Klaniecki

See the episode webpage for a complete list of credits.

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