Adam Ruins Everything Adam Ruins the Wild West (Season 1, Episode 22)
TV-14
TV Episode | 21 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy

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Adam Ruins Everything

Adam Ruins the Wild West (Season 1, Episode 22)

TV-14

TV Episode | 21 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy

Adam reveals how prostitution - despite its reputation - actually helped settle the West. He then explains why the "All-American Cowboy" is a myth and that the real western hero wasn't a person; it was air conditioning.

Director

Matthew Pollock

Writers

Adam Conover | Gonzalo Cordova | Travis Helwig | Mary Lordes & 2 more

Producer

Jeremy Reitz (produced by)

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 6, 2016

Release date

Dec 6, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
22 cast members

Name	Known for
Adam Conover Adam Conover Adam Conover See fewer	CollegeHumor Originals (2006)
David Atkinson Rancher Rancher See fewer	The Devil All the Time (2020)
Greg Baldwin John Chapman / Frederic Bartholdi John Chapman / Frederic Bartholdi See fewer	Samurai Jack (2001)
Caleb Bark Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp See fewer	The Exquisite Corpse Project (2012)
Steve Bethers New Hire Cowboy New Hire Cowboy See fewer	Welcome to Me (2014)
Christopher Carroll French Big Wig French Big Wig See fewer	Adam Ruins Everything (2015)
Jan MacKell Collins Self (as Jan Mackell) Self (as Jan Mackell) See fewer	CollegeHumor Originals (2006)
Dan Figueredo Self Self See fewer	Adam Ruins Everything (2015)
Peri Gilpin Miss Pearl Miss Pearl See fewer	Broad City (2014)
Johnny Glasser Homesteader Homesteader See fewer	It's Your Move (2014)
Adam Lustick Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill See fewer	Battle of the Sexes (2017)
John Milhiser Barker Barker See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Brad Potts Sheriff Sheriff See fewer	Butt Boy (2019)
Jonno Roberts Blaine Blaine See fewer	Wrecked (2016)
Charley Rossman Bill Bill See fewer	Superbad (2007)
Toni Smith Annie Oakley Annie Oakley See fewer	Sand Land (2024)
Katy Stoll June Cleaver June Cleaver See fewer	How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Amos Vernon Uncle Sam Uncle Sam See fewer	Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania (2022)
Bailey Axen Kid Leader (uncredited) Kid Leader (uncredited) See fewer	Pizza (2017)
Roman Dean George Lone Kid (uncredited) Lone Kid (uncredited) See fewer	Life Is Strange 2 (2018)
Juan Vasquez Large Mexican Cowboy (uncredited) Large Mexican Cowboy (uncredited) See fewer	Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)
Damian Washington Black Cowboy (uncredited) Black Cowboy (uncredited) See fewer	Our RoboCop Remake (2014)