The Virginian (season 1)
| The Virginian (season 1) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 19, 1962 – May 1, 1963 |
| Season chronology | |
This is a list of episodes for the premier season (1962–63) of the television series The Virginian.
This 30-episode season was released on DVD in two 15-episode box sets, and also in a 30-episode collector's tin.[1][2][3]
Episodes
- Nº = Overall episode number
- Ep = This season's episode number
| Nº | Ep | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Executioners" | David Friedkin | Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin | September 19, 1962 |
| Although some question his guilt, a man is hanged in Medicine Bow when a woman denies being with him at the time. A stranger with many talents arrives in Medicine Bow taking a job at Shiloh who takes a keen interest in the main players. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Woman from White Wing" | Burt Kennedy | Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin, Burt Kennedy | September 26, 1962 |
| A man at the unfinished White Wing cabin on Shiloh asks Judge Garth to meet him. Garth tells The Virginian the troubled history of his arrival at Shiloh. Garth's future with Betsy is threaten by the man and his desire for revenge. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Throw a Long Rope" | Ted Post | Harold Swanton | October 3, 1962 |
| The ranchers losing cattle, with homesteaders the prime suspects, nearly hang an innocent man. The Judge's decision to apply the law of the range to the suspected cattle thieves drives a wedge into the loyalty of his foreman. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Big Deal" | Earl Bellamy | Richard Jessup, Winston Miller | October 10, 1962 |
| Garth has a visitor from Colombia, Enrique Cuellar (Ricardo Montalban), who has inherited a critical piece of property in the middle of Shiloh used to move cattle. When Enrique learns Garth has held back information on it, he decides to put crippling pressure on Garth. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Brazen Bell" | James Sheldon | Roland Kibbee | October 17, 1962 |
| A timid easterner (George C. Scott) and his wife (Anne Meacham) arrive in Medicine Bow; the husband is looking for a job as a teacher. Two escaped convicts come through Medicine Bow taking the new teacher, his wife, and students hostage while The Virginian is the temporary sheriff. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Big Day, Great Day" | Harmon Jones | Charles Larson | October 24, 1962 |
| The Judge, Steve Hill and Trampas travel to Casper on the 4th of July in order to pick up a fancy bed the Judge had ordered. In Casper they have several adventures revolving around a wrestling match involving an old acquaintance of the judge (Aldo Ray) who is fighting for the championship, and Steve's romantic interest in one of the saloon girls who reminds him of a past lost love. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Riff-Raff" | Bernard Girard | Jon Boothe | November 7, 1962 |
| Trampas and Steve decide to join up with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Comedy ensues with the boys wanting to do it their way. The Virginian shows up and, among other things, shows the easterners how to play polo western style. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Impasse" | Maurice Geraghty | Bernard Girard, Donn Mullally | November 14, 1962 |
| The Virginian and men are capturing wild horses in the mountains for sale to the Army. The Droeger clan claims all horses as theirs even though the law does not recognize the claim. When Kroeger can't drive them out, he uses other tactics. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "It Tolls for Thee" | Samuel Fuller | Samuel Fuller | November 21, 1962 |
| Martin Kalek (Lee Marvin) and his gang kidnap Judge Garth for ransom. The Virginian pays the ransom, but the kidnappers refuse to release the Judge until they are able to escape into Idaho. The kidnappers head off, pursued not only by the Shiloh hands but also separately by Kalek's former crony Sharkey who is out for revenge on the criminal. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "West" | Douglas Heyes | Irwin Blacker, Douglas Heyes | November 28, 1962 |
| Seeking some excitement in his life, Trampas joins a groups of older cowboys (Steve Cochran, James Brown, Claude Akins) who set off to find adventure in what they still believe is the wild, lawless West. However, their outdated attitudes lead them into trouble and, eventually, tragedy. | |||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Devil's Children" | William Witney | John Hawkins, Ward Hawkins | December 5, 1962 |
| Tabby McCallum, beautiful but cruel teenage daughter of Tucker McCallum, is banned by The Virginian from Shiloh after she kills a steer "by mistake." With the unwitting help of her fiance, Dan Flood, Tabby sets off a tragic chain of events. | |||||
| 12 | 12 | "50 Days to Moose Jaw" | Maxwell Shane | Donald S. Sanford, Maxwell Shane | December 12, 1962 |
| An old cowhand and a "greenhorn" join the Shiloh hands for a cattle drive to Moose Jaw, Canada. The old and young cowhands plan a future of running cattle together. The story culminates with a sheriff looking for one of the two new friends. | |||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Accomplice" | Maurice Geraghty | Howard Browne, William P. McGivern, Winston Miller | December 19, 1962 |
| An old maid bank teller who decides it is time to provide for herself identifies Trampas as a bank robber and murder in order to extort $10,000 from the actual thief. The Virginian is the only thing between Trampas and the hangman's noose. | |||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Man from the Sea" | Herschel Daugherty | Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin | December 26, 1962 |
| A seaman moving to Wyoming meets twin sisters traveling there with Trampas. When he takes an interest in one of them, she makes a tragic request of him that reveals not only to him but to Judge Garth the true nature of the twins' relationship. | |||||
| 15 | 15 | "Duel at Shiloh" | Jerry Hopper | D.D. Beauchamp, Borden Chase, Don Ingalls, Dee Linford | January 2, 1963 |
| At a friend's grave Steve recalls how the man helped him survive his arrival at Medicine Bow and trained him as a cowboy proficient with guns. Sadly, the man's unwillingness to adapt with to the times pushed Steve to his life at Shiloh. | |||||
| 16 | 16 | "The Exiles" | Bernard Girard | Howard Browne, Roy Huggins, William P. McGivern | January 9, 1963 |
| While trying to find a man to clear the Judge of a murder charge, The Virginian travels to Montana where he becomes involved with a singer who finds herself with her own problems. They are able to help each other solve their problems. | |||||
| 17 | 17 | "The Judgment" | Earl Bellamy | Bob Duncan, Wanda Duncan, Lawrence Roman | January 16, 1963 |
| Garth recalls his early days as a judge in Medicine Bow in one particularly dangerous murder case. The family of the man convicted tries to intimidate the residents into having Garth overturn the conviction, putting him a lonely position. | |||||
| 18 | 18 | "Say Goodbye to All That" | William Witney | Al C. Ward | January 23, 1963 |
| A bear brings to the surface the lack of respect a father has for his son. When the father is paralyzed in a fight with Trampas, he goads the son into fighting a duel with Trampas for revenge. Trampas doesn't want it but can't ignore it. | |||||
| 19 | 19 | "The Man Who Wouldn't Die" | David Friedkin | Roy Huggins, Harry Kleiner | January 30, 1963 |
| Garth trails a woman to San Francisco whom he believes is part of a con game involving a railroad deal. Garth kills a man whom he believes to be a part of it. However, when no body can be found, he and others start to question his sanity. | |||||
| 20 | 20 | "If You Have Tears" | Richard L. Bare | Howard Browne, Frank Chase, Frank Fenton, Roy Huggins | February 13, 1963 |
| A friend has been framed for the murder of a woman's husband in Montana. The Virginian and Trampas go there to investigate the charge as they believe their friend, who says he is innocent even though he is known to them as a womanizer. | |||||
| 21 | 21 | "The Small Parade" | Paul Nickell | Bernard Girard, John Hawkins, Ward Hawkins | February 20, 1963 |
| The Virginian, Trampas, and Steve help a vegetarian with a chimp who is framed for murder and a single woman with a group of orphans. Although they start trying to adopt out the kids, they soon become matchmakers for the couple and kids. | |||||
| 22 | 22 | "Vengeance Is the Spur" | Robert Ellis Miller | Roy Huggins, Harry Kleiner | February 27, 1963 |
| A wealthy woman persuades The Virginian to take her to the badlands to a gang led by the previous foreman of Shiloh. Her initial story is not the full truth. She wants to kill a man there because of her daughter but falls for the leader. | |||||
| 23 | 23 | "The Money Cage" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Jameson Brewer, Donn Mullally | March 6, 1963 |
| A trio of con artists target Medicine Bow with an oil scam when a crisis threatening the bank throws a bigger scam their way. However, the leader's relationship with the banker's daughter causes him to him to alter the plan. | |||||
| 24 | 24 | "The Golden Door" | John Brahm | Roy Huggins, Maxwell Shane | March 13, 1963 |
| An immigrant is jailed for murder. The bias against him adds to the Judge's difficulty defending him. He is found not guilty but when another man is arrested for the crime, his conscience catches up with him as he learns more about U.S. law. | |||||
| 25 | 25 | "A Distant Fury" | John English | Howard Browne, Roy Huggins | March 20, 1963 |
| Ed Frazer returns to Medicine Bow after serving three years for burglary. Steve fears for his life because his testimony was crucial in convicting him. Frazer's main interest isn't revenge but renewing his acquaintance with Helen Blaine. | |||||
| 26 | 26 | "Echo of Another Day" | William A. Graham | Frank Fenton | March 27, 1963 |
| Trampas helps a friend just out of prison who has multiple people after him for the location of $50,000 in gold he helped steal. He wants to give the money back, but he must deal with a ruthless partner in the robbery who will kill him. | |||||
| 27 | 27 | "Strangers at Sundown" | David Friedkin | Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin, Roy Huggins | April 3, 1963 |
| A outlaw gang traps Garth and Betsy and several stagecoach passengers at a way station. The gang wants one of the passengers, George Wilson, who had betrayed the gang. The various passengers must decide whether to live with their consciences and hand Wilson over, or risk their own lives in a gun battle with the desperate gang. | |||||
| 28 | 28 | "The Mountain of the Sun" | Bernard McEveety | Harry Kleiner, Lou Morheim | April 17, 1963 |
| In the southwest, The Virginian meets three women and helps them make their way to the Yaqui Indians, to whom they want to be missionaries after the Yaqui killed their husbands. Along the way he and the youngest woman become romantically involved. | |||||
| 29 | 29 | "Run Away Home" | Richard L. Bare | Jameson Brewer, Howard Browne, Gene Roddenberry | April 24, 1963 |
| The Virginian and Steve are forced to carry $40,000 back to Medicine Bow after a bank run closes all banks. The Virginian must fend off a family who think part of the money is theirs while contending with a dreaming runaway girl. | |||||
| 30 | 30 | "The Final Hour" | Robert Douglas | Bernard Girard, Ward Hawkins, Harry Kleiner | May 1, 1963 |
| Garth allows a controversial coal mine to be opened with Polish miners. Among them is a beautiful woman. She has eyes for Trampas, but one of the miners and a friend of Trampas have eyes for her, with tragic results as Trampas falls for her. | |||||
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