Then Came Bronson — Season 1

A newspaper reporter quits his job and travels across America by motorcycle.

At a camp for disturbed children, Bronson tries to reach a boy who heeds no one and constantly runs away.

Keenan Wynn appears as an aging motorcycle buff who hauls his 20-year-old machine out of hiding when he meets Bronson.

Jim Bronson has his problems when he goes to work for a young widow: both the woman and her daughter are attracted to him.

Elderly Hattie Calder stops Bronson with her cooking and a poignant request---to make sure she is buried next to her husband.

Miguel Cordoba offers to coach Bronson in the art of bullfighting in exchange for motorcycle lessons.

A guilt-ridden ex-priest must learn to accept a new faith---his love for the woman who will bear his child.

A Colorado town's leading citizen fearfully awaits the return of an ex-con---whom he turned in for bank robbery 35 years ago.

"Old Tigers Never Die; They Just Run Away," a drama with puzzling characters and a hilltop motorcycle climb, filmed at Flattop Mesa, Colo.

"Your Love Is Like a Demolition Derby in My Heart," or how not to get involved when your girlfriend tries to shake her protective big brother.

In the Arizona desert, Bronson encounters oil wildcatter Royce MacLeod, who must bring in a gusher to avoid foreclosure.

A nurse is torn between two desires: she wants desperately to leave the hill country, but she can't bear to leave those who need her.

In Arizona, Bronson encounters a fellow cyclist---black, nervous and bristling with activity.

"The Spitball Kid" could make the big leagues---if he didn't telegraph every pitch.

Kiowa Indian Tony Wade, on a journey of self-discovery, leads his family into the remote wilderness.

In remote Arizona, Bronson encounters Sybil, a self-proclaimed witch.

In Arizona, Bronson is drawn into a deceptive friendship with his partner in a roadhouse music contest.

Explosive complications arise when whimsical artist Juan Logario paints a giant nude on a farmer's barn.

Near Reno, Bronson upsets the romance of a young Amish couple.

A hot streak in gambling is a complex experience, as Bronson learns while visiting his cousin.

Three Indian braves challenge Bronson to a crosscountry bike race.

A mountain-climbing challenge results in an exchange of ideas between Bronson and novelist Wilson Ford.

A newspaperman crusading against water pollution faces the town's wrath---and the loss of his daughter's respect if he stops.

Bronson becomes hopelessly lost in a dense forest.

In California's Big Sur region, Bronson hooks up with a sixty-ish businessman who's chucked it all for a cross-country journey.

At a fishing village, Bronson walks into a family crisis involving his widowed uncle and the man's anxiety-ridden son.

Wealthy, domineering Gus Samos and his daughter Vhea both use Bronson in their battle for understanding---and freedom.