The Virginian
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NBC Ended Action • Adventure • Western
9 Seasons · 249 Episodes · Premiered September 19, 1962 · Ended March 24, 1971
The Virginian was the very first 90 minute western on prime-time television, and is about a man, only known as "The Virginian" who served as foreman on the Shiloh Ranch (owned in sequence by Judge Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Col. MacKenzie) in 19th century Medicine Bow, Wyoming. James Drury starred as the title character with the likes of Doug McClure, Lee J. Cobb, John McIntire, and Clu Gulager co-starring. It is in these settings that a variety of stories, much more based on character and relationships than the usual westerns, take place.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
30 episodes
E01
The Executioners
Wed, Sep 19 1962 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A man is publicly hanged for murdering a woman because the local school teacher refuses to alibi him. A mysterious man comes to town, signs on to work as a Shiloh Ranch hand and begins romancing the teacher. However, his odd behavior begins to raise the suspicions of Judge Garth and the local Sheriff who wonder about the motives of the stranger.
E02
Woman from White Wing
Wed, Sep 26 1962 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Three prison escapees come to Shiloh looking for Judge Garth. One of the men has history with the judge. Garth tells the Virginian the troubled history of his arrival at Shiloh. Garth's future with Betsy is threatened by the man and his desire for revenge.
E03
Throw a Long Rope
Wed, Oct 3 1962 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A homesteader accused of rustling narrowly escapes hanging by local ranchers led by Major Cass, an event that is observed by Shiloh hands including the Virginian. However, the homesteader is severely injured, and the Virginian helps him work his farm during off hours. After some investigation into the rash of cattle rustling, the Virginian decides to defend the man against the Major and the other ranchers including Judge Garth.
E04
The Big Deal
Wed, Oct 10 1962 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Garth has a visitor from Colombia, Enrique Cuellar, 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.
E05
The Brazen Bell
Wed, Oct 17 1962 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A timid easterner and his wife arrive in Medicine Bow 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.
E06
Big Day, Great Day
Wed, Oct 24 1962 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
The Fourth of July finds Judge Garth, Steve and Trampas in Casper, Wyoming to pick up a bed for Betsy. The Judge meets a friend wrestling in a title match and Steve becomes infatuated with a girl.
E07
Riff-Raff
Thu, Nov 8 1962 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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.
E08
Impasse
Thu, Nov 15 1962 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian, Trampas, and Steve are capturing wild horses in the mountains for sale to the Army. The Kroeger clan claims all horses as theirs. When Kroeger can't scare the Virginian out, he resorts other tactics.
E09
It Tolls for Thee
Thu, Nov 22 1962 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Martin Kalek 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.
E10
West
Thu, Nov 29 1962 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Seeking some excitement in his life, Trampas joins a group of older cowboys 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.
E11
The Devil's Children
Thu, Dec 6 1962 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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.
E12
Fifty Days to Moose Jaw
Thu, Dec 13 1962 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Older cowhand Slim Jessup is accused of killing a man in Idaho and escapes east. He signs on with a Shiloh Ranch cattle drive to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. On the way the drovers are joined by a young man, who wishes a different life than dirt farming with his widowed step-father. The older Slim takes James under his wing and teaches him lessons in life before his past catches up with him.
E13
The Accomplice
Thu, Dec 20 1962 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
An old maid bank teller decides it is time to provide for herself and identifies Trampas as a bank robber and murderer in order to extort $10,000 from the actual thief. The Virginian is the only thing between Trampas and the hangman's noose.
E14
Man from the Sea
Thu, Dec 27 1962 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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 Judge Garth the true nature of the twins relationship.
E15
Duel at Shiloh
Thu, Jan 3 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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 to the times pushed Steve to his life at Shiloh.
E16
The Exiles
Thu, Jan 10 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian asks a dance hall singer to trick a shady character into revealing information that could clear Judge Garth of a trumped up murder charge.
E17
The Judgment
Thu, Jan 17 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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 in a lonely position.
E18
Say Goodbye to All That
Thu, Jan 24 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
An American black bear named Moses 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 refuses it, but cannot ignore it.
E19
The Man Who Couldn't Die
Thu, Jan 31 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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.
E20
If You Have Tears
Thu, Feb 14 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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.
E21
The Small Parade
Thu, Feb 21 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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 match makers for the couple and kids.
E22
Vengeance is the Spur
Thu, Feb 28 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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.
E23
The Money Cage
Thu, Mar 7 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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.
E24
The Golden Door
Thu, Mar 14 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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.
E25
A Distant Fury
Thu, Mar 21 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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.
E26
Echo of Another Day
Thu, Mar 28 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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.
E27
Strangers at Sundown
Thu, Apr 4 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
An 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.
E28
The Mountain of the Sun
Thu, Apr 18 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian encounters three women who are determined to carry on the missionary work of their husbands, killed by Indians a year before.
E29
Run Away Home
Thu, Apr 25 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
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.
E30
The Final Hour
Wed, May 1 1963 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
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.
Season 2
30 episodes
E01
Ride a Dark Trail
Wed, Sep 18 1963 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas recalls how he came to the Shiloh Ranch as a angry young ranch hand bent on avenging the death of his father, a shiftless gambler killed by Garth in self defense.
E02
To Make This Place Remember
Wed, Sep 25 1963 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Garth is asked by a friend to put on a defense for a son who has already been hung. The community fights it but Garth plunges ahead with the aid of a judge. The outcome uncovers several unpleasant facts about the community and the truth.
E03
No Tears for Savannah
Wed, Oct 2 1963 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
In Santa Rita the Virginian meets an old flame Savannah, who has been seeing a very jealous local man Gordie Madden. Savannah is accused of murdering Madden and the Virginian gets Judge Garth to come and defend her. However, the cards are stacked against them as Madden's wealthy father controls the town and wants revenge.
E04
A Killer in Town
Wed, Oct 9 1963 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A bounty hunter fingers Trampas as a homicide suspect, forcing the ranch hand to confess to Garth that he once fell in with a group wanted for murder and robbery.
E05
The Evil That Men Do
Wed, Oct 16 1963 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Garth takes on a parolee that The Virginian has an interest in who has been in an orphanage or prison since he was a baby. He has trouble adjusting to life outside prison and Garth is worried about Betsy's growing interest in him.
E06
It Takes a Big Man
Wed, Oct 23 1963 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A rancher forces a rebellious son to Shiloh and another into a gunfight.
E07
Brother Thaddeus
Thu, Oct 31 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
An outlaw turned Franciscan monk has a difficult time convincing the people of Medicine Bow of his commitment to religion, particularly when his visit coincides with a train robbery.
E08
A Portrait of Marie Valonne
Thu, Nov 7 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian finds true love with a Louisiana beauty, only to be threatened by a political boss who considers the woman to be private property.
E09
Run Quiet
Thu, Nov 14 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian urges a deaf ranch hand to ignore the taunts of his co-workers and make a life for himself at Shiloh, which the man begins to do until being unjustly accused of murder.
E10
Stopover in a Western Town
Thu, Nov 28 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A cowboy becomes infatuated with an eastern society girl he meets on a train. Against The Virginian's advice, he courts the spoiled girl but is forced to turn to rustling to pay for it. In the end she learns the serious cost of her actions.
E11
The Fatal Journey
Thu, Dec 5 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian poses as an ex-convict to infiltrate an outlaw gang guilty of a woman's murder, but finds his cover threatened by the arrival of another new member.
E12
A Time Remembered
Thu, Dec 12 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Garth recognizes opera singer Elena as a close friend from his early days as a lawyer. The two rekindle their old relationship but Garth is forced to defend her against murder charges which ultimately forces him to uncover the unsettling truth.
E13
Siege
Thu, Dec 19 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas wins $1,000 at poker in Medicine Bow and heads to his old stomping grounds of Logan, New Mexico to repay several debts and see the girl he'd left, but she's married to the Marshal. There he has a run in with Comancheros who virtually run the town and have the town leaders under their thumb.
E14
Man of Violence
Thu, Dec 26 1963 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas' Uncle Josh is murdered during an holdup by Wismer and Judson. On their trail, Trampas is eventually forced to illegally enter Apache territory where the two robbers had made a gold strike. He is joined on his quest by a guide who is after the gold, a woman who is looking for her husband who it turns out is Judson, and an army doctor who is attempting to escape court martial.
E15
The Invaders
Thu, Jan 2 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Garth's rival from Texas buys a ranch near Shiloh with an eye to expand it. Trampas has an eye for his daughter, adding to the friction when the rival puts pressure on small ranches to sell out and cuts the water supply to them and Shiloh.
E16
Roar from the Mountain
Thu, Jan 9 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Steve volunteers to hunt a killer mountain lion alone. After losing his supplies, he is helped by a lonely couple. They lost their son to the cat and maimed it. The husband helps Steve who soon learns the cat is not his only enemy.
E17
The Fortunes of J. Jimerson Jones
Thu, Jan 16 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
J. Jimerson Jones is on the same train to Chicago with Garth and Betsy where Garth helps him adjust to city life. Betsy has her first love with a cub reporter and Jones is taken in by a beautiful woman while another tries to protect him.
E18
The Thirty Days of Gavin Heath
Thu, Jan 23 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A failed British rancher returns to Medicine Bow a wealthy man but conflicted by his cowardice in the Army. After learning he won't die from a dog bite and Trampas is taken captive by Indians, he is given a second chance to prove himself.
E19
The Drifter
Thu, Jan 30 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian recalls his arrival at Shiloh when he went to work for a neighboring ranch that was close to a range war with Shiloh. He is caught in a feud with the foreman causing the fight, and falls in love with the girl engaged to him.
E20
First to Thine Own Self
Thu, Feb 13 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A youth aids a little girl, then is accused of murdering the child's father, a gold prospector
E21
A Matter of Destiny
Thu, Feb 20 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas decides to defend an Eastern financier who stole his girlfriend and cheated cattlemen.
E22
Smile of a Dragon
Thu, Feb 27 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
An injured Trampas is thought to be a stagecoach robber according to a Sheriff and is reported dead to Shiloh. He is forced to rely on a young Chinese woman for help until a grieving Steve arrives to find he must help rescue Trampas.
E23
The Intruders
Thu, Mar 5 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
An outlaw and his men seize Shiloh and lie in wait for a chief and a general coming to negotiate a treaty. Betsy's Chicago visitor has a shaky visit.
E24
Another's Footsteps
Thu, Mar 12 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian tracks the man who killed a young friend in a bank robbery. He finds the man's wife and young son alone on a run down ranch. Finding they need help, he stays on as a ranch hand but soon finds himself in a misguided situation.
E25
Rope of Lies
Thu, Mar 26 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Steve takes a job as foreman at a ranch owned by a beautiful woman who has plans for the unsuspecting wrangler that involve a confrontation with her violent former lover.
E26
The Secret of Brynmar Hall
Thu, Apr 2 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A storm forces Randy to stay with Betsy and three of her friends at a mansion where they spent time in their youth. The host's daughter was killed two years earlier in a fire. The host has gifts and other surprises that put them on edge.
E27
The Long Quest
Thu, Apr 9 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A widow may lose her adopted son when a woman plans to sue for custody of the boy, heir to a fortune.
E28
A Bride for Lars
Thu, Apr 16 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Indians, outlaws and temptation make Trampas rue delivering a Swedish mail-order bride to an injured neighbor
E29
Dark Destiny
Wed, Apr 29 1964 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
An outlaw's tomboy daughter, placed in the Virginian's care, is torn between her devotion to injured Randy and her desire to help her father escape from jail.
E30
A Man Called Kane
Wed, May 6 1964 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
News that Betsy and Randy found over $900 in gold in a cave on Shiloh brings two men to Shiloh ranch looking for money. One is a government agent looking for a buried cache of bearer bonds. The other is Randy's older brother with a past.
Season 3
30 episodes
E01
Ryker
Wed, Sep 16 1964 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Ryker is offered the job of stopping a small rancher from paying a mortgage. He is too honest to do it but is framed for killing the rancher. He is a good lawman and the sheriff wants him as a deputy but Ryker wants to save his name first.
E02
Dark Challenge
Wed, Sep 23 1964 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A family moves nearby with a pretty daughter drawing the attention of Trampas. However, when he pushes her to dance, he learns she has a club foot. This is compounded by the pressure on her brother to support her in lieu of his own life.
E03
The Stallion
Wed, Sep 30 1964 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A wild stallion escapes its owner, killing a handler in the process. The animal injures itself and is found by Randy who takes it to the nearby ranch of alcoholic horse trainer Charlie Orwell, who nurses it back to health. Most believe the horse bad and wish to have it destroyed but Randy gets Charlie to help him save the animal and with the help of Jodie Wingate, they save Charlie too.
E04
The Hero
Wed, Oct 7 1964 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas suspects a writer doing a story on possible senatorial candidate Garth may be working with a lawyer to threaten the jurist with blackmail.
E05
Felicity's Spring
Wed, Oct 14 1964 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Everyone raves about Felicity, the new Medicine Bow school teacher. The Shiloh hands, including Steve Hill, are all smitten but her heart is won by the Virginian who proposes to her. However, Felicity's family protects some secrets which eventually brings an end to the Virginian's marriage plans.
E06
The Brazos Kid
Wed, Oct 21 1964 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A newspaper reporter's exaggerated stories put bounty hunters on the trail of the Virginian.
E07
Big Image.... Little Man
Thu, Oct 29 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A self important businessman is pushed off a train and found by The Virginian and Steve on a cattle drive across a desert. He is forced to work his way on the drive and learns some lessons about himself and his impact on other's lives.
E08
A Father for Toby
Thu, Nov 5 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A boy in an orphanage near Shiloh latches onto Trampas as his father while Trampas is attracted to the woman running the orphanage. Trampas agrees to help the boy but when his father arrives on Shiloh with men chasing him, problems arise.
E09
The Girl from Yesterday
Thu, Nov 12 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Steve is asked by a US Marshal to renew an old relationship with a woman who is now believed to be part of the Wade gang. The reluctant Steve goes along with the idea but finds it a hard task made harder when old feelings resurface.
E10
Return a Stranger
Thu, Nov 19 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A local miner's son returns to Medicine Bow from college with the technical knowledge and financial backers to reopen his father's silver mine. Due to financial constraints, corners are cut putting people and cattle in danger.
E11
All Nice and Legal
Thu, Nov 26 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A lawyer wins the acceptance of Medicine Bow's people by helping the Virginian in a legal matter, but loses favor when she uses her skills to free three outlaws from jail.
E12
A Gallows for Sam Horn
Thu, Dec 3 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A feud between ranchers and a railroad tycoon result in murder charges against a rancher when the tycoon's son is killed. Ryker and the Judge try to prove his innocence but must rely on a woman who disappears deserted by the murdered man.
E13
Portrait of a Widow
Thu, Dec 10 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A French portrait painter returns from Chicago to Medicine Bow with Betsy and a new widow to paint her. The Judge suspects he is not being truthful but he seems to be the right medicine for the grieving widow as the Judge investigates.
E14
The Payment
Thu, Dec 17 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Ryker firmly believes his stepfather has reformed and ignores evidence indicating the older man is gathering people for a new outlaw gang.
E15
A Man of the People
Thu, Dec 24 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Garth opposes a congressman's plan to settle immigrants on barren land.
E16
The Hour of the Tiger
Thu, Dec 31 1964 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A rancher refuses to allow cattle belonging to Garth to escape a landslide by crossing his land; the Virginian falls in love with a Chinese laborer.
E17
Two Men Named Laredo
Thu, Jan 7 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Judge Garth delves into psychology to comprehend a gentle, poetry reading cowboy accused of two brutal murders.
E18
Hideout
Thu, Jan 14 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A ride through the mountains turns dangerous for Betsy when she discovers a legendary herd of horses and a mysterious father and son who fear she will reveal their existence.
E19
Six Graves at Cripple Creek
Thu, Jan 28 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Searching for the killer of six gold miners, Ryker meets a young woman whose long missing father was one of the victims.
E20
Lost Yesterday
Thu, Feb 4 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian rescues a woman from a stage wreck, but amnesia prevents her from realizing her life is in danger from two outlaws after hidden loot.
E21
A Slight Case of Charity
Thu, Feb 11 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
While in Albuquerque, Trampas pretends to be a hired gunfighter to romance a beautiful woman who is practicing a puzzling deception of her own.
E22
You Take the High Road
Thu, Feb 18 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian hires a man kicked off a cattle drive by the trail boss even though he is half owner of the herd. The herd passing Shiloh is suspected of having Spanish Fever. The man returns to the herd but his immaturity creates problems.
E23
Shadows of the Past
Thu, Feb 25 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Ryker dodges two vengeful brothers and tries to figure out why a beautiful woman is marrying a shy storekeeper.
E24
Legend for a Lawman
Thu, Mar 4 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A marshal who believes he is infallible arrests Randy for a murder that occurred during a bank robbery.
E25
Timberland
Thu, Mar 11 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A cowhand courts a logging boss's daughter, threatening any compromise in a dispute between timbermen and ranchers.
E26
Dangerous Road
Thu, Mar 18 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas is deputized to escort a murderer back to a town where he knew the sheriff. There is a question of the man's innocence plus Trampas learns the sheriff died in a horse accident two days later. He decides to investigate the questionable stories.
E27
Farewell to Honesty
Thu, Mar 25 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian goes to Honesty, Wyoming to collect $8000 owed the Judge on a crooked cattle deal. The town is owned and run by the corrupt man who owes the money. The fight over the money spills into a murder charge against the Virginian.
E28
Old Cowboy
Thu, Apr 1 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
To help an old cowboy keep his grandson's respect, Trampas lets the man work at Shiloh Ranch but soon regrets his decision.
E29
The Showdown
Thu, Apr 15 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian arrives in Monolith, Arizona to buy cattle from the Landers family but finds himself in the middle of a feud between them and the city marshal Merle Frome and his brother Ben. The Fromes seem overbearing but maybe with a reason.
E30
We've Lost a Train
Thu, Apr 22 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A series of misadventures plagues Trampas as he travels to Mexico on Shiloh business.
Season 4
30 episodes
E01
The Brothers
Wed, Sep 15 1965 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A rancher frees his condemned brother from an Army stockade and flees to the hills, unaware he inadvertently killed a guard during the escape.
E02
Day of the Scorpion
Wed, Sep 22 1965 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian accidentally kills the son of an Australian sheep rancher who has little time and love for his family. His daughter is in the middle between The Virginian who she loves and her father who barely notices her.
E03
A Little Learning
Wed, Sep 29 1965 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A young cowhand who only wants to learn to read and write could pay for the knowledge with his life when his pretty teacher's jealous husband is released from prison and comes to town.
E04
The Claim
Wed, Oct 6 1965 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
In a mid life crisis Trampas decides to quit Shiloh when his vagabond friend arrives in Medicine Bow. The two head for Deadwood and excitement where a prospector takes them but his claim is on Indian land which is illegal and dangerous.
E05
The Awakening
Wed, Oct 13 1965 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Betsy meets the broke minister David Henderson who is roaming the west looking for a calling after a turbulent history. He becomes involved with helping local miners fighting the mine management, as well as with Betsy, who has found her calling.
E06
Ring of Silence
Wed, Oct 27 1965 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Ryker is on a stage that is stopped by a group of Mexicans who are after one of the passengers for killing one of their women. The leader knows Ryker, who is proposing they let the law settle the issue, but the Mexicans want justice – now.
E07
Jennifer
Thu, Nov 4 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Judge Garth's niece Jennifer comes to live with him at Shiloh after her parents are killed in an accident. However, she is uncomfortable with her uncle who disapproved of her father. A young man she met seems to help but he has a past.
E08
Nobility of Kings
Thu, Nov 11 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Ben Justin takes over a ranch next to Shiloh. He has had a string of bad luck including the death of his first wife. His son wants to help him but Ben keeps him and his wife Mary at arms length out of fear they will see the real Ben.
E09
Show Me a Hero
Thu, Nov 18 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas injures his horse saving a man with a runaway team. He is forced to stay a few days in a small town with that man as an old friend arrives to force the town to sign over its gambling rights to him.
E10
Beyond the Border
Thu, Nov 25 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A lonely saloon girl risks her outlaw boyfriend's wrath when she tends the Virginian, who has fallen seriously ill during a trip through Mexico.
E11
The Dream of Stavros Karas
Thu, Dec 2 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A Greek widower sends to his homeland for a woman to marry, and a 19-year-old arrives.
E12
The Laramie Road
Thu, Dec 9 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Two tramps kill the wife of Ev Clinchy provoking the ire of Ev and his friend Hezekiah who want to lynch them. The sheriff keeps them at bay but when he is killed it is up to Ryker to protect the men against his close friends for trial.
E13
The Horse Fighter
Thu, Dec 16 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A veteran cowboy finds planning a payroll robbery at Shiloh difficult when he forms a friendship with Randy and a wild stallion brings back his pride at being a top bronc buster.
E14
Letter of the Law
Thu, Dec 23 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A railroad detective hounds a former train robbery suspect, refusing to believe in the man's innocence even though he was cleared in court.
E15
Blaze of Glory
Thu, Dec 30 1965 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A retired lawman turned rancher facing foreclosure trades shelter and medical help for an injured thief's loot.
E16
Nobody Said Hello
Thu, Jan 6 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
An ex-Confederate office imprisoned for 20 years for mistreating prisoners arrives in Medicine Bow and fans the hatred of one of his former victims.
E17
Men with Guns
Thu, Jan 13 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas and Randy are sent to pickup horses from a rich man illegally evicting people from their property who don't believe in fighting back. Trampas stays as he takes an interest in the leader's daughter who doesn't agree with her father.
E18
Long Ride to Wind River
Thu, Jan 20 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian's friend Benjy is convicted of a murder he swears he didn't commit. A mountain man may be able to clear him but a search doesn't find him. The Virginian decides to follow some clues putting himself and the witness in danger.
E19
Chaff in the Wind
Thu, Jan 27 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The head of a family of drifters urges his cardsharp son and saloon girl daughter to pose as respectable citizens while at Shiloh Ranch.
E20
The Inchworm's Got No Wings at All
Thu, Feb 3 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Jennifer overrides a family's objections and tries to open up an emotionally withdrawn girl who has witnessed a murder.
E21
Morgan Starr
Thu, Feb 10 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
When Judge Garth is appointed Governor of the Wyoming Territory, he asks his Civil War friend Morgan Starr to take over running Shiloh in his place. Starr's hardnosed demeanor doesn't sit well with anyone on or off the ranch. His introduction is made harder by a locust plague when Starr decides to stay and fight them rather than move the cattle.
E22
Harvest of Strangers
Thu, Feb 17 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A group of heavily armed men arrives in Medicine Bow and begins a mysterious vigil.
E23
Ride a Cock-Horse to Laramie Cross
Thu, Feb 24 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas enlists the aid of an ex-card dealer to help him deliver a boy and his baby sister to their mother in Laramie.
E24
One Spring Like Long Ago
Thu, Mar 3 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Morgan Starr and Randy Benton travel to sell a herd of cattle to an Indian agent to feed the Dakota, but find themselves on a journey of loss and finding, resulting in a change for many lives but especially for Randy.
E25
The Return of Golden Tom
Thu, Mar 10 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
After 35 years in prison Tom Brant returns to Medicine Bow. A newspaper reporter's story about him stirs the interest of people who had various connections to him. People swarm to him for different reasons including the money he hid.
E26
The Wolves in Front, the Jackals Behind
Thu, Mar 24 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Randy goes to Montana to pick up a mare and see his childhood friend Georgie Sam with whom he plans to start a horse ranch. Randy is introduced to a rancher's daughter who he falls in love with but her family is suddenly in a crisis.
E27
That Saunders Woman
Thu, Mar 31 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The women of Medicine Bow reject a former saloon girl trying to start a new life and business after serving time for murder, especially after a local citizen is found dead.
E28
No Drums, No Trumpets
Thu, Apr 7 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Someone hires an ex-marshal to murder the signers of an important trade agreement with Mexico.
E29
A Bald Faced Boy
Thu, Apr 14 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Randy's rowdy family arrives in town to protect him from a a vengeful former convict who belongs to a family embroiled in a feud with the Bentons.
E30
The Mark of a Man
Thu, Apr 21 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Near tragedy results when a wealthy merchant attempts to thwart the budding romance between his daughter and a young man down on his luck
Season 5
29 episodes
E01
Legacy of Hate
Wed, Sep 14 1966 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A bitter widow revives a 25 year old feud when she learns the identity of Shiloh's new owner.
E02
Ride to Delphi
Wed, Sep 21 1966 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian is arrested and tried for murder when he investigates the disappearance of cattle.
E03
The Captive
Wed, Sep 28 1966 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A white girl is caught with her adoptive Arapaho parents stealing Shiloh cattle. She stays at Shiloh while the authorities try to find her white parents. She wants to return to the Arapaho but is forced to learn to live in the white world.
E04
An Echo of Thunder
Wed, Oct 5 1966 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas makes a side trip to a Wyoming town to visit an old friend, only to learn upon his arrival that the man has been murdered.
E05
Jacob Was a Plain Man
Wed, Oct 12 1966 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A deaf man who cannot speak runs from the scene of an accidental killing and is befriended by Stacey, who teaches him to communicate
E06
The Challenge
Wed, Oct 19 1966 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
After a stagecoach holdup and accident, Trampas stumbles into a farm with a concussion and amnesia. The farmer and his two kids tend to Trampas, but the white handled gun he is carrying puts him into danger from the law and the outlaws.
E07
The Outcast
Wed, Oct 26 1966 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A man wanted for murder and robbery escapes jail and ends up in Medicine Bow where he befriends Stacey in a fight. He goes to work at Shiloh as a ranch hand and Elizabeth takes an interest in him. However, Stacey is less certain about him.
E08
Trail to Ashley Mountain
Thu, Nov 3 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas, aided by a local citizen, pursues a man he believes committed a murder for which an innocent man has been jailed. They encounter others who hinder their progress and an unhappy couple.
E09
Deadeye Dick
Thu, Nov 10 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A sixteen year old New York City girl on her way West reads a dime novel enroute, arriving with a romantic notion about cowboys which she directs at the Virginian.
E10
High Stakes
Thu, Nov 17 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian sets out alone to a ghost town to find the two men responsible for the death of a young cowboy.
E11
Beloved Outlaw
Thu, Nov 24 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Elizabeth bids successfully for an untamed white colt, then sets out to train the animal to race at an upcoming county fair.
E12
Linda
Thu, Dec 1 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Upon returning from Texas, The Virginian finds himself in the middle of an express line holdup. On the stagecoach, he meets a beautiful woman who ultimately confides in him that she is a courier carrying a package – possibly illegal.
E13
The Long Way Home
Thu, Dec 15 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A bank robber quits after an unprofitable heist and returns home, only to rival the Virginian for his son's affections.
E14
The Girl on the Glass Mountain
Thu, Dec 29 1966 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A spoiled woman insists her fiancée, a Shiloh ranch hand, open a store and become a businessman after they are married.
E15
Vengeance Trail
Thu, Jan 5 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
After Stacey Grainger kills a would be robber, the dead man's brother seeks revenge.
E16
Sue Ann
Thu, Jan 12 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Sue Ann leads a dull life as the daughter of a homesteader taking care of her father, two young brothers, and their hired hand Joe who would like to marry her. She leaves home to see San Francisco, but where will she get the money?
E17
Yesterday's Timepiece
Thu, Jan 19 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A peddler's watch points to a wealthy girl, an Indian reservation and perhaps to the killer of Stacey's father.
E18
Requiem for a Country Doctor
Thu, Jan 26 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian looks for Stacey in a town where they are to finish up a cattle deal. His search results in finding Stacey in jail found guilty of murder. He is to hang the next morning forcing The Virginian to find the real killer fast.
E19
The Modoc Kid
Thu, Feb 2 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
After holding up the bank, Dell Stetler and his partner hold the Graingers hostage at Shiloh to help their wounded comrade. John is forced to bring the doctor to Shiloh to tend to the man as he and Stacey plot a way to free themselves.
E20
The Gauntlet
Thu, Feb 9 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
While returning from Mexico on business for Shiloh, The Virginian is shot by a rustler while crossing a large Texas ranch. He recuperates with a Texas family but discovers he has become a pawn in a kidnapping plot and may have to face a deadly gauntlet
E21
Without Mercy
Thu, Feb 16 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Murder is one of the unfortunate events that results from Stacey's determined courtship of a young woman whose father objects to the match.
E22
Melanie
Thu, Feb 23 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Romance blossoms between Trampas and a wealthy, spoiled Chicago woman visiting the West with her father, who is looking to buy a ranch near Medicine Bow.
E23
Doctor Pat
Thu, Mar 2 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A woman physician comes to Medicine Bow and must battle the prejudices of her colleague and townspeople.
E24
Nightmare at Fort Killman
Thu, Mar 9 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Stacey is shanghaied in Medicine Bow to take the place of a cavalry recruit. An inept officer allows two sergeants to keep up the facade that Stacey is a recruit while putting him through inhumane conditions to keep him quiet.
E25
Bitter Harvest
Thu, Mar 16 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian steps in to help a farmer called cowardly by his family when he refuses to raise arms against a rancher trying to drive him from his land.
E26
A Welcoming Town
Thu, Mar 23 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas settles a score for an old friend whose son has been unjustly killed.
E27
The Girl on the Pinto
Thu, Mar 30 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas falls for a beautiful but elusive girl whose problems go beyond shyness.
E28
Lady of the House
Thu, Apr 6 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
John Grainger asks an old friend from Maryland to come to Shiloh to take the rough edges off his grandkids. She does as he asks quite well but is less than popular with the kids and The Virginian. Unknown to them, she has a secret plan.
E29
The Strange Quest of Claire Bingham
Thu, Apr 13 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A young Kansas City woman comes to Medicine Bow so see if an outlaw Ryker captured might be her brother as they were both orphaned at an early age.
Season 6
26 episodes
E01
The Reckoning
Wed, Sep 13 1967 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
On a cattle buying trip, the Virginian becomes involved in another transaction: freeing Elizabeth from an outlaw with an old score to settle.
E02
The Deadly Past
Wed, Sep 20 1967 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Suspense builds as Trampas, a hard drinking gunslinger and a sheriff's wife search for the person who has sent them death notes.
E03
The Lady from Witchita
Wed, Sep 27 1967 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Two Wichita saloonkeepers inherit property and arrive in Medicine Bow intending to be proper members of society.
E04
Star Crossed
Wed, Oct 4 1967 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Ryker sidesteps the law to help a robbery suspect plagued by a blackmailing Shiloh hand.
E05
Johnny Moon
Wed, Oct 11 1967 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
An injured Canadian Mountie refuses to give up his pursuit of a wanted man, although out of his jurisdiction into Wyoming.
E06
The Masquerade
Wed, Oct 18 1967 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Bank teller George Foster has told his ex-lawman dad he is a sheriff to make him proud. When his father is to stop by for a two hour visit, Ryker and The Virginian decide to make him Sheriff but they didn't expect the visit to be extended.
E07
Ah Sing vs. Wyoming
Wed, Oct 25 1967 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
An alcoholic lawyer is prodded into fighting prejudice and the bottle to defend a Chinese immigrant who has been denied his legal rights.Note: This is the last episode with Charles Bickford as John Grainger due to his unexpected death from pneumonia and infection.
E08
Bitter Autumn
Thu, Nov 2 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A herd from Texas is brought in by Kyle Jackson and his brothers. However, things turn tragic when Trampas discovers the herd is sick and a brother accidentally kills the wife of an ex-lawman.
E09
A Bad Place to Die
Thu, Nov 9 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas is sentenced to hang for a murder he didn't commit. The Virginian and Stacey try to find new evidence while Clay Grainger and the attorney try for a new trial. Meanwhile, a desperate Trampas escapes prison with his cell mate.
E10
Paid in Full
Thu, Nov 23 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Frank Hollis is released from prison and returns home to find his dad was injured saving Trampas and is forced to take a stable job at Shiloh. Frank has a chip on his shoulder due to people's attitude about him and that Grainger has not done more for his father.
E11
To Bear Witness
Thu, Nov 30 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas' investigation of a doctor's possible involvement in a murder makes the Shiloh ranch hand the victim of insults, a drugging and a beating.
E12
The Barren Ground
Thu, Dec 7 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian faces mixed reactions from the father, sister and vengeful brother of a young outlaw he was forced to kill in self defense.
E13
Execution at Triste
Thu, Dec 14 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
After a fortuneteller predicts death, Trampas and two other Shiloh hands face a gunslinger as they pass through a doomed town after delivering cattle to an Army base.
E14
A Small Taste of Justice
Thu, Dec 21 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The injury of an old girlfriend's daughter convinces the Virginian to stop a rich rancher's spoiled son who has been terrorizing a town.
E15
The Fortress
Thu, Dec 28 1967 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A Canadian cattle buyer who owns his own city pays the Virginian $100,000, then has his henchmen rob the local bank, rendering the Virginian's bank draft worthless.
E16
The Death Wagon
Thu, Jan 4 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
First Trampas and then Holly and Elizabeth encounter a military prison wagon crossing Shiloh land carrying a prisoner who appears to have scarlet fever. When he escapes, they are worried who may be infected with the disease.
E17
Jed
Thu, Jan 11 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Clay tries to prevent a range war between the ranchers and the homesteaders who are blocking their path to market. A hotheaded rancher secretly hires a gunfighter who happens to be an old friend of Trampas, who falls for Abby Keefer, a homesteader's daughter.
E18
With Help from Ulysses
Thu, Jan 18 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas is sent to Carrsburg to check stock so he asks for a couple of day to visit a female friend. On the way he is asked by a dying prospector to find his niece who can only be found by birthmark on her leg. The result is trouble with his female friend.
E19
Gentle Tamers
Thu, Jan 25 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Three convicts come to work at the Shiloh Ranch as part of an experimental parole program.
E20
The Good-Hearted Badman
Thu, Feb 8 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Elizabeth and Holly care for a wounded outlaw, who faces a dilemma when his recovery means either being turned over to the authorities or facing a pursuing bounty hunter
E21
The Hell Wind
Thu, Feb 15 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas, Stacey and Elizabeth are caught in a sandstorm while returning to Shiloh with a bull. They take refuge in an abandoned homestead where several guests arrive after them with one thing in common – connections to a robbed bank.
E22
The Crooked Path
Thu, Feb 22 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Tired of his dad's treatment, Kiley Cheever heads to Medicine Bow to find his childhood friend Trampas and a job. Kiley's tendency to make up stories and prove his manhood gets him into trouble with everyone but a female visitor to Shiloh.
E23
Stacey
Thu, Feb 29 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A buggy accident leaves Stacy's arm paralyzed, and he sinks into self-pity after an operation apparently fails and his girlfriend abandons him
E24
The Handy Man
Thu, Mar 7 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A rancher halts his feud with Shiloh over a strip of land between Shiloh and the Bowden ranch when he mistakes a drifter for a gunslinger.
E25
The Decision
Thu, Mar 14 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Sheriff Dan Porter leaves his job as sheriff of Mason City to follow his wife Emily to Medicine Bow as she can't handle the pressure of his job. He signs on at Shiloh to learn ranching so he can start a ranch and new life with his wife.
E26
Seth
Thu, Mar 21 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
While hunting for a cougar, Trampas offers food and shelter to a half starved boy who hesitates over accepting or remaining in the hills to rendezvous with an outlaw gang.
Season 7
26 episodes
E01
The Saddle Warmer
Wed, Sep 18 1968 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A former medical student drifting west feels responsible for a broken leg suffered by Trampas and offers to take the ranch hand's place until he recovers. He has a hard time fitting in with the other hands while a girl he met earlier tracks him down to help her.
E02
Silver Image
Wed, Sep 25 1968 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Photographer Dan Sheppard arriving at Shiloh to take pictures of western life finds a neighbor ranch is owned by an old girlfriend. She is in a tug of war between an oil speculator and the local ranchers afraid of polluted water.
E03
The Orchard
Wed, Oct 2 1968 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Tim Bradbury wants to recreate the cattle ranch he had in Texas and feels Clay Grainger owes him the help. His son Walt wants to farm instead while his son Mike who works at Shiloh puts the family in financial peril with his gambling.
E04
A Vision of Blindness
Wed, Oct 9 1968 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
An ex-convict seeking to take revenge on Trampas for his brother's death finds Elizabeth, left blinded and helpless after a stagecoach accident.
E05
The Wind of Outrage
Wed, Oct 16 1968 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
In Montana on business, The Virginian and Trampas stay at the inn run by Louis Boissevain, an exiled Canadian revolutionist, and his wife, Suzanne Mayo whom Trampas recognizes as a former love interest. The Shiloh duo find that some of Louis' former confreres want him to return to Canada to lead another revolution, but that there are traitors in the group who plan to hand Louis over to the Canadian government for execution.
E06
Image of an Outlaw
Wed, Oct 23 1968 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
An innocent ranch hand is mistaken for a wanted criminal and later sees advantages in assuming the fugitive's identity.
E07
The Heritage
Thu, Oct 31 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Shoshone girl Nai'Be returns to Medicine Bow from an eastern school as a young lady but conflicted on her future. Her childhood sweetheart Tza'Wuda is waiting for her as is a conflict with a rancher forcing her tribe to move its camp.
E08
Ride to Misadventure
Thu, Nov 7 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian teams with a bounty hunter to find the gang responsible for robbing gold and cattle vaccine from the Medicine Bow stage.
E09
The Storm Gate
Thu, Nov 14 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
While visiting in a Nebraska town, Trampas comes into conflict with a childhood friend, an engineer who has gotten the town's cooperation to build an irrigation dam.
E10
The Dark Corridor
Thu, Nov 28 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A young woman found unconscious on the trail awakens with amnesia and a romantic interest in the Virginian.
E11
The Mustangers
Thu, Dec 5 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian and David are to pick up a herd of horses Shiloh needs for a cattle drive. The horses are stolen from the seller so they must catch and break a new herd but a conflict between a father and his son over his future intervenes.
E12
Nora
Thu, Dec 12 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Clay's old friend Nora and her Army officer husband cut a visit short after Indians kill a soldier
E13
Big Tiny
Thu, Dec 19 1968 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
David poses as the fiancée of a young woman with a persistent suitor, then discovers her admirer is a giant.
E14
Stopover
Thu, Jan 9 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The moment he steps from the stagecoach, a gunslinger has everyone wondering who he is after.
E15
Death Wait
Thu, Jan 16 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A vengeful father and his gunslinger son don't believe David killed another son in self defense.
E16
Last Grave at Socorro Creek
Thu, Jan 23 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A cattle thief thinks he can get away with a robbery by blaming and then lynching an innocent man, but is unaware of the Virginian's zealous devotion to the victim's family.
E17
Crime Wave in Buffalo Springs
Thu, Jan 30 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
After a fight with Trampas, David leaves. He finds himself not only robbed of his clothes and horse by bank robbers but arrested for the robbery himself. Trampas who followed to get him to return, finds himself in the same jail cell. The first comedy ever presented on the Virginian.
E18
The Price of Love
Thu, Feb 13 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
An orphan who lived with the Graingers in Texas 15 years earlier comes through Medicine Bow. He decides to stay and work for them and is very protective of the Graingers but his years away from them have changed him - in a bad way.
E19
The Ordeal
Thu, Feb 20 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A wealthy Bostonian sends his spoiled son to the ranch to acquire some character, only to have the young man's pranks endanger lives.
E20
The Land Dreamer
Thu, Feb 27 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A foreclosed farmer becomes the target of a lynch mob after killing an unscrupulous investor.
E21
Eileen
Thu, Mar 6 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Concerned about marriage plans, a father sends his daughter to Shiloh for the summer, but her fiancée hires on incognito as a ranch hand.
E22
Incident at Diablo Crossing
Thu, Mar 13 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas and his fellow stage passengers face danger at a ferry crossing. Stranded, they prepare to face an attacker.
E23
Storm Over Shiloh
Thu, Mar 20 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
When Elizabeth is late returning from a ride for dinner and her horse returns alone, the Graingers, The Virginian, and Trampas go looking for her. A storm impedes them until a clue takes them to an abandoned mine that has caved in.
E24
The Girl in the Shadows
Thu, Mar 27 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A vaudevillian arrives in town and arranges coincidences that indicate his mind reader daughter is Clay's long-lost niece.
E25
Fox, Hound, and the Widow McCloud
Thu, Apr 3 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A convict on the run from a bounty hunter seeks help from onetime cellmate Trampas.
E26
The Stranger
Thu, Apr 10 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Despite evidence to the contrary, the Virginian believes in the innocence of an itinerant cowboy accused of injuring a rancher and killing a ranch foreman.
Season 8
24 episodes
E01
Long Ride Home
Wed, Sep 17 1969 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Holly finds two cowboys who are looking for work. The younger hand Jim looks up to Ben as the only father he has ever known as the two roam around looking for a place to settle. Ben isn't ready to settle down but Jim may have found a home.
E02
A Flash of Darkness
Wed, Sep 24 1969 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Blinded after a fall, the Virginian strays to the home of a horse thief and his two sons, fired earlier from Shiloh.
E03
Halfway Back from Hell
Wed, Oct 1 1969 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
In Arizona, Trampas is forced to work as foreman on a ranch staffed by men on probation from prison. The locals want them removed and the US Marshal in charge of the area is less than enthusiastic about them being there as well.
E04
The Power Seekers
Wed, Oct 8 1969 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Clay discovers politics' unsavory side when he runs against an ambitious opponent for the territorial legislature.
E05
The Family Man
Wed, Oct 15 1969 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Jim delivers the baby of a woman whose fugitive husband has run out on her, then cares for her and her property in addition to his responsibilities at the ranch.
E06
The Runaway
Wed, Oct 22 1969 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A boy fleeing a reform school operator shelters at Shiloh Ranch while the Virginian and Trampas try to find his father.
E07
A Love to Remember
Thu, Oct 30 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Reporter/artist Julie Oakes arrives in Medicine Bow from Boston to do a story on the west. She falls in love with The Virginian but her interest in another man upsets him and results in problems due to her complicated past in Boston.
E08
The Substitute
Thu, Nov 6 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas leaves on vacation but his plans go astray when he is picked up by a bounty hunter for murdering a popular doctor. He has to contend with a hostile town, planted evidence, and a saloon girl who swears she saw him commit the murder.
E09
The Bugler
Thu, Nov 20 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
After being whipped, an Army private deserts the post commanded by his father and is found unconscious and injured on Shiloh property.
E10
Home to Methuselah
Thu, Nov 27 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
An aging sheriff arrives to visit old friend the Virginian, then invites him on a hunting trip that is actually a cover for tracking the last of a desperate band of bank robbers.
E11
A Touch of Hands
Thu, Dec 4 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A pigtailed brat returns home from finishing school for a two week vacation as a beautiful woman catching Trampas' eyes again. They fall in love as she remembers the good times but her father wants her to return to school in the East.
E12
Journey to Scathelock
Thu, Dec 11 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
An emergency recalls The Virginian so he allows Jim Horn to go alone with $4000 to complete a purchase of horses. Everyone takes Jim for a wet behind the ears youngster including the woman and her partner who steal the money he carries.
E13
A Woman of Stone
Thu, Dec 18 1969 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A long time captive of an Indian tribe returns to the husband who deserted her during an Indian raid, only to find her desire for revenge could destroy her daughter's wedding.
E14
Black Jade
Thu, Jan 1 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Trampas decides to track down where Cobey Jade obtained a silver watch that belonged to a friend. While with Jade who lives in an abandoned mining town, they are taken captive by a band of roving outlaws who believes Jade found gold there.
E15
You Can Lead a Horse to Water
Thu, Jan 8 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A stagecoach robbery interferes with the plans of a Southern belle who is traveling to Clearwater to marry her childhood sweetheart.
E16
Nightmare
Thu, Jan 22 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A newly married woman faces many problems, including a murder charge, after her husband's injury sets off a bid for power in his company.
E17
Holocaust
Thu, Jan 29 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
An eastern combine wants to take over the Wyoming cattle market with Shiloh in the middle of their sights. A burned Shiloh and delayed cattle drive leads to a loss on the sale of cattle resulting in all the Shiloh hands being laid off.
E18
Train of Darkness
Thu, Feb 5 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Clay, Elizabeth, and Jim along with a small number of other passengers ride the train from Cheyenne to Medicine Bow. During the trip they get to know each other only to learn one is hiding a past that causes the train to be stopped.
E19
A Time of Terror
Thu, Feb 12 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A family takes over Shiloh at gunpoint, then lures the Graingers' friend, a Congressional candidate, to the ranch for revenge.
E20
No War for the Warrior
Thu, Feb 19 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Jim's life is endangered after an Indian running from authorities hides out with the Shiloh wranglers on a cattle drive.
E21
A King's Ransom
Thu, Feb 26 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Clay is kidnapped by three gang members for a $20,000 ransom or the threat of his death and the burning of Medicine Bow. Adding to the situation is the wife of the gang leader staying at Shiloh in order to escape him but he wants her back.
E22
The Sins of the Fathers
Thu, Mar 5 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Clay awaits a showdown with a young gunslinger, hired as a Shiloh ranch hand, who blames his father's death 20 years earlier on Grainger and refuses to listen to any explanation.
E23
Rich Man, Poor Man
Thu, Mar 12 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Poor Harve Yost turns into rich Harve when he finds a dying man with a saddle bag full of money and gets a $10,000 reward. Never a man to manage money or time, The Virginian advises him to buy a ranch but Harve tries to rival Shiloh.
E24
The Gift
Thu, Mar 19 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A wounded bank robber hides his loot and dies in a saloon girl's room, making her the target of his partner.
Season 9
24 episodes
E01
The West vs. Colonel MacKenzie
Wed, Sep 16 1970 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Col. Mackenzie, new owner of the Shiloh Ranch, becomes embroiled in a controversy with the cattlemen's association when he insists on investigating the hanging of an accused cattle rustler.
E02
The Best Man
Wed, Sep 23 1970 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A Mexican girl's indecision over whether to marry Trampas' friend or her father's aide threatens to touch off a gunfight between the two.
E03
Jenny
Wed, Sep 30 1970 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian rescues a woman and renews an old friendship with her, only to discover she has been dishonest with him when outlaws attack the stage they are riding.
E04
With Love, Bullets and Valentines
Wed, Oct 7 1970 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A captain's plan to buy back his lost riverboat from lucky gambler Trampas falls into disarray when a train robbery gang commandeers the vessel in question for a getaway.
E05
The Mysterious Mr. Tate
Wed, Oct 14 1970 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
A man Mackenzie rescues from a lynch mob becomes an unexpected hero when kidnappers strike aboard the train they are all riding.
E06
Gun Quest
Wed, Oct 21 1970 11:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Two brothers accuse the Virginian of being the man who widowed their mother, and a judge seems eager to agree with them.
E07
Crooked Corner
Thu, Oct 29 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A group of German immigrants is repeatedly threatened by night riders who want them out due to prejudice. Tate becomes involved after the daughter of the leader of the immigrants mistakes him for the gunman they hired to protect them.
E08
Lady at the Bar
Thu, Nov 5 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Accused of murdering a gold mine owner over a poker debt, Trampas finds himself in the capable hands of a woman lawyer. The law seems primarily interested in wrapping up the trial as quickly as possible so they can go fishing.
E09
The Price of the Hanging
Thu, Nov 12 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
MacKenzie is injured saving Tate on a cattle drive. Tate takes him to Concho for help only to find the doctor there is in jail and to hang the next day. Tate is able to secure his release but finds that it comes with some high costs.
E10
Experiment at New Life
Thu, Nov 19 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
After locating supposedly lost Shiloh cattle in the possession of an unfriendly commune, the Virginian is asked for help by two women members being forced into a multiple marriage.
E11
Follow the Leader
Thu, Dec 3 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
At the same time the Colonel's niece is visiting from England, Trampas is one of the suspects in the killing of a fellow ranch hand based on his custom gun. Trampas believes four brothers killed their cousin but how can he prove it?
E12
Last of the Comancheros
Thu, Dec 10 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
MacKenzie is in New Mexico to buy cattle when he meets a female New York writer who takes an interest in the local Comancheros who are hated locally and especially by the Sheriff. Her story results in her kidnapping and trouble for all.
E13
Hannah
Thu, Dec 31 1970 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Aboard a train headed for a Western town, Trampas meets a girl and her ailing father who are tracking down a lead on their missing mother and wife.
E14
Nan Allen
Thu, Jan 7 1971 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A jealous man who admits to killing his sister's alleged attacker, a Shiloh employee, recuperates from injuries at the ranch, but his sibling's romance with Mackenzie causes anger to resurface.
E15
The Politician
Thu, Jan 14 1971 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
A trip to buy land for grazing puts the Virginian in the middle of a murder mystery involving a Senate hopeful, his ambitious wife, and hard drinking brother.
E16
The Animal
Thu, Jan 21 1971 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Tate rescues a deaf Indian boy from a posse, then comes to his defense when a kangaroo court seems determined to convict the lad of homicide.
E17
The Legacy of Spencer Flats
Thu, Jan 28 1971 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
In nearly abandoned Spencer Flats, Trampas is held by Della and Annie Spencer, who accuse him of being outlaw Deke Slaughter, though their handyman is not so convinced. Then the real Slaughter rides into the town, claiming to be a sheriff.
E18
The Angus Killer
Thu, Feb 11 1971 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian seeks the identity of the person responsible for the mysterious killing of a widow's herd of cattle.
E19
Flight from Memory
Thu, Feb 18 1971 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Mackenzie tends to a young woman injured in a fall from a horse, only to have a cowboy arrive and claim she is wanted for murder.
E20
Tate: Ramrod
Thu, Feb 25 1971 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Tate, on leave from Shiloh, discovers that building a barbed wire fence for a widower rancher and his children may involve more than stringing wire and sinking posts.
E21
The Regimental Line
Thu, Mar 4 1971 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
Mackenzie faces bad weather, rough terrain, Indians and cavalrymen when he pursues a man he thinks deserted his regiment.
E22
The Town Killer
Thu, Mar 11 1971 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
The Virginian challenges a sophisticated outlaw who controls a frightened community.
E23
Wolf Track
Thu, Mar 18 1971 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
After being mauled by a cunning wolf he has been tracking, and then robbed of his possessions by a stranger, MacKenzie is taken in by a homesteader and her son. The wolf, however, is still at large and MacKenzie is determined to kill him.
E24
Jump-Up
Thu, Mar 25 1971 12:30 AM GMT+0000
90 min
After stopping in the town of Jump-Up to see an old girlfriend, Tate is cheated in a card game by a gambler, and then framed by town boss John Timothy Driscoll and his son for killing the man, and forced into a hard labor camp.
Cast
James Drury
as The Virginian
Doug McClure
as Trampas
Sara Lane
as Elizabeth Grainger
Clu Gulager
as Emmett Ryker
Roberta Shore
as Betsy Garth
Lee J. Cobb
as Judge Henry Garth
Randy Boone
as Randy Benton
Gary Clarke
as Steve Hill
John McIntire
as Clay Grainger
Don Quine
as Stacey Grainger
Jeanette Nolan
as Holly Grainger
Tim Matheson
as Jim Horn
