Episode 1
Aired Sep 15, 1965
The Brothers
A rancher (Robert Lansing) frees his condemned brother (Andrew Prine) from an Army stockade and flees to the hills, unaware he inadvertantly killed a guard during the escape; guest Jan Shepard.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 22, 1965
Day of the Scorpion
A stubborn Australian sheepherder (John Anderson) demands a life for a life after his son is accidentally killed during a fight with the Virginian; guests John McLiam, Sean McClory, Harold Gould.
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Episode 3
Aired Sep 29, 1965
A Little Learning
A young cowhand (Albert Salmi) who only wants to learn to read and write could pay for the knowledge with his life when his pretty teacher's (Susan Oliver) jealous old boyfriend (Bruce Dern) comes to town.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 6, 1965
The Claim
Aiming to make his fortune at gambling and goldmining, Trampas quits his job at the ranch and joins forces with a happy-go-lucky thrillseeker (William Shatner); guest Strother Martin.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 13, 1965
The Awakening
A man (Glenn Corbett) in love with Betsy helps local miners fight for more safety on the job; guest Virginia Christine.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 27, 1965
Ring of Silence
Ryker risks the lives of stagecoach passengers (Joyce Van Patten, Royal Dano, John Hoyt) to protect a murder suspect (Earl Holliman) from a vengeful Mexican (Joe DeSantis).
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 3, 1965
Jennifer
Garth's niece (Diane Roter) befriends and is later betrayed by a young cowboy (James MacArthur) who killed a bounty hunter (Hal Needham).
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 10, 1965
Nobility of Kings
Striving to overcome failures, a rancher (Charles Bronson) obsessively drives to build a cattle empire; guests Lois Nettleton, George Kennedy.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 17, 1965
Show Me a Hero
Easterners planning to convert a ghost to a railroad center meet outlaws hired to ensure it becomes a gambling mecca; guests Sherry Jackson, Leonard Nimoy.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 24, 1965
Beyond the Border
A lonely saloon girl (Joan Staley) risks her outlaw boyfriend's (Michael Forest) wrath when she tends the Virginian, who has fallen seriously ill during a trip through Mexico.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 1, 1965
The Dream of Stavros Karas
A Greek widower (Michael Constantine) sends to his homeland for a woman to marry, and a 19-year-old (Louise Sorel) arrives.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 8, 1965
The Laramie Road
Enforcing the law may force Ryker to shoot at his friends who have formed a lynch mob; guests Leslie Nielsen, Harold J. Stone, Claude Akins.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 15, 1965
The Horse Fighter
A veteran cowboy (Harry Guardino) 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.
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Episode 14
Aired Dec 22, 1965
Letter of the Law
A railroad detective (Simon Oakland) hounds a former train-robbery suspect (James Best), refusing to believe in the man's innocence even though he was cleared in court; guests Ron Soble, David McLean.
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Episode 15
Aired Dec 29, 1965
Blaze of Glory
A rancher (Leif Erickson) facing forclosure trades shelter and medical help for an injured thief's loot; guests Joan Freeman, Karl Swenson.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 5, 1966
Nobody Said Hello
An ex-Confederate officer (James Whitmore), imprisoned for 20 years for mistreating prisoners, arrives in Medicine Bow and fans the hatred of one of his former victims (Peter Whitney).
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 12, 1966
Men With Guns
Trampas tries to lead immigrants to fight a rich landlord (Telly Savalas) forcing them from their prosperous community; guests Robert F. Simon, Buck Taylor.
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Episode 18
Aired Jan 19, 1966
Long Ride to Wind River
The Virginian seeks the man (John Cassavetes) who could clear a condemned man of murder; guests Pilar Seurat, Michael Burns, Dub Taylor, Carlos Rivas.
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Episode 19
Aired Jan 26, 1966
Chaff in the Wind
The head (Ed Begley) of a family of drifters urges his cardsharp son (Tony Bill) and saloon-girl daughter to pose as respectable citizens while at Shiloh Ranch; guest Lonny Chapman.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 2, 1966
The Inchworm's Got No Wings at All
Jennifer overrides a family's objections and tries to open up an emotionally withdrawn girl (Stacy Maxwell) who has witnessed a murder; guests Lou Antonio, Angela Clarke, Anthony Caruso.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 9, 1966
Morgan Starr
Garth leaves for new duties as acting governor and hires a tough man (John Dehner) to run the ranch, angering both ranchhands and neighbors.
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Episode 22
Aired Feb 16, 1966
A Harvest of Strangers
A group of heavily armed men arrives in Medicine Bow and begins a mysterious vigil; guests John Anderson, Fabrizio Mioni, Jan Shepard, John Dehner, Val Avery.
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Episode 23
Aired Feb 23, 1966
Ride a Cock-Horse to Laramie Cross
Trampas enlists the aid of an ex-card dealer (Nita Talbot) to help him deliver a boy (Clint Howard) and his baby sister to their mother in Laramie.
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Episode 24
Aired Mar 2, 1966
One Spring Like Long Ago
A chief clashes with Starr, Randy and a bounty hunter (Warren Oates) when he leaves the reservation for bison to save his tribe.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 9, 1966
Return of Golden Tom
A former outlaw (Victor Jory) just released from prison after 35 years comes to Medicine Bow and is confronted by a glorified account of his exploits as chronicled in dime novels; guest Linden Chiles.
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Episode 26
Aired Mar 23, 1966
The Wolves in Front, the Jackals Behind
Randy loves the daughter (Peggy Lipton) of a ranch family whose outlaw son (James Farentino) returns to settle a grudge; guest Michael J. Pollard.
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Episode 27
Aired Mar 30, 1966
That Saunders Woman
The women of Medicine Bow reject a former saloon girl (Sheree North) trying to start a new life and business after serving time for murder, especially after a local citizen is found dead; guest Liam Sullivan.
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Episode 28
Aired Apr 6, 1966
No Drums, No Trumpets
Someone hires an ex-marshal (Leslie Nielsen) to murder the signers of an important trade agreement with Mexico; guests Hans Gudegast (Eric Braeden), Richard Devon.
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Episode 29
Aired Apr 13, 1966
A Bald-Faced Boy
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; guests Andrew Prine, Royal Dano, Andrew Duggan.
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Episode 30
Aired Apr 20, 1966
Mark of a Man
Near tragedy results when a wealthy merchant (John McLiam) attempts to thwart the budding romance between his daughter (Brooke Bundy) and a young man (Barry Primus) down on his luck; guest Harold J. Stone.
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