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Season 8 – The Virginian

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A mysterious man enforces law and order in 1890s Wyoming.
The Virginian — Season 8

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 17, 1969 Long Ride Home A roving cowboy (Leslie Nielsen) attempts to recoup money from a con man, while his sidekick (Tim Matheson) begins to prefer ranch life; guest Lonny Chapman. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 24, 1969 A Flash of Darkness Blinded after a fall, the Virginian strays to the home of a horse thief (James Whitmore) and his two sons, fired earlier from Shiloh. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 1, 1969 Halfway Back From Hell Trampas helps prison probationers succeed with an Arizona ranch despite local opposition. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 8, 1969 The Power Seekers Clay discovers politics' unsavory side when he runs against an ambitious opponent (Andrew Prine) for the territorial legislature; guests Barry Sullivan, Dana Elcar, John McLiam. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 15, 1969 The Family Man Jim delivers the baby of a woman (Darleen Carr) whose fugitive husband has run out on her, then cares for her and her property in addition to his responsibilities at the ranch. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 22, 1969 The Runaway A boy (Johnnie Whitaker) fleeing a reform-school operator (Peter Whitney) shelters at Shiloh Ranch while the Virginian and Trampas try to find his father (Guy Stockwell). Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 29, 1969 A Love to Remember A Boston journalist (Diane Baker) tracking her family's killer finds articles that belonged to her spouse. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 5, 1969 The Substitute A bounty hunter (Gregg Palmer) waylays Trampas then takes him to a town where he is mistakenly identified as the killer of a beloved local doctor; guests Dennis Cooney, Beverlee McKinsey. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 19, 1969 The Bugler After being whipped, an Army private (Michael Burns) deserts the post commanded by his father (Morgan Woodward) and is found unconscious and injured on Shiloh property; guest Alan Hale. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 26, 1969 Home to Methuselah An aging sheriff (John Anderson) 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. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 3, 1969 A Touch of Hands Trampas agrees to marry a childhood friend (Belinda Montgomery), back from finishing school, despite her father's (Michael Constantine) wishes. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 10, 1969 Journey to Scathelock Jim heads to Canada on the trail of a saloon girl (Anne Helm) and her con-man boyfriend (Burr De Benning) who disappeared from Shiloh with $4,000; guests Frank Campanella, Lawrence Dane. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 17, 1969 A Woman of Stone A long-time captive (Bethel Leslie) of an Indian tribe returns to the husband (Charles Drake) who deserted her during a raid, only to find her desire for revenge could destroy her daughter's wedding. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 31, 1969 Black Jade Trampas joins forces with his quarry (James Watson) when an outlaw (William Shatner) captures them in a ghost town. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 7, 1970 You Can Lead a Horse to Water A stagecoach robbery interferes with the plans of a Southern belle (Elizabeth Hubbard) who is traveling to Clearwater to marry her childhood sweetheart (Anthony Eisley); guest Strother Martin. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 21, 1970 Nightmare A newly married woman (Joan Crawford) faces many problems, including a murder charge, after her husband's (Michael Conrad) injury sets off a bid for power in his company; guest Warren Kemmerling. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 28, 1970 Holocaust An agent (Tony Franciosa) for Eastern interests begins to split the Cattlemen's Association, to grab land; guests Harold J. Stone, Sean McClory. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 4, 1970 Train of Darkness A clan avenging the death of kin targets a former gunslinger (Dennis Weaver) and his bride (Charlotte Stewart); guests Gerald O'Loughlin, John Larch. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 11, 1970 A Time of Terror A family (Shelly Novack, Phillip Alford, Pamela Murphy) takes over Shiloh at gunpoint, then lures the Graingers' friend (Joseph Cotten), a Congressional candidate, to the ranch for revenge. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 18, 1970 No War for the Warrior Jim's life is endangered after an Indian (Charles Robinson) running from authorities hides out with the Shiloh wranglers on a cattle drive; guests Henry Jones, Charles Aidman. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 25, 1970 A King's Ransom An Australian couple (Patrick MacNee, Jackie DeShannon) visits Medicine Bow with plans to kidnap and ransom Clay. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 4, 1970 Sins of the Fathers Clay awaits a showdown with a young gunslinger (Robert Lipton), hired as a Shiloh ranchhand, who blames his father's death 20 years earlier on Grainger and refuses to listen to any explanation. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 11, 1970 Rich Man, Poor Man A poor farmer (Jack Elam) goes on a spree, spending the $10,000 reward for helping capture a bank robber; guest Patricia Morrow. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 18, 1970 The Gift A wounded bank robber hides his loot and dies in a saloon girl's (Julie Gregg) room, making her the target of his partner (Tab Hunter). Details

Season Info

Director
Anton Leader, Joseph Pevney, Abner Biberman, Seymour Robbie, Charles S. Dubin, Don McDougall
Executive Producer
Norman MacDonnell
Screenwriter
Robert Van Scoyk, Richard Fielder, Robert Earll, Alvin Sapinsley
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Western
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 17, 1969