Season 1

Season 1

1981-09-10
22 Episodes

Episodes

Pilot

1. Pilot

1981-09-10

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Sam arrives in town intending to run the general store, then runs into all kinds of trouble after turning down the protection racket.

The Prisoner

2. The Prisoner

1981-09-17

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Sam must face a prisoner's outlaw brothers after the sheriff who was taking him in becomes ill on his way through town.

The Calico Kid Returns

3. The Calico Kid Returns

1981-10-01

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The Square Deal Saloon's new cook is the Calico Kid; he has sworn to never again kill anything he can't eat.

They're Hanging Parker Tillman (1)

4. They're Hanging Parker Tillman (1)

1981-10-15

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Sam goes out on a limb and manages to save Tillman from a lynch mob, but at the trial, his mixed-up testimony has him back at the end of a rope.

They're Hanging Parker Tillman (2)

5. They're Hanging Parker Tillman (2)

1981-10-22

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Sam infiltrates an outlaw band to try to prove Tillman is innocent of cattle rustling.

The New Marshal

6. The New Marshal

1981-10-29

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Sam loses his badge in a special election to Tillman's squeaky-clean candidate.

Daniel's First Love

7. Daniel's First Love

1981-11-05

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Daniel is as surprised as anyone when a few innocent kisses lead to a shotgun wedding.

Laney in Love

8. Laney in Love

1981-11-12

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Laney is smitten with a smoothie who bids high for her at a social—but he turns out to be a low-down heel.

The Reunion

9. The Reunion

1981-10-08

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Elvira's die-hard Confederate father (Andy Griffith) stays at the Square Deal Saloon while he is in town. His wife is trying to patch things up with their daughter; she married a Yankee!

The Railroad

10. The Railroad

1981-11-19

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Sam and Tillman try hard to convince the railroad to come to Copper Creek.

The New Jail

11. The New Jail

1981-11-26

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Sam's image as a lawman quickly loses its edge after he manages to shoot himself in the leg; the jail collapsing around him doesn't help.

A Man, a Woman, and a Horse

12. A Man, a Woman, and a Horse

1981-12-17

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Sam doesn't pay attention to signs of discontent from Elvira until the day he comes home to finds her packed to leave.

Frog's First Gunfight

13. Frog's First Gunfight

1982-01-07

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Frog meets a woman who was recently jilted by her beau, but neither realizes he wants her back.

The Calico Kid Goes to School

14. The Calico Kid Goes to School

1982-01-14

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The reformed Calico Kid decides he wants to be a United States Marshal. But he lacks one qualification: a third-grade education.

Tillman Held for Ransom

15. Tillman Held for Ransom

1982-01-21

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Tillman has been kidnapped and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom, but the Copper Creek citizens have no intention of paying up.

Mail Order Bride

16. Mail Order Bride

1982-01-28

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Doc's mail-order bride has a vivid personality with a past to match it.

The Cave-In

17. The Cave-In

1982-02-12

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Elvira and her stepson explore an abandoned outlaw cave, unaware that it is booby-trapped to collapse.

Daniel Fights a Bully

18. Daniel Fights a Bully

1982-02-19

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Daniel's refusal to fight a relentless bully leads to Sam having to fight the bully's father.

The Pretty Prisoner

19. The Pretty Prisoner

1982-02-26

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Sam is handcuffed to his prisoner—a flirtatious female outlaw—for an overnight journey.

Elvira's Old Beau

20. Elvira's Old Beau

1982-06-07

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Elvira's former fiance' comes to town, intent on taking her away with him.

Sam's Life Is Threatened

21. Sam's Life Is Threatened

1982-06-14

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Sam receives an anonymous threatening note.

The Funeral

22. The Funeral

1982-06-21

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Sam and Tillman try to foil a holdup by holding a funeral for Frog; the coffin contains the $20,000 the thieves are after.