Season 1 (1981)

Pilot
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September 10, 1981 • 30m

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
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September 17, 1981 • 30m

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
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October 1, 1981 • 30m

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)
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October 15, 1981 • 30m

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)
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October 22, 1981 • 30m

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

The New Marshal
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October 29, 1981 • 30m

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

Daniel's First Love
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November 5, 1981 • 30m

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

Laney in Love
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November 12, 1981 • 30m

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
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October 8, 1981 • 30m

Elvira's die-hard Confederate father (Andy Griffith) stays at the Square Deal Saloon while he is in town. His wife is trying to pa...Read more

The Railroad
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November 19, 1981 • 30m

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

The New Jail
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November 26, 1981 • 30m

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
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December 17, 1981 • 30m

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
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January 7, 1982 • 30m

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

The Calico Kid Goes to School
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January 14, 1982 • 30m

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
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January 21, 1982 • 30m

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
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January 28, 1982 • 30m

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

The Cave-In
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February 12, 1982 • 30m

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

Daniel Fights a Bully
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February 19, 1982 • 30m

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

The Pretty Prisoner
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February 26, 1982 • 30m

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

Elvira's Old Beau
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June 7, 1982 • 30m

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

Sam's Life Is Threatened
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June 14, 1982 • 30m

Sam receives an anonymous threatening note.

The Funeral
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June 21, 1982 • 30m

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