Episode List
| Nº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | September 10, 1981 (1981-09-10) |
| Sam arrives in town with the intention of running the general store. However, after he turns down the protection racket he runs into all kinds of trouble. | ||||
| 2 | "The Prisoner" | Will Mackenzie | Michael Leeson, Earl Pomerantz |
September 17, 1981 (1981-09-17) |
| Sam has to face a prisoner's outlaw brothers after the sheriff who was taking him in takes sick on his way through town. | ||||
| 3 | "Mail Order Bride" | Doug Rogers | Earl Pomerantz | September 24, 1981 (1981-09-24) |
| Doc's mail-order bride is a little more than he expected. She has a vivid personality and a past which matches it. | ||||
| 4 | "The Calico Kid Returns" | Jeff Chambers | Mitch Markowitz | October 1, 1981 (1981-10-01) |
| The new cook at Square Deal Saloon is the Calico Kid. He has sworn to never again kill anything he can't eat. | ||||
| 5 | "The Reunion" | Ed. Weinberger | Chip Keyes, Doug Keyes |
October 8, 1981 (1981-10-08) |
| Elvira's die-hard Confederate father stays at the Square Deal Saloon while he is in town. His wife is trying to patch things up their daughter; she married a Yankee! | ||||
| 6 | "They're Hanging Parker Tillman: Part 1" | Jeff Chambers | Earl Pomerantz | October 15, 1981 (1981-10-15) |
| Sam goes out on a limb and manages to save Tillman from a lynch mob. At the trial, his mixed-up testimony has him back at the end of a rope. | ||||
| 7 | "They're Hanging Parker Tillman: Part 2" | Jeff Chambers | Earl Pomerantz | October 22, 1981 (1981-10-22) |
| Sam infiltrates an outlaw band to try to prove Tillman is innocent of cattle rustling. | ||||
| 8 | "The New Marshal" | Tom Trbovich | Mitch Markowitz | October 29, 1981 (1981-10-29) |
| Sam loses his badge in a special election to Tillman's squeaky clean candidate. | ||||
| 9 | "Daniel's First Love" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | November 5, 1981 (1981-11-05) |
| Daniel is just as surprised as anyone when a few innocent kisses leads to a shotgun wedding. | ||||
| 10 | "Laney in Love" | Stan Daniels | Sam Simon | November 12, 1981 (1981-11-12) |
| Laney is smitten with a smoothie who bids high for her at a social. But he turns out to be a real low-down heel. | ||||
| 11 | "The Railroad" | Howard Storm | Sy Rosen | November 19, 1981 (1981-11-19) |
| Sam and Tillman work very hard to try to convince the railroad to come to Copper Creek. | ||||
| 12 | "The New Jail" | James Burrows | Michael Leeson | November 26, 1981 (1981-11-26) |
| Sam's image as a lawman quickly loses its edge after he manages to shoot himself in the leg. And the jail falling down around him doesn't help much either. | ||||
| 13 | "A Man, a Woman, and a Horse" | Howard Storm | Earl Pomerantz | December 17, 1981 (1981-12-17) |
| Sam doesn't pay any attention to the signs of discontent from Elvira until the day he comes home and finds her packed to leave. | ||||
| 14 | "Frog's First Gunfight" | Michael Lessac | Earl Pomerantz | January 7, 1982 (1982-01-07) |
| Frog meets a woman who was recently jilted by her boyfriend. However, neither of them is aware that he wants her back. | ||||
| 15 | "The Calico Kid Goes to School" | Michael Lessac | Earl Pomerantz | January 14, 1982 (1982-01-14) |
| The Calico Kid has reformed and decides he would like to be a U.S. Marshal. But the job requires a third-grade education, which the Kid doesn't have. | ||||
| 16 | "Tillman Held for Ransom" | Howard Storm | Earl Pomerantz | January 21, 1982 (1982-01-21) |
| Tillman has been kidnapped and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom. But the citizens of Copper Creek have no intention of paying the ransom. They don't even want to try to rescue him. | ||||
| 17 | "The Cave-In" | Howard Storm | David Lloyd | February 12, 1982 (1982-02-12) |
| Elvira and her stepson are exploring an abandoned outlaw cave, unaware that it is booby-trapped to collapse. | ||||
| 18 | "Daniel Fights a Bully" | Howard Storm | Earl Pomerantz | February 19, 1982 (1982-02-19) |
| Daniel's refusal to fight a relentless bully ends up with Sam having to fight the bully's father. | ||||
| 19 | "The Pretty Prisoner" | Howard Storm | David Lloyd | February 26, 1982 (1982-02-26) |
| Sam is handcuffed to his prisoner for an overnight journey. His prisoner is a flirtatious female outlaw. | ||||
| 20 | "Elvira's Old Beau" | Stan Daniels | Earl Pomerantz | June 7, 1982 (1982-06-07) |
| A man to whom Elvira was once engaged has come to town, and he wants to take her away with him. | ||||
| 21 | "Sam's Life Is Threatened" | Stan Daniels | Earl Pomerantz | June 14, 1982 (1982-06-14) |
| 22 | "The Funeral" | Ed. Weinberger | David Lloyd | June 21, 1982 (1982-06-21) |
| Sam and Tillman try to foil a holdup by holding a funeral for Frog. Instead of Frog, the coffin contains the $20,000 the thieves are after. |
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