Season 17
Episodes
S17E1 • The Secret of the Black Prince
Stony comes across a dying criminal and learns the possible location of some hidden loot. Using the last of his savings to buy an abandoned mine, he has trouble locating the money until he schemes to get others to do the work.
First aired : September 27, 1968
S17E2 • The Leprechaun of Last Chance Gulch
Irishman Tommy is convinced he has found a leprechaun that will help him find gold in his mine. Ben claims he is just an ordinary man but he seems to have some magical abilities.
First aired : September 28, 1968
S17E3 • Ton of Tin
A spectacular wrinkle develops around an aging marshal's refusal to wear glasses.
First aired : September 28, 1968
S17E4 • The Sage Hen
Sage Madison's husband leaves his Dakota territory home to haul freight and hopes his wife is all right by herself. Two highwaymen show up and force Sage to cook and wait on them until she turns the tables on them.
First aired : October 1, 1968
S17E5 • The Other Cheek
The Ellsworth ranch hires mild mannered Sam who wishes to be a preacher. Fellow employee Web, a bully, targets him and forces a showdown. The love of the boss's daughter helps Sam take a stand.
First aired : October 4, 1968
S17E6 • A Mule... Like the Army's Mule
Sandy King, the youngest member of an outlaw gang, is wounded. The gang captures army lieutenant Jason Beal, but they agree to free him on condition that he take King for treatment by army doctors, without arrest. When the healed King returns to his gang, he provides them information for another robbery: stealing a group of horses from the army.
First aired : October 5, 1968
S17E7 • Lottie's Legacy
A preacher's fiancé is not who he thinks she is.
First aired : October 27, 1968
S17E8 • Lady with a Past
Tiger Lil leaves her dance hall days behind her by altering her dress and demeanor. Frank Johnson starts looking for her to profess his love, not believing she could change that much.
First aired : November 19, 1968
S17E9 • A Short Cut Through Tombstone
A sheriff has problems with his young deputy.
First aired : November 22, 1968
S17E10 • Up the Chimney
A sheriff in Tucson, Arizona territory, pursues bank robbers and $62,000 in cash, who hide it in Colossal Cave.
First aired : November 30, 1968
S17E11 • The World's Greatest Swimming Horse
Frank Ball arrives in town announcing he has a horse with the most amazing ability. When he starts selling tickets, a local woman Anne is determined to expose him as a flim flam man.
First aired : December 17, 1968
S17E12 • Ten Day Millionaires
Cal and Sam share a mining claim, but Sam is a better writer than a laborer. A set of circumstances prevent the friends from keeping control of their potential millions.
First aired : December 21, 1968
S17E13 • A Restless Man
Hendry Brown takes the unenviable job of sheriff in a lawless town. But old habits die hard, and Brown is faced with a moral dilemma when a friend from his outlaw past has an idea for easy money.
First aired : January 2, 1969
S17E14 • A Gift
Rachel Barrett's act of kindness toward an injured Indian leads to her family's capture by his fellow tribesmen. Despite their lives being endangered, Rachel continues to be compassionate which impresses the chief.
First aired : January 10, 1969
S17E15 • Solomon's Glory
A successful newspaperman turns town drunk. His old boss must get him clean and sober for an important guest.
First aired : January 17, 1969
S17E16 • The Understanding
John Parker has been raised by the Comanches since he was a boy and wants to remain with his Indian family. Stranded in the desert after being injured, a young Mexican woman rescues him and he starts to wonder about his choice.
First aired : January 28, 1969
S17E17 • Long Night at Fort Lonely
Ben Cotterman, wife Rachel and brother Ab have bought an abandoned, isolated fort to live in. Thier lives are put in jeopardy by renegade Indians led by disaffected white man Clay.
First aired : February 15, 1969
S17E18 • Here Stands Bailey
Brit and Hannah Bailey fend off Indians and outlaws in 1820's Texas to hold onto their farm. But when Stephen F. Austin arrives to claim the land as part of a government grant, Brit vows to fight whatever the cost.
First aired : February 18, 1969
S17E19 • Angel of Tombstone
Nellie runs a restaurant and lends a helping hand to those in need. But gold fever takes hold when she learns that nuggets just lay on the ground in a remote area of Mexico. More importantly she finds out why the locals ignore the easy wealth.
First aired : March 8, 1969
S17E20 • A Full House
Cliff and Frank, best friends recently out of the army, finds themselves at odds over their future. They use a card game to determine a very important decision about marriage.
First aired : March 14, 1969
S17E21 • How to Beat a Badman
Jack and Johnny left behind their outlaw ways and have a successful silver claim. Senator Stewart uses underhanded methods to obtain it and the men vow revenge. But Johnny's new wife Delia objects.
First aired : March 18, 1969
S17E22 • A Key for the Fort
Cora and Ella visit a remote Utah fort, not knowing it is under the threat of an Indian attack. When the tribe's leader Black Wing becomes desperately ill, the women compassionately try to nurse him back to health, perhaps endangering everyone's lives.
First aired : March 26, 1969
S17E23 • Drop Out
George Parker is unwilling to follow the rules of either his father or his church in 1880's Utah. His friend Michael encourages his rebellious ways and suggests he even change his name. George decides to start his new life as Butch Cassidy.
First aired : April 25, 1969
S17E24 • The Oldest Law
A powerful Texas rancher wants revenge for the murder of his son.
First aired : April 29, 1969
S17E25 • Lucia Darling and the Ostrich
Lucia Darling arrives in territorial Montana to start a school. After being robbed of her books she is determined to continue despite being accused of being naive. She quickly learns the ways of the West to achieve her goals.
First aired : May 11, 1969
S17E26 • Jimmy Dayton's Bonanza
Florrie is tired of empty promises and bad behavior that she sees as a saloon girl. When a Death Valley ranch foreman Jimmy treats her well and offers to marry her, she accepts. But after learning he misrepresented his situation, she debates whether to stay with him.