Guestward Ho!

Episode 1

The Hootens Buy a Ranch

Thu, Sep 29, 1960 30 mins

The Hootons, a New York City family, impulsively move to New Mexico to run a guest ranch. In this first episode Bill Hooton arrives to find guests leaving in fear of a mountain lion and he can not afford to pay the staff.

Episode 2

You Can't Go Home Again

Thu, Oct 6, 1960 30 mins

Episode 3

The Lost Tribe

Thu, Oct 20, 1960 30 mins

Desperate for publicity to attract customers, the Drus invite a famous magazine writer to accompany them on an authentic Indian pack trip.

Episode 4

Babs Meets Phyllis Brady

Thu, Oct 27, 1960 30 mins

Babs fears she may loses her husband to his childhood sweetheart, who is now an accomplished horsewoman.

Episode 5

Babs and the Cow

Thu, Nov 3, 1960 30 mins

Babs wants garden furniture for the ranch, but Bill thinks they have more need for a cow.

Episode 6

The Hootens Fire Lonesome

Thu, Nov 10, 1960 30 mins

Forgetful wrangler Lonesome loses a valued horse.

Episode 7

Bab's Mother

Thu, Nov 17, 1960 30 mins

The Hootens are thrown into turmoil by an unscheduled visit from Babs' mother.

Episode 8

The Thanksgiving Story

Thu, Nov 24, 1960 30 mins

Episode 9

Babs' Vanity

Thu, Dec 1, 1960 30 mins

Former model Babs is appalled when a rival tells her she now resembles a leather-faced old pioneer woman.

Episode 10

Babs and the Lion

Thu, Dec 8, 1960 30 mins

Bill fears that if Babs finds out there's a cougar loose on their ranch, she'll leave immediately for New York.

Episode 11

The Matchmaker

Thu, Dec 15, 1960 30 mins

Babs hires a handsome young wrangler to provide companionship to a skilled but lonely Indian cook.

Episode 12

The Christmas Spirit

Thu, Dec 22, 1960 30 mins

Episode 13

The Model Mother

Thu, Dec 29, 1960 30 mins

Babs is temporarily lured back to modeling.

Episode 14

Injun Bill

Thu, Jan 5, 1961 30 mins

Hawkeye schemes to make Bill believe he is an Indian prince of royal blood in order to use the Hooten ranch for his money-making Festival of Corn.

Episode 15

The Social Director

Thu, Jan 12, 1961 30 mins

Episode 16

Frontier Week

Thu, Jan 19, 1961 30 mins

Episode 17

Too Many Cooks

Thu, Jan 26, 1961 30 mins

Guests are expecting a meal of Mexican food and Babs is clueless where to begin. She buys a cookbook from Hawkeye but is no better off as it's in Spanish. Babe decides to forge ahead.

Episode 18

Dimples Goes Hollywood

Thu, Feb 2, 1961 30 mins

Babs is not used to the quiet rural life and wants a taste of the big city. Husband Bill tells her it's too expensive but she finds a way to escape temporarily.

Episode 19

No Vacancy

Thu, Feb 9, 1961 30 mins

Babs and Bill decide they need a peaceful weekend with no guests. But when the Curtis couple show up with confirmed reservations everything is turned upside down.

Episode 20

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

Thu, Feb 16, 1961 30 mins

Episode 21

Bill, the Candidate

Thu, Feb 23, 1961 30 mins

Bill throws his Stetson into the ring in the race for President of the Chamber of Commerce, and Hawkeye whoops it up in his warbonnet.

Episode 22

Babs, the Guest

Thu, Mar 2, 1961 30 mins

Episode 23

Hawkeye's First Love

Thu, Mar 9, 1961 30 mins

Episode 24

Hawkeye, the Mother

Thu, Mar 16, 1961 30 mins

Episode 25

Hawkeye's Stadium

Thu, Mar 23, 1961 30 mins

Episode 26

The Honorary Indian

Thu, Mar 30, 1961 30 mins

Episode 27

The Hootens Build a Barbecue

Thu, Apr 6, 1961 30 mins

Bill desperate for a man-sized barbecue to cook his steaks, passes on Hawkeye's do-if-yourself assembly kit for $50 and begins construction of his own.

Episode 28

Hooten's Statue

Thu, Apr 13, 1961 30 mins

Hawkeye's feathers are ruffled when the town decides to erect a monument to its "greatest citizen".

Episode 29

Two Guests from the East

Thu, Apr 20, 1961 30 mins

Episode 30

Bill, the Fireman

Thu, Apr 27, 1961 30 mins

Episode 31

Babs, the Manager

Thu, May 4, 1961 30 mins

Episode 32

Lonesome's Gal

Thu, May 11, 1961 30 mins

Episode 33

The Wrestler

Thu, May 18, 1961 30 mins

Babs is put in charge of entertainment by the P.T.A. and she's at a loss for ideas. Hawkeye persuades her to put on a wrestling match between her husband Bill and "War Eagle" .

Episode 34

The Hootons Versus Hawkeye

Thu, May 25, 1961 30 mins

The Hootens rent an industrial cleaner from Hawkeye that goes berserk and destroys the lodge. Babe and Bill take him to court to collect damages.

Episode 35

Hooten's Second Car

Thu, Jun 1, 1961 30 mins

Episode 36

The Wild West Show

Thu, Jun 8, 1961 30 mins

Episode 37

The Beatniks

Thu, Jun 15, 1961 30 mins

Episode 38

No Place Like Home

Thu, Jun 22, 1961 30 mins