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Lancer Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1968 - 1969
Episode 1
Lancer AKA The High Riders
Tue, Sep 24, 1968 60 mins
Murdoch (Andrew Duggan) offers his two estranged sons valuable ranch country if they will help fight land pirates. Scott: Wayne Maunder. Johnny: James Stacy. Teresa: Elizabeth Baur. Pardee: Joe Don Baker. Cipriano: Paul Fierro. Toledano: Anthony Caruso.
Episode 2
Blood Rock
Tue, Oct 1, 1968 60 mins
The Lancers arrange for a 10-year-old to meet his outlaw father---a set-up that pleases an ambitious sheriff (John Anderson) with twisted ethics. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Ben: Barry Williams. Price: J.D. Cannon. Scott: Wayne Maunder. Johnny: James Stacy.
Episode 3
Chase a Wild Horse
Tue, Oct 8, 1968 60 mins
A character study of Johnny (James Stacy) equates the rebellious young man with a superb wild stallion he's trying to tame. Stryker: Robert J. Wilke. Wes: James Gannon. Murdock: Andrew Duggan.
Episode 4
Foley
Tue, Oct 15, 1968 60 mins
Scott (Wayne Maunder) tries to save a pregnant woman from her father-in-law, a notorious outlaw who wants custody of the child. Foley: R.G. Armstrong. Polly: Lynn Loring. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Corey: Don Quine.
Episode 5
The Lawman
Tue, Oct 22, 1968 60 mins
Retiring Marshal Barker (James Gregory) faces a dilemma: a future as a charity case---or a bribe offered by a prisoner. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Evans: Bob Doyle. Johnny: James Stacy.
Episode 6
Julie
Tue, Oct 29, 1968 60 mins
Johnny goes after a girl who framed Scott to protect her brother. She has also convinced bounty hunters that Scott is their prize. Julie: Susan Strasberg. Johnny: James Stacy. Lucas: Bruce Dern. Cutler: John Kellogg. Scott: Wayne Maunder.
Episode 7
The Prodigal
Tue, Nov 12, 1968 60 mins
Widow Marcy Dane (Phyllis Thaxter) stirs up more than the coals of an old romance when she arrives with her son---an Army deserter charged with murder. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Dane: John E. Crawford.
Episode 8
Jelly
Tue, Nov 19, 1968 60 mins
In his effort to care for eight orphans, Jelly Hoskins (Paul Brinegar) takes a money bag from a dead bank robber. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Johnny: James Stacy. Scott: Wayne Maunder. Willy: Ronny Howard.
Episode 9
Last Train for Charlie Poe
Tue, Nov 26, 1968 60 mins
As part of a scheme to foil a land grab, Johnny (James Stacy) and Scott (Wayne Maunder) plan to rob a train---and that means enlisting the aid of two ex-robbers. Poe: Harold Gould. Horn: Dub Taylor. Mollie: Mary Fickett. Marks: Frank Marth.
Episode 10
Glory
Tue, Dec 10, 1968 60 mins
Brenda Scott plays a charmer named Glory who, needing cash to pay her grandfather's gambling debts, sets her sights on Scott (Wayne Maunder). Collier: Laurence Naismith. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Hatcher: Johnny Seven.
Episode 11
The Heart of Pony Alice
Tue, Dec 17, 1968 60 mins
Johnny attempts to settle accounts with Wilf Guthrie (Andrew Prine), a sly horse trader who unloaded a nag on him. Pony Alice: Eve Plumb. Johnny: James Stacy.
Episode 12
The Escape
Tue, Dec 31, 1968 60 mins
Unrelenting hate pits three ex-soldiers against Scott (Wayne Maunder)---whom they blame for a wartime betrayal. Cassidy: Dan Travanty. Sarah: Lynda Day. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Lewis: Wayne Rogers.
Episode 13
The Wedding
Tue, Jan 7, 1969 60 mins
Scott joins his friend Josh (Bo Svenson) in pursuit of Dave Macall, an escaped outlaw who kidnapped Josh's bride. Macall: Lawrence Dane. Scott: Wayne Maunder. Laurie: Brioni Farrell. Jenny: Brooke Bundy. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan.
Episode 14
Death Bait
Tue, Jan 14, 1969 60 mins
Murdoch, Teresa and Jelly endure a night of terror when Alton Gannett, an ex-lawman, shows up to even an old score. Gannett: James Olson. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Teresa: Elizabeth Baur. Jelly: Paul Brinegar.
Episode 15
The Black McGloins Party
Tue, Jan 21, 1969 60 mins
Jonathan Harris plays Padraic McGloin, head of a family of squatters who rob the territory---then get the Lancers to defend them. Moira: Stefanie Powers. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Sorley Boy: Peter Palmer. Talbot: George Mitchell. Bridget: Nydia Westman.
Episode 16
Yesterday's Vengeance
Tue, Jan 28, 1969 60 mins
Teresa Wright guest stars as Ellen Hanley, a lawman's wife who plays a pivotal role in resolving a longstanding feud. Haney: Lin McCarthy. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Billy Joe: Robert Sorrells. Scott: Wayne Maunder.
Episode 17
Warburton's Edge
Tue, Feb 4, 1969 60 mins
Johnny's loyalties are torn between his father and an adventurer in a range war. Johnny: James Stacy. Warburton: Arthur Hill. Tallie: Susan O'Connell. Isham: Burr DeBenning. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan.
Episode 18
The Fix-it Man
Tue, Feb 11, 1969 60 mins
Charlie Wingate (Frank McHugh), town drunk and occasional handy man, decides to build a jail---in a lawless settlement. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Kirby: Linden Chiles. Bonell: Barry Atwater. Scott: Wayne Maunder.
Episode 19
Angel Day and Her Sunshine Girls
Tue, Feb 25, 1969 60 mins
A saloon entertainer (Cloris Leachman) appears at the Lancer ranch with a court order to claim Teresa, the child she once abandoned. Bolton: Mark Richman. Teresa: Elizabeth Baur. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan.
Episode 20
The Great Humbug
Tue, Mar 4, 1969 60 mins
The Lancers unwittingly play host to a swindler---and the wealth of problems created by his crooked land-buying scheme. Buttermere: William Windom. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Vinny: Lisa Gerritsen. McKillen: Morgan Woodward. Drew: Alan Oppenheimer.
Episode 21
Camp Juniper
Tue, Mar 11, 1969 60 mins
Scott and Johnny innocently rescue a Boston miss from a kidnapper---whom she wants to marry. Melissa: Shelley Fabares. Cooper: Dennis Cole. Scott: Wayne Maunder. Johnny: James Stacy. Harper: Walter Brooke.
Episode 22
The Knot
Tue, Mar 18, 1969 60 mins
After her rescue from kidnappers, Teresa refuses to identify one captor who was kind to her---but who has vowed to kill Murdoch (Andrew Duggan). Teresa: Elizabeth Baur. Zack: Wright King. Seth: Richard X. Slattery.
Episode 23
The Man Without a Gun
Tue, Mar 25, 1969 60 mins
Guy Stockwell plays a polished gentleman outlaw who plans to rob the town. Sheriff: Warren Oates. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Johnny: James Stacy.
Episode 24
Child of Rock and Sunlight
Tue, Apr 1, 1969 60 mins
Scott is held captive by an outlaw who hopes to cash in on their resemblance. Scott's only hope is the man's curious nephew (Johnnie Whitaker). Scott: Wayne Maunder. Pearl: Patty McCormack. Sickles: Rex Holman. Hannah: Virginia Christine.
Episode 25
The Measure of a Man
Tue, Apr 8, 1969 60 mins
Johnny, an untutored ex-gunfighter, helps a schoolmarm (Julie Sommars) prove the value of education to the ranchers. Johnny: James Stacy. Cameron: Roger Perry. Turk: Ronny Howard. Travis: Victor French. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan.
Episode 26
The Devil's Blessing
Tue, Apr 22, 1969 60 mins
Murdoch takes on lawless elements in a mining town to prove he's not suffering from old age. Blessing: Joseph Campanella. Clara: Beverly Garland. Murdoch: Andrew Duggan. Hamlin: Noah Beery. Johnny: James Stacy. Scott: Wayne Maunder. Jelly: Paul Brinegar.