Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Episode 0

Pilot

Thu, Sep 1, 1966

Eagle Shadow has stepped down as Chief of the Kiowa, and the new Chief, his son Gray Hawk, prepares for war with the town of Wretched. The people are terrified--except, of course, for the Hanks, who step in to calm the hostilities.

Episode 1

A Crooked Line

Sat, Sep 17, 1966 30 mins

Episode 2

No Sale

Sat, Sep 24, 1966 30 mins

A ruthless land-grabber backed by hired guns is buying up the entire town of Wretched, but the Hanks would rather shoot than sell.

Episode 3

Bitter Blossom O'Brian

Sat, Oct 1, 1966 30 mins

The Hanks call on Chief Eagle Shadow to see if he knows the whereabouts of Timothy O'Brian's daughter, who was kidnapped by Indians when she was 8.

Episode 4

Sir Richard of Wretched

Sat, Oct 8, 1966 25 mins

The Hanks are taken in by the genteel manners of an English gentleman, not realizing that he is the mastermind behind a series of stagecoach hold-ups.

Episode 5

Hank and the Indian War

Sat, Oct 15, 1966 30 mins

The Hanks host a peace powwow in hopes of preventing an intertribal war.

Episode 6

The Triangle

Sat, Oct 22, 1966 30 mins

Grandma's first beau, Orville Snipe, rushes to her side when he hears of Grandpa's death--but Grandpa isn't that easy to kill.

Episode 7

A Wagonload of Wives

Sat, Oct 29, 1966 25 mins

The men of Wretched are expecting Eastern women arriving to become their brides, but the townsfolk of Sorry Water abduct the ladies. Henrietta rushes to the rescue, but finds herself engaged when her attempt goes wrong.

Episode 8

The Ross Guttley Story

Sat, Nov 5, 1966 30 mins

Grandma and Hank unwittingly rent a spare room to a lovely female bank robber.

Episode 9

The Gun Runners

Sat, Nov 12, 1966 30 mins

The Secret Service suspects the Hanks of gun-running.

Episode 10

Lookout Point

Sat, Nov 19, 1966 30 mins

Courtney gets the Hanks family thrown in jail in another attempt to get control of their land. They plan a breakout to save their ranch, but the sheriff is keeping a sharp eye on them.

Episode 11

Quit Shootin' Folks

Sat, Nov 26, 1966 30 mins

The Hanks have trouble keeping peace in the valley when acting chief Gray Hawk announces plans to go on the warpath.

Episode 12

Shoot-Out at O'Day Corral

Sat, Dec 3, 1966 30 mins

When the murderous Blanton brothers threaten to kill Sheriff Sikes, Lucy convinces Henrietta, Grandpa, and Grandma to stay out of the conflict. Henrietta convinces Sikes to accept the assistance of fellow peace officers Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday; unfortunately those two gentlemen are sadly out of practice and unable to supply useful aid when the Sheriff is confronted at the O'Day Corral.

Episode 13

Grandma's Date

Sat, Dec 10, 1966 30 mins

The Hanks look for a diplomatic way to get rid of their obnoxious houseguest, the prim, patronizing headmistress of Lucy's finishing school.

Episode 14

Here Comes Trouble

Sat, Dec 17, 1966 30 mins

The Hanks are rewarded for a life-saving rescue with the services of a finicky French valet who's determined to please the hardy frontier family in spite of Grandpa's insults.

Episode 15

Willie the Kid

Sat, Dec 24, 1966 30 mins

Curly Bigelow is looking to make a name for himself by challenging "Willie the Kid" to a duel. Buss Courtney sees an opportunity to cause trouble by making Curly think that the Sheriff is Willie.

Episode 16

Wretched Beautiful

Sat, Dec 31, 1966 30 mins

Grandpa Hanks is forced to assist a pair of bank robbers after the ill-tempered men threaten to harm the family's pet wolf Bowser.

Episode 17

Daisy and the Gambler

Sat, Jan 7, 1967 30 mins

Gunslinger Daisy Frogg arrives and sets her eye on Grandpa for romancing. Grandma refuses to step aside and has firm ideas on how to handle the situation.

Episode 18

The Stranger

Sat, Jan 14, 1967 30 mins

Everyone gets into the act, including the Indians, when a silver-tongued actor arrives in Wretched with a scheme to fleece the local gentry.

Episode 19

Beware the Hangman

Sat, Jan 21, 1967 30 mins

The Hanks must bail Little Bear out of trouble: conniving Buss Courtney has turned the whole town against the honest Injun with a phony charge of cattle-rustling.

Episode 20

A Man for Hank

Sat, Jan 28, 1967 30 mins

Effie pays an Indian Shaman to find a man for Hank. The Shaman promises that the next man to visit their house will be Hank's new man. But it turns out that the next man to visit their farm is trying to steal it.

Episode 21

Petrified Wretched

Sat, Feb 4, 1967 30 mins

Three outlaws ride onto the Hanks ranch and take Lucy captive. Unlike the townsfolk, the bad guys don't realize that messing with the Hanks family is a bad idea, but they learn quickly.

Episode 22

The Golden Fleece

Sat, Feb 11, 1967 30 mins

Jake Turner returns, convincing the Hanks family that he has turned honest as a land salesman--but he's figured out a new scam, selling fake gold mines, and Henrietta devises a way to expose his fraud.

Episode 23

Peace Offering

Sat, Feb 18, 1967 30 mins

The Hanks try to make an Indian out of Dr. John Fire String, a true Kiowa brave who studies medicine in Boston--and is so civilized that his tribe will not accept him.

Episode 24

The Taming of Sorry Water

Sat, Feb 25, 1967 30 mins

When Hank and Grandma learn that the nearby town of Sorry Water is overrun with outlaws, they head over to clear them out--and end up becoming prisoners, leaving Grandpa to save the day.

Episode 25

Colonel Comes to Town

Sat, Mar 4, 1967 30 mins

The Hanks are being held prisoner by Rodney's Raiders, a bedraggled company of Confederate soldiers who don't know that the Civil War is over and are planning for a raid on Wretched.

Episode 26

Harold's Double

Sat, Mar 11, 1967 30 mins

Series regular Gary Vinson doubles up in the dual role of Wretched's bashful sheriff and the outlaw who is impersonating him to set up a robbery. Everyone is fooled by the masquerade, including his girlfriend Lucy, who is astounded by the sheriff's new-found boldness.