Tales of the Texas Rangers Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Ransom Flight

Sat, Aug 27, 195530 mins

Jim and his brother Frank Warren are the most successful ranchers in the area. Jim is kidnapped and neighbor Abe Miller is killed. The Texas Rangers are called in to investigate the shooting, unaware a kidnapping has occurred. They get a false lead when Abe mumbles Jim's name on his death bed. The Rangers assume Jim is the killer and go to investigate. The Rangers interview Frank who is very aggressive. Jim's wife arrives and lets slip she has been to the bank. The Rangers now realize they are dealing with Jim's kidnapping as well. Frank explains the kidnappers warned not to involve the law. Frank tells the Rangers about the pickup point and a trap is set. When the money is dropped it is discovered the kidnappers want the money divided into capsules and attached to homing pigeons. The Rangers organize a helicopter to track the pigeons back to the kidnapper's lair. The Rangers then sneak up on the criminals but are spotted and a gunfight breaks out. The criminals are subdued and Jim is rescued unharmed.

Episode 2

Carnival Criss-Cross

Sat, Sep 3, 195530 mins

Episode 3

Shorty Sees the Light

Sat, Sep 10, 195530 mins

Episode 4

West of Sonora

Sat, Sep 17, 195530 mins

Two grandfathers, one a sheriff and the other a reformed outlaw, feud over the guardianship of their granddaughter who has inherited a valuable mining claim.

Episode 5

Blood Trail

Sat, Sep 24, 195530 mins

Dr JB Thomas staggers down a street after being attacked and badly injured. He Collapses mutter 'Gaullas' before dying. The Rangers think it is an open and shut case. Karl Gaullas' wife recently died in child birth and Thomas was the doctor involved. Gaullas confirms being at the doctors but only seeking treatment for his arm. Gaullas explains an unknown man was waiting who is later identified as ranch hand Tony Horner. The Rangers visit his employer at the Ford ranch to find Horner has not been seen since last evening. Ranger Person plays a hunch and rather than drive back to town, follows a disused track. His hunch proves correct when the body of Horner is found with two bullet wounds. A medical examination of Horner shows an advanced case of 'Hoof and Mouth disease'. The Rangers return to the ranch and encounter Mr. Baxter in the process of buying the property. He is told of Thomas and Horner's death and the desire of Ford to cover up an outbreak of disease. Ford makes a run for it but is quickly apprehended and arrested

Episode 6

Uranium Pete

Sat, Oct 1, 195530 mins

The rangers pursue gunmen who have stolen $30,000 from a uranium boomtown's bank. They are aided in their pursuit by a down-on-his-luck prospector.

Episode 7

Double Edge

Sat, Oct 8, 195530 mins

When the Midland Bank is robbed by two outlaws, one gunman is killed but the other makes a clean getaway. Jace and Clay begin tracking clues to the surviving gunman who escaped with the loot.

Episode 8

The Shooting of Sam Bass

Sat, Oct 15, 195530 mins

Ranger Pearson recounts an adventure from the days when his grandfather was a Texas Ranger. Pearson gets an anonymous note informing the Rangers where an outlaw gang using Sam Bass's old techniques and hideouts when terrorizing banks and railroads can be found. The lawman wonders if the dead body identified as Sam Bass really was that of the notorious outlaw

Episode 9

Home in San Antone

Sat, Oct 22, 195530 mins

New York City, two men rob an antique store killing the owner in the process. Shortly after the Texas Ranger receive reports of a couple of strangers arriving in the area care of Ned Watkins and old timer who suffers from kleptomania. The criminals settle into a farm and wait for the gang leader arrive and inspect their haul of diamonds. Ned delivering food can't resist and steals the booty. The criminals realize what happened and set off after Ned. The Texas Rangers stop the chase and interview Ned. Suspicion is further aroused by how the criminals acted when the Rangers arrived. Headquarters confirm the identity of the criminals, and their involvement in the robbery in New York. The Rangers go to arrest the men, but a trap is set for them by the criminals. After being captured and managing to escape the Rangers make another attempt at securing the hide out. This time their actions are successful and following a ferocious fist fight the criminals are arrested and the diamonds recovered

Episode 10

Jail Bird

Sat, Oct 29, 195530 mins

Ranger Jace Pearson poses as an outlaw in order to find the notorious Hackett Gang, while Ranger Clay Morgan tracks his every move.

Episode 11

Tornado

Sat, Nov 5, 195530 mins

Episode 12

Prairie Raiders

Sat, Nov 12, 195530 mins

Steve Bradford leases 60,000 acres of government land so he can capture wild horses, break them and supply the animals to the U.S. Cavalry for remounts. Using a forged document as authority, Curtis Dixon run Bradford off his property. When the Jace Pearson rides to the capital to determine who has the valid lease, Dixon sends one of his henchman to bushwhack the lawman.

Episode 13

The Atomic Trail

Sat, Nov 19, 195530 mins

Rangers Pearson and Morgan are summoned to assist in the search for a vial of atomic fuel stolen by foreign agents. There efforts are hindered when a young boy stows away in their horse van.

Episode 14

Return of the Rough Riders

Sat, Nov 26, 195530 mins

When four rockets explode shortly after takeoff from their remote Texas launching pad and a local rancher was found murdered near the site, Pentagon security officials suspect sabotage. They request the assistance from the Texas Rangers, who said Rangers Pearson and Morgan to go undercover as ranch hands and discover an electronic beam was used to disable the rockets.

Episode 15

Blazing Across the Pecos

Sat, Dec 3, 195530 mins

Rangers Pearson and Morgan are ordered to find the man responsible for providing guns to the Comanche Indians and inciting their raids which target the owner of a series of trading posts laid out on a potential railroad right-of-way. Their only clue to the identity of the gunrunners is a silver concho.

Episode 16

The Rough, Tough West

Sat, Dec 10, 195530 mins

Episode 17

Hail to the Rangers

Sat, Dec 17, 195530 mins

Episode 18

Singing on the Trail

Sat, Dec 24, 195530 mins

Episode 19

The Black Eyes of Texas

Sat, Dec 31, 195530 mins

Episode 20

The Devil's Deputy

Sat, Jan 7, 195630 mins

After being denied a promised raise by his tightwad boss, a young man embezzles money for his wife's desperately needs for an operation. The shortage is noticed, but before he can return the money and outlaw gang kidnaps him and tries to force him to reveal where he hid the loot. Rangers Pearson and Morgan are assigned to rescue the kidnap victim and recover the stolen funds.

Episode 21

Horseman on the Sierras

Sat, Jan 14, 195630 mins

Rangers Jace Pearson and Clay Morgan are called in to investigate a murder which causes the resumption of a five-generation long feud between two families in the Texas hill country.

Episode 22

The Man from Sundown

Sat, Jan 21, 195630 mins

A young man witnesses a payroll robbery and murder and agrees to testify against the outlaw who committed the crime. During the trial, the witness is murdered and the outlaw is acquitted. When the witness' sister vows to ride into the Cherokee Strip, an area without law, to kill the man who gunned down here brother, Rangers Pearson and Morgan go undercover to entice the outlaw and his gang back into Texas to face legal retribution.

Episode 23

The Hobo

Sat, Jan 28, 195630 mins

Someone is trying to frighten off potential buyers from a empty old house by shooting at anyone who shows an interest. The Texas Rangers are asked to investigate when a hobo is shot inside the building. During the investigation, the local sheriff finds a gold coin that might provide the motive for the killing and Ranger Pearson finds a stranger clue hidden in a pack rat's nest.

Episode 24

Buckaroo from Powder River

Sat, Feb 4, 195630 mins

Episode 25

Last Days of Boot Hill

Sat, Feb 11, 195630 mins

Episode 26

Bandits of El Dorado

Sat, Feb 18, 195630 mins