
The Adventures of Kit Carson
One of the more popular of the many Wild West adventure series targeted at kids to be released during the 50's. This program followed the lonely life of rugged frontiersman Kit Carson and his Mexican friend, El Toro, as they roamed the southwest righting wrongs and bringing outlaws to justice.
- 1951-1960
- 4 seasons
- Alpha Video Distributors
- Action & Adventure
One of the more popular of the many Wild West adventure series targeted at kids to be released during the 50's. This program followed the lonely life of rugged frontiersman Kit Carson and his Mexican friend, El Toro, as they roamed the southwest righting wrongs and bringing outlaws to justice.
Season 2 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1952 - 1953
Episode 1
Snake River Trapper
Sat, Aug 2, 1952 30 mins
Episode 2
The Baron of Black Springs
Sat, Aug 9, 1952 30 mins
The 'Baron' and his henchmen have all but isolated the town of Black Springs, with his men watching every road coming into the town. The citizens are so afraid of him and his gang that they are afraid to testify after having seen crimes committed. Kit & El Toro must wrest control from The Baron Of Black Springs and his men.
Episode 3
Danger Hill
Sat, Aug 16, 1952 30 mins
When a student discovers gold under the schoolhouse, Melody Flats' town boss and his henchmen try to jump the schoolmarm's claim. Kit and El Toro come to aid of the schoolteacher.
Episode 4
Wild Horses of Pala
Sat, Aug 23, 1952 30 mins
Episode 5
Trail to Fort Hazard
Sat, Aug 30, 1952 30 mins
Episode 6
Warwhoop
Sat, Sep 6, 1952 30 mins
Episode 7
Outlaw Paradise
Sat, Sep 13, 1952 30 mins
Boone Williams, the Curly-Haired Kid, has been released from prison and prepares to carry out threats he's made against Kit Carson and Judge Trumbull, the men who he blames for putting him in prison. While wearing clothes similar to Kit's he dry-gulches the Judge after arranging for the Judge's son to witness the crime with Kit nearby so he can be identified as the criminal. El Toro breaks Kit out of jail and the two men pursue Williams to the Panhandle with the Judge's son in pursuit.
Episode 8
Powder Smoke Trail
Sat, Sep 20, 1952 30 mins
Kit and El Toro try to break up an outlaw gang that uses a ghost town to cover a series of silver bullion robberies.
Episode 9
Trouble in Tuscarora
Sat, Sep 27, 1952 30 mins
Episode 10
Trail to Old Sonora
Sat, Oct 4, 1952 30 mins
Kit and El Toro try to help Reverend Davis clean up a mining town plagued by a gang of murderous outlaws.
Episode 11
Road to Destiny
Sat, Oct 11, 1952 30 mins
Episode 12
Border City
Sat, Oct 18, 1952 30 mins
Kit and El Toro go undercover to help secure a treaty with Mexico to return criminals back to the US. Kit is "killed" by El Toro and El Toro seeks passage into Mexico.
Episode 13
Roaring Challenge
Sat, Oct 25, 1952 30 mins
Episode 14
The Range Master
Sat, Nov 1, 1952 30 mins
Kit and El Toro head south, Kit on business and his friend heading to a wedding. But Carson meets the Owens who have have been swindled out of their life's work. Kit takes on the villains headed by Devlin.
Episode 15
Thunder Over Inyo
Sat, Nov 8, 1952 30 mins
Kit finds a very young girl wandering in the desert on a pony. Her father had given her a claim to a gold mine, telling her to seek safety while he fought off Indians who were stealing the horses of passersby. While Kit & El Toro are attempting to help the girl, some unsavory characters are plotting to jump the claim, by any means.
Episode 16
Pledge to Danger
Sat, Nov 15, 1952 30 mins
Episode 17
Golden Trap
Sat, Nov 22, 1952 30 mins
Episode 18
Singing Wires
Sat, Nov 29, 1952 30 mins
The Army believes Native Americans killed two men, but Kit and El Toro believes it was white men.
Episode 19
Mojave Desperados
Sat, Dec 6, 1952 30 mins
Episode 20
Highway to Doom
Sat, Dec 13, 1952 30 mins
Episode 21
Hideout
Sat, Dec 20, 1952 30 mins
When Janice Bryant's eeccentric uncle is murdered and his goods sold cheaply Kit comes to her assistance. Malee's behavior is viewed suspiciously but Kit needs proof to tie him to a notorious outlaw gang behind the killing.
Episode 22
Broken Spur
Sat, Dec 27, 1952 30 mins
After Kit and El Toro are robbed by a pair of crooked deputy sheriffs, the two men ride into town and learn that the sheriff is being forced to cooperate with an outlaw gang. A group of teenagers and the sheriff's lovely daughter help the heroes eliminate the crooks.
Episode 23
Ventura Feud
Sat, Jan 3, 1953 30 mins
Episode 24
Bad Men of Marysville
Sat, Jan 10, 1953 30 mins
Kit Carson and El Toro travel to Marysville to bust a counterfeit stock certificate ring. The man selling the phony stocks is an ailing miner who mysteriously appears and disappears.
Episode 25
Claim Jumpers
Sat, Jan 17, 1953 30 mins
A crooked assayer and his henchman attempt to steal an old miner's claim by relocating its apparent entrance to a worthless mine-shaft.
Episode 26
Mask of the Vigilantes
Sat, Jan 24, 1953 30 mins
Kit agrees to serve as a town's acting marshal and must fight a crooked businessman who plans to rig an election.