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26 Episodes 1951 - 1952
Episode 1
Sat, Oct 6, 1951 30 mins
Gene parades as an outlaw to try and get information on a robbery a few years before.
Episode 2
Sat, Oct 13, 1951 30 mins
Pat is elected sheriff of Goose Creek, and makes Gene his deputy. Pat's job: to track down escaped convict, Red Lambert, who is is heading towards Goose Creek. Gene and Pat head out through the countryside, but when Pat falls behinds, he runs into Red, who forces him to switch outfits. Red, wearing Pat's outfit ambushes Gene and takes his guns. Gene then finds Pat in a black and white striped outfit. They head to Hiram Glover's ranch for guns.
Episode 3
Sat, Oct 20, 1951 30 mins
Pat and his wagon passenger, Diana Jamison are attacked by two men, who plan to abduct Diana, but Gene is able to foil their plans. Steve Kinney tries to scare Diana's father, Dave into selling his ranch to have two ranches linked togethe across the border to smuggle good. Steve tries to ambush Dave, but is unsuccessful, and Gene is able to apprehend one of his outlaw members. The two men, then attack Dave's ranch and kidnap Diana. Gne chases after them, only able to apprehend on of them.
Episode 4
Sat, Oct 27, 1951 30 mins
Gene arrives in Cottonwood to track down outlaw, Maverick Dan. Gene runs into his younger sister, Barbara (who Dan dubs, Bonnie), who believes her older brother is innocent. When Gene finds a place for Barbara to stay, an outlaw gang, led by Dan, is raiding a stagecoach, Gene chases after them, but they escape. Gene finds clues in the mayor's office that Cottonwood is rich in Tungsen Ore. The mayor finds Gene, and sends him to sheriff Pat Buttram, who lets him off the hook.
Episode 5
Sat, Nov 3, 1951 30 mins
Gene is charged with murder when he keeps a captured gunslinger's secret rendezvous. The cowboy and his sidekick, Pat Buttram, run into some more trouble when they try to find the real killers.
Episode 6
Sat, Nov 10, 1951 30 mins
A young man, desperate for money, gets mixed up with train robbers. Pat Buttram, Dick Jones, Teddy Infuhr, Bill Kennedy.
Episode 7
Sat, Nov 17, 1951 30 mins
Pat Buttram turns hypnotist to solve a mysterious murder case.
Episode 8
Sat, Nov 24, 1951 30 mins
Gene and Pat Buttram search for a killer after an innocent man is arrested for the crime. Miss Lucy: Anne O'Neal.
Episode 9
Sat, Dec 1, 1951 30 mins
Gene and Pat rescue a girl who was being chased by three men. She claims to be on Tonia Castelar. Once in town, Gene run into the three outlaws, and starts a fight. When a tax collector hears Gene and Pat are after ""El Avengador"", he has them guard a stage the next day, but Gene refuses. While Pat stays with Tonia, Gene and sheriff find a stage attackes, and the tax collector killed. Pat learns that Tonia is the leader of an outlaws, and askes Gene not to arrest her.
Episode 10
Sat, Dec 8, 1951 30 mins
The Wild West is swathed in ribbon and silk when tailor, Pat Buttram is mistakenly sent a shipment of women's clothes. Burr Rasmsey, would-be town kingpin, wants to throw the quiet town wide open for gambling. He see his chance for putting Pat, whose shop is the last remaining building standing in the way of a casino, out of business. When the clothes are stolen, Gene Autry tricks Ramsey into proof of the robbery.
Episode 11
Sat, Dec 15, 1951 30 mins
While trailing an outlaw, Gene meets the man's sister, who claims her brother is being framed. James Craven, Robert Peyton.
Episode 12
Sat, Dec 22, 1951 30 mins
A convicted embezzler escapes from jail and heads for his partner's ranch---to avenge a double cross. Harry Harvey, Denver Pyle.
Episode 13
Sat, Dec 29, 1951 30 mins
Autry inherits half of a ranch---and trouble. Pauline: Gail Davis. Latimer: Hugh Prosser.
Episode 14
Fri, Jan 4, 1952 30 mins
Sheriff Ed Jackson asks Gene and Pat to help him break up a counterfeiting ring. Harry Harvey, Ewing Mitchell, George J. Lewis.
Episode 15
Fri, Jan 11, 1952 30 mins
Miss Nettie, who is the new self-acclaimed sheriff, jails Gene and Pat, accusing them of being counterfeiters. Gene sings, soothing Miss Nettie, allowing them to escape, to bring in the real counterfeiters, who have been acting like complete gentlemen around her. After they are brought in, Miss Nettie gives Gene and Pat a pardon, and jails the real counterfeiters, while at the same time, resigns as sheriff.
Episode 16
Fri, Jan 18, 1952 30 mins
Pat Buttram's inheritance from a distant relative: a stage line---and a share in a family feud. Craig Woods, Keith Richards.
Episode 17
Fri, Jan 25, 1952 30 mins
Gene inherit half of a ranch, known as the Lazy L Ranch. On his way to claim the his half, he is ambushed by three masked outlaws known as Bart, Lem, and Cady. Gene captured Cady, and he and Pat bring him in, but Cady isn't talking. The other heir, Pauline Logan wants to sell the Lazy L, but Gene refuses. Gene and Pauline divide their halves of the ranch, only to find that Pauline has no kitchen on her side, and Gene won't feed her, to make her behave.
Episode 18
Fri, Feb 1, 1952 30 mins
Frank Graham's daughter has died, and finds out that he has a grandson named, Frank Scott. Frank Graham decides to make Frank Scott his heir. This disappoints his nephew, Paul Greeley, who was planning on inheriting the estate. Paul is in debt to gambler, Duke Ferris. Graham askes Gene and Pat to meet the stage bearing his grandson, arriving in time to drive away Duke's henchmen, who arrived to murder Frank so Paul could be a heir.
Episode 19
Fri, Feb 8, 1952 30 mins
Autry helps a newspaper publisher rid Dry Gulch of its ruthless, power-hungry boss. Roy Gordon, Jane Frazer, James Anderson, Bruce Norman, Dennis Moore.
Episode 20
Fri, Feb 15, 1952 30 mins
Emily is preparing a show. Meanwhile, Neal Pearson has escaped from prison and Gene trails him to town. Neal has come to town for his share of stolen money from Curt Wayne. Curt shoots Neal but only after he tells Gene that they worked together. Curt trys to get away but Gene prevails in a fist-fight.Songs: ""Mexicali Rose"" and ""Pretty Mary.""
Episode 21
Fri, Feb 22, 1952 30 mins
Gene tries to help an Indian tribe prove it's not guilty of a series of tomahawk murders. Pat Buttram, Bob Bice, Mary Treen.
Episode 22
Sun, Mar 2, 1952 30 mins
Gene's boss is killed, and has no idea who it was. Maud, his spunky niece arrive to take over his ranch. She wants to sell the ranch, but Gene believes that the killer wants something with the ranch. Gene, and now=magician Pat track down a gunman named Chad Matthews. It turns out that Chad wanted Gene's boss's ranch for rustling purposes.
Episode 23
Sun, Mar 9, 1952 30 mins
This time around, Gene is a Sheriff and he happens on Chaulky White killing Kelly the Knifeman who is practicing his act on Pat. Chaulky is put in jail but escapes with help from Higgins and his associates. Higgins wants to marry Alice Caldwell and has some dirt on her father. Mr. Caldwell goes to see Higgins but instead sees Chaulky kill Higgins. Gene thinks Mr. Caldwell killed Higgins but Pat tells Gene otherwise. Chaulky is captured by Gene roping him.No song in this episode.
Episode 24
Sun, Mar 16, 1952 30 mins
Pat has been corresponding with Adele and plans to marry her. BUT, Pat has sent her a picture of Gene, instead of himself. Gene and Pat foil a stage robbery but Adele is all over Gene and the robbers get away. One of the robbers has dropped a derringer during the robbery. Later, Jan also drops a derringer. Jan meets with Morgan and they plan to rob the bank. During the robbery, Gene chases Jan.
Episode 25
Sun, Mar 23, 1952 30 mins
On their way back from a trip,e and Pat chase after gunsmugglers, Jack Wells and Gimme Porter. Whene and Pat bring them in, a lady sheriff rides up, mistakinge and Pat for the outlaws, and takes them in. Afterwards, Sheriff Kathy and her brother, Horace ride off the inform the authorities of the arrest, meanwhile,e suspects a smart aleck, Dodge Hartman of being in cahoots with the outlaws. Kathy leanrs ofe and Pat being marshals, and lets them go to find the real outlaws.
Episode 26
Sun, Mar 30, 1952 30 mins
Gene and Pat Buttram, trailing an outlaw gang, meet a terrifying witch-like woman (Almira Sessions). Bill George, Leonard Penn.