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The High Chaparral Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1969 - 1970
Episode 1
Time of Your Life
Fri, Sep 19, 1969 60 mins
An accidental brush in a saloon is a trigger-happy gunfighter's excuse to prod Blue into a showdown. Keogh: James Mitchum. John: Leif Erickson. Penny: Tammy August. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Sam: Don Collier. Manolito: Henry Darrow.
Episode 2
A Time to Laugh, a Time to Cry
Fri, Sep 26, 1969 60 mins
A vengeful outlaw threatens Manolito's romance with a childhood playmate. Mercedes: Donna Baccala. Don Sebastian: Frank Silvera. Manolito: Henry Darrow. Sanchez: Julio Medina. John: Leif Erickson. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Blue: Mark Slade. Teniente: Victor Campos.
Episode 3
The Brothers Cannon
Fri, Oct 3, 1969 60 mins
John is forced to do some soul searching when Buck and Blue rebel against his autocratic ruling of the ranch. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Blue: Mark Slade. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Manolito: Henry Darrow.
Episode 4
A Piece of Land
Fri, Oct 10, 1969 60 mins
After accidentally uncovering a silver deposit, an excited Buck Cannon wastes no time in talking Manolito into joining him in a major real estate investment.Unable to raise the down payment to Jeff Patterson, who has agreed to sell his ranch, Buck invites Manolito to be his financial backer for half-interest. After Victoria has turned over a priceless necklace to her brother for collateral on a loan, the new land owners learn hat their silver cache is worthless.
Episode 5
Bad Day Off for Bad Men
Fri, Oct 17, 1969 60 mins
The ranchers track outlaws who robbed Manolito of the Cannon bankroll. Matar: Malachi Throne. Juanita: Marianna Hill. John: Leif Erickson. Kyle: Robert Yuro. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Blue: Mark Slade. Buck: Cameron Mitchell.
Episode 6
To Stand for Something More
Fri, Oct 24, 1969 60 mins
Left in charge of the Chaparral, Blue fails in his first major test of responsibility and then takes drastic steps to redeem himself.In the absence of his father, John Cannon, his Uncle Buck and Manolito, Blue is given full authority to run the ranch only to have their prize stallion stolen by bandits. Hurt by his father's criticism and determined to regain his confidence, Blue faces the bandits alone in his attempt to retrieve the valuable horse.
Episode 7
Trail to Nevermore
Fri, Oct 31, 1969 60 mins
Stranded in the desert following an attack by bandits, John, Victoria and Manolito add to their troubles when they seek shelter in what they assume to be a deserted ghost town.While on their way to town in a buckboard, John, Victoria and Manolito are accosted by renegades Bennett, Lippert and Moore who make off with valuables and horses, leaving John seriously hurt.
Episode 8
Apache Trust
Fri, Nov 7, 1969 60 mins
Dan George plays a chief who's holding Blue captive until his braves are proven innocent of a raid on a cavalry wagon. John: Leif Erickson. Blue: Mark Slade. Manolito: Henry Darrow. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Griswold: Ronald Feinberg.
Episode 9
Lady Fair
Fri, Nov 14, 1969 60 mins
A poignant love story involving Buck and Charley Converse, the spirited owner of a freight service. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. John: Leif Erickson. Fargo: Dub Taylor. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Pardee: Joseph Ruskin. Blue: Mark Slade. Manolito: Henry Darrow.
Episode 10
The Lost Ones
Fri, Nov 21, 1969 60 mins
Victoria nurses a wounded Apache back to health, unaware that she may have signed her death warrant---and his. Nemo: Richard Lapp. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Manolito: Henry Darrow. Ramadan: Christopher Dark. John: Leif Erickson. Buck: Cameron Mitchell.
Episode 11
The Legacy
Fri, Nov 28, 1969 60 mins
Blue falls in love with an attractive houseguest but the romance is marred when the girl and her father reveal the true purpose of their visit.Promoter Gar Burnett and daughter Trece charm their way into being invited to the Chaparral Ranch as part of a scheme to blackmail John Cannon. Enamored of the girl, Blue refuses to believe that Trece was aware of her father's plot.
Episode 12
Alliance
Fri, Dec 12, 1969 60 mins
Mano forms a deadly alliance with a bounty hunter. Johnny Ringo: Robert Viharo. Mano: Henry Darrow. John: Leif Erickson. Blue: Mark Slade. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Major Ramsey: Donald Buka.
Episode 13
The Little Thieves
Fri, Dec 26, 1969 60 mins
Victimized by two amateur but charming teen-aged cattle rustlers, Buck and Manolito make the mistake of trying to reform them.Intent on impressing her outlaw father, Annie Croswell and her friend Bet Roberts steal the horses of Buck and Manolito. Easily tracked and captured by their victims, the two teen-teenagers are given a second chance by being brought to the Cannon Ranch, where it is hoped they can be dissuaded from following the footsteps of Annie's father.
Episode 14
The Long Shadow
Fri, Jan 2, 1970 60 mins
John struggles to expose an unseen enemy whose actions have brought the hands to the point of revolt. Deacon: Richard Anders. John: Leif Erickson. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Manolito: Henry Darrow. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Arrigo: Gregory Sierra. Blue: Mark Slade. Joe: Bob Hoy.
Episode 15
The Journal of Death
Fri, Jan 9, 1970 60 mins
John faces an agonizing decision when Victoria is wounded in a fight between a marshal and a doctor wanted for murder. Kendel: John Colicos. Garnet: Morgan Woodward. John: Leif Erickson. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Manolito: Henry Darrow. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Blue: Mark Slade.
Episode 16
Friends and Partners
Fri, Jan 16, 1970 60 mins
Hammering the ranch into shape is no easy task for Buck and Manolito, who are too busy arguing to notice that horse thieves are closing in. Sanchez: Howard Caine. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Manolito: Henry Darrow. Slim: Charles Dierkop. John: Leif Erickson. Victoria: Linda Cristal.
Episode 17
Jelks
Fri, Jan 23, 1970 60 mins
Joe puts himself on a collision course with John Cannon when---in his first act as foreman---he knowingly hires a man of questionable character. Jelks: Mitchell Ryan. John: Leif Erickson. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Manolito: Henry Darrow. Blue: Mark Slade.
Episode 18
The Guns of Johnny Rondo
Fri, Feb 6, 1970 60 mins
An ex-gunfighter trying to bury a tragic past signs on at Chaparral---unaware that avengers are dogging his trail. Rondo: Steve Forrest. Dan: Kurt Russell. John: Leif Erickson. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Manolito: Henry Darrow. Blue: Mark Slade. Victoria: Linda Cristal.
Episode 19
Mi Casa, Su Casa
Fri, Feb 20, 1970 60 mins
John's blood pressure soars when his father-in-law comes to visit with luggage, a troupe of servants---and no plans to leave. John: Leif Erickson. Don Sebastian: Frank Silvera. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Manolito: Henry Darrow. Jorge: Lew Palter. Buck: Cameron Mitchell.
Episode 20
The Lieutenant
Fri, Feb 27, 1970 60 mins
Blue defies just about everyone to help a man wanted for years on an unjust desertion charge. Adams: Robert Pine. Simmons: Donald Moffat. Martha: Renne Jarrett. John: Leif Erickson. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Mano: Henry Darrow.
Episode 21
The Reluctant Deputy
Fri, Mar 6, 1970 60 mins
Comic flukes abound when Buck and Mano have Blue deputized. The new lawman returns the favor---by clapping the two jokesters in jail. Blue: Mark Slade. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Manolito: Henry Darrow. John: Leif Erickson. Hewitt: Charles Durning. Pelletier: Robert Donner.
Episode 22
New Hostess in Town
Fri, Mar 20, 1970 60 mins
Victoria and Buck pose as husband and wife to escape from a town boss who is forcing Victoria to work as a saloon hostess. Robbins: Jim Davis. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Bates: Ed Bakey. Greer: Mills Watson. John: Leif Erickson. Manolito: Henry Darrow.
Episode 23
Too Many Chiefs
Fri, Mar 27, 1970 60 mins
With John and Victoria on a delayed honeymoon, Buck, Blue and Mano try to deal with crises at the ranch. Hannibal: Noah Beery. John: Leif Erickson. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Blue: Mark Slade. Manolito: Henry Darrow. Buck: Cameron Mitchell.
Episode 24
Auld Lang Syne
Fri, Apr 10, 1970 60 mins
Buck's willingness to do a favor for a buddy involves him in a plot to smuggle Government gold into Mexico. Winslow: Gregory Walcott. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Lark: Jonathan Lippe. John: Leif Erickson. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Blue: Mark Slade. Manolito: Henry Darrow.
Episode 25
Generation
Fri, Apr 17, 1970 60 mins
Frustrations plague Blue after he discovers a talent for drawing. Angelina: Aspa Nakopoulou. John: Leif Erickson. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. Mano: Henry Darrow. Joe: Bob Hoy.
Episode 26
No Trouble at All
Tue, May 5, 1970 60 mins
Ignoring John, Victoria rides into Indian country. Result: capture by an Apache---and "rescue" by a sinister trio that refuses to take her to her destination. Brady: William C. Watson. Victoria: Linda Cristal. Buck: Cameron Mitchell. John: Leif Erickson. Manolito: Henry Darrow.