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The Virginian Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
29 Episodes 1966 - 1967
Episode 1
Legacy of Hate
Wed, Sep 14, 1966 90 mins
Stacy is framed for rustling in an embittered widow's efforts to drive Grainger off his land.
Episode 2
Ride to Delphi
Wed, Sep 21, 1966 90 mins
The Virginian's search for stolen cattle leads him to a stubborn sodbuster---and an ex-girlfriend who pretends she does not know him.
Episode 3
The Captive
Wed, Sep 28, 1966 90 mins
"The Captive" is Liliota, a hostile white girl raised by the Apaches, who refuses to admit that she is not an Indian.
Episode 4
An Echo of Thunder
Wed, Oct 5, 1966 90 mins
Silence and hostility greet Trampas as he investigates the murder of an old friend.
Episode 5
Jacob Was a Plain Man
Wed, Oct 12, 1966 90 mins
A deaf man wanted for murder signs on at Shiloh, but his refuge is threatened by ranch hands and a bounty hunter.
Episode 6
The Challenge
Wed, Oct 19, 1966 90 mins
An injured Trampas staggers to a nearby farm, where his loss of memory makes him a suspect in a recent robbery and murder.
Episode 7
Outcast
Wed, Oct 26, 1966 90 mins
Elizabeth takes a liking to ranch hand Charley Ryan, much to the displeasure of Stacy---who'd be even more upset if he knew that Ryan is a fugitive.
Episode 8
Trail to Ashley Mountain
Wed, Nov 2, 1966 90 mins
Trampas sets out to clear a friend of murder, unaware that his companion is the real killer.
Episode 9
Deadeye Dick
Wed, Nov 9, 1966 90 mins
A 16-year-old Easterner spurns the dude who's wooing her and sets out to lasso the Virginian. Marjorie: Alice Rawlings. Bob: David Macklin. Virginian: James Drury. Foley: William Schallert. Trampas: Doug McClure. Livvy: Patricia Donahue.
Episode 10
High Stakes
Wed, Nov 16, 1966 90 mins
The Virginian poses as a criminal to capture a murderer---in a town controlled by the killer's brother and his outlaw band. Roy: Jack Lord. Paul: Michael Ansara. Alma: Terry Moore. Virginian: James Drury.
Episode 11
Beloved Outlaw
Wed, Nov 23, 1966 90 mins
Ignoring her grandfather's warnings, Elizabeth tries to tame a beautiful wild stallion. Grainger: Charles Bickford. Trampas: Doug McClure. Stacy: Don Quine. Nelson: John Archer.
Episode 12
Linda
Wed, Nov 30, 1966 90 mins
The Virginian is caught between criminals and lawmen when he becomes involved with actress Linda Valence (Diane Baker), the courier for a robbery ring. Neddie: Frank McGrath. Virginian: James Drury. Ben: Clifton James. Whitney: Bill Fletcher. Mark: James Bowen Brown. Burney: Rex Holman.
Episode 13
Long Journey Home
Wed, Dec 14, 1966 90 mins
The Virginian finds himself in a fierce rivalry with Jim Boyer, a cowboy trying to win back the family he deserted years before. Jim Jr.: Michael Burns. Virginian: James Drury. Jessica: Jan Shepard. Simpson: Noah Beery. Grainger: Charles Bickford. Trampas: Doug McClure.
Episode 14
The Girl on the Glass Mountain
Wed, Dec 28, 1966 90 mins
A former Shiloh hand's business and marriage go on the rocks when he's drawn into a high-stakes poker game. Howie: Tom Tryon. Donna: Pamela Austin. Virginian: James Drury. Stacy: Don Quine.
Episode 15
Vengeance Trail
Wed, Jan 4, 1967 90 mins
A new hand is after his brother's murderer---unaware that the killer is his friend Stacy (Don Quine). Virginian: James Drury. Ellie: Mary Ann Mobley. Del: William Bramley. Quincey: Ben Hammer.
Episode 16
Sue Ann
Wed, Jan 11, 1967 90 mins
Patty Duke stars as a runaway farm girl who arrives in Medicine Bow---with a very indignant boyfriend at her heels. Joe: Paul Carr. Pa: Edward Binns. Milt: Tim McIntire. Trampas: Doug McClure. Ryker: Clu Gulager. Tait: Roy Barcroft. Virginian: James Drury.
Episode 17
Yesterday's Timepiece
Wed, Jan 18, 1967 90 mins
A mysterious watch and a recurring nightmare spur Stacy into leaving Shiloh to investigate the murder of his parents, killed years before. Elaine: Kelly Jean Peters. Potter: Robert F. Simon. Tyke: Andy Devine. Graham: Bruce Bennett.
Episode 18
Requiem for a Country Doctor
Wed, Jan 25, 1967 90 mins
In a small town, the Virginian turns detective to save Stacy, who faces execution for the murder of a doctor. Lucy: Debbie Watson. Clara: Cloris Leachman. Virginian: James Drury. Stacy: Don Quine. Lumberfield: John Doucette. Mayor: Dick Foran.
Episode 19
The Modoc Kid
Wed, Feb 1, 1967 90 mins
A tattered outlaw band invades Shiloh, holding Stacy and Elizabeth hostage while Grainger seeks medical aid for a wounded gang member. Dell: John Saxon. Grainger: Charles Bickford. Stacy: Don Quine. Cullen: Harrison Ford. Hinton: Paul Fix. Elizabeth: Sara Lane. Ryker: Clu Gulager.
Episode 20
The Gauntlet
Wed, Feb 8, 1967 90 mins
The Virginian becomes an unwitting accomplice in a woman's plan to leave her husband and return East with their son. Al: Mark Richman. May: Marian Moses. Jimmy: Stefan Arngrim. Lund: Harry Lauter. Virginian: James Drury.
Episode 21
Without Mercy
Wed, Feb 15, 1967 90 mins
Stacy is jailed on a murder charge. As evidence mounts against him, Grainger turns detective in hopes of clearing the youth.
Episode 22
Melanie
Wed, Feb 22, 1967 90 mins
A poignant story of Trampas's ill-fated love affair with a beautiful Easterner.
Episode 23
Doctor Pat
Wed, Mar 1, 1967 90 mins
A woman doctor struggles to gain the confidence of the people in Medicine Bow.
Episode 24
Nightmare at Fort Killman
Wed, Mar 8, 1967 90 mins
Stacy is held captive by two sergeants who have shanghaied him into the cavalry.
Episode 25
Bitter Harvest
Wed, Mar 15, 1967 90 mins
The Virginian tries to arbitrate a conflict between a struggling rancher and determined homesteaders.
Episode 26
A Welcoming Town
Wed, Mar 22, 1967 90 mins
Trampas tries to clear the name of a dead friend, who was accused of assaulting a young girl.
Episode 27
The Girl on the Pinto
Wed, Mar 29, 1967 90 mins
Trampas is determined to break through the secrecy that surrounds Amanda Harley.
Episode 28
Lady of the House
Wed, Apr 5, 1967 90 mins
Myrna Loy portrays a cunning widow. Hired to run the Grainger house, she alienates Stacy and Elizabeth, who think Grainger wants to marry the woman.
Episode 29
The Strange Quest of Claire Bingham
Wed, Apr 12, 1967 90 mins
Ryker befriends a nurse who thinks an accused murderer is her long-lost brother.
