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22 Episodes 1983 - 1984
Episode 1
Sun, Oct 2, 1983 60 mins
In the series pilot, Chance (Sam Elliott) signs on as a hand and soon becomes the prime suspect in a drug-smuggling operation. Roy: David Soul. Colleen: Cybill Shepherd. Hollister: Chuck Connors.
Episode 2
Sat, Oct 15, 1983 60 mins
John Strongheart (Will Sampson) is accused of killing a deputy and, while Chance, Quisto and Roy fight to save him, a sinister connection with Hollister is revealed. Hollister: Chuck Connors. Sheriff Wallace: L.Q. Jones.
Episode 3
Sat, Oct 22, 1983 60 mins
Roy discovers that an editorial attacking the Rose was written by Jeb's daughter Juliette (Deborah Shelton); Chance gets himself thrown in jail to see Strongheart; Colleen visits Huntsville prison to plumb the mystery surrounding Chance.
Episode 4
Sat, Nov 5, 1983 60 mins
Lenny Hollister orders Sanchez to murder the drug dealer Onofrio; Grace (Susan Anspach) lets the barriers down with Whit---but not enough to suit him. Whit: Tom Schanley. Sanchez: Mike Gomez. Chance: Sam Elliott.
Episode 5
Sat, Nov 12, 1983 60 mins
Jeb (Chuck Connors) makes an enemy of Lenny; Chance and Strongheart (Sam Elliott, Will Sampson) escape from Sanchez; and the drug cache is discovered on the Rose. Lenny: Steve Sandor. Roy: David Soul. Sanchez: Mike Gomez.
Episode 6
Sat, Nov 12, 1983 60 mins
Hollister (Chuck Connors) resorts to bribery, sabotage and a cattle stampede to prevent the Champions from marketing their herd. Roy: David Soul. Chance: Sam Elliott. Quisto: Edward Albert.
Episode 7
Sat, Nov 19, 1983 60 mins
Hollister (Chuck Connors) rebuffs a peace offering from Quisto (Edward Albert) and blows up the cattle pass, unaware that Juliette (Deborah Shelton) has joined the drive. Grace: Susan Anspach. Chance: Sam Elliott. Colleen: Cybill Shepherd.
Episode 8
Sat, Nov 26, 1983 60 mins
Defying the Air Force, Chance (Sam Elliott) drives the herd across a base; Quisto (Edward Albert) learns about the Rose Hollister-Wade Champion affair that produced Chance. Grace: Susan Anspach. Juliette: Deborah Shelton. Roy: David Soul.
Episode 9
Sat, Dec 10, 1983 60 mins
Whit (Tom Schanley) searches for Grace, but is sought by police when his truck is found at the scene of a shooting that left Hollister (Chuck Connors) gravely wounded; Juliette (Deborah Shelton) resigns.
Episode 10
Sat, Dec 17, 1983 60 mins
Juliette makes peace with Jeb, but Caryn (Kerrie Keane) emerges as a secret ally of his absent sister Rose; Chance sets out to clear Whit (Tom Schanley). Juliette: Deborah Shelton. Chance: Sam Elliott. Quisto: Edward Albert. Roy: David Soul.
Episode 11
Sat, Jan 7, 1984 60 mins
Hollister makes a peace offer that may split the Champions; Chance confronts Hollister over a contaminating oil spill and meets an intriguing woman (Jane Russell) at a bar. Hollister: Chuck Connors. Colleen: Cybill Shepherd.
Episode 12
Sat, Jan 14, 1984 60 mins
Chance resolves to help in the paroling of a 50-year hard timer (Buddy Ebsen) who was like a father to him in prison; Whit resents the lawsuit Marlene (Karen Carlson) files against the Champions in his behalf.
Episode 13
Sat, Jan 21, 1984 60 mins
Roy and Chance have 24 hours to get Toat Gilmore (Buddy Ebsen) back to prison, but Toat has a mission to fulfill first; the preliminary hearing on Marlene's suit gets underway. Marlene: Karen Carlson.
Episode 14
Sat, Feb 11, 1984 60 mins
Colleen (Cybill Shepherd) aids a pregnant Mexican woman being hounded by two border patrolmen who know she's a witness to their gun-smuggling operation. Yolanda: Ruth Britt. Quisto: Edward Albert. Roy: David Soul. Chance: Sam Elliott.
Episode 15
Sat, Feb 18, 1984 60 mins
While the Champions are in Los Angeles to claim a race horse, L.C. (Michelle Bennett) is abducted by procurers for a child-prostitution ring. Pappas: John Colicos. Chance: Sam Elliott. Lt. Foster: J.A. Preston.
Episode 16
Sat, Feb 25, 1984 60 mins
Two challenges to the Champions: a spirited wild stallion stealing their mares and a woman (Joanna Pettet) determined to protect it. Chance: Sam Elliott. Roy: David Soul. Colleen: Cybill Shepherd.
Episode 17
Sat, Mar 10, 1984 60 mins
Rose Hollister (Jane Russell) returns to take revenge on her brother (Chuck Connors) and set the record straight with her son (Sam Elliott). Roy: David Soul. Quisto: Edward Albert. Taza: Rion Hunter.
Episode 18
Sat, Mar 17, 1984 60 mins
Roy's prodigal brother Trey (Greg Evigan) returns to the Rose deeply in debt to Vegas gamblers---but as a rodeo world champion, he's also a powerful role model to Whit (Tom Schanley). Roy: David Soul.
Episode 19
Sat, Mar 24, 1984 60 mins
Rankled by the slave-labor conditions at a work camp exploiting illegal aliens, Quisto (Edward Albert) poses as one and signs on. Lila: Barbara Stock. Raul Padilla: A Martinez. Roy: David Soul.
Episode 20
Sat, Apr 28, 1984 60 mins
Dillard (Noah Beery) is gravely wounded and left to die by oil rustlers with a long-standing grudge against the Champions. Jesse Yates: Pat Hingle. Earl Yates: Les Lannom. Chance: Sam Elliott.
Episode 21
Sat, May 5, 1984 60 mins
An old drifter is murdered by two hardcases after Pancho Villa's treasure map, which the drifter had just given to L.C. (Michelle Bennett) for safekeeping. Juanita: Isela Vega. Lou: Geoffrey Lewis. Coryell: Ken Curtis. Dillard: Noah Beery.
Episode 22
Sat, May 12, 1984 60 mins
An ex-con (William Smith) with a grudge against Chance (Sam Elliott) intends to get his revenge through Colleen (Cybill Shepherd). Whit: Tom Schanley. Roy: David Soul. Dillard: Noah Beery.