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Zorro Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1957 - 1958
Episode 1
Presenting Señor Zorro
Thu, Oct 10, 195726 mins
Don Diego Dela Vega has been studying in Spain for three years, and returns to California in 1820 as a master swordsman. Upon learning that a new Commandante has taken command of the Los Angeles pueblo and rules with an iron hand, Diego pretends to be a man of books and music, eschewing violence. With the help of his mute man-servant, Bernardo, and a black stallion named Tornado, Diego dresses all in black and rides into the night to free a wrongly imprisoned landowner. Hiding behind a mask to conceal his identity, he calls himself Zorro and tangles with Captain Monastario and Sgt. Garcia for the first time. After besting the garrison and freeing the prisoner, Zorro rides into the night after carving the famous "Z'.
Episode 2
Zorro's Secret Passage
Thu, Oct 17, 195726 mins
Don Diego shows his man-servant, Bernardo, the secret passage in his father's hacienda that leads from his bedroom to the stable below, where he keeps the black stallion, Tornado. Captain Monastario posts a reward for the capture of Zorro, and begins visiting the local haciendas in an effort to discover who Zorro might be. When he arrests the wrong man, Zorro must ride again to prove to Monastario that he has the wrong man.
Episode 3
Zorro Rides to the Mission
Thu, Oct 24, 195726 mins
Nacho Torres takes sanctuary in the church, and Capt. Monastario attempts to flush him out by being cruel to the Indian workers at the mission. Zorro must ride to the rescue.
Episode 4
The Ghost of the Mission
Thu, Oct 31, 195730 mins
Don Diego uses a ghost story to keep Nacho Torres safe at the mission.
Episode 5
Zorro's Romance
Thu, Nov 7, 195730 mins
Don Nacho Torres leaves sanctuary and returns home. The soldiers surround his estate as Capt. Monastario searches the hacienda for the escaped fugitive. Zorro helps Señor Torres escape.
Episode 6
Zorro Saves a Friend
Thu, Nov 14, 195730 mins
Capt. Monastario arrests a man for being Zorro, and attempts to hang him. The real Zorro rides to the rescue.
Episode 7
Monastario Sets a Trap
Thu, Nov 21, 195730 mins
Capt. Monastario wrongfully imprisons Nacho Torres' wife and daughter, in hopes of luring Zorro to their rescue. Hiding Sgt. Garcia's soldiers throughout the plaza, he plans on capturing Zorro.
Episode 8
Zorro's Ride Into Terror
Thu, Nov 28, 195730 mins
Don Alejandro is wounded by the soldiers, and is being tracked down by Capt. Monastario. Don Diego is under house arrest, and must find a way to ride to his father's aid without arousing suspicions.
Episode 9
A Fair Trial
Thu, Dec 5, 195730 mins
Capt. Monastario dispatches Sgt. Garcia to delay the arrival of Judge Vasca to Los Angeles, until the Capt. can insure a guilty verdict in the trial of Nacho Torres. Zorro must thwart Monastario's scheme.
Episode 10
Garcia's Secret Mission
Thu, Dec 12, 195730 mins
Capt. Monastario and Sgt. Garcia hatch a plan to capture Zorro. Sgt. Garcia pretends to be dishonorably discharged from the military, letting it be known he wants revenge, in hopes of drawing near to Zorro.
Episode 11
Double Trouble for Zorro
Thu, Dec 19, 195730 mins
After witnessing a stranger's fencing skills, Capt. Monastario plans to discredit Zorro by disguising the stranger as Zorro, and have him rob the rich landowners during a social gathering--but the real Zorro arrives on the scene.
Episode 12
Zorro, Luckiest Swordsman Alive
Thu, Dec 26, 195730 mins
In an effort to discredit Zorro, Capt. Monestario has a Zorro impersonator rob a crown of jewels from the mission. Zorro must redeem his reputation.
Episode 13
The Fall of Monastario
Thu, Jan 2, 195830 mins
Capt. Monastario arrests Don Diego for being Zorro, and plans to present him to a visiting dignitary, Viceroy Don Esteban. Don Diego manages to outsmart Capt. Monastario, and he is relieved of command.
Episode 14
Shadow of Doubt
Thu, Jan 9, 195830 mins
With Capt. Monastario gone, Don Diego believes Zorro's job is now finished, never to ride again. But when the new Commandante arrives in the pueblo, he is promptly assassinated by Esteban Rojas, a member of a secret society of villains using eagle feathers as their call sign. Maria Crespo, a barmaid in the tavern, witnesses Rojas fleeing the crime scene, so he takes her captive and plans to eliminate her. Zorro must rescue her.
Episode 15
Garcia Stands Accused
Thu, Jan 16, 195830 mins
Sgt. Garcia is framed for the theft of the soldiers' payroll by a false witness, who is a member of the eagle feather secret society. Zorro must prove Garcia innocent before he can be executed.
Episode 16
Slaves of the Eagle
Thu, Jan 23, 195830 mins
Two members of the Eagle Feather Brotherhood are impersonating tax collectors, and filling the jails with delinquent tax payers. With the jails overflowing, Zorro must expose the phony tax collectors.
Episode 17
Sweet Face of Danger
Thu, Jan 30, 195830 mins
When a childhood friend of Diego's arrives from Mexico City, named Magdalena Montes, he begins to court her. However, Don Diego soon suspects she is involved with the Eagle Feather Brotherhood.
Episode 18
Zorro Fights His Father
Thu, Feb 6, 195830 mins
Magistrado Galindo arrests a peasant on phony charges of civil unrest, and sentences him to be executed at midnight. He stations the soldiers around the plaza so as to capture Zorro if he attempts a rescue.
Episode 19
Death Stacks the Deck
Thu, Feb 13, 195826 mins
Don Ramon inherits the family ranch, but loses it in a card game to Carlos Urista. Magistrado Galindo plans on taking control of the hacienda and controlling the water supply to all the other ranches. Zorro steps in to prevent injustice.
Episode 20
Agent of the Eagle
Thu, Feb 20, 195830 mins
The new Commandante arrives at the pueblo, but he is really an impostor and a fellow member of the Eagle Feather Brotherhood with the Magistrado.
Episode 21
Zorro Springs a Trap
Thu, Feb 27, 195830 mins
The Commandante sets a trap for Zorro by placing an imitation Zorro in the plaza, and waiting for the real Zorro to appear. Capturing Tornado they hold an auction, hoping to catch Zorro bidding on his horse.
Episode 22
The Unmasking of Zorro
Thu, Mar 6, 195830 mins
Don Juan Ortega is still pretending to be the Commandante of the pueblo, and when he sees Rosarito Cortez, he attempts to kill her before she can identify him as an impostor. Zorro must intervene and save her.
Episode 23
Secret of the Sierra
Thu, Mar 13, 195830 mins
A gypsy woman comes to the pueblo with a couple of golden nuggets, and a prospector sees them and kidnaps her. Forcing her to take him to where she found them, he discovers an Indian gold mine. Zorro must save her.
Episode 24
The New Commandante
Thu, Mar 20, 195830 mins
The new Commandante arrives in the pueblo, and appears to be an honest and just man. Realizing the Commandante is fiercely jealous of his wife, the Magistrado sends a 'Don Juan' to serenade her, but Zorro thwarts his plan.
Episode 25
The Fox and the Coyote
Thu, Mar 27, 195830 mins
The Magistrado and his associates plan on using a horse race as a diversion while they smuggle arms. Zorro uncovers the scheme, and makes an attempt to stop them.
Episode 26
Adios, Señor Magistrado
Thu, Apr 3, 195826 mins
Magistrado Galindo calls together a meeting of all the important landowners in the pueblo, and with his band of rogues he plans on framing the Commandante as an accomplice of Zorro, but the real Zorro shows up.
Episode 27
The Eagle's Brood
Thu, Apr 10, 195830 mins
Here we first meet "The Eagle" - Jose Sebastian Varga, who sends two of his men into the pueblo with kegs containing a load of stolen gunpowder. Meanwhile, Commandante Toledano is sent to San Diego to investigate the theft of the gunpowder, but his wife Raquel stays behind in Los Angeles - and we learn that she too is working for The Eagle.
Episode 28
Zorro by Proxy
Thu, Apr 17, 195830 mins
Raquel, Salvador and Enrique get Sgt. Garcia to imprison Don Diego on charges he is Zorro, in hopes that the real Zorro will come to his rescue, and be caught. Zorro must somehow escape from his jail cell.
Episode 29
Quintana Makes a Choice
Thu, Apr 24, 195830 mins
Sgt. Garcia discovers that someone has stolen the pueblo's gunpowder, and replaced it with charcoal. Raquel, Enrique and Salvador plan to kill Sgt. Garcia, but Zorro tries to prevent it from happening.
Episode 30
Zorro Lights a Fuse
Thu, May 1, 195830 mins
Raquel Toledano expresses doubts concerning her involvement in the Eagle Feather Brotherhood, and is taken hostage by the other members as they prepare to move their stolen gunpowder. Zorro must stop them.
Episode 31
The Man with the Whip
Thu, May 8, 195830 mins
Carlos Murrieta arrives in Los Angeles, but when he makes advances on Maria Crespo, young Don Rodolfo becomes jealous and challenges him to a duel. Zorro intervenes, and discovers Murrieta is an agent of the Eagle Brotherhood.
Episode 32
The Cross of the Andes
Thu, May 15, 195830 mins
Carlos Murietta hides his box of stolen jewels in Jose Mordante's blacksmith shop, but Bernardo discovers them. Mordante attempts to kill Bernardo and keep the jewels, but Zorro arrives to save Bernardo. The jewels are missing however.
Episode 33
The Deadly Bolas
Thu, May 22, 195830 mins
Carlos Murrietta's brother, Pedro, arrives from South America with the second shipment of stolen jewels. Zorro searches the blacksmith's shop for the first shipment of jewels, and must tangle with both Murrietta brothers.
Episode 34
The Well of Death
Thu, May 29, 195830 mins
The Murrietta brothers plot to retrieve their missing jewels from Zorro. They wait for him at the tannery, but Zorro enlists the help of Sgt. Garica.
Episode 35
The Tightening Noose
Thu, Jun 5, 195830 mins
The new Magistrado, Jose Sabastian Varga, arrives in Los Angeles and immediately takes over Don Diego's hacienda. He plans to use it as his headquarters, but Don Diego and Bernardo suspect he works for The Eagle.
Episode 36
The Sergeant Regrets
Thu, Jun 12, 195830 mins
Magistrado Varga sets a trap to unveil the members of the citizens army by having Don Diego's servant call a special meeting. Zorro discovers the scheme, and attempts to prevent it.
Episode 37
The Eagle Leaves the Nest
Thu, Jun 19, 195830 mins
Magistrado Varga plans to keep Don Diego's hacienda for himself, so Don Diego devises a scheme to make the hacienda appear haunted.
Episode 38
Bernardo Faces Death
Thu, Jun 26, 195830 mins
A European count arrives at the hacienda looking for the Eagle, not knowing that he has left to take new headquarters in the town. Investigating to find out what the count's business with the Eagle is, Diego and Bernardo discover that cannonballs are being brought into Varga's headquarters hidden inside art vases.
Episode 39
The Eagle's Flight
Thu, Jul 3, 195830 mins
Believing Zorro to be dead, and with most of Garcia's men out of town, Varga decides to put his plan to take over all of California in motion. He imprisons Don Alejandro, Diego, Bernardo, and Garcia, and his men overwhelm what there is of Garcia's forces. All Varga needs is the list of names of the men in Don Alejandro's army. To stop the mad "Eagle", Diego must pretend to betray his father.
