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Season 1 – Father Murphy

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A frontiersman poses as a priest to care for orphaned children.
Father Murphy — Season 1

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Merlin Olsen

John Michael Murphy

Moses Gunn

Moses Gage

Katherine Cannon

Mae Woodward

Timothy Gibbs

Will Adams

Lisa Trusel

Lizette Winkler

Scott Mellini

Ephram Winkler

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 3, 1981 Pilot A drifter seeking work in a Dakota mining town joins with a teacher to protect a band of recently orphaned children. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 10, 1981 Eggs, Milk and a Dry Bed A novice priest usurps Father Murphy's position at the orphanage and refuses to forgive him for posing as a clergyman. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 17, 1981 Establish Thou the Work of Our Hands Moses asks John to take in a difficult teenager (Mykel T. Williamson) and teach him a trade. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 24, 1981 A Horse From Heaven A moderately impaired orphan is able to ready a temperamental horse for the annual Jackson race. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 1, 1981 By the Bear That Bit Me Ephram falls for an orphaned girl (Shannon Doherty) abandoned by the mountain man (Jack Elam) who raised her. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 8, 1981 By the Bear That Bit Me Murphy learns why the mountain man (Jack Elam) left young Dru (Shannon Doherty) at the orphanage. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 15, 1981 False Blessings Mae must accept state funds for the orphanage, but one of the dire consequences will be Murphy's dismissal. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 22, 1981 The Ghost of Gold Hill The children devise a plan to scare away an eccentric threatening to close the school and reopen the mine. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 5, 1982 Graduation An elderly, illiterate prospector arrives at the orphanage and insists he be admitted to the school. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 12, 1982 Will's Surprise Young Will's drunken father imprisons him in a dark root cellar to make him tell where a gold nugget is hidden. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 19, 1982 Eighty-Eight Keys to Happiness Moses and the children turn the orphanage into a part-time casino in exchange for a piano for a shy blind girl. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 2, 1982 Knights of the White Camelia White-robed bigots try to force Moses to relinquish his duties at the Gold Hill School and leave the area. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 9, 1982 Parable of Amanda John and Mae are impressed with a new nun (Kristina Callahan) assigned to the orphanage, unaware she is really a bank robber. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 16, 1982 The Spy Rodman sends his nasty son to the orphanage to gather information he hopes will close the Gold Hill School. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 23, 1982 The Heir Apparent Murphy encourages orphan Will to accept a wealthy woman's offer of adoption despite his own misgivings. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 2, 1982 In God's Arms Father Parker, disillusioned by a boy's death and people's failings, abandons the priesthood to work at a saloon. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 14, 1982 The Dream Day The Gold Hill School's open house aims for meetings between orphans and prospective parents; guest Tina Yothers. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 21, 1982 Laddie The orphans of Gold Hill School, incensed over the theft of their favorite horse, set out to capture the rustlers. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 28, 1982 Matthew and Elizabeth A tyrant trying to take over the town objects to his daughter's fondness for orphan Matthew; guest Wilfrid Hyde-White. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 4, 1982 The First Miracle A jealous girl Murphy discouraged plots to wreck the orphanage and his impending marriage. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 11, 1982 The First Miracle While John and Mae celebrate their marriage, tyrant Rodman plots to take custody of the children. Details

Season Info

Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 3, 1981