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Season 1 – The Tall Man

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The interactions between Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett in Lincoln, N.M.
The Tall Man — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 10, 1960 Garrett and the Kid Pat Garrett, the new Lincoln County deputy sheriff, arrives in town to find a crooked saloon owner runs the place. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 17, 1960 Forty Dollar Boots Billy's admiration of a pair of boots gets him involved in driving stolen cattle to market. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 24, 1960 Bad Company The father of a murdered youth blames Billy for the young man's death. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 1, 1960 The Shawl Ranchers mistakenly murder Bonney's girlfriend, leading Pat and Billy to chase the shooters into Mexico. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 8, 1960 The Lonely Star Sheriff Brady is murdered on the eve of the Lincoln County election; townsfolk urge Pat Garrett to run in Brady's place. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 15, 1960 A Bounty for Billy Garrett is wounded while trying to stop a robbery at an express office; Garrett's deputy finds evidence that Billy was the shooter. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 29, 1960 The Parson Garrett tries to temper Billy's wild ways by introducing him to a retired gunfighter turned minister. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 5, 1960 Night Train to Tularosa Garrett must transport a convicted felon to the New Mexico prison in Tularosa to serve a 10-year sentence, but the man's friends don't want him behind bars. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 12, 1960 Larceny and the Ladies Billy falls for the wiles of a pair of female horse thieves. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 19, 1960 Counterfeit Law A cattle purchase goes awry when a power-mad judge throws Billy in jail after taking possession of the bill of sale and stealing Billy's bankroll. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 26, 1960 And the Beast Pat hunts for clues after finding Ed Corbin and his wife murdered and their servant girl hiding in the barn, claiming a monster was trying to kill her and the Corbins got in its way. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 3, 1960 Bitter Ashes Garrett's plans for a pleasant visit with his girlfriend are dashed when he arrives to find her house in flames and her father dead. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 10, 1960 McBean Rides Again Garrett gets evidence of whiskey on a local Apache reservation, finds a still on Pa McBean's ranch and a crate of liquor in Bill Bonney's wagon. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 17, 1960 Tiger Eye When Billy and Pat find an Apache tied to an anthill, they rescue him; Billy feels the Indian is a kindred spirit and tries to befriend him. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 24, 1960 Billy's Baby At a Christmas party, Billy accidentally knocks a drink from a man's hand while swinging wildly a piƱata; a fight ensues and Billy winds up killing the man in self-defense. Details Episode 16 Aired Dec 31, 1960 One of One Thousand When a gunsmith is killed and a rifle stolen from the man's shop, the townspeople assume Billy is guilty of both crimes. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 7, 1961 First Blood Hendry Grant, a notorious shootist, rides into Lincoln and challenges Billy Bonney to a gunfight to raise his reputation as a gunfighter. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 14, 1961 A Gun Is for Killing Angry at being run out of town by Johnny Swift, two Texas trailhands return to Lincoln to settle accounts and Garrett accidentally kills his own deputy sheriff. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 21, 1961 The Grudge Fight Billy's frequent brawling gets him in trouble when he and another frequent fighter decide on a shootout. Details Episode 20 Aired Jan 28, 1961 The Best Policy An ex-lawman bent on taking over Lincoln County frames Garrett and Billy for cattle rustling by mixing animals from his herd with those that Pat and Billy were driving to market. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 4, 1961 The Reversed Blade Billy's employer becomes enraged when he meets the con man who stole his wife and $10,000 from him eight years earlier. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 11, 1961 Dark Moment Francisco accidentally kills his landlord and the only witness is the landlord's mute daughter. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 18, 1961 The Reluctant Bridegroom A woman is lured to Lincoln under the pretext of being a mail-order bride. Details Episode 24 Aired Feb 25, 1961 Maria's Little Lamb Billy finds himself in the middle of a fight between ranchers and shepherds when he falls in love with a sheepherder's daughter. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 4, 1961 Big Sam's Boy A wealthy rancher needs Pat's help to find his long-lost son, but Pat must deal with impostors pretending to be that young man. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 11, 1961 The Last Resource Billy accidentally kills the daughter of a U.S. marshal during a gunfight and Pat must serve the warrant for his arrest. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 18, 1961 Rovin' Gambler Kate Elder witnesses a stagecoach robbery, but instead of telling the truth about the culprit's identity, she purposely misidentifies the robber as her former lover, Doc Holliday. Details Episode 28 Aired Mar 25, 1961 Hard Justice Billy refuses to help Vince Ober steal a herd of cattle, and becomes the target of hired gunmen. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 1, 1961 The Legend and the Gun Billy sets off to avenge the murder of his stepfather by three hired killers who escape across the Lincoln County line despite Pat's directive to let the local sheriffs arrest the culprits. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 8, 1961 A Kind of Courage Billy teaches the son of a former lawman how to be a gunslinger, but attracts the father's ire when the boy is wounded in a gunfight. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 15, 1961 Millionaire McBean May and June McBean plant gold nuggets in their father's mine to trick potential suitors into believing their family is wealthy, but their plan goes awry when their father falls for the con and takes on massive debts. Details Episode 32 Aired Apr 22, 1961 A Scheme of Hearts Nita Jardine recruits Pat and Billy to protect her from her dangerous and estranged husband, but Pat discovers Nita is hiding something. Details Episode 33 Aired Apr 29, 1961 The Cloudbusters Apache Mike Gray Eagle takes advantage of a severe drought by selling the water from his reservation's spring at high prices and abducting a rainmaker hired by the Lincoln Town Council to break the drought. Details Episode 34 Aired May 6, 1961 Ransom of a Town When an outlaw kidnaps a Catholic priest and demands a ransom, Pat organizes a group to rescue him while Billy attempts to pay the ransom by robbing Lincoln's bank. Details Episode 35 Aired May 20, 1961 Ladies of the Town Jason Creary, owner of most of the property in Silver Creek, schemes to take control of Sal's saloon if Sal refuses to marry him. Details Episode 36 Aired May 27, 1961 Death or Taxes Pat and Billy campaign to change the way a crooked railroad company runs a disenfranchised boomtown. Details Episode 37 Aired Jun 3, 1961 The Great Western Gov. Lew Wallace plans to visit Lincoln, but the disorderly behavior of the clients at Big Mamacita's cantina threatens to give the entire town a bad reputation; Billy discovers an aide to Wallace is Mamacita's own grandson. Details

Season Info

Director
Franklin Adreon, Frank Arrigo, Richard Irving, R. G. Springsteen, William Witney, Herschel Daugherty, Henry S. Kesler, Richard Bartlett, Lesley Selander
Creator
Samuel A. Peeples
Screenwriter
Barry Shipman, Tom Seller, Samuel A. Peeples, Frank Price, D.C. Fontana, Peter Barry, Barry Shipman, Martin Berkeley, D.C. Fontana, Mark Weingart
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Western, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 10, 1960