Lancer Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - The High Riders

First aired: Sep/24/1968
Writer: Dean Riesner
Director: Sam Wanamaker
Guest star: Joe Don Baker (Day Pardee), Vernon Rich (guest star), Ruben Moreno (guest star), Gordon Jump (Pinkerton Agent), Robert Adler (guest star), Lisa Jak (guest star), Sean McClory (guest star), Paul Fierro (Cipriano), Anthony Caruso (Toledano)

Wealthy rancher Murdoch Lancer offers his two estranged sons a share of his huge spread if they'll move back and help him defend the place against land pirates.

2 :01x02 - Blood Rock

First aired: Oct/01/1968
Writer: Jack Turley
Director: Gene Nelson
Guest star: John Anderson (Sheriff), Barry Williams (Ben Wallace), J. D. Cannon (Morgan Price), Tracy Morgan (Kate), Jack Bannon (Tacker), Rayford Barnes (Baylor), Jon Lormer (Preacher), Michael Stearns (Teague), Charles Dierkop (Harris)

The Lancers try to dissuade young Ben Wallace from following in his outlaw father's footsteps.

3 :01x03 - Wild Horse

First aired: Oct/08/1968
Writer: Paul Playdon
Director: Walter Grauman
Guest star: Hick Hills (Rider #2), Bobby Clark (Eli), Brick Huston (Lancer Ranch Hand), Vaughn Taylor (Dan Spencer), Lloyd Haynes (Rider #1), Paul Carr (Davie), James Gammon (Wes), Robert J. Wilke (Stryker)

The Lancers purchase a wild stallion that can't seem to be broken. Johnny is determined to accomplish the task.

4 :01x04 - Foley

First aired: Oct/15/1968
Writer: Anthony Spinner
Director: Alexander Singer
Guest star: Lynn Loring (Polly), Arvo Ojala (Dee), John McKee (Man), Harper Flaherty (Lew), Rosa Turich (Maria), Bert Santos (Vaquero), Lorne Mckellar (Asst. Bank Manager), June Dayton (Wife), Joseph V. Perry (Marsh), Don Quine (Corey), R. G. Armstrong (Gant Foley)

The Lancers try to keep a notorious outlaw from snatching his daughter-in-law's newborn baby.

5 :01x05 - The Lawman

First aired: Oct/22/1968
Writer: Laurence Heath
Director: Allen Reisner
Guest star: Robert Doyle (Al Evans), Lloyd Haynes (Frank), John Milford (Thompkins), Jack Garner (Gibbs), James Gregory (Marshal Joe Barker)

Scott and Murdoch go after an outlaw who escaped from custody with the connivance of a disgruntled marshal and left Johnny blamed for the murder of a guard.

6 :01x06 - Julie

First aired: Oct/29/1968
Writer: Paul Playdon
Director: William Hale
Guest star: John Kellogg (Sheriff Cutler), Bruce Dern (Lucas), Susan Strasberg (Julie), Val Avery (Wade), Lincoln Tate (Jonas), Frederic Downs (Liveryman), Clint Sharp (Driver)

In order to protect her fugitve brother, a girl convinces two bounty hunters that Scott is their quarry.

7 :01x07 - The Prodigal

First aired: Nov/12/1968
Writer: D. C. Fontana
Director: Sobey Martin
Guest star: Johnny Crawford (Jeff Dane), Phyllis Thaxter (Marcy Dane), Stewart Bradley (Phillips), Roy Engel (Carven), Jason Wingreen (Clerk), Ray Kellogg (Guard), Paul Picerni (Provost Marshal), Del Monroe (Lt. Hartford), Kevin Hagen (Packer)

Murdoch's old flame re-enters his life followed by her Army deserter son who's been charged with murder.

8 :01x08 - Jelly

First aired: Nov/19/1968
Writer: Jack Turley
Director: Sobey Martin
Guest star: Ron Howard (Willy), Paul Brinegar (Jelly Hoskins), Michael Freeman (Toogie), Tony Davis (Chief), Mark Robert Brown (Hoomer), George Ostos (Juanito), Craig Jue (So So), Craig Hundley (Pokey), William Bryant (Sheriff), Teddy Quinn (Sawdust), Russell Thorson (Doc Jenkins), Ken Lynch (Chalker), James Wainwright (Logan)

An old man, who is accompanied by a brood of orphans, helps himself to a bag of stolen money.

9 :01x09 - Last Train for Charlie Poe

First aired: Nov/26/1968
Writer: Carey Wilber
Director: Don Richardson
Guest star: Harold Gould (Charlie Poe), Hank Worden (guest star), Bob Dodson (guest star), Ian Wolfe (guest star), Mary Fickett (Mollie), Dub Taylor (Davey Horn), George Keymas (Slaughter), Frank Marth (Marks), Robert Cornthwaite (Homer Ord), Harry Swoger (Mick), William Bryant (Sheriff Gabe)

Attempting a last ditch effort to thwart a land grab, Johnny and Scott decide to rob a train carrying the money for the purchase.

10 :01x10 - Glory

First aired: Dec/10/1968
Writer: Jack Turley
Director: Gene Nelson
Guest star: Laurence Naismith (Collier), Brenda Scott (Glory), Anthony Redondo (Derelict), Matt Emery (Leggitt), Walter Baldwin (Storekeeper), Vic Perrin (Pete), Johnny Seven (Wade Hatcher)

A woman begins flirting with the Lancer men as part of a plan to acquire money to pay off her grandfather's gambling debts.

11 :01x11 - The Heart of Pony Alice

First aired: Dec/17/1968
Writer: Ken Trevey
Director: Christian Nyby
Guest star: Andrew Prine (Will Guthrie), Eve Plumb (Pony Alice), Paul Brinegar (Jelly Hoskins), Tom Fadden (Ollie Hummer), James Griffith (Constable Becket), Jeanne Cooper (Florida)

Johnny gets swindled by a crafty horse trader who decides to try it again.

12 :01x12 - The Escape

First aired: Dec/31/1968
Writer: Anthony Spinner
Director: William Hale
Guest star: Lynda Day George (Sarah Cassidy), Daniel J. Travanti (Dan Cassidy), Joe De Santis (Doc Hilldenbrand), John Zaremba (Hotel Clerk), Robert Biheller (Hardy), Wayne Rogers (Lewis)

Three former soldiers come looking for Scott whom they blame for squealing on their escape attempt during the Civil War.

13 :01x13 - The Wedding

First aired: Jan/07/1969
Writer: Anthony Spinner
Director: Sobey Martin
Guest star: Steve Vincent (guest star), Harry Harvey (guest star), John Zaremba (guest star), Robert Foulk (guest star), Lawrence Dane (Dave McCall), Brooke Bundy (Jenny), Brioni Farrell (Laurie), Bo Svenson (Josh)

Scott joins a pal in a search for an outlaw who kidnapped the friend's bride to be from their wedding.

14 :01x14 - Death Bait

First aired: Jan/14/1969
Writer: Jack Turley
Director: Robert Butler
Guest star: Paul Brinegar (Jelly Hoskins), Sam Elliott (Renslo), Bern Hoffman (Bartender), James Olson (Alton Gannett), Tom Selleck (Dobie)

A former lawman seeks revenge against Jelly for the loss of his hand.

15 :01x15 - The Black McGloins Party

First aired: Jan/21/1969
Writer: Carey Wilber
Director: Don Richardson
Guest star: Peter Palmer (Sorley Boy), Jonathan Harris (Padraic McGloins), Stefanie Powers (Moira McGloins), Paul Brinegar (Jelly Hoskins), Byron Morrow (Porter), George Mitchell (Talbott), William Bryant (Sheriff Gabe), Nydia Westman (Bridget McGloins)

A family of land squatters are stealing the country blind but they manage to con the Lancers into defending them.

16 :01x16 - Yesterday's Vengeance

First aired: Jan/28/1969
Writer: Don Brinkley
Director: Otto Lang
Guest star: Paul Brinegar (Jelly Hoskins), Lin McCarthy (Sheriff Judd Haney), Teresa Wright (Ellen Haney), Robert Sorrells (Billy Joe), Ray Kellogg (Bartender), Ted Gehring (Liveryman)

A lawman's wife is the only hope for resolving a long standing feud involving her husband.

17 :01x17 - Warburton's Edge

First aired: Feb/04/1969
Director: Don Medford
Guest star: Alma Beltran (Manuela), Buck Young (Santee), Del Monroe (Driscoll), Richard Devon (Sexton Joe), Susan O'Connell (Tallie Warburton), Burr deBenning (Isham), Arthur Hill (Charles Warburton)

The Lancers get involved in a violent dispute with a neighboring cattle baron.

18 :01x18 - The Fix-It Man

First aired: Feb/11/1969
Writer: Charles Wallace
Director: William Hale
Guest star: Wayne Heffley (guest star), Ted Gehring (guest star), Mark Allen (guest star), Dean Harens (guest star), Barry Atwater (Bonnell), Linden Chiles (Kirby), Frank McHugh (Charlie Wingate)

The town drunk wants to bring law and order to Morro Coyo before he dies.

19 :01x19 - Angel Day and Her Sunshine Girls

First aired: Feb/25/1969
Writer: Jack Turley
Director: Don Richardson
Guest star: Cloris Leachman (Angel Day), Peter Mark Richman (Carl Bolton), Joyce Bulifant (Cassie), Paul Brinegar (Jelly Hoskins), David McLean (Sheriff), Ray Fine (Bartender), Don Briggs (Marshal Thurman), Carolyn Fleming (July)

Teresa's long lost mother shows up at the Lancer ranch and wants her daughter to leave with her.

20 :01x20 - The Great Humbug

First aired: Mar/04/1969
Writer: Laurence Heath
Director: William Hale
Guest star: Joseph V. Perry (Bartender), William Wintersole (Timothy), Sam Elliott (Canopus), Alan Oppenheimer (Daniel Drew), Morgan Woodward (Jay McKillen), William Windom (Claude Buttermere), Lisa Gerritsen (Vinny)

The Lancers unwittingly play host to a land swindler who then involves them in his scheme.

21 :01x21 - Camp Juniper

First aired: Mar/11/1969
Writer: Barry Oringer
Director: William Hale
Guest star: Duane Grey (Bartender), Chuck Harrold (Marshal), William Lucking (Crocker Cooper), Ross Hagen (Harmon Cooper), Walter Brooke (James Harper), Dennis Cole (Bobby Cooper), Shelley Fabares (Melissa Harper)

When Johnny and Scott rescue a Boston lass from a kidnapper, she isn't exactly thrilled. She wants to marry him.

22 :01x22 - The Knot

First aired: Mar/18/1969
Writer: Carey Wilber
Director: Don Richardson
Guest star: Paul Brinegar (Jelly Hoskins), Jack Williams (Deputy), Richard X. Slattery (Seth Blake), Wright King (Zack Blake), Martin Sheen (Andy Blake), Tom Skerritt (Bill Blake)

Teresa is rescued from kidnappers but refuses to identify one of them because he was kind to her.

23 :01x23 - The Man Without a Gun

First aired: Mar/25/1969
Writer: Roland Wolpert
Director: Don Richardson
Guest star: Guy Stockwell (Clay Criswell), Paul Brinegar (Jelly Hoskins), Warren Oates (Sheriff Val Crawford), Harry Harvey (Mayor Higgs), Tony Davis (Indian #1), Joe Ferrante (Stu), Henry Wills (Jake), Buck Young (Rancher), William Vaughn (Russ), Manuel Padilla, Jr. (Indian #2), Woodrow Parfrey (Zeek)

A suave gentleman outlaw who doesn't carry a gun plots a major robbery.

24 :01x24 - Child of Rock and Sunlight

First aired: Apr/01/1969
Writer: Penrod Smith
Director: Don Richardson
Guest star: Rex Holman (Luke Sickles), Johnny Whitaker (Andy-Jack), Patricia McCormack (Pearl Sickles), Virginia Christine (Hannah Sickles), Paul Brinegar (Jelly Hoskins), Garry Walberg (Arthur P. Sloane), Mary Jackson (Widow Maude Bigelow)

Johnny gets himself stranded in the desert where things go from awful to good grief when he encounters an outlaw family.

25 :01x25 - The Measure of a Man

First aired: Apr/08/1969
Writer: Gerry Day
Director: Don McDougall
Guest star: Ron Howard (Turk Caudle), Victor French (Travis Caudle), Julie Sommars (Catha Cameron), Roger Perry (Ben Cameron), Paul Brinegar (Jelly Hoskins), Sam Edwards (Desk Clerk), Stuart Randall (Sheriff Dundee), Scott James (Dan'l), Debi Storm (Annabella), Richard O'Brien (Owen Wilson), Craig Hundley (Todd Wilson)

Uneducated Johnny helps a newly arrived schoolmarm prove the value of education to ranchers.

26 :01x26 - The Devil's Blessing

First aired: Apr/22/1969
Writer: Sam Roeca
Director: Christian Nyby
Guest star: Joseph Campanella (Douglas Blessing), William Henry (Veterinarian), John Harmon (Stable Owner), E. J. Andre (Judge), Arthur Franz (Sheriff Platt), Charles Dierkop (Bleeker), Vic Tayback (Porter), Noah Beery, Jr. (Hamlin), Beverly Garland (Clara Dunbar)

Murdoch decides to take on the lawless elements of a mining town to prove he can still cut the mustard.

27 :02x01 - Blind Man's Bluff

First aired: Sep/23/1969
Writer: Carey Wilber
Director: Leo Penn
Guest star: Charles Irving (Doctor), Frank Gerstle (Lem Cable), Russell Thorson (Dr. Sam Poovy), James Gammon (Clint Meek), Robert Doyle (Harrison Meek), Melissa Murphy (Mattie Cable), L. Q. Jones (Slate Meek)

Johnny must rely on a mute girl for survival after being blinded by a sniper's bullet.

28 :02x02 - Zee

First aired: Sep/30/1969
Writer: Andy Lewis
Director: Leo Penn
Guest star: Jack Elam (Tom Mangrum), Ellen Corby (Widow Hargis), Richard Evans (Olin), Vaughn Taylor (Trask), Stefanie Powers (Zee), Ian Wolfe (Judge), William Bryant (Sheriff Gabe), Dub Taylor (Harker), Charles Irving (Doctor)

Scott tries to help a female hellcat whom he caught trying to rob a store but he might have bitten off more than he can chew.

29 :02x03 - The Kid

First aired: Oct/07/1969
Writer: Carey Wilber
Director: Allen Reisner
Guest star: Dabbs Greer (Sheriff), Bill Mumy (Andy), Bert Freed (Toby Jencks), Richard X. Slattery (Dan Marvin), Don Wilbanks (Foreman), Lee Farr (Lucky), Vic Perrin (Whitley Scroggs), Mary Frann (Dorrie (as Jennifer Douglas))

A youngster who seeks to avenge the death of his father hires a gunslinger--Johnny.

30 :02x04 - The Black Angel

First aired: Oct/21/1969
Writer: Jack Turley
Director: Allen Reisner
Guest star: Antoinette Bower (Angeline Ferris), Gavin MacLeod (Bateman), Tim Weldon (Young Boy)

Jelly falls for a scheming gal who's half his age.

31 :02x05 - The Gifts

First aired: Oct/28/1969
Writer: Andy White
Director: Allen Reisner
Guest star: Will Kuluva (James Mumford), Sharon Acker (Tiffany Mumford), John Gallaudet (Lloyd Bush), Jan Arvan (Clerk), Don Wilbanks (Hart), Tom Lowe (Wild Jim), Jim Woodall (Frank), June Dayton (Mrs. Moran), Mary Jo Kennedy (Trina), Charlie Briggs (John)

Three birthday gifts intended for Murdoch each have surprising destinies.

32 :02x06 - Cut the Wolf Loose

First aired: Nov/04/1969
Writer: Ken Trevey
Director: Robert Day
Guest star: Ned Romero (Wichita Jim), Vic Tayback (Durham), Brooke Bundy (Laura Thompson), Joe Don Baker (Santee), Charles Cirillo (Wheel of Fortune Man), L. Harvey Gold (Medicine Man), Arvo Ojala (Cowhand), Dehl Berti (Bear Paw), Ned Glass (Tinker), Kevin O'Neal (Pinkie)

A zealous missionary attracts Johnny's interest.

33 :02x07 - Jelly Hoskins' American Dream

First aired: Nov/11/1969
Writer: Andy White
Director: Christian Nyby
Guest star: Frank Marth (Rafferty), James Griffith (Mooney), David McLean (Hostetler), Olan Soule (Government Man), Harry Swoger (Butcher), Kirk Nyby (Rancher), Shannon Farnon (Alice Adair), Mary Jackson (Harpy), Harry Hickox (Auctioneer), George Keymas (Jasper)

Jelly becomes the owner of a ponderous, hump-backed bull.

34 :02x08 - Welcome to Genesis

First aired: Nov/18/1969
Writer: Ken Pettus
Director: Robert Day
Guest star: Joanne Linville (Sarah), Ted Eccles (Billy), Richard Carlson (Judah Abbott), Pernell Roberts (Theodore Banning), Freda Jones (Woman), Larry Watson (Deputy), Sundown Spencer (Luther), David Macklin (Josh Abbott), Nellie Burt (Mrs. Holt), Bill Zuckert (Troup)

A doctor with a questionable past is the only man available to help the seriously ill people of a mining town.

35 :02x09 - A Person Unknown

First aired: Nov/25/1969
Writer: Andy White
Director: William Hale
Guest star: Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Normile), Bruce Dern (Tom Nevill), Ramon Bieri (Nevill), Quentin Dean (Lucrece)

A woman is grimly determined to improve her daughter's social standing even at Johnny's expense.

36 :02x10 - Legacy

First aired: Dec/09/1969
Writer: Jack Turley
Director: Christian Nyby
Guest star: George MacReady (Harlan Garrett), Katherine Justice (Julie), Jack Turley (Lafe Degan), Eddie Frank (Scotty), Jason Wingreen (Clerk), Kathleen Freeman (Midwife), Teno Pollick (Carl Degan), Dal Jenkins (Billy Degan)

Murdoch clashes with Scott's grandfather when he arrives for a visit.

37 :02x11 - A Scarecrow at Hacket's

First aired: Dec/16/1969
Writer: Sam Roeca
Director: Marvin Chomsky
Guest star: Pat Hingle (Absolem Weir), Sean Kelly (Silas), James Griffith (Jeremy Hacket), Ian Wolfe (Judge Bates)

A dying man leaves his land to a shocking beneficiary--the devil.

38 :02x12 - Little Darling of the Sierras

First aired: Dec/30/1969
Writer: Ken Trevey
Director: Allen Reisner
Guest star: Bayn Johnson (Penny Rose), Don Francks (Noah Fletcher), Cloris Leachman (Hester)

The Lancers get involved with a troup of mining camp entertainers.

39 :02x13 - Shadow of a Dead Man

First aired: Jan/06/1970
Writer: Jack Turley
Director: Robert Butler
Guest star: Lynn Loring (Jessamie), Joe Don Baker (Harner), Michael-James Wixted (Grady), Harry Swoger (Liveryman)

Investigating a remote piece of Lancer land, Johnny finds it occupied by a widow who's being hunted by a paid killer.

40 :02x14 - Blue Skies for Willie Sharpe

First aired: Jan/13/1970
Writer: Andy White
Director: Allen Reisner
Guest star: William Wintersole (Businessman), Sam Elliott (Ryder), Alfred Ryder (Colonel Andrews), Clint Howard (Willie Sharpe), Keenan Wynn (Kansas Bill Sharpe)

Scott tries to help an alcoholic who was once a legendary hero so that the man can become respected in the eyes of his grandson.

41 :02x15 - Chad

First aired: Jan/20/1970
Writer: Carey Wilber
Director: Alan A. Armer
Guest star: John Beck (Chad Lancer), Zina Bethune (Callie), Boyd 'Red' Morgan (First Man), Ray Kellogg (Bartender), Bob Gravage (Stable Owner), Mills Watson (Buck)

In the Sierra Nevadas, Johnny gets involved in an old family feud.

42 :02x16 - The Lorelei

First aired: Jan/27/1970
Writer: Sam Roeca
Director: Christian Nyby
Guest star: Arthur Malet (Footman), Debi Storm (Mary Anne), Nina Shipman (Millie Barton), Roy Benson (Otto Spangler), Leonard Stone (Bertram Ames), Winnie Collins (Gus Guthrie), Anthony Eisley (Jess Barton)

A gold mine has dangerous consequences for the Lancer ranch.

43 :02x17 - The Lion and the Lamb

First aired: Feb/03/1970
Writer: Andy White
Director: Allen Reisner
Guest star: Donald Moffat (Porter), Andrew Prine (Gabe Lincoln), Donna Mills (Lucy), William Fawcett (Old Rancher), Ray Kellogg (Bartender), John Harmon (the Tailor), Jerry Strickler (Mickey), Harold Holmes (Spud), Ross Hagen (Clint)

After a sheepman saves his life, Johnny offers his flock refuge on Lancer land. This act sparks anger amongst the neighboring cattlemen.

44 :02x18 - The Experiment

First aired: Feb/17/1970
Writer: Herbert Purdom
Director: Virgil Vogel
Guest star: John McLiam (Nathan Benedict), Dick Peabody (Ox), Scott Brady (Bowman), Scott Marlowe (Billy Kells), Ronald Henriquez (Briscoe), David Cass (Fisher), Jimmy Nickerson (Dunn), Ed Bakey (Leach), Paul Sorenson (Jordan), Martin Huston (Richie), Alice Backes (Mrs. Stafford), Stanley Adams (Dan Oliver), Charles Dierkop (Walters)

Murdoch gets appointed as temporary overseer of a prison work farm for first-time offenders.

45 :02x19 - The Splinter Group

First aired: Mar/03/1970
Writer: Sam Roeca
Director: Virgil Vogel
Guest star: William Mims (Sheriff Jayson), Diana Ewing (Sarah), Tim O'Connor (Samuel), Charles Wagenheim (William), Frances Spanier (Mrs. Wilkes), Eileen Baral (Tillie), Jason Wingreen (Mr. Wilkes), Ken Swofford (Rufus)

A group of starving miners approach Scott for help in feeding their starving families.

46 :02x20 - Lamp in the Wilderness

First aired: Mar/10/1970
Writer: Andy White
Director: Michael Caffey
Guest star: Ira Angustain (Johnny Crow), Gloria Chavez (Running Nose), George Ostos (Dull Knife), Mark Tapscott (Prospector), Melanie Craig (Mary), Michael Ansara (Curley), Manuel Padilla, Jr. (Running Fox), Pippa Scott (Rebecca Brown)

Murdoch tries to help a young teacher working with Native American children.

47 :02x21 - The Buscaderos

First aired: Mar/17/1970
Director: Allen Reisner
Guest star: Rex Holman (Chapel), Brenda Scott (Violet), Warren Oates (Drago), David McLean (Sheriff), Dean Harens (Stanley), Allen Jaffe (Capricorn), Joseph V. Perry (Wolfson)

Bandits led by an old enemy of Johnny's takeover the Lancer ranch.

48 :02x22 - To Dream of Falcons

First aired: Apr/07/1970
Writer: Carey Wilber
Director: Don Richardson
Guest star: Rick Corey (Boy), Frank Christi (Bodyguard), Don Wilbanks (Cowboy #1), Del Monroe (Cowby #2), Richard X. Slattery (Buck Fanning), Harold Gould (Otto Mueller), John Beck (Chad Lancer)

Cousin Chad Lancer helps out an inventor who thinks he can conquer the mystery of flight.

49 :02x23 - Goodbye, Lizzie

First aired: Apr/28/1970
Writer: Kathleen Hite
Director: Allen Reisner
Guest star: Charlie Briggs (Ted), Annette Molen (Jenny), Bill Vint (Mossy), Victor Campos (Julio), Nan Martin (Lizzie Cramer), James Best (Clay)

A female outlaw seeks to escape her notorious past.

50 :02x24 - The Rivals

First aired: May/05/1970
Writer: Thomas Thompson
Director: Christian Nyby
Guest star: Rory Calhoun (Buck Addison), Mary Fickett (Aggie), Kirk Nyby (Stranger), James Seay (Lawyer), Jorge Moreno (Jake Mendoza), Hal Smith (Auctioneer), Mort Mills (Kling)

A rival land baron tries to squeeze out Murdoch in both land and romance.

51 :02x25 - Lifeline

First aired: May/19/1970
Writer: Sam Roeca
Director: Robert Butler
Guest star: Barbara Luna (Anna), Don Knight (McGovern), Eldon Burke (2nd Drover), Walter Wyatt (1st Drover), Jim Burk (Lew), Arthur Bernard (Holtz), Stewart Bradley (Veterinarian), Peter Palmer (Charlie), Vince Deadrick, Sr. (3rd Drover)

A young psychic's predictions of doom for the Lancers begin coming true.