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Branded

TV·1965–1966·2 seasons, 48 episodes·NBC·Western·30m·Created by Larry Cohen

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Branded is an American Western series which aired on NBC from 1965 through 1966, sponsored by Procter & Gamble in its Sunday night 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time period, and starred Chuck Connors as Jason McCord, a United States Army Cavalry captain who had been drummed out of the service following an unjust accusation of cowardice.

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Episodes by season

Season0116Episodes1965AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01SurvivalJanuary 24, 1965Jason McCord comes to the aid of a man, Jed Colbee, who he finds on foot and near death in the desert. Colbee tell Jas of his wife Sally &
  2. S01E02The VindicatorJanuary 31, 1965""What happened at 'Bitter Creek'?"" That's what Ned Travis - a newspaper reporter from the New York Herald wants to know. His editor sent
  3. S01E03The TestFebruary 7, 1965While on his way to Sioux Falls.....Jason unintentionaly involves a Catholic priest in a deadly encounter with four drunken Comanches. Jaso
  4. S01E04The Rules of the GameFebruary 14, 1965As Jas arrives in the town of Mckinley.....he sees someone he knew from the past. Elsie Brown - a saloon girl from Carson City. Now - Elsi
  5. S01E05The BountyFebruary 21, 1965While standing at the bar in a saloon, some cowboy comes up behind Jas and paints a yellow streak down his back. A fight breaks out amongst
  6. S01E06Leap Upon Mountains...February 28, 1965While passing by a cemetary; Jas notices a Quaker lady kneeling over a grave. While talking to Mrs. Cooper; some riders approach them and g
  7. S01E07Coward Step AsideMarch 7, 1965A young deputy (Johnny Crawford) is ordered by a gang of thieves to surrender the town so they can rob the bank. Because of a silver strike
  8. S01E08The Mission (1)March 14, 1965Jason McCord is asked to return to Washington at the request of an old flame whose father happens to carry some influence. It seems that a
  9. S01E09The Mission (2)March 21, 1965McCord manages to meet with and infiltrate the Mexican bandits under the command of a rogue Mexican General. Jason convinces the bandits th
  10. S01E10The Mission (3)March 28, 1965McCord turns on the Mexican bandits as they try to steal the gold from the Army fort. Unfortunately, the Commanding Officer recognizes McCo
  11. S01E11The First KillApril 4, 1965McCord pays a call on the family of a Confederate officer he was forced to kill in battle during the war. The father hasn't taken the loss
  12. S01E12Very Few HeroesApril 11, 1965
  13. S01E13One Way OutApril 18, 1965
  14. S01E14That the Brave EndureApril 25, 1965West Point Cadet Bain faces expulsion for making statements that support McCord's actions at Bitter Creek. Taking his outstanding record in
  15. S01E15Taste of PoisonMay 2, 1965
  16. S01E16Price of a NameMay 23, 1965Jason and his friend Roy ride into a town after working on a long cattle drive. Miss Benson hires McCord as a supervisor for her expanding

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0232Episodes1965–66AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Judge NotSeptember 12, 1965
  2. S02E02Now Join the Human RaceSeptember 19, 1965
  3. S02E03Mightier than the SwordSeptember 26, 1965
  4. S02E04I Killed Jason McCordOctober 3, 1965A drifter robs McCord,stealing his horse. When he strolls into a saloon looking for trouble, the bandit winds up getting killed. After fin
  5. S02E05The Bar SinisterOctober 10, 1965McCord gets caught up in a land use battle revolvoing around the seemingly orphaned son of an old friend. When the boy's estranged Uncle sh
  6. S02E06Seward's FollyOctober 17, 1965McCord is paid to survey the newly acquired US possession of Alaska, where he finds evidence of gold and oil in abundance. But others want t
  7. S02E07Salute the Soldier BrieflyOctober 24, 1965McCord saves a man who claims to have witnessed the massacre at Bitter Creek. The witness agrees to testify to the Army that McCord didn't
  8. S02E08The Richest Man in Boot HillOctober 31, 1965
  9. S02E09Fill No Glass for Me (1)November 7, 1965Another flashback episode, McCord stops off at the grave of a friend and remembers the incident that brought them together. Both captured b
  10. S02E10Fill No Glass for Me (2)November 14, 1965Macon and McCord are forced to fight to the death.
  11. S02E11The Greastest Coward on EarthNovember 21, 1965McCord's skills as a fighter cause him to turn down an offer from P.T. Barnum. Barnum uses McCord's name and the massacre at Bitter Creek a
  12. S02E12$10,000 for DurangoNovember 28, 1965
  13. S02E13Romany Roundup (1)December 5, 1965
  14. S02E14Romany Roundup (2)December 12, 1965
  15. S02E15A Proud TownDecember 19, 1965
  16. S02E16The Golden FleeceJanuary 2, 1966McCord is picked up by a group of soldiers who say they will try him not only for cowardice in the deadly Indian raid that killed everyone b
  17. S02E17The WolfersJanuary 9, 1966McCord happens across a young Indian woman and a dead companion while traveling. He tries to help the women only to run afoul of a trio of
  18. S02E18This Stage of FoolsJanuary 16, 1966
  19. S02E19A Destiny Which Made Us BrothersJanuary 23, 1966McCord in awakened by a messenger from President Grant, bearing a bottle of whiskey. McCord remembers a chance meeting during the Civil War
  20. S02E20McCord's WayJanuary 30, 1966
  21. S02E21Nice Day for a HangingFebruary 6, 1966
  22. S02E22Barbed WireFebruary 13, 1966A feud between two wealthy and powerful ranchers reaches a new level when one of them (McCord's friend) imports barbed wire from the East an
  23. S02E23Yellow for CourageFebruary 20, 1966
  24. S02E24Call to Glory (1)February 27, 1966Jason McCord is sent undercover by the President to gain information on a potential Presidential bid by General George Armstrong Custer. Be
  25. S02E25Call to Glory (2)March 6, 1966
  26. S02E26Call to Glory (3)March 13, 1966The crisis averted and Custer's political ambitions quelled for now, McCord and Custer part ways as Custer tells his friend he is on his way
  27. S02E27The Ghost of MuriettaMarch 20, 1966
  28. S02E28The Assassins (1)March 27, 1966McCord returns to Washington once again only to find himself in the middle of a plot to assassinate the President. McCord discovers the plo
  29. S02E29The Assassins (2)April 3, 1966McCord escapes his captors after finding out that the President will be poisoned by a performer at a costume party that night. Jason runs i
  30. S02E30Headed for DoomsdayApril 10, 1966
  31. S02E31Cowards Die Many TimesApril 17, 1966
  32. S02E32KellieApril 24, 1966

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