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The Macahans, a family from Virginia headed by Zeb Macahan, travel across the country to pioneer a new land and a new home in the American West.
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Season01
- S01E01
Provost MarshalFebruary 6, 1977— - S01E02
ErikaFebruary 13, 1977— - S01E03
Bowie John ChristieFebruary 20, 1977—
Season02
- S02E01
Buffalo StoryFebruary 12, 1978—A conflict flare up since representatives from the Russian court chasing lots of buffalo on the Indians' territory. Zeb takes on the task of - S02E02
Mormon StoryFebruary 19, 1978—Zeb join the Sioux indians after one of the Russians had been killed in battle because of a breach of the Treaty. Mormon polygamists and Jer - S02E03
InterludeFebruary 26, 1978—Luke is captured by a highwayman robber line composed of former soldiers in the Confederate Army. Zeb carrying Satangkais Sioux chief's body - S02E04
Orville GantMarch 5, 1978—Luke tries to prevent the rampage by bandits to rob a gold shipment. In the turmoil killed their leader and Luke's friend Curt Grayson. Zeb - S02E05
AmnestyMarch 12, 1978—Zeb finds out that Beth is married to a war hero who is presumed to be dead. When the doctor fails to cure Zeb Jessie takes her to a medicin - S02E06
Cattle DriveMarch 19, 1978—Frank Grayson fabricating false evidence that Luke was in the lawless gang, and when the trial of Luke begins to see the bad. On top of all - S02E07
Robber's RoostMarch 26, 1978—Molly and Jessie dilegens fail when they are on their way home, and a shocked Jessie goes out on the desert wandering. After that has been r - S02E08
DeekApril 9, 1978—Doreen tells of Francis and Stillman for Zeb, and Josh is attacked by Stillman and his men. Molly has been busy defending itself against Dee - S02E09The JudgeApril 16, 1978—Luke rescues Judge Rensen from a band of Indians, and the judge promises to do all he can to assist Luke in getting a full pardon.
- S02E10GoldApril 23, 1978—Luke saves the judges during the competition the Indians, and who tries to attack the referee helped get him pardoned.
- S02E11BrothersApril 30, 1978—Otter Belt threatens to expose Taps affiliated with robber rabble of Zeb, which ends with the Tap kill him. Deek bribing a land manager to g
- S02E12SecretsMay 7, 1978—
- S02E13The HearingMay 14, 1978—
- S02E14
The PosseMay 21, 1978—
Season03
- S03E01
The GunfighterJanuary 15, 1979—Rancher Henry Coe hires a professional gunman to drive the Macahans off what he considers to be his property. Frank Grayson ingratiates hims - S03E02
The RustlerJanuary 22, 1979—Jessie is blindly in love with a handsome young stranger named Bob, who rescues her from a nasty villain. Together they flee to a small town - S03E03
The EnemyFebruary 5, 1979—A by-the-book Army lieutenant clashes with the Macahans when he hunts for an Indian chief suspected of raiding wagon trains. - S03E04
The InnocentFebruary 12, 1979— - S03E05
HillaryFebruary 26, 1979—Luke embarks on a double mission: to win back his old flame Hillary and find the man who is suspected of murder as Luke once accused of - an - S03E06
L'Affaire RielMarch 5, 1979— - S03E07
The ScavengersMarch 12, 1979— - S03E08
The ForgottenMarch 19, 1979— - S03E09
LukeApril 2, 1979— - S03E10
China GirlApril 16, 1979— - S03E11
The SlaversApril 23, 1979
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