Riverboat (1959–1961)

1. S01E01Payment In FullSeptember 13, 1959—For a price, simple-minded Hunk Farber is only happy to reveal the whereabouts of his boss, Monte, who accidentally killed a senator's son.
2. S01E02The BarrierSeptember 20, 1959—Young Jefferson Carruthers has been assigned to a new post as an Indian agent. He and his wife board the Enterprise to travel to their new h
3. S01E03About Roger MowbraySeptember 27, 1959—Wealthy Roger Mowbray's marriage is threatened when an old sweetheart intimates that Roger married for money. Because he really loves his wi
4. S01E04Race to CincinnatiOctober 4, 1959—John Jenkins has placed a large down payment on land owned by three ruthless farmers. Jenkins is planning to deliver a shipment of peaches,
5. S01E05The UnwillingOctober 11, 1959—Riverboat pilot John Murrell plans to hijack a shipment from rival pilot Dan Simpson. Murrell arranges to have Lela Candida take a job on Si
6. S01E06The Fight BackOctober 18, 1959—Ansel Torgin hires the Enterprise for his daughter's wedding. Captain Grey Holden recognizes the bridegroom as a drifter he once threw off h
7. S01E07Escape to MemphisOctober 25, 1959—Laura Sutton is forced to kill her husband in self defense. Laura's brother-in-law, Jarrett Sutton, witnesses the shooting and tries to blac
8. S01E08Witness No EvilNovember 1, 1959—Otto Justin, dealer in wild animals, is escorting a shipment of his captured beasts to St. Louis aboard the Enterprise. Widow Abby Saunders
9. S01E09A Night At Trapper's LandingNovember 8, 1959—French playboy Andre Devereaux has become an American lieutenant. Assigned to lead some troops into Indian Territory, he finds that the norm
10. S01E10The FaithlessNovember 22, 1959—Prisoner Paul Drake is being returned to custody by a prison guard. Because Drake has already tricked him once, the guard shackles his priso
11. S01E11The Boy From PittsburghNovember 29, 1959—Tommy Jones, a young stowaway, is discovered aboard the Enterprise. Also on board is a pair of thieves, who plan to blow up the boat to coll
12. S01E12Jessie QuinnDecember 6, 1959—Lt. Perry Quinn, an officer in Sam Houston's Texas Army, hires the Enterprise to deliver a cargo of lead down river. Captain Grey Holden is
13. S01E13Strange RequestDecember 13, 1959—Actress Lorna Langton wants to charter the Enterprise and a skeleton crew for a trip to St. Louis. The actress has been told that her young
14. S01E14Guns for EmpireDecember 20, 1959—Anthony Lorrimer charters the Enterprise to deliver a cargo of farm machinery to his thriving community of Lorrimer City. Captain Grey Holde
15. S01E15The Face of CourageDecember 27, 1959—The Enterprise steams upriver with a cargo of arms and recruits for the Fort Union outpost. At Akins Landing, Grey Holden is told by Homer A
16. S01E16Tampico RaidJanuary 3, 1960—A group of volunteer teachers who have gone to the island of Diablo Corozan off the coast of Tampico are imprisoned when Spain conquers the
17. S01E17LandlubbersJanuary 10, 1960—The Enterprise, tied up overnight, is boarded and highjacked by a vicious crew, who kill the three men left to guard the boat. Captain Grey
18. S01E18The BlowupJanuary 18, 1960—Captain Grey Holden and his crew get into a street brawl over Martha Crane and land in jail. Martha agrees to bail them out on the condition
19. S01E19Forbidden IslandJanuary 24, 1960—While the Enterprise makes a stop for wood, a group of Cajuns board the vessel and hijack a part of the cargo. Two people are shot during th
20. S01E20Salvage PiratesJanuary 31, 1960—Louise Harrison and her boy friend, the only survivors of a boat tragedy, do some quick thinking. Realizing that a fortune in jewels went do
21. S01E21Path of the EagleFebruary 1, 1960—A trip to Independence, Missouri brings back memories of a bitter adventure to Grey Holden. Holden tells the story to Chip and Joshua.
22. S01E22The Treasure of Hawk HillFebruary 8, 1960—Bank robbers have a falling-out over some hidden loot. One of the men manages to give a map of the hiding place to his son, before he is kil
23. S01E23Fight At New CanalFebruary 22, 1960—Grey Holden is chosen to represent riverboat captains in seeking a government-subsidized canal. Preliminary surveys and work must be complet
24. S01E24The Wichita ArrowsFebruary 29, 1960—Dan Duryea steps into the leading role for the first of two episodes.
25. S01E25Fort EpitaphMarch 7, 1960—Dan Duryea has the leading role in the second of two episodes.
26. S01E26Three GravesMarch 14, 1960—The crew of the Enterprise planned a big night on the town. But when they dock, they find the place completely deserted, except for three ne
27. S01E27Hang the Men HighMarch 21, 1960—A young passenger on the Enterprise has been accused of murder by his dying father. An aroused posse set out to drag him off the Enterprise
28. S01E28The Night of the Faceless ManMarch 28, 1960—The Enterprise makes a wood stop at a small river town. But there is no wood for sale to strangers.
29. S01E29The Long TrailApril 4, 1960—An Army colonel warns the Cherokee to take the long trail to a new settling place. Pillagers burn the Indian village to make sure the Cherok
30. S01E30The Quick NooseApril 11, 1960—A noose is about to tighten around Carney's neck. Visiting his brother in Wingate, the riverboater is charged with murder.
31. S01E31The SelloutApril 18, 1960—The Enterprise is badly in need of repairs and Holden has got to accept Nick Logan's offer. He will repair the boat, if afterward, he and hi

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01End of a DreamSeptember 19, 1960—Fast talking Martinus Van der Brig persuades Holden and Bill Blake, the riverboat's new pilot, to transport a group of pioneers to some new
2. S02E02That Taylor AffairSeptember 26, 1960—Milton Frome, Holden and Blake have an idea for making the Enterprise famous by shanghaiing President Zachary Taylor. They get some help fro
3. S02E03The Two Faces of Grey HoldenOctober 3, 1960—To Captain Holden, his romance with Marie Tourette was just a pleasant interlude, until he discovers she is passing him off as her fiancé.
4. S02E04River ChampionOctober 10, 1960—Gentleman Dan Muldoon is backing Dublin Boy against Gunner Stagle for the bare-knuckle championship of the river. Before the fight, Dublin B
5. S02E05No Bridge on the RiverOctober 24, 1960—There was no bridge on the river to Captain Holden's knowledge, but someone has constructed a railroad trestle over the water. When the Ente
6. S02E06Trunk Full of DreamsOctober 31, 1960—Sir Oliver Garnett and Juliet, his young companion, are shipwrecked actors. Captain Holden fishes them out of the river and books them as en
7. S02E07The Water of Gorgeous SpringsNovember 7, 1960—The feuding families of Jennings and Cox are going to a fair, and Holden unwittingly books both families on the Enterprise. Now Grey has to
8. S02E08Devil in SkirtsNovember 21, 1960—If Grey will lure a belle named Lucinda away from Colonel Ashley's son Tony, the colonel will provide a profitable cotton cargo for the Ente
9. S02E09The QuotaNovember 28, 1960—Army Sgt. Dan Phillips is trying to recruit new members for his platoon. Using a convincing argument - a hit on the head - he has filled all
10. S02E10Chicota LandingDecember 5, 1960—The Enterprise arrives at Chicota Landing with a cargo of gunpowder for the Army. Before they can unload it, the boat is taken over by a gan
11. S02E11Duel on the RiverDecember 12, 1960—Brian Cloud monopolizes all the cotton crop in the area, and Laurie Rawlings, the wife of a cotton planter, doesn't like being under Cloud's
12. S02E12ZigzagDecember 26, 1960—In town to have an aching tooth removed, Carney stops at the saloon for a bolstering drink. This makes him late for the dentist, so Blake un
13. S02E13Listen to the NightingaleJanuary 2, 1961—Norwegian songbird Julie Lang wants to take her troupe to New Orleans for an engagement, but she has no money. Grey finally agrees to take t

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