Sugarfoot (1957–1961)
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Plot
Tom Brewster is an Easterner who headed west to seek his fortune with hopes of becoming an attorney. Though basically mild-mannered and peaceful, Brewster frequently found himself in violent situations and usually tried to use reason rather than gunplay to get himself out of these tight spots. Because of his peaceful nature and because he hailed from the East, Brewster found himself stuck with the nickname of "Sugarfoot" which was one notch lower than a tenderfoot.
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- 01Man WantedA friend of Sugarfoot's decides to write to Sweden for a mail-order bride. Convinced that he isn't good-looking enough to attract a young lady, he sends along Sugarfoot's picture instead of his own.
- 02The Mysterious StrangerTom realizes that the mine where he is working as a clerk is being swindled.
- 03FernandoIf he defeats the boxing champ, Fernando will use his winnings to save an old mission. But Fernando and his trainer find they~ve taken on more than just a bout—a local gambler is after the land the mission is built on.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Brannigan's BootsSeptember 17, 1957—Crooked politicians in Bluerock appoint Tom sheriff after noting his poor shooting aim. Tom, however, takes the job seriously, and in the sh
- S01E02Reluctant HeroOctober 1, 1957—Sugarfoot takes a job with a rancher, unaware that his new employer is involved in a range war. Then he learns that the owner of the rival r
- S01E03The Strange LandOctober 15, 1957—An elderly rancher, bitter at the world, uses a gunman as a means of avenging himself. Sugarfoot attempts to stop the gunman's reign of terr
- S01E04Bunch QuitterOctober 29, 1957—When a trail boss is shot by outlaws, Sugarfoot is appointed to lead a cattle drive to a secret destination. The cattle-owner's daughter rev
- S01E05Trail's EndNovember 12, 1957—Reunited with his childhood sweetheart, Sugarfoot is disappointed to learn that she is now a dance-hall queen. She tells Sugarfoot that she
- S01E06QuicksilverNovember 16, 1957—Sugarfoot comes to the aid of a silver-mine owner who can't meet his payroll because he has been robbed.
- S01E07MisfireDecember 10, 1957—Mercy Preston schemes to use Sugarfoot to dispose of two men who stand between her and the possession of a rich mine. Her sister Patience at
- S01E08The Stallion TrailDecember 24, 1957—While out in the mountains Sugarfoot captures a wild horse. Later the horse is stolen from him and sold to a rancher. Sugarfoot takes a job
- S01E09Small War at Custer JunctionJanuary 7, 1958—Sugarfoot rescues a girl after claim jumpers kill her miner father.
- S01E10Bullet ProofJanuary 21, 1958—In an attempt to trap the robbers, Sugarfoot pretends to know the whereabouts of a haul made in a bank robbery.
- S01E11DeadlockFebruary 4, 1958—Sugarfoot, who has been studying law by correspondence, is tricked into serving as a juror in a crime case in which his own employer is the
- S01E12Man WantedFebruary 18, 1958A friend of Sugarfoot's decides to write to Sweden for a mail-order bride. Convinced that he isn't good-looking enough to attract a young la
- S01E13The Dead HillsMarch 4, 1958—Sugarfoot's boss, Lucy Barron, tells him that there is a large sum of money owing on her ranch and that it's threatened with foreclosure. Su
- S01E14A Wreath For Charity LloydMarch 18, 1958—Sugarfoot, as acting sheriff, is asked to help find a woman's missing husband. When he finds the man, he realizes that he is a wanted outlaw
- S01E15HideoutApril 1, 1958—A group of teenagers decide to become bandits. Sugarfoot tries to help the sister of one of the youngsters who wants to keep her brother fro
- S01E16Guns for Big BearApril 15, 1958—A pretty Indian girl guides Sugarfoot as he drives a wagonload of supplies to a Pawnee village. But he doesn't realize just what cargo he's
- S01E17Price on His HeadApril 29, 1958—when four stagecoach passengers are kidnapped by masked bandits, Sugarfoot is dispatched to raise the ransom money.
- S01E18Short RangeMay 13, 1958—Sugarfoot is on the trail of a renegade who is selling guns to the Indians. Learning that his quarry is connected with a traveling puppet sh
- S01E19The Bullet and the CrossMay 27, 1958—After a mine cave-in, Sugarfoot is trapped with a half-breed Indian who has been accused of murder. The man tells Sugarfoot that he has been
- S01E20Mule TeamJune 10, 1958—When Sugarfoot inherits a mine and a mule team he is hard put to realize any value from them. He begins to build a railroad spur to work the
Season02
- S02E01Ring of SandSeptember 16, 1958—After outlaws murder Job Turner's son, the old frontiersman wants to leave them to die in the desert.
- S02E02Brink of FearSeptember 30, 1958—Sugarfoot vouches for an old friend, an ex-con who then proceeds to rob the bank.
- S02E03The WizardOctober 14, 1958—A traveling magician, who is also an accomplished hypnotist, hypnotizes his assistant and orders her to set fire and to name Sugarfoot as th
- S02E04The GhostOctober 28, 1958—Sugarfoot is given the assignment of taking a teenager to Missouri to collect the boy's inheritance. Enroute, Sugarfoot learns that the boy
- S02E05The Canary KidNovember 11, 1958—A notorious gunman learns that he and Sugarfoot are almost doubles. He kidnaps Sugarfoot and prepares to impersonate him in order to carry o
- S02E06The HuntedNovember 25, 1958—Sugarfoot makes friends with a wounded soldier, unaware the man is mentally unbalanced and sought by lawmen as a killer.
- S02E07Yampa CrossingDecember 9, 1958—Sugarfoot sets out to find a notorious outlaw whose signature is wanted by a Kansas City law firm. Sugarfoot finds the outlaw, but soon le
- S02E08Devil to PayDecember 23, 1958—Sugarfoot's life is threatened when he discovers the secret behind a strange Indian ritual.
- S02E09The DesperadoesJanuary 6, 1959—While visiting his friend Padre John at a mission school in Texas, Sugarfoot learns of a plot to kill Mexico's President Benito Juarez.
- S02E10The Extra HandJanuary 20, 1958—In exchange for a horse and provisions, Sugarfoot agrees to travel with Alex Sharlakov, a former Russian seaman. After reaching Kansas, Shar
- S02E11The Return of the Canary KidFebruary 3, 1959—Tom Brewster and Christopher Colt join forces to capture a gang of outlaws. Brewster disguises himself as the infamous Canary Kid and makes
- S02E12The Mysterious StrangerFebruary 17, 1959Tom realizes that the mine where he is working as a clerk is being swindled.
- S02E13The Giant KillerMarch 3, 1959—A young widow, angered by a rumor which links her to the town's political boss, threatens to blow up a hotel. Sugarfoot tries to disprove th
- S02E14The Royal RaidersMarch 17, 1959—Attractive French emissary Yvette Marveux entrusts Sugarfoot with a fortune in diamonds. Traveling by train, the two find their trip interru
- S02E15The MountainMarch 31, 1959—Tom Brewster searches for Vic Bradley and his Indian wife, who are hiding out in a mountain area that is supposed to be haunted. Brewster ha
- S02E16The TwisterApril 14, 1959—Bank robber Sid Garvin has forced his brother, a schoolteacher, to hold money he has stolen. When Garvin comes to collect his money, he hold
- S02E17The VulturesApril 28, 1959—Along the trail, Sugarfoot comes upon a young woman wandering in a daze and takes her to a nearby fort. Sugarfoot finds that the fort has re
- S02E18The AvengersMay 12, 1959—Tom Brewster and a convicted murderer called Pike are passengers on the same stagecoach when a sudden storm forces the travelers to take she
- S02E19Small HostageMay 26, 1959—Sugarfoot travels with Col. Cyrus Craig toward Mexico, where they are to claim the corpse of the colonel's son. En route, they are stopped b
- S02E20WolfJune 9, 1959—Sugarfoot is working as a ranch foreman for a widow. When some of the cattle are stolen and evidence point to Wolf Wilkes, Tom comes to Wolf
Season03
- S03E01The Trial of the Canary KidSeptember 15, 1959—Tom sets out to free his identical cousin, the Canary Kid, who is on trial for murder.
- S03E02The Wild BunchSeptember 29, 1959—Sugarfoot rides into Morgan's Ford, a seemingly quiet and friendly town, and takes a job as schoolteacher. He soon learns that the townspeop
- S03E03MacBrewster the BoldOctober 13, 1959—The same day citizens of a rough frontier town appoint Tom Brewster as sheriff, three of Tom's relatives arrive to heap another honor on the
- S03E04The GitanosOctober 27, 1959—Tom Brewster rescues a Gypsy girl and soon finds that the young lady has marriage on her mind. The Gypsy chief looks on Tom with disfavor an
- S03E05The Canary Kid, IncNovember 10, 1959—Government agent Chris Colt suspects that recent prison breaks have been supervised by the Canary Kid, an imprisoned outlaw. Colt asks Sugar
- S03E06Outlaw IslandNovember 24, 1959—Tom Brewster wants to free Sally Ormand, who is a prisoner of the Baron, ruler of an island. Learning that the islanders are ready to revolt
- S03E07Apollo with a GunDecember 8, 1959—Tom Brewster is caught between a famous actress' request that he find her lost stallion, and a killer's promise of death if he does.
- S03E08The GauchoDecember 22, 1959—Tom Brewster meets Curro Santiago, who is romancing Ellen Conway, despite her brother's opposition. When Santiago is held for a murder that
- S03E09Journey to ProvisionJanuary 5, 1960—A mayor and a sheriff offer Tom Brewster a bribe to leave town. Tom, realizing that he has been taken for a government investigator, attempt
- S03E10The HighbinderJanuary 19, 1960—An elderly Chinese masn asks Tom Brewster to help him deliver an urn containing his son's ashes to San Francisco. But the urn holds more tha
- S03E11WolfpackFebruary 2, 1960—A pack of wolves kill three people, one of them a friend of Tom Brewster's. Perplexed by the incident, Tom moves in with his dead friend's f
- S03E12FernandoFebruary 16, 1960If he defeats the boxing champ, Fernando will use his winnings to save an old mission. But Fernando and his trainer find they~ve taken on mo
- S03E13Blackwater SwampMarch 1, 1960—Tom Brewster tries to bring an estranged father and son together. His efforts, however, are undermined by the father's new wife, who is will
- S03E14Return to Boot HillMarch 15, 1960—Mayor Plummer agrees to help Tom Brewster clear a young man of a murder charge. But Tom gets suspicious when he learns about the mayor's con
- S03E15VinegaroomMarch 29, 1960—Townsfolk welcome Tom Brewster to town by charging him with murder and sentencing him to the gallows. But Judge Roy Bean is a fan of actress
- S03E16The CorsicanApril 12, 1960—Tom Brewster helps a New Englander and his daughter take a wounded Corsican to the trading post for help. But there is no assistance waiting
- S03E17Blue Bonnet StrayApril 26, 1960—As the train pulls out, Tom Brewster notices that an infant is on board, but its mother is still in the station. He returns the child, unawa
- S03E18The Long DryApril 10, 1960—Jericho Dooley's town is plagued by drought. But he is determined to float off in his ark, taking Tom Brewster and Anne Carmody with him.
- S03E19Funeral at Forty MileMay 24, 1960—After Tom Brewster arrives in town to help his cousin run for office, strange things start happening: the local hanging tree is struck by li
- S03E20The Captive LocomotiveJune 7, 1960—As Sugarfoot comes on the scene, a railroad is gobbling up land in a Western valley, forcing out the landowners.
Season04
- S04E01Shadow CatcherSeptember 26, 1960—Sugarfoot becomes involved with an army officer who is trying to provoke a war with the Indians to get land that is rich in gold.
- S04E02A Noose for NoraOctober 24, 1960—Tom Brewster sees Nora Sutton shoot down a wealthy landowner. But Judge Lawson names Brewster to be her defense attorney.
- S04E03Man from MedoraNovember 21, 1960—When Jake Sloane can't take the measure of a dude named Theodore in a barbershop brawl, Sugarfoot decides to find out more about the dude. O
- S04E04Welcome EnemyDecember 26, 1960—Chief Red Wing of the Sioux Indians is on his way to Chicago for a conference with President Grant. Sugarfoot has been hired to accompany th
- S04E05Toothy ThompsonJanuary 16, 1961—John Brice is in town to investigate charges of corruption. When someone tries to murder Brice, Toothy Thompson, a long-time troublemaker, i
- S04E06Shepherd with a GunFebruary 6, 1961—Greed rancher John Peel tries to use grazing land belonging to a shepherd named Joachin. The shepherd can't defend his property, but his son
- S04E07AngelMarch 6, 1961—Sugarfoot and his pal Toothy Thompson don't mind helping out Sheriff Boyce with a gang of killers, but they would like to know just who the
- S04E08Stranger in TownMarch 27, 1961—Sugarfoot loads the bodies of two murderers onto a horse and brings them into town. Although the killers shot each other, the townspeople ar
- S04E09Trouble at Sand SpringsApril 17, 1961—Jimmy and Rance Benbow are accused of murder, and Sugarfoot is appointed their defense counsel. He knows he has got a tough case when he see
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