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The High Chaparral

TV·1967–1971·4 seasons, 98 episodes·NBC·Western, Drama·52m·Created by David Dortort

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The High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series, made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Productions, was created by David Dortort, who had previously created the hit Bonanza for the network. The theme song was also written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose, who also scored the two-hour pilot.

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  1. 01The High Chaparral S01E01Destination Tucson (1)S01E01 · 10.0This pilot launches the saga of the Cannon family as they fight to establish a ranch in the Arizona territory of the 1870s. Marauding Apaches led by Cochise are on the warpath. The Army orders the Cannon family to move on, but Big John Cannon won't budge. While his brother Buck rides off to recruit gun-carrying cowhands, Big John learns of another enemy: a Mexican land baron claims the Cannon property, and dispatches his men to seize the cattle.
  2. 02The High Chaparral S03E18The Guns of Johnny RondoS03E18 · 7.0A former gunfighter's new life as a Cannon ranchhand is jeopardized by four enemies. Other Cannon ranchhands and Johnny's teen-age son, Dan, who are unaware of Johnny's reputation, misinterpret his refusal to wear a gun and otherwise go out of his way to avoid confrontation with anyone. Any doubts as to Rondo's courage are soon dispelled however, when he is challenged by three men out of his past.

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Episodes by season

Season0128Episodes1967–68Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The High Chaparral S01E01Destination Tucson (1)September 10, 1967 10.0This pilot launches the saga of the Cannon family as they fight to establish a ranch in the Arizona territory of the 1870s. Marauding Apache
  2. S01E02The High Chaparral S01E02The Arrangement (2)September 10, 1967John Cannon's first wife is killed during an Apache raid. Buck, his brother, can't stop Mexican bandits from rustling cattle. Unable to fi
  3. S01E03The High Chaparral S01E03The Ghost of ChaparralSeptember 17, 1967Victoria's efforts to overcome husband John Cannon's memory of his first wife are thwarted when Apaches lay siege to their ranch, and she is
  4. S01E04The High Chaparral S01E04Best Man for the JobSeptember 24, 1967John Cannon must decide whether to send his son to possible death to save their besieged ranch. Three army deserters, who have murdered Apa
  5. S01E05The High Chaparral S01E05A Quiet Day in TucsonOctober 1, 1967Buck, Manolito and Billy Blue are sent to Tucson for food, supplies and boots, but are sidetracked instead by women and song. While John Ca
  6. S01E06The High Chaparral S01E06Young BloodOctober 8, 1967The future of the ranch is jeopardized when bandits steal a prize bull and breeding stock which Billy Blue Cannon and Manolito Montoya have
  7. S01E07The High Chaparral S01E07Shadows on the LandOctober 15, 1967John Cannon needs cattle from Mexican ranchers for his Army beef contract, but finds the frightened men are being forced to sell at cheap pr
  8. S01E08The High Chaparral S01E08The FilibusterosOctober 22, 1967Buck, Victoria and Manolito return to the Montoya Ranch and become prisoners, with Don Sebastian, of a degraded former Civil War friend of B
  9. S01E09The High Chaparral S01E09The Doctor from DodgeOctober 29, 1967When Billy Blue Cannon is forced into a showdown with wanted gunfighters, he is saved by a wandering dentist who proves to be fast with a gu
  10. S01E10The High Chaparral S01E10Sudden CountryNovember 5, 1967Mistakes of an inexperienced eastern bank clerk who attempts to settle on a ramshackle ranch near the Cannon family threaten to wipe out the
  11. S01E11The High Chaparral S01E11A Hanging OffenseNovember 12, 1967Billy Blue Cannon faces possible hanging when he is court-martialed on the charge of killing an army general's son. Billy Blue saves an Ind
  12. S01E12The High Chaparral S01E12The Price of RevengeNovember 19, 1967Buck Cannon goes to work as foreman for a lovely neighboring widow, and clashes with his brother John when the job appears permanent. Buck
  13. S01E13The High Chaparral S01E13The Widow from Red RockNovember 26, 1967Billy Blue Cannon faces possible hanging when he is court-martialed on the charge of killing an army general's son. Billy Blue saves an Ind
  14. S01E14The High Chaparral S01E14Mark of the TurtleDecember 10, 1967John Cannon risks breaking a mutual defense agreement with Victoria's father and dissolution of his marriage when his ranch hands join a pos
  15. S01E15The High Chaparral S01E15The TerroristDecember 17, 1967Henry Silva guest-stars as a revolutionary who plans to assassinate Benito Juarez, exiled President of Mexico, on the Cannon Ranch. Manolit
  16. S01E16The High Chaparral S01E16The Firing WallDecember 31, 1967Fernando Lamas guest-stars as a Mexican bandit turned revolutionary who captures and prepares to execute the Cannon Ranch hands to prove his
  17. S01E17The High Chaparral S01E17The AssassinsJanuary 7, 1968An Apache renegade and his followers plan to kill Cochise's peace representative in the Cannon ranch house and start a new Indian war. Medi
  18. S01E18The High Chaparral S01E18SurvivalJanuary 14, 1968John Cannon and Billy Blue are captured by Apaches far from home and made to face death from lack of water. John and Billy force a wounded
  19. S01E19The High Chaparral S01E19Gold Is Where You Leave ItJanuary 21, 1968John Cannon drives gold seekers from an abandoned mine on his land and they retaliate by plotting to kill the Cannons. Lije Driskill, Johnn
  20. S01E20The High Chaparral S01E20The KinsmanJanuary 28, 1968The Cannons care for a wounded relative who repays them by stealing the ranch payroll. Uncle Dan Brookes arrives suddenly after a 15-year a
  21. S01E21The High Chaparral S01E21Champion of the Western WorldFebruary 4, 1968Billy Blue Cannon plans to earn money for an expensive silver saddle by boxing. Billy Blue learns Killian and his ranch hands have entered
  22. S01E22The High Chaparral S01E22Ride the Savage LandFebruary 11, 1968Buck and Manolito invade the Apache stronghold to rescuer a captive white girl. Ann, an Apache slave for five years, is rescued by Buck and
  23. S01E23The High Chaparral S01E23Bad Day for a ThirstFebruary 18, 1968Buck Cannon jeopardizes his life, when he tries to turn two Apaches into wranglers. Sourdough and Saddleblanket quickly become valuable han
  24. S01E24The High Chaparral S01E24Tiger by the TailFebruary 25, 1968Ricardo Montalban guest-stars as a wounded bandit leader who is captured by the Cannons and tells them his followers will destroy them unles
  25. S01E25The High Chaparral S01E25The PeacemakerMarch 3, 1968Billy Blue Cannon quits the ranch after a quarrel with his father and leads a peace representative of the President to Cochise. On the trai
  26. S01E26The High Chaparral S01E26The Hair HunterMarch 10, 1968A bounty on Apache scalps disrupts peace between the Cannons and the Indians. When Apache raids close Judah Austin's mine, he offers Stoner
  27. S01E27The High Chaparral S01E27A Joyful NoiseMarch 24, 1968Ramon Novarro, silent film notable is guest star as Padre Guillermo, who flees Mexico to escape the vendetta of a twisted killer. The padre
  28. S01E28The High Chaparral S01E28Threshold of CourageMarch 31, 1968John Cannon is forced to relive his final days in the Civil War by a man he disfigured in combat. Vengeful Finley Carr and his brother Stac

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0226Episodes1968–69AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01The High Chaparral S02E01The StallionSeptember 20, 1968An Indian outbreak threatens to erupt when Billy Blue Cannon and an Apache boy fight over a wild horse. Chatto, son of an Apache chief, fir
  2. S02E02The High Chaparral S02E02Ten Little IndiansSeptember 27, 1968When John Cannon feeds hungry Apache children orphaned by Pima Indian attacks, his ranch is threatened by the two tribes. Buck and Billy Bl
  3. S02E03The High Chaparral S02E03Follow Your HeartOctober 4, 1968Ranch foreman Sam Butler returns to his native border town to avenge the death of his daughter. Sam, raised by his adopted father Ben Lynch
  4. S02E04The High Chaparral S02E04Tornado FrancesOctober 11, 1968Buck Cannon's plans to open a saloon are threatened by a temperance group led by spirited Frances O'Tolle. Oscar Hipple sells his saloon to
  5. S02E05The High Chaparral S02E05The CoveyOctober 18, 1968Mexican bandit El Lobo breaks jail and plots to plunder the Cannon Ranch supplies to avenge his imprisonment by Manolito. When heavy rain p
  6. S02E06The High Chaparral S02E06The Promised LandOctober 25, 1968Don Sebastian Montoya repudiates his promise to sell a small village on his land to tenants after Vaquero obtains the purchase money. Vaque
  7. S02E07The High Chaparral S02E07EbenezerNovember 1, 1968Crusading editor Ebenezer Binns risks his life against extortionists and killers. John Cannon persuades Binns to establish Tucson's first n
  8. S02E08The High Chaparral S02E08North to TucsonNovember 8, 1968When Victoria saves the life of a man injured in a stagecoach plundered by Comancheros, she learns the man has sworn to kill her husband. T
  9. S02E09The High Chaparral S02E09The DeceiversNovember 15, 1968Chio, an Apache half-breed and his renegades, capture Cannon's supply wagons. Just as food and ammunition for High Chaparral runs out, Chio
  10. S02E10The High Chaparral S02E10The Buffalo SoldiersNovember 22, 1968""A factual drama based on the 10th Cavalry, a Negro regiment formed in 1866. Lawlessness in Tucson brings martial law--and the 10th--into o
  11. S02E11The High Chaparral S02E11For What We Are About to ReceiveNovember 29, 1968John Cannon quarrels with a neighbor and Indians, and interrupts Thanksgiving plans. Victoria persuades John to buy the last turkey from ar
  12. S02E12The High Chaparral S02E12A Way of JusticeDecember 13, 1968John Cannon is accused of killing the daughter of a Mexican sheepherder and is condemned to death unless steep ransom is paid. Escaped conv
  13. S02E13The High Chaparral S02E13Our Lady of GuadalupeDecember 20, 1968Ricardo Montalban guest-stars as a priest who obtains money from the Cannon family, presumably to finance his search for a religious statue,
  14. S02E14The High Chaparral S02E14Sea of EnemiesJanuary 3, 1969An Army deserter accused of murder takes Billy Blue as hostage. Graham Jessup enlists Billy Blue to help him escape by fabricating a story
  15. S02E15The High Chaparral S02E15Shadow of the WindJanuary 10, 1969The celebration of a peace treaty with the Indians is cut short for the Cannons by scalp hunters disguised as lawmen. Nickanora, an old fri
  16. S02E16The High Chaparral S02E16No Irish Need ApplyJanuary 17, 1969Against John Cannon's advice, Mano helps Sean McLaren, an Irish miner, and his friends in their strike against dangerous working conditions.
  17. S02E17The High Chaparral S02E17The Last Hundred MilesJanuary 24, 1969Lucien Charot raises his freight prices by having Indian attacks faked against his wagons. John interests an El Paso stage and freight line
  18. S02E18The High Chaparral S02E18The Glory SoldiersJanuary 31, 1969Manolito leaves the routine of the Cannon Ranch searching excitement and becomes involved with three uniformed musicians. Mano contemplated
  19. S02E19The High Chaparral S02E19Feather of an EagleFebruary 7, 1969Billy is taken hostage by Apaches after he ignores Buck's advice and frees a white girl from them. Buck learns Apache leader Santos conside
  20. S02E20The High Chaparral S02E20Once on a Day in SpringFebruary 14, 1969Victoria, feeling ignored, leaves her husband John but finds little peace of mind at her father's ranch. Manolito joins Victoria at the Mon
  21. S02E21The High Chaparral S02E21Stinky FlanaganFebruary 21, 1969A flamboyant Irishman cons Buck into buying a camel, promising it will revolutionize the cattle industry. Cavalry trooper Flanagan misinter
  22. S02E22The High Chaparral S02E22SurteeFebruary 28, 1969A dishonest Indian agent jeopardizes the future of an Apache reservation started by John Cannon. Capt. Albert Surtee threats the hungry res
  23. S02E23The High Chaparral S02E23A Fella Named KilroyMarch 7, 1969Buck hires saddle tramp Orville Kilroy, who hides his criminal past and quickly becomes the most popular hand on the Cannon Ranch. Blue adm
  24. S02E24The High Chaparral S02E24No Bugles, No DrumsMarch 14, 1969Buck tries to find and return the missing husband of Ann Simmons, an old girlfriend. Ann gives Buck a valuable diamond ring to identify him
  25. S02E25The High Chaparral S02E25The Lion SleepsMarch 28, 1969Don Sebastian, wounded by a would-be assassin, plays on the sympathy of his family and friends in a scheme to gain control of the Cannon Ran
  26. S02E26The High Chaparral S02E26For the Love of CarlosApril 4, 1969Victoria reopens Tucson's only school and befriends a troubled Mexican boy, but is kidnapped by the boy's father. Alberto Ruis, wanted in a

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0326Episodes1969–70Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S03E01The High Chaparral S03E01Time of Your LifeSeptember 19, 1969A gunfighter attempts to goad Blue into a shootout. Participating in his first trails-end celebration that traditionally follows a grueling
  2. S03E02The High Chaparral S03E02A Time to Laugh, a Time to CrySeptember 26, 1969For the first time in his life, Manolito falls seriously in love but his romance takes a tragic turn when Comancheros decide to settle a deb
  3. S03E03The High Chaparral S03E03The Brothers CannonOctober 3, 1969Buck angrily parts company with his brother John when a long-smoldering family feud is brought out into the open. Fed up with menial jobs o
  4. S03E04The High Chaparral S03E04A Piece of LandOctober 10, 1969After accidentally uncovering a silver deposit, an excited Buck Cannon wastes no time in talking Manolito into joining him in a major real e
  5. S03E05The High Chaparral S03E05Bad Day for Bad MenOctober 17, 1969Bandits take advantage of Manolito's affinity for a pretty face by absconding with one of his girlfriends and cash, the theft of which threa
  6. S03E06The High Chaparral S03E06To Stand for Something MoreOctober 24, 1969Left in charge of the Chaparral, Blue fails in his first major test of responsibility and then takes drastic steps to redeem himself. In th
  7. S03E07The High Chaparral S03E07Trail to NevermoreOctober 31, 1969Stranded in the desert following an attack by bandits, John, Victoria and Manolito add to their troubles when they seek shelter in what they
  8. S03E08The High Chaparral S03E08Apache TrustNovember 7, 1969Billy Blue is captured by the Apaches, who use him as a pawn in a bartering game to stave off an impending cavalry attack. Although he deni
  9. S03E09The High Chaparral S03E09Lady FairNovember 14, 1969Joanna Moore stars as the pretty head of a struggling freight company to whom smitten Buck Cannon not only offers his help but a proposal of
  10. S03E10The High Chaparral S03E10The Lost OnesNovember 21, 1969Because she once ""magically"" saved the life of an Indian brave, Victoria is forcibly brought to an Apache camp to treat the chief's dying
  11. S03E11The High Chaparral S03E11The LegacyNovember 28, 1969Blue falls in love with an attractive houseguest but the romance is marred when the girl and her father reveal the true purpose of their vis
  12. S03E12The High Chaparral S03E12AllianceDecember 12, 1969The Cannon Ranch is threatened by an Indian war when the military sends a bounty hunter after an Apache brave accused of murder. Johnny Rin
  13. S03E13The High Chaparral S03E13The Little ThievesDecember 26, 1969Victimized by two amateur but charming teen-aged cattle rustlers, Buck and Manolito make the mistake of trying to reform them. Intent on im
  14. S03E14The High Chaparral S03E14The Long ShadowJanuary 2, 1970The Cannon Ranch faces wholesale resignations by hired hands because of a series of attacks on men and cattle by an unknown assailant. Conv
  15. S03E15The High Chaparral S03E15The Journal of DeathJanuary 9, 1970A former prison doctor accused of malpractice becomes the only man to whom John Cannon can appeal in efforts to save the life of his serious
  16. S03E16The High Chaparral S03E16Friends and PartnersJanuary 16, 1970Tired of the daily grind as cowhands on the Cannon Ranch, Manolito and Buck leave to operate their own recently-purchased spread and find th
  17. S03E17The High Chaparral S03E17JelksJanuary 23, 1970Joe, foreman of the Cannon Ranch, threatens to quit over John Cannon's mistrust of a new hired hand but later realizes that John's suspicion
  18. S03E18The High Chaparral S03E18The Guns of Johnny RondoFebruary 6, 1970 7.0A former gunfighter's new life as a Cannon ranchhand is jeopardized by four enemies. Other Cannon ranchhands and Johnny's teen-age son, Dan
  19. S03E19The High Chaparral S03E19Mi Casa, Su CasaFebruary 20, 1970Told to make himself at home while a houseguest at the Cannon ranch, Don Sebastian Montoya, father of Victoria and Manolito, does just that
  20. S03E20The High Chaparral S03E20The LieutenantFebruary 27, 1970Men of the Cannon ranch are caught in the middle of a confrontation between a neighboring rancher and a young cavalry officer determined to
  21. S03E21The High Chaparral S03E21The Reluctant DeputyMarch 6, 1970Blue is the victim of a practical joke that finds him enlisted as a temporary lawman Tricked into being sworn in as a deputy marshal by Man
  22. S03E22The High Chaparral S03E22New Hostess in TownMarch 20, 1970Victoria is kidnapped by outlaws and forced to work as a cantina waitress. Enroute to the Montoya Ranch with a large sum of cash for a catt
  23. S03E23The High Chaparral S03E23Too Many ChiefsMarch 27, 1970Convinced by Victoria that he needs a vacation, John reluctantly leaves Buck, Manolito and Blue in charge of the ranch and returns to an Ind
  24. S03E24The High Chaparral S03E24Auld Lang SyneApril 10, 1970Buck becomes involved in gold robbery by helping an old Army buddy. A happy reunion between Buck Cannon and Army Sgt. Travis Winslow leads
  25. S03E25The High Chaparral S03E25GenerationApril 17, 1970Determined to seek a new career as an artist, Blue announces his decision to leave the Cannon Ranch for good. Blue is chided by men of the
  26. S03E26The High Chaparral S03E26No Trouble at AllMay 5, 1970Victoria's life is imperiled when she insists upon crossing dangerous Indian country to go to the aid of a friend. Separated from her escor

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0418Episodes1970–71AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01The High Chaparral S04E01An Anger Greater Than MineSeptember 18, 1970Embittered former revolutionary Diego De La Paula leads his newly-formed army of liberation in a series of harassing raids on the vast lands
  2. S04E02The High Chaparral S04E02SpokesSeptember 25, 1970Needing to get away temporarily from the rigors of ranch life, Buck chooses the raucous Fourth of July holiday for the time and the roughest
  3. S04E03The High Chaparral S04E03Only the Bad Come to SonoraOctober 2, 1970A half-breed Indian lad whose life has been saved by men of the Cannon ranch strives to repay the debt. John Cannon, Buck and Manolito inte
  4. S04E04The High Chaparral S04E04WindOctober 9, 1970Returning home from a visit to her father's ranch, Victoria and her escorts Sam and Pedro find infant Joey, the only survivor of an Indian r
  5. S04E05The High Chaparral S04E05A Matter of SurvivalOctober 16, 1970Returning home from a visit to her father's ranch, Victoria and her escorts Sam and Pedro find infant Joey, the only survivor of an Indian r
  6. S04E06The High Chaparral S04E06It Takes a Smart ManOctober 23, 1970Fearing for the life of his threatened brother Buck, John Cannon accepts the demands of a blackmailer. Confronted by the demands of one-tim
  7. S04E07The High Chaparral S04E07A Good Sound ProfitOctober 30, 1970John Cannon faces alienation of family and friends when he maintains his decision to aid a band of revolutionists. John Cannon, seeing a fi
  8. S04E08The High Chaparral S04E08Too Late the EpitaphNovember 6, 1970Manolito is jailed in a case of mistaken identity on charges of holdup and murder. En route back to the Cannon ranch from a cattle purchase
  9. S04E09The High Chaparral S04E09The Forge of HateNovember 13, 1970Efforts of a young Apache warrior to make peace with the white man are undermined by the belligerence of his long-embittered tribal chief.
  10. S04E10The High Chaparral S04E10FiestaNovember 20, 1970En route to a bordertown fiesta, Buck invites trouble when he befriends a Mexican boy. Buck encounters Homero Jose, an itinerant promoter w
  11. S04E11The High Chaparral S04E11A Matter of VengeanceNovember 27, 1970Embittered over the loss of his home and grandson in fire during a bandit raid, Casement vows to track down Reese, Gail and Wiley, the men r
  12. S04E12The High Chaparral S04E12Pale WarriorDecember 11, 1970Claiming to have been imprisoned by the Apaches for 15 years, a white man is befriended by the Cannons who soon regret their helpfulness. A
  13. S04E13The High Chaparral S04E13The BadgeDecember 18, 1970In a flashback sequence, John Cannon and brother Buck retrace their lives of years ago when lawman John captures Buck, who is wanted for ban
  14. S04E14The High Chaparral S04E14The New Lion of Sonora (1)February 19, 1971Gilbert Roland guest stars as the surprise heir to the Montoya ranch in this special two-hour presentation. The sudden, peaceful passing of
  15. S04E15The High Chaparral S04E15The New Lion of Sonora (2)February 19, 1971Gilbert Roland guest stars as the surprise heir to the Montoya ranch in this special two-hour presentation. The sudden, peaceful passing of
  16. S04E16The High Chaparral S04E16SangreFebruary 26, 1971An all-out Indian war is threatened when a wounded Apache leader is held hostage at the Cannon ranch. Although the original intent to bring
  17. S04E17The High Chaparral S04E17The HostageMarch 5, 1971This episode involves the suspenseful moments spent by innocent bystanders taken hostage during an attempted bank robbery. During what he h
  18. S04E18The High Chaparral S04E18A Man to Match the LandMarch 12, 1971Albert Salmi is the sole survivor of an Indian battle who decides to live as an Apache. Needing to fulfill an Army contract for the sale of

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