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The Yellow Rose

TV·1983–1984·1 season, 22 episodes·NBC·Soap, Drama·1h·Created by Doru Năstase

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The Yellow Rose is an American television series. It was broadcast on the NBC network during the 1983-1984 season. It was produced by Paul Freeman. The series was at least partly inspired by the more coltish elements of the soap opera Dallas, and dealt with the intrigues of the Texas-based ranch-owning Champion family. The show's cast included Sam Elliott, David Soul, Edward Albert, Cybill Shepherd, Chuck Connors, Noah Beery, Jr., Ken Curtis, Robin Wright and Jane Russell. The Yellow Rose was canceled after one season of twenty-two episodes. In the summer of 1990, the series was rerun again on NBC along with the short-lived Bret Maverick starring James Garner.

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Episodes by season

Season0122Episodes1983–84AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Yellow Rose S01E01PilotOctober 2, 1983Chance McKenzie (Sam Elliott) comes back to the The Yellow Rose ranch but tension arises when a murder occurs in a late night drug smuggle.
  2. S01E02The Yellow Rose S01E02Divided We FallOctober 15, 1983As John Strongheart is being questioned in connection to the murder of Duncan Kilmore, Chance and Roy tries to get some answers out of a guy
  3. S01E03The Yellow Rose S01E03When Honor DiesOctober 22, 1983When Roy gets ambushed, he sets out on his own, while Colleen finds out just how close Chance and her dead ex-husband was.
  4. S01E04The Yellow Rose S01E04Walls of FearOctober 29, 1983Whit finally expresses his true feelings towards Grace. Lenny Hollister and Sanchez send the Champions an unusual gift.
  5. S01E05The Yellow Rose S01E05Sins of the FatherNovember 5, 1983After spotting stashed drugs on The Yellow Rose Ranch an anticipated pursuit follows.
  6. S01E06The Yellow Rose S01E06Breaking TrailNovember 12, 1983After Jeb Hollister undermines the Champions potential transaction for trucks to haul their cattle, they must find another way to get the jo
  7. S01E07The Yellow Rose S01E07Moving TargetsNovember 19, 1983Quisto Champion meets with Jeb Hollister to make a peace agreement. Juliette Hollister shows up to cover the cattle drive.
  8. S01E08The Yellow Rose S01E08Trail's EndNovember 26, 1983Jeb Hollister continues to stop the cattle drive by any means necessary. Whit is told something that he can't believe.
  9. S01E09The Yellow Rose S01E09A Question of LoveDecember 10, 1983Whit Champion takes to the road to find Grace while at the same time he his being hunted by the law.
  10. S01E10The Yellow Rose S01E10Only the ProudDecember 17, 1983As The Yellow Rose clan go to lengths to free Whit's name Juliette is having doubts about her relationship with Roy.
  11. S01E11The Yellow Rose S01E11Divide and ConquerJanuary 7, 1984After Chance finds two dead cows on the ranch, it leads to Jeb Hollister making a contractual proposal to the Champions, with one caveat.
  12. S01E12The Yellow Rose S01E12Hell Hath No FuryJanuary 14, 1984Chance plots a breakout for a friend at the prison rodeo after learning all parole hearings have been frozen due to a prison guard stabbing.
  13. S01E13The Yellow Rose S01E13DeadlineJanuary 21, 1984After Chance helps his friend Toat Gilmore escape from prison during the prison rodeo, Warden Garrett gives Roy a 24 hour deadline to get To
  14. S01E14The Yellow Rose S01E14Land of the FreeFebruary 11, 1984Colleen comes across a pregnant woman running from gun smuggling border patrolmen. Chance and Roy chase after kids who steals L.C.'s Locket,
  15. S01E15The Yellow Rose S01E15Sport of KingsFebruary 18, 1984After L.C. disappears at the racetrack, Chance takes to the streets to find out what people know.
  16. S01E16The Yellow Rose S01E16Running FreeFebruary 25, 1984After numerous altercations with a white stallion, Roy comes to the conclusion he's got to get rid of it.
  17. S01E17The Yellow Rose S01E17Sacred GroundMarch 10, 1984Chance finds himself in a shootout while Roy, Whit, Luther, Colleen and an immigrant family go up against a construction crew.
  18. S01E18The Yellow Rose S01E18Debt of HonorMarch 17, 1984Roy gets worried when his brother comes home asking for $350,000 and then Whit starts looking up to him.
  19. S01E19The Yellow Rose S01E19Chains of FearMarch 24, 1984Feeling guilty, Quisto decides to join a work camp to expose the inhumane habits it does.
  20. S01E20The Yellow Rose S01E20Beyond VengeanceApril 28, 1984When Luther gets shot L.C. sits bedside reading him his favorite book, while Coryell takes it personal and seeks out the one who did it.
  21. S01E21The Yellow Rose S01E21Villa's GoldMay 5, 1984When the Champions hire a new cook, L.C. learns that's not all she is.
  22. S01E22The Yellow Rose S01E22The Far Side of FearMay 12, 1984An old foe of Chance McKenzie from prison shows up and starts making everybody's life hell.

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