Have Gun, Will Travel
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Have Gun, Will Travel

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Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.

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Three Bells to Perdido
S1 E1
Three Bells to Perdido
Sep 14, 1957

New Mexico rancher Jesse Reade hires Paladin for $1,000 to bring back outlaw Dave Enderly, who has run off to Perdido, Mexico with Reade's daughter Nancy.

The Outlaw
S1 E2
The Outlaw
Sep 21, 1957

Manfred Holt breaks out of jail, killing two deputies. Is he on his way to kill the banker who testified against him, or to see his family for the last time? The banker hires Paladin.

The Great Mojave Chase
S1 E3
The Great Mojave Chase
Sep 28, 1957

A sportsman sponsors a contest, betting that no one can elude his posse in the Mojave Desert. When Paladin shows up riding a camel, the man decides that the only way he can still win is to get rid of Paladin.

Winchester Quarantine
S1 E4
Winchester Quarantine
Oct 5, 1957

At a stagecoach stop, Paladin sees a peaceful Cherokee rancher being beaten by white men who think his cattle are spreading a sickness. Paladin offers his help.

A Matter of Ethics
S1 E5
A Matter of Ethics
Oct 12, 1957

An accused murderer who fears that he will be lynched before he can be returned to Bender, Wyoming, for trial, hires Paladin to make sure he gets there alive.

The Bride
S1 E6
The Bride
Oct 19, 1957

When a mail-order bride from Philadelphia gets off the stagecoach in the middle of nowhere, Paladin decides to stay with her to make sure that she is safe.

Strange Vendetta
S1 E7
Strange Vendetta
Oct 26, 1957

Paladin's new friend, stabbed by an assassin, makes a dying request to have his body taken back home to his hacienda in Mexico.

High Wire
S1 E8
High Wire
Nov 2, 1957

A hobo who was once a circus performer bets a gambler that he can walk across the saloon on a tightrope. When Paladin sees that the gambler intends to cheat, he decides to help even the odds.

The Bostonian
S1 E21
The Bostonian
Feb 2, 1958

Paladin protects a new landowner from Boston, who is having an escalating feud with an established cattle rancher.

The O'Hare Story
S1 E25
The O'Hare Story
Mar 1, 1958

Hired to prevent the construction of a dam that would imperil a town's water supply, Paladin finds that he sympathizes more with the Irish engineer who's trying to build it.

Birds of a Feather
S1 E26
Birds of a Feather
Mar 8, 1958

Paladin must contend with other gunfighters as he tries to settle a right-of-way dispute between two railroads in a Colorado town that will die if they go elsewhere.

The Teacher
S1 E27
The Teacher
Mar 15, 1958

Paladin defends a schoolmistress who's being theatened for teaching about war crimes that took place during the Civil War.

Killer's Widow
S1 E28
Killer's Widow
Mar 22, 1958

After having killed a bank robber, Paladin is accused of having taken the stolen money. He visits the dead man's widow and tries to make amends.

Gun Shy
S1 E29
Gun Shy
Mar 29, 1958

Trying to locate the thieves who stole a jade chess set, Paladin ends up in a small Montana town where he becomes involved in a romance with a landlady's daughter.

The Prizefight Story
S1 E30
The Prizefight Story
Apr 5, 1958

When Paladin goes to a mining town to promote a prizefight, his boxer is arrested and he ends up having to take the man's place in the ring -- against the Welsh champion.

Hey Boy's Revenge
S1 E31
Hey Boy's Revenge
Apr 12, 1958

When Hey Boy's brother is killed for protesting the working conditions on a Chinese railroad gang in Utah, Paladin must get the boy out of jail and bring the killer to justice.

The Five Books of Owen Deaver
S1 E32
The Five Books of Owen Deaver
Apr 26, 1958

Paladin comes to the aid of a young sheriff from the East whose attempts to keep law and order are particularly unsuitable for a cowboy town in Wyoming.

The Silver Queen
S1 E33
The Silver Queen
May 3, 1958

Lonely Leadhead Kane dies and leaves his half of a mine to an actress. Kane's partner wants to challenge the will. Someone wants to make sure Paladin never gets the woman to the courtroom.

Three Sons
S1 E34
Three Sons
May 10, 1958

Newlyweds with no place to stay end up in Paladin's suite. He learns that the groom's half-brothers are threatening to kill their father. Paladin goes to warn the father.

The Return of Dr. Thackeray
S1 E35
The Return of Dr. Thackeray
May 17, 1958

Dr. Phyllis Thackeray diagnoses the cook at the Barton Ranch with smallpox. All the cowhands may be infected and need to be vaccinated. Dr. Thackeray sends for the one man she thinks can help.

24 Hours at North Fork
S1 E36
24 Hours at North Fork
May 24, 1958

When a blight kills all the crops except for one farmer's, Paladin must protect him from a greedy storekeeper who wants his farm and his hired gun who has a personal grudge against Paladin.

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