Wagon Train – Season 8 (1964-1965) Episode Guide

SEASON EIGHT 1964-1965

Wednesdays 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM on NBC

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October 1964 – April 1965
1. Bonanza 2. Bewitched 3. Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. 4. The Andy Griffith Show 5. The Fugitive 6. The Red Skelton Hour 7. The Dick Van Dyke Show 8. The Lucy Show 9. Peyton Place II 10. Combat 11. Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color 12. The Beverly Hillbillies 13. My Three Sons	14. Branded 15. Petticoat Junction 16. The Ed Sullivan Show 17. Lassie 18. The Munsters 19. Gilligan’s Island 20. Peyton Place I 21. The Jackie Gleason Show 22. The Virginian 23. The Addams Family 24. My Favorite Martian 25. Flipper

Episode Guide – Season 8

TITLE	SYNOPSIS	GUEST STARS	COMMENTS
Bob Stuart Story (ep. #8.1) 9/20/1964	On his wedding day, an ex-lawman gets into a fight with an old enemy.	Robert Ryan as Bob Stuart Vera Miles as Janice Stuart Tommy Sands as Keith Lance Andrew Prine as Felix Colton Stacy Harris, William Smith	William Smith is also in the Richard Bloodgood Story (ep. #8.10). He would go on to star in Laredo (1965-67) and with Robert Fuller, appeared in the movie version of Maverick. Tommy Sands also stars in the Larry Hanify Story (ep. #3.17); Davey Baxter Story (ep. #6.17) and the Gus Morgan Story (ep. #7.3)
The Hide Hunters (ep. #8.2) 9/27/1964 5/9/1965 (rerun)	Coop and Barnaby set out to stalk buffaloes with a group of hide hunters, on eof whom delights in taunting Barnaby.	Chris Robinson as Gib Ryker Morgan Woodward as Zach Ryker Charla Doherty as Samantha Ted White as Cougar Mickey Finn	Robert Fuller Michael Burns
John Gillman Story (ep. #8.3) 10/4/1964 5/16/1965 (rerun)	An embittered outlaw doesn’t want any friends but he’s stuck with one little orphaned girl.	Bobby Darin as John Gillman Betsy Hale as Abigail Whit Bissell as Moore Elisabeth Fraser as Mrs. Gorman James McCallion as Gorman Virginia Gregg as Miss Roberts
Race Town Story (ep. #8.4) 10/11/1964	Hawks and Barnaby escort a young girl to Sam Race’s Tent City of honky-tonks and con games, but the girl is dismayed when she find that the man has hired her as a saloon girl, not as an entertainer. And Barnaby learns the ways of this world.	Dan Duryea as Sam Race Cheryl Holdridge as Annabelle Allyson Ames as Julie Hal Needham	Terry Wilson Michael BurnsDan Duryea also appears in the Cliff Grundy Story (ep. #1.15); the Sacramento Story (ep. # 1.39); the Last Man (ep. #2.19); the Bleymier Story (ep. #4.8) and the Wagon Train Mutiny (ep. #6.1)
Barbara Lindquist Story (ep. #8.5) 10/18/1964 5/23/1965 (rerun)	Going to the aid of a stagecoach being fired at by bandits, Coop finds a Bostonian lady to be the only surviving passenger.	Dana Wynter as Barbara Lindquist Barry Atwater as Frazer Walter Woolf King as Dr. Everest David Perna as Johnny	Robert Fuller
Brian Conlin Story (ep. #8.6) 10/25/1964 5/30/1965 (rerun)	A dust covered. delirious Irishmen stumbles into camp and falls unconscious; he’s the leader of an emigrant band that’s been victimized at every turn and sees no reason why he should trust Hale.	Leslie Nielsen as Brian Conlin Audrey Dalton as Dana Bannon Paul Fix as Sean Bannon Patricia Lyon as Mary Dick Miller as Michael Eileen Baral as Sara
Alice Whitetree Story (ep. #8.7) 11/1/1964 6/6/1965 (rerun)	Coop finds a half-breed Indian girl wandering in he wilderness, and then finds himself becoming involved with her.	Diane Baker as Alice Whitetree Chuck Courtney as Tom Vincent John Hoyt as Reed Ken Lynch as Morton	Robert Fuller
Those Who Stay Behind (ep. #8.8)	The train hasn’t enough room for all who want to join, among them an ex-convict whose life has been threatened by his former partner.	Peter Brown as Ben Campbell Lola Albright as Leonora Parkman Bruce Dern as Jud Fisher Jay North as Tom Blake Dennis Holmes as Danny Blake Walter Coy as Ord Whaley Willa Pearl Curtis as Clemsie Dennis Holmes as Danny Blake	Well, gee Mr. Wilson! Jay North was, of course, Dennis the Menace (1959-63)Peter Brown had just finished playing Deputy Johnny McKay on the Lawman (1958-62). He also appeared in the Geneva Balfour Story (ep. #7.18) and the Adam MacKenzie Story(ep. #6.27)Bruce Dern is the father of Laura Dern!
Pre-empted 11/15/64
Nancy Styles Story (ep. #8.9) 11/22/1964 6/20/1965 (rerun)	Despite Hale’s edict that the train will bypass Denver, a wealthy young woman is determined to get to the mile high city.	Deborah Walley as Nancy Styles Ryan O’Neal as Paul Phillips Marilyn Wayne as Jenny Phillips James Griffith as Phineas Rex Reason as Homer Olan Soule as Telegraph Operator	This episode has a young Ryan O’Neal, from back when love DID mean saying you’re sorry.
Richard Bloodgood Story (ep. #8.10) 11/29/1964 /6/27/1965 (rerun)	Joining the train with one purpose is Coop’s boyhood blood brother, now blind, who is out to kill Coop.	Guy Stockwell as Richard Bloodgood William Smith as Espada John Crowther as Virgil Reta Shaw as Tenny Janet Hamil as Janet Rose David Foley as Coop as a boy Johnny Tuohy as Bloodgood as a boy Glenn Yarbrough as Guitarist	Robert FullerGlenn Yarbrough is a former LimeliterWilliam Smith is also in the Bob Stuart Story (ep. #8.1). He would go on to star in Laredo (1965-67) and with Robert Fuller, appeared in the movie version of Maverick
Clay Shelby Story (ep. #8.11) 12/6/1964 7/4/1965 (rerun)	The train has troubles – Coop’s been wounded, Hawks is ill and a band of hostile Indians is preparing to attack.	Dwayne Hickman as Clay Shelby Celia Kaye as Ann Shelby Richard Carlson as Lt. Burns Gail Bonney as Mrs. Mahoney Mort Mills as Sgt. Bragan Berkeley Harris as Cpl. Reese	Dwayne Hickman had just finished playing Dobie in the Many Lives of Dobie Gillis (1959-63)
Little Girl Lost (ep. #8.12) 12/13/1964 7/11/1965 (rerun)	A little girl’s cries are heard during the night, but Charlie is the only one to catch a glimpse of her before she vanishes.	Eileen Baral as Robin Richard H. Cutting as Dixon John Doucette as Boone Gillia	Frank McGrath
Story of Hector Heatherington (ep. #8.13) 12/20/1964 7/18/1965 (rerun)	A would-be inventor works feverishly with Charlie and Barnaby’s help to launch the first “flying machine” in this serio-comic episode.	Tom Ewell as Hector Heatherington Kim Darby as Heather Heatherington Jeanne Cooper as Harriett Heatherington	Frank McGrath Terry WilsonJeanne Cooper is best known as Kay Chancellor on The Young and the Restless.Cooper also appeared in The Traitor (ep. # 5.1); Donna Fuller Story (ep. #6.14) ; Kitty Pryer Story (ep. #7.10) and The Whipping (ep. #7.27)
Pre-empted 12/27/1964
The Echo Pass Story (ep. #8.14) 1/3/1965	After shooting Charlie, an outlaw gang whose members include two women force Coop to lead them to water	Jack Lord as Lee Barton Diane Brewster as Bea James Caan as Paul Susan Seaforth Hayes as Vera ee pollock as Clyde	A strong Robert Fuller episodeJames Caan would become Sonny Corleone.Book ’em Dano! Jack Lord would be Steve McGarrett on Hawaii Five-0 (1968-80)Susan Seaforth Hayes would play Julie Williams on Days of Our Lives.
Chottsie Gubenheimer Story (ep. #8.15) 1/10/1965 7/26/1965 (rerun)	Hale breaks up a scuffle between his former sweetheart and a gambler.	Jeanette Nolan as Chottsie Gubenheimer Paul Stewart as Jim Bannon John Doucette as Chandler Ames Buck Taylor as Skeeter Ames Gail Bonney as Mrs. Wilson Claire Carleton as Mrs. Mortimer	John McIntireJeanette Nolan was also known as Mrs. John McIntire!
Wanda Snow Story (ep. #8.16) 1/17/1965 8/1/1965 (rerun)	Coop’s life is in danger, according to the premonition of a woman traveler.	Marta Kristen as Wanda Snow Dabbs Greer as Hiram Snow Arthur O’Connell as Dabney Pitts Donnelly Rhodes as Jeremiah Stewart Ken Mayer	Robert FullerMarta Kristen is best known as Judy Robinson on Lost in Space.
Pre-empted 1/24/1965 Originally Miss Mary Lee Mcintosh (#8.20)
Isaiah Quickfox Story (ep. #8.17) 1/31/1965	Charlie and Coop ride into a seemingly deserted town, and it appears that everyone left in a big hurry.	Frank DeKova as Isiah Quickfox John Doucette as Burt Enders Andrew Prine as Eric Camden Nancy Rennick as Kate John Holland as Prof. Sheffield Jan Clayton	Robert Fuller Frank McGrathJan Clayton played Ellen Miller on Lassie (1954-57)
Pre-empted 2/7/1965
Herman (ep. #8.18) 2/14/1965 8/15/1965 (rerun)	Because the Indians are in awe of an old-timers’ giant horse, a Clydesdale who is nineteen hands high and weighs three thousand pounds, the elderly man is able to pass safely through their hostile territory.	Charles Ruggles as Jamison Hershey Tim McIntire as William Temple Linda Evans as Martha Temple Lane Bradford as Biggers	Frank McGrath Tim McIntire is the son of John McIntire and his wife, Jeanette NolanLinda Evans would play Audra Barkley on the Big Valley (1965-69) and
Bonnie Brooke Story (ep. #8.19) 2/21/1965 8/22/1965 (rerun)	An expectant couple are in desperate need of money. Already deep in debt, they have to have cash for the wife’s medical care.	Katharine Ross as Bonnie Brooke James Davidson as Don Brooke Robert Emhardt as Roger Cromwell Lee Philips as Jack Evans Donna Russell as Annabelle	Katherine Ross is best known as Mrs. Robinson’s daughter, Elaine, in the Graduate, and as the Sundance Kid’s girlfriend, Etta Place in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Miss Mary Lee McIntosh Story (ep. #8.20) 2/28/19658/29/1965 (rerun)	Refusing what she considers to be a ridiculous fee to join the train, a willful spinster plans to follow along in her lone wagon.	Bethel Leslie as Mary Lee McIntosh Jack Warden as Daniel Delaney Kevin O’Neal as Efraim David McMahon as Sgt. O’ Rourke Dennis McCarthy as Kurt Jack Big Head
Pre-empted 3/7/1965
Pre-empted 3/14/1965
Captain Sam Story (ep. #8.21) 3/21/1965	A woman ferryboat skipper gets a pleasant surprise when the train brings her two visitors – her sailor son and his bride.	Cathy Lewis as Captain Sam Robert Stanton as Johnny Leslie Perkins as Mary Anne Richard Wessel as Biff June Ellis as Mrs. Kelsey Robert Salton
Betsy Blee Smith Story (ep. #8.22) 3/28/1965	While visiting an old girlfriend, Coop finds he’s been recruited to pose as the husband of the woman’s twin sister.	Jennifer Billingsley as Eloise/Betsy Jody McCrea as Calvin Peter Whitney as Buster Blee Meg Wyllie as Sylvia Blee	Robert Fuller
Pre-empted 4/4/1965
Katy Piper Story (ep. #8.23) 4/11/1965 9/5/1965 (rerun)	Barnaby kills a masked bandit and is then guilt-stricken when he learns that his victim was a boy his own age.	Frances Reid as Katy Piper Virginia Christine as Mrs. Reed Don Beddoe as Judge	Michael BurnsThis was the last episode shown (albeit in rerun) during Wagon Train’s original run.
Indian Girl Story (ep. #8.24) 4/18/1965	Hawks refuses to turn an Indian girl over to Chief Crazy Bear, who wants to punish her for killing his son.	Ernest Borgnine in a cameo as an Indian Bruce Dern as Wilkins Michael Pate as Crazy Bear Charla Doherty as Patty McNeil Rex Holman as Joe Abbott John Lupton, Maggie Pierce	Terry Wilson Ernest Borgnine also appears in the Willy Moran Story (ep. #1.1) Around the Horn (ep. #2.1); the Estaban Zamora Story (ep. # 3.4) and the Earl Packer Story (ep. # 4.15)
Silver Lady (ep. #8.25) 4/25/1965	Coop tells Hawks the story about the famed Earp brothers and a lady who perished in the wreck of a stagecoach hauling a cargo of sliver.	Michael Burns as Morgan Earp Don Collier as Wyatt Earp Don Galloway as Virgil Earp Vera Miles, Arthur O’Connell, Henry Silva	This episode was a pilot for a projected show about the Earp brothers.
Jarbo Pierce Story (ep. #8.26) 5/2/1965	Charlie talks about his younger days in Pierce’s Bend, when he worked for a rugged, God-fearing trading post operator.	Rory Calhoun as Jarbo Pierce Tom Simcox as Adam Pierce Lee Philips as Fortune Angela Dorian as Marie Stanley Adams, Lane Bradford, Mickey Finn, Bern Hoffman, Arthur Hunnicutt, Mort Mills, Victoria Vetri, Morgan Woodward	Rory Calhoun had played Bill Longley in the Texan (1958-60)
Reruns 5/9/1965-9/5/1965 Wagon Train was replaced by the second half of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and the first half of The FBI

 

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