The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

1967 4 Seasons 98 Episodes ⭐ 6.8 Western Drama

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Destination Tucson (1)

This pilot launches the saga of the Cannon family as they fight to establish a ranch in the Arizona territory of the 187

EP 2

The Arrangement (2)

John Cannon's first wife is killed during an Apache raid. Buck, his brother, can't stop Mexican bandits from rustling c

EP 3

The Ghost of Chaparral

Victoria's efforts to overcome husband John Cannon's memory of his first wife are thwarted when Apaches lay siege to the

EP 4

Best Man for the Job

John Cannon must decide whether to send his son to possible death to save their besieged ranch. Three army deserters, w

EP 5

A Quiet Day in Tucson

Buck, Manolito and Billy Blue are sent to Tucson for food, supplies and boots, but are sidetracked instead by women and

EP 6

Young Blood

The future of the ranch is jeopardized when bandits steal a prize bull and breeding stock which Billy Blue Cannon and Ma

EP 7

Shadows on the Land

John Cannon needs cattle from Mexican ranchers for his Army beef contract, but finds the frightened men are being forced

EP 8

The Filibusteros

Buck, Victoria and Manolito return to the Montoya Ranch and become prisoners, with Don Sebastian, of a degraded former C

EP 9

The Doctor from Dodge

When Billy Blue Cannon is forced into a showdown with wanted gunfighters, he is saved by a wandering dentist who proves

EP 10

Sudden Country

Mistakes of an inexperienced eastern bank clerk who attempts to settle on a ramshackle ranch near the Cannon family thre

EP 11

A Hanging Offense

Billy Blue Cannon faces possible hanging when he is court-martialed on the charge of killing an army general's son. Bil

EP 12

The Price of Revenge

Buck Cannon goes to work as foreman for a lovely neighboring widow, and clashes with his brother John when the job appea

EP 13

The Widow from Red Rock

Billy Blue Cannon faces possible hanging when he is court-martialed on the charge of killing an army general's son. Bil

EP 14

Mark of the Turtle

John Cannon risks breaking a mutual defense agreement with Victoria's father and dissolution of his marriage when his ra

EP 15

The Terrorist

Henry Silva guest-stars as a revolutionary who plans to assassinate Benito Juarez, exiled President of Mexico, on the Ca

EP 16

The Firing Wall

Fernando Lamas guest-stars as a Mexican bandit turned revolutionary who captures and prepares to execute the Cannon Ranc

EP 17

The Assassins

An Apache renegade and his followers plan to kill Cochise's peace representative in the Cannon ranch house and start a n

EP 18

Survival

John Cannon and Billy Blue are captured by Apaches far from home and made to face death from lack of water. John and Bi

EP 19

Gold Is Where You Leave It

John Cannon drives gold seekers from an abandoned mine on his land and they retaliate by plotting to kill the Cannons.

EP 20

The Kinsman

The Cannons care for a wounded relative who repays them by stealing the ranch payroll. Uncle Dan Brookes arrives sudden

EP 21

Champion of the Western World

Billy Blue Cannon plans to earn money for an expensive silver saddle by boxing. Billy Blue learns Killian and his ranch

EP 22

Ride the Savage Land

Buck and Manolito invade the Apache stronghold to rescuer a captive white girl. Ann, an Apache slave for five years, is

EP 23

Bad Day for a Thirst

Buck Cannon jeopardizes his life, when he tries to turn two Apaches into wranglers. Sourdough and Saddleblanket quickly

EP 24

Tiger by the Tail

Ricardo Montalban guest-stars as a wounded bandit leader who is captured by the Cannons and tells them his followers wil

EP 25

The Peacemaker

Billy Blue Cannon quits the ranch after a quarrel with his father and leads a peace representative of the President to C

EP 26

The Hair Hunter

A bounty on Apache scalps disrupts peace between the Cannons and the Indians. When Apache raids close Judah Austin's mi

EP 27

A Joyful Noise

Ramon Novarro, silent film notable is guest star as Padre Guillermo, who flees Mexico to escape the vendetta of a twiste

EP 28

Threshold of Courage

John Cannon is forced to relive his final days in the Civil War by a man he disfigured in combat. Vengeful Finley Carr

EP 1

The Stallion

An Indian outbreak threatens to erupt when Billy Blue Cannon and an Apache boy fight over a wild horse. Chatto, son of

EP 2

Ten Little Indians

When John Cannon feeds hungry Apache children orphaned by Pima Indian attacks, his ranch is threatened by the two tribes

EP 3

Follow Your Heart

Ranch foreman Sam Butler returns to his native border town to avenge the death of his daughter. Sam, raised by his adop

EP 4

Tornado Frances

Buck Cannon's plans to open a saloon are threatened by a temperance group led by spirited Frances O'Tolle. Oscar Hipple

EP 5

The Covey

Mexican bandit El Lobo breaks jail and plots to plunder the Cannon Ranch supplies to avenge his imprisonment by Manolito

EP 6

The Promised Land

Don Sebastian Montoya repudiates his promise to sell a small village on his land to tenants after Vaquero obtains the pu

EP 7

Ebenezer

Crusading editor Ebenezer Binns risks his life against extortionists and killers. John Cannon persuades Binns to establ

EP 8

North to Tucson

When Victoria saves the life of a man injured in a stagecoach plundered by Comancheros, she learns the man has sworn to

EP 9

The Deceivers

Chio, an Apache half-breed and his renegades, capture Cannon's supply wagons. Just as food and ammunition for High Chap

EP 10

The Buffalo Soldiers

""A factual drama based on the 10th Cavalry, a Negro regiment formed in 1866. Lawlessness in Tucson brings martial law--

EP 11

For What We Are About to Receive

John Cannon quarrels with a neighbor and Indians, and interrupts Thanksgiving plans. Victoria persuades John to buy the

EP 12

A Way of Justice

John Cannon is accused of killing the daughter of a Mexican sheepherder and is condemned to death unless steep ransom is

EP 13

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Ricardo Montalban guest-stars as a priest who obtains money from the Cannon family, presumably to finance his search for

EP 14

Sea of Enemies

An Army deserter accused of murder takes Billy Blue as hostage. Graham Jessup enlists Billy Blue to help him escape by

EP 15

Shadow of the Wind

The celebration of a peace treaty with the Indians is cut short for the Cannons by scalp hunters disguised as lawmen. N

EP 16

No Irish Need Apply

Against John Cannon's advice, Mano helps Sean McLaren, an Irish miner, and his friends in their strike against dangerous

EP 17

The Last Hundred Miles

Lucien Charot raises his freight prices by having Indian attacks faked against his wagons. John interests an El Paso st

EP 18

The Glory Soldiers

Manolito leaves the routine of the Cannon Ranch searching excitement and becomes involved with three uniformed musicians

EP 19

Feather of an Eagle

Billy is taken hostage by Apaches after he ignores Buck's advice and frees a white girl from them. Buck learns Apache l

EP 20

Once on a Day in Spring

Victoria, feeling ignored, leaves her husband John but finds little peace of mind at her father's ranch. Manolito joins

EP 21

Stinky Flanagan

A flamboyant Irishman cons Buck into buying a camel, promising it will revolutionize the cattle industry. Cavalry troop

EP 22

Surtee

A dishonest Indian agent jeopardizes the future of an Apache reservation started by John Cannon. Capt. Albert Surtee th

EP 23

A Fella Named Kilroy

Buck hires saddle tramp Orville Kilroy, who hides his criminal past and quickly becomes the most popular hand on the Can

EP 24

No Bugles, No Drums

Buck tries to find and return the missing husband of Ann Simmons, an old girlfriend. Ann gives Buck a valuable diamond

EP 25

The Lion Sleeps

Don Sebastian, wounded by a would-be assassin, plays on the sympathy of his family and friends in a scheme to gain contr

EP 26

For the Love of Carlos

Victoria reopens Tucson's only school and befriends a troubled Mexican boy, but is kidnapped by the boy's father. Alber

EP 1

Time of Your Life

A gunfighter attempts to goad Blue into a shootout. Participating in his first trails-end celebration that traditionall

EP 2

A Time to Laugh, a Time to Cry

For the first time in his life, Manolito falls seriously in love but his romance takes a tragic turn when Comancheros de

EP 3

The Brothers Cannon

Buck angrily parts company with his brother John when a long-smoldering family feud is brought out into the open. Fed u

EP 4

A Piece of Land

After accidentally uncovering a silver deposit, an excited Buck Cannon wastes no time in talking Manolito into joining h

EP 5

Bad Day for Bad Men

Bandits take advantage of Manolito's affinity for a pretty face by absconding with one of his girlfriends and cash, the

EP 6

To Stand for Something More

Left in charge of the Chaparral, Blue fails in his first major test of responsibility and then takes drastic steps to re

EP 7

Trail to Nevermore

Stranded in the desert following an attack by bandits, John, Victoria and Manolito add to their troubles when they seek

EP 8

Apache Trust

Billy Blue is captured by the Apaches, who use him as a pawn in a bartering game to stave off an impending cavalry attac

EP 9

Lady Fair

Joanna Moore stars as the pretty head of a struggling freight company to whom smitten Buck Cannon not only offers his he

EP 10

The Lost Ones

Because she once ""magically"" saved the life of an Indian brave, Victoria is forcibly brought to an Apache camp to trea

EP 11

The Legacy

Blue falls in love with an attractive houseguest but the romance is marred when the girl and her father reveal the true

EP 12

Alliance

The Cannon Ranch is threatened by an Indian war when the military sends a bounty hunter after an Apache brave accused of

EP 13

The Little Thieves

Victimized by two amateur but charming teen-aged cattle rustlers, Buck and Manolito make the mistake of trying to reform

EP 14

The Long Shadow

The Cannon Ranch faces wholesale resignations by hired hands because of a series of attacks on men and cattle by an unkn

EP 15

The Journal of Death

A former prison doctor accused of malpractice becomes the only man to whom John Cannon can appeal in efforts to save the

EP 16

Friends and Partners

Tired of the daily grind as cowhands on the Cannon Ranch, Manolito and Buck leave to operate their own recently-purchase

EP 17

Jelks

Joe, foreman of the Cannon Ranch, threatens to quit over John Cannon's mistrust of a new hired hand but later realizes t

EP 18

The Guns of Johnny Rondo

A former gunfighter's new life as a Cannon ranchhand is jeopardized by four enemies. Other Cannon ranchhands and Johnny

EP 19

Mi Casa, Su Casa

Told to make himself at home while a houseguest at the Cannon ranch, Don Sebastian Montoya, father of Victoria and Manol

EP 20

The Lieutenant

Men of the Cannon ranch are caught in the middle of a confrontation between a neighboring rancher and a young cavalry of

EP 21

The Reluctant Deputy

Blue is the victim of a practical joke that finds him enlisted as a temporary lawman Tricked into being sworn in as a d

EP 22

New Hostess in Town

Victoria is kidnapped by outlaws and forced to work as a cantina waitress. Enroute to the Montoya Ranch with a large su

EP 23

Too Many Chiefs

Convinced by Victoria that he needs a vacation, John reluctantly leaves Buck, Manolito and Blue in charge of the ranch a

EP 24

Auld Lang Syne

Buck becomes involved in gold robbery by helping an old Army buddy. A happy reunion between Buck Cannon and Army Sgt. T

EP 25

Generation

Determined to seek a new career as an artist, Blue announces his decision to leave the Cannon Ranch for good. Blue is c

EP 26

No Trouble at All

Victoria's life is imperiled when she insists upon crossing dangerous Indian country to go to the aid of a friend. Sepa

EP 1

An Anger Greater Than Mine

Embittered former revolutionary Diego De La Paula leads his newly-formed army of liberation in a series of harassing rai

EP 2

Spokes

Needing to get away temporarily from the rigors of ranch life, Buck chooses the raucous Fourth of July holiday for the t

EP 3

Only the Bad Come to Sonora

A half-breed Indian lad whose life has been saved by men of the Cannon ranch strives to repay the debt. John Cannon, Bu

EP 4

Wind

Returning home from a visit to her father's ranch, Victoria and her escorts Sam and Pedro find infant Joey, the only sur

EP 5

A Matter of Survival

Returning home from a visit to her father's ranch, Victoria and her escorts Sam and Pedro find infant Joey, the only sur

EP 6

It Takes a Smart Man

Fearing for the life of his threatened brother Buck, John Cannon accepts the demands of a blackmailer. Confronted by th

EP 7

A Good Sound Profit

John Cannon faces alienation of family and friends when he maintains his decision to aid a band of revolutionists. John

EP 8

Too Late the Epitaph

Manolito is jailed in a case of mistaken identity on charges of holdup and murder. En route back to the Cannon ranch fr

EP 9

The Forge of Hate

Efforts of a young Apache warrior to make peace with the white man are undermined by the belligerence of his long-embitt

EP 10

Fiesta

En route to a bordertown fiesta, Buck invites trouble when he befriends a Mexican boy. Buck encounters Homero Jose, an

EP 11

A Matter of Vengeance

Embittered over the loss of his home and grandson in fire during a bandit raid, Casement vows to track down Reese, Gail

EP 12

Pale Warrior

Claiming to have been imprisoned by the Apaches for 15 years, a white man is befriended by the Cannons who soon regret t

EP 13

The Badge

In a flashback sequence, John Cannon and brother Buck retrace their lives of years ago when lawman John captures Buck, w

EP 14

The New Lion of Sonora (1)

Gilbert Roland guest stars as the surprise heir to the Montoya ranch in this special two-hour presentation. The sudden,

EP 15

The New Lion of Sonora (2)

Gilbert Roland guest stars as the surprise heir to the Montoya ranch in this special two-hour presentation. The sudden,

EP 16

Sangre

An all-out Indian war is threatened when a wounded Apache leader is held hostage at the Cannon ranch. Although the orig

EP 17

The Hostage

This episode involves the suspenseful moments spent by innocent bystanders taken hostage during an attempted bank robber

EP 18

A Man to Match the Land

Albert Salmi is the sole survivor of an Indian battle who decides to live as an Apache. Needing to fulfill an Army cont

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