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Shane works for the Starett family, a young widow, her son, and her aging father-in-law, protecting them against the anti-sodbuster rancher Ryker and other perils plaguing the Old West.
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- E1 The Distant BellNext upSep 10, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
When Amy Sloate shows up to start a school, Rufe Ryker gives orders to burn down the barn that would house the school. Miss. Sloate doesn't like the raw wilderness and violence she sees and is advised by Shane to leave. Marion is adamant that there will be a school, no matter how much Ryker is against it so she starts a school in the saloon. When Shane hears Ryker still caused trouble, he goes to Plan B.
Guest stars: Del Ford (Bobby Howell), Diane Ladd (Amy Sloate), Karl Lukas (Ed Howell), Owen Bush (Ben), Lawrence Mann (Harve Hanes), Sam Gilman (Sam Grafton), Bert Freed (Rufe Ryker)
- E2 The HauntSep 17, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
An old man shows up and watches Shane from a distance. When Shane confronts the man, he discovers he shot and killed the old man's son four years before. The fact that he couldn't remember, and the old man's strange request makes Shane physically ill. Shane must find some way to come to terms with what he did.
Guest stars: John Qualen (Old Man), Carl Reindel (Jed Andrews), Ned Romero (Drover #1), Claude Hall (Drover #2), Sam Melville (Shane's Companion), David Garfield (Young Man), Sam Gilman (Sam Grafton)
- E3 The Wild GeeseSep 24, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
What starts out as a day filled with the hope of borrowing the needed money for buying pigs the Staretts will need to get through the winter turns out to be a day of truths. After Ryker threatens to burn down the winter wheat, it's suddenly stampeded by a herd of Ryker's cattle. Shane sees no other way for the family to survive except to take a job with a group of gunfighters he's worked with before. Marian begs him not to take the job. She doesn't want blood money. We see a tougher side of Shane, and a surprising ending to this story.
Guest stars: Bill Fletcher (Wynn Truscott), Allen Jaffe (Casey Driscoll), Don Gordon (Johnny Wake), William Smithers (Del Packard), Owen Bush (Ben), Sam Gilman (Sam Grafton), Bert Freed (Rufe Ryker)
- E4 An Echo of AngerOct 1, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
When four members of the Spicer family ride into town, Kemp immediately announces they are there to kill Shane. Shane soon discovers they plan on killing him to avenge him for another family member who's life, they claim, Shane took. Shane denies this fact, however. Ryker himself sides with Shane, and they may soon be facing a shootout.
Guest stars: Warren Oates (Kemp Spicer), Cliff Osmond (Joshua Spicer), Charles Kuenstle (Boon Spicer), Phil Chambers (Ned), Richard Evans (J.D. Spicer), Sam Gilman (Sam Grafton), Bert Freed (Rufe Ryker)
- E5 The Bitter, The LonelyOct 8, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
A stranger, not happy with the changing times and unwilling to accept the fact that "sod busters" are moving into the land, resorts to taking a job with the Starrett's when things get rough. He doesn't last long because Ryker invites him to work at his ranch. But even Ryker's ways are too tame for this cowboy, and he's out for revenge.
Guest stars: Steve Ihnat (R.G. Posey), Ned Romero (Chips), Owen Bush (Ben), Lawrence Mann (Harve Hanes), Sam Gilman (Sam Grafton), Bert Freed (Rufe Ryker)
- E6 Killer in the ValleyOct 15, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
While out riding one day, Shane and Marian come upon a sick couple. It's not long before they realize that the couple have contracted a deadly disease. When Marian comes down with the disease, Shane does everything possible to get the quinine they need. He'll do anything - even kill anybody who tries to stand in his way! The drummer that arrives in town decides to make a little profit on the panic that soon erupts.
Guest stars: Joseph Campanella (Barney Lucas), George Keymas (Steve Danko), Robert F. Hoy (Billy Cain), Paul Grant (Matthew Eberle), Owen Bush (Ben), Sam Gilman (Sam Grafton), Bert Freed (Rufe Ryker)
- E7 Day of the HawkOct 22, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
Two of Rykers' drunken cowhands cause a fire, accidentally killing a young woman. Her husband shoots one of the cowhands, who eventually dies. Ryker announces he's going after the husband who killed his cowhand. Meanwhile, a preacher shows up to perform the funeral service and gets involved. The steps he takes to stop the feud are shocking.
Guest stars: James Whitmore (Harry Himber), Gregory Walcott (Floyd Harmon), Jason Wingreen (Ira Jackson), Catherine Ferrar (Elizabeth Jackson), Dee Pollock (Hoke), Ned Romero (Chips), Sam Gilman (Sam Grafton), Bert Freed (Rufe Ryker)
- E8 The Other ImageOct 29, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
Shane feels he's lost the battle for Marian's heart when she receives a letter from back East from an old boyfriend, Warren Eliot. Then when Warren pops the question, Marian finds herself having to decide rather she and Joey should stay or go back East with Warren, leaving behind Shane and her father-in-law.
Guest stars: Robert Brown (Warren Eliot), Ned Romero (Chips), Owen Bush (Ben), Lawrence Mann (Harve Hanes), Sam Gilman (Sam Grafton), Bert Freed (Rufe Ryker)
- E9 Poor Tom's A-ColdNov 5, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
Tom Gary has a wife and two kids; and when his animals die from drinking poison water, he believes Ryker is behind it. Before long, Tom allows his anger and frustration to drive him mad. He begins shooting at folks, and even shoots his own wife. Tom Starrett, Shane, and Ryker set out to find him before he kills someone.
Guest stars: Robert Duvall (Tom Gary), Phyllis Love (Ada Gary), Claire Wilcox (Louisa Gary), Joey Wilcox (Lloyd Gary), Sam Gilman (Sam Grafton), Bert Freed (Rufe Ryker)
- E10 High Road in ViatorNov 12, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
Shane does everything he can to make sure Marion gets to a special dance. Nothing short of death will keep him from his duty. Using a deck of cards, he convinces Ryker to leave the family's homestead alone while they are gone, drives the family three days to a city where the dance is to be held, and fights Indians after they steal Marion's dress. But at the end of the trip, the family gets a big surprise.
Guest stars: X Brands (Young Brave), Ann Morell (Young Woman), Madeleine Taylor Holmes (Old Woman), Arthur Peterson (Codger), George Sawaya (Indian #1), Sam Gilman (Sam Grafton), Bert Freed (Rufe Ryker), Hal Jon Norman (Leader)
- E11 The Day the Wolf LaughedNov 19, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
A gang of outlaws ride into town and cause so much ruckus that Grafton sends for Ryker, but that's before Shane begs him to let the men have their fun for two days, pay for the damages, then ride out. It turns out that Shane and the head outlaw go way back, and a declaration was made that they would end up killing each other someday. After Ryker arrives, words are exchanged, and Ryker and his men go to have a showdown with the gang. The end results are not pleasant. Since Shane didn't hold up his end of the bargain, the leader of the gang decide to take revenge. There's only one thing that could make Shane face this man head on, and that one thing has happened.
Guest stars: J.D. Cannon (Reno), Skip Homeier (Augie), Sam Melville (Len), Daniel J. Travanti (Grant), Clyde Ventura (Jud), Donald Elson (Amos), Phyllis Davis (Shirley Norman), Ned Romero (Chips)
- E12 The Silent GiftNov 26, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
Shane agrees to work for Ryker for a month so he can buy a pony for Joey. However, things don't go as planned. The foreman isn't too fond of the new hired hand and makes life at Ryker's Ranch rather difficult for Shane.
Guest stars: Jack Ging (Kyle), J. Pat O'Malley (Jingles), Claude Hall (Claude), Sam Gilman (Sam Grafton), Bert Freed (Rufe Ryker)
- E13 A Long Night of MourningDec 3, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
A woman arrives in town and announces to Joey that she is an old acquaintance of Tom's. Tom soon has to reveal a deep dark secret from his past and the reason he left the bench. But the woman is out for revenge, and not even Shane may be able to stop it this time.
Guest stars: Joanne Linville (Lydia Montgomery), Bill Fletcher (Lee Maddox), Owen Bush (Ben), Sam Gilman (Sam Grafton)
- E14 The Big FiftyDec 10, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
After one of Ryker's hands is shot, Shane is blamed. They find him guilty in a mock jury trial where Ryker's the judge and his men are the jury. Ben sneaks away to warn Tom and Marian about what's going on, and the whole family fights to save Shane's life. Shane and Joey make a decision that may complicate things even more. But somebody's guilty, and Shane must get to the truth before Ryker kills him!
Guest stars: Wayne Rogers (Jim Greevey), Ned Romero (Chips), Elizabeth Harrower (Myra Torrey), John Damler (Jeff), Karl Lukas (Ed Howell), Henry Wills (Farnham), Owen Bush (Ben), Lawrence Mann (Harve Hanes)
- E15 The Great Invasion (1)Dec 17, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
An invasion is happening, and it's happening by Major Hackett and his hired guns to any rancher or homesteader who is not a member of the Cattleman's Beleavent. An article in the paper only mentions one name, Longhorn Jenny who obtains her cattle to sell by questionable methods. She is branded a rustler. That's only the beginning of Hackett's invasion, however. Shane is concerned for the homesteaders, and yes, even Ryker, who live in the valley and tries to warn them to join together to fight Hackett, because he WILL come. Everyone laughs in his face, however, and refuse to leave. Even Marion refuses to leave. When Shane has a talk with Joey, he realizes there is only one thing left to do. He may never see Marion again.
Guest stars: Constance Ford (Longhorn Jenny), Archie Moore (Dan), Ross Hagen (Floyd), Bill Quinn (Shaw), Larry Thor (Fretwell), Peter Brocco (Headwaiter), Bill Erwin (Clerk), Bradford Dillman (Maj. George Hackett)
- E16 The Great Invasion (2)Dec 24, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
Frustrated by his inability to convince the homesteaders and Ryker of the need to fight the crazed, megalomaniac Major Hackett and his army, Shane decides to accept Hackett's offer and join his troop, in the hope of learning which ranchers they plan to attack next and warning them before more are killed.
Guest stars: Bradford Dillman (Maj. George Hackett), Frank Marth (Harvey Ball), Ross Hagen (Floyd Pettyburn), Bert Freed (Rufe Ryker), Charles Grodin (Jed), Tim O'Kelly (Eddy), Hal Lynch (Gunderson)
- E17 A Man'd Be ProudDec 31, 1966 · 60 min
Synopsis
There is a man interested in courting Marian and it's not Shane. Actually, the person doing the courting is quite shocking to everyone. Marian sees this new interest as a way to make Shane jealous and it works like a charm; but will her attempts backfire?
Guest stars: Owen Bush (Ben), Lawrence Mann (Harve Hanes), Sam Gilman (Sam Grafton), Bert Freed (Rufe Ryker)
Cast & crew
Created by Gary Nelson, Herschel Daugherty
Jill Ireland
Christopher Shea
David Carradine
Tom Tully
