The High Chaparral (1967)

Name: The High Chaparral
Genre: Western
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal

Western

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.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (2,929 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1967)

7.99 avg 28 episodes 8.0 → 7.8 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Destination Tucson	8.0	188
2	The Arrangement	8.2	158
3	The Ghost of Chaparral	7.8	132
4	Best Man for the Job	7.9	126
5	A Quiet Day in Tucson	7.7	123
6	Young Blood	8.2	103
7	Shadows on the Land	8.2	109
8	The Filibusteros	7.9	111
9	The Doctor from Dodge	8.2	131
10	Sudden Country	7.8	95
11	A Hanging Offense	8.4	113
12	The Price of Revenge	7.9	115
13	The Widow from Red Rock	7.8	100
14	Mark of the Turtle	7.8	106
15	The Terrorist	7.8	104
16	The Firing Wall	7.5	110
17	The Assassins	8.2	90
18	Survival	8.2	104
19	Gold Is Where You Leave It	7.9	102
20	The Kinsman	8.2	107
21	Champion of the Western World	7.8	100
22	Ride the Savage Land	8.4	112
23	Bad Day for a Thirst	8.3	101
24	Tiger by the Tail	7.8	100
25	The Peacemaker	8.2	103
26	The Hair Hunter	8.3	109
27	A Joyful Noise	7.5	95
28	Threshold of Courage	7.8	103

Season 2 (1968)

8.01 avg 26 episodes 8.4 → 8.0 60 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Stallion	8.4	93
2	Ten Little Indians	8.8	100
3	Follow Your Heart	8.5	95
4	Tornado Frances	7.9	91
5	The Covey	8.0	90
6	The Promised Land	8.0	76
7	Ebenezer	7.7	82
8	North to Tucson	7.8	80
9	The Deceivers	8.0	102
10	The Buffalo Soldiers	8.6	124
11	For What We Are About to Receive	8.0	87
12	A Way of Justice	7.8	77
13	Our Lady of Guadalupe	7.4	82
14	Sea of Enemies	8.1	88
15	Shadow of the Wind	8.1	85
16	No Irish Need Apply	7.7	79
17	The Last Hundred Miles	8.3	74
18	The Glory Soldiers	7.5	75
19	Feather of an Eagle	8.1	95
20	Once on a Day in Spring	7.7	72
21	Stinky Flanagan	7.9	92
22	Surtee	7.8	74
23	A Fella Named Kilroy	8.0	71
24	No Bugles, No Drums	7.8	86
25	The Lion Sleeps	8.3	72
26	For the Love of Carlos	8.0	84

Season 3 (1969)

7.98 avg 26 episodes 8.5 → 7.9 60 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Time of Your Life	8.5	86
2	A Time to Laugh, a Time to Cry	7.8	81
3	The Brothers Cannon	8.1	70
4	A Piece of Land	8.2	68
5	Bad Day for a Bad Man	7.6	72
6	To Stand for Something More	8.0	77
7	Trail to Nevermore	7.6	79
8	Apache Trust	8.4	89
9	Lady Fair	7.8	76
10	The Lost Ones	8.2	79
11	The Legacy	8.3	80
12	Alliance	7.7	72
13	The Little Thieves	7.9	83
14	The Long Shadow	8.0	70
15	The Journal of Death	8.4	74
16	Friends and Partners	7.9	67
17	Jelks	7.7	69
18	The Guns of Johnny Rondo	7.5	127
19	Mi Casa, Su Casa	7.9	70
20	The Lieutenant	7.6	74
21	The Reluctant Deputy	8.3	83
22	New Hostess in Town	7.7	67
23	Too Many Chiefs	8.2	79
24	Auld Lang Syne	8.0	72
25	Generation	8.3	76
26	No Trouble at All	7.9	65

Season 4 (1970)

7.33 avg 17 episodes 7.3 → 7.5 60 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	An Anger Greater Than Mine	7.3	71
2	Spokes	7.3	87
3	Only the Bad Come to Sonora	6.9	81
4	Wind	7.4	78
5	A Matter of Survival	7.7	81
6	It Takes a Smart Man	7.7	91
7	A Good Sound Profit	7.2	67
8	Too Late the Epitaph	7.2	73
9	The Forge of Hate	7.0	60
10	Fiesta	7.4	74
11	A Matter of Vengeance	7.3	65
12	Pale Warrior	7.0	71
13	The Badge	6.8	71
14	The New Lion of Sonora	8.1	87
15	Sangre	7.2	70
16	The Hostage	7.6	69
17	A Man to Match the Land	7.5	66

The High Chaparral (1967)

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