
Season 1
The Yellow Rose
Episodes

1. Pilot
October 2, 1983
Chance McKenzie (Sam Elliott) comes back to the The Yellow Rose ranch but tension arises when a murder occurs in a late night drug smuggle.

2. Divided We Fall
October 15, 1983
As John Strongheart is being questioned in connection to the murder of Duncan Kilmore, Chance and Roy tries to get some answers out of a guy named Sanchez.

3. When Honor Dies
October 22, 1983
When Roy gets ambushed, he sets out on his own, while Colleen finds out just how close Chance and her dead ex-husband was.

4. Walls of Fear
October 29, 1983
Whit finally expresses his true feelings towards Grace. Lenny Hollister and Sanchez send the Champions an unusual gift.

5. Sins of the Father
November 5, 1983
After spotting stashed drugs on The Yellow Rose Ranch an anticipated pursuit follows.

6. Breaking Trail
November 12, 1983
After Jeb Hollister undermines the Champions potential transaction for trucks to haul their cattle, they must find another way to get the job done.

7. Moving Targets
November 19, 1983
Quisto Champion meets with Jeb Hollister to make a peace agreement. Juliette Hollister shows up to cover the cattle drive.

8. Trail's End
November 26, 1983
Jeb Hollister continues to stop the cattle drive by any means necessary. Whit is told something that he can't believe.

9. A Question of Love
December 10, 1983
Whit Champion takes to the road to find Grace while at the same time he his being hunted by the law.

10. Only the Proud
December 17, 1983
As The Yellow Rose clan go to lengths to free Whit's name Juliette is having doubts about her relationship with Roy.

11. Divide and Conquer
January 7, 1984
After Chance finds two dead cows on the ranch, it leads to Jeb Hollister making a contractual proposal to the Champions, with one caveat.

12. Hell Hath No Fury
January 14, 1984
Chance plots a breakout for a friend at the prison rodeo after learning all parole hearings have been frozen due to a prison guard stabbing. While a prisoner, Lenny Hollister comes up with a plot of his own.
Guest Stars: Buddy Ebsen

13. Deadline
January 21, 1984
After Chance helps his friend Toat Gilmore escape from prison during the prison rodeo, Warden Garrett gives Roy a 24 hour deadline to get Toat back.
Guest Stars: Buddy Ebsen

14. Land of the Free
February 11, 1984
Colleen comes across a pregnant woman running from gun smuggling border patrolmen. Chance and Roy chase after kids who steals L.C.'s Locket, which leads to a much bigger scheme.

15. Sport of Kings
February 18, 1984
After L.C. disappears at the racetrack, Chance takes to the streets to find out what people know.

16. Running Free
February 25, 1984
After numerous altercations with a white stallion, Roy comes to the conclusion he's got to get rid of it.

17. Sacred Ground
March 10, 1984
Chance finds himself in a shootout while Roy, Whit, Luther, Colleen and an immigrant family go up against a construction crew.

18. Debt of Honor
March 17, 1984
Roy gets worried when his brother comes home asking for $350,000 and then Whit starts looking up to him.

19. Chains of Fear
March 24, 1984
Feeling guilty, Quisto decides to join a work camp to expose the inhumane habits it does.

20. Beyond Vengeance
April 28, 1984
When Luther gets shot L.C. sits bedside reading him his favorite book, while Coryell takes it personal and seeks out the one who did it.

21. Villa's Gold
May 5, 1984
When the Champions hire a new cook, L.C. learns that's not all she is.

22. The Far Side of Fear
May 12, 1984
An old foe of Chance McKenzie from prison shows up and starts making everybody's life hell.
Guest Stars: Deborah Shelton, Robin Wright, William Windom
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