Episodes
Episode 1 Aired Sep 6, 1957 Epitaph for an Indian Jim must inform the father when his Indian friend is killed, but when he arrives, he learns his friend's father has just been shot. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 13, 1957 Flowers for McDonough Jim finds himself outsmarted by a canny Scotsman. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 20, 1957 Irishman Jim is the victim of mistaken identity when he buys the contract of an indentured servant, only to have that servant tell an innkeeper that Jim is really the servant. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 27, 1957 Counterfeit Dixie Jim enlists the help of a former pickpocket when he tries to bust a gang of counterfeiters. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 4, 1957 Bullet Metal Jim considers purchasing a lead mine, but the current owner doesn't want to sell if the mine's lode will be used to make munitions. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 11, 1957 Quarantine Jim risks his life to retrieve a stolen shipment of desperately needed smallpox vaccine. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 18, 1957 A Fortune for Madame Jim considers buying some land, but when he learns the previous owners were recently scammed out of the plot, he works to help them get it back. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 25, 1957 House Divided When Jim is shot, he ends up recovering in the home of a wealthy family, where one of the women treating him asks him not to identify his attacker. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 1, 1957 The Whip While negotiating to buy cotton, Jim realizes that much of the labor at the farm comes from the local prison. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 8, 1957 Pearls of Talimeco Bowie and a friend make up a wild story to trick a crooked shopkeeper who has been cheating Sam McCullers. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 15, 1957 Charivari Jim is suspicious when his elderly friend dies on his wedding night. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 22, 1957 Hare and Tortoise Jim uncovers a landowners' plot to get the state capital moved to their property. Details Episode 13 Aired Nov 29, 1957 Bridegroom Jim pretends to be a prospective groom for the daughter of a wealthy French family, hoping the ruse will help him escape a waterfront gang. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 6, 1957 The Alligator Jim investigates when a woman apparently is frightened to death by a baby alligator hidden inside a doll. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 13, 1957 Country Girl Sibling aristocrats seek money from both Rachel and Jim. Details Episode 16 Aired Dec 20, 1957 Mexican Adventure Jim and Jean Lafitte help an American diplomat being held by Mexican authorities. Details Episode 17 Aired Dec 27, 1957 Silk Purse When Jim wins the services of a young woman in a poker game, he tries to teach her what it means to be a lady. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 3, 1958 Choctaw Honor Jim comes to the aid of a member of the Choctaw tribe who has been accused of murder and robbery by his tribe. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 10, 1958 Close Shave Jim gets an anonymous letter threatening his life. Details Episode 20 Aired Jan 17, 1958 Pirate on Horseback The search for a missing necklace leads Bowie to a criminal brotherhood planning to take over the state. Details Episode 21 Aired Jan 24, 1958 Curfew Cannon The Bowie brothers are invited to partner with a rich French family in a new bank. Details Episode 22 Aired Jan 31, 1958 Home Sweet Home Bowie delegates a gambler to sell tickets to a benefit. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 7, 1958 Deaf Smith Deaf Smith comes to Jim's aid during a bandit attack. Details Episode 24 Aired Feb 14, 1958 Ursula While in San Antonio, Bowie meets the woman who will become his wife. Details Episode 25 Aired Feb 21, 1958 Apache Silver Bowie happens upon a treasure map but using it could disrupt the fragile peace with a local Indian tribe. Details Episode 26 Aired Feb 28, 1958 A Grave for Jim Bowie John Chapman and Jim Bowie save each other's lives in two unexpected situations. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 7, 1958 Up the Creek Captured by a family of grifters, Bowie is forced to pay a dowry not to wed the family's marriageable daughter; once free, Bowie and a friend try to recoup the money. Details Episode 28 Aired Mar 14, 1958 The Lion's Cub Bowie's joke backfires, leading to him serving as an Englishman's valet. Details Episode 29 Aired Mar 21, 1958 Horse Thief Jim buys a horse for the daughter of his business partner, unaware the horse had been stolen from the wife of a local Indian chief. Details Episode 30 Aired Mar 28, 1958 Jim Bowie, Apache Jim joins the Lipan Apache tribe and helps in the conflict against the Comanches. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 4, 1958 The Brothers Bowie tries to recruit a young army lieutenant to assist in his plan to develop an Apache silver mine in Texas, but the lieutenant's family has other plans for the man. Details Episode 32 Aired Apr 11, 1958 Patron of the Arts Jim is embroiled in a complicated deal in his attempt to purchase a plantation. Details Episode 33 Aired Apr 18, 1958 Bad Medicine Jim guides a doctor to tend to the ill son of a Choctaw Indian chief. Details Episode 34 Aired Apr 25, 1958 A Night in Tennessee Bowie agrees to help local Tennessee politicians campaign against Davy Crockett in his bid for Congress, but things become contentious when Bowie objects to their methods. Details Episode 35 Aired May 2, 1958 Bowie's Baby Jim saves a baby from a burning wagon along the trail. Details Episode 36 Aired May 9, 1958 The Cave Bowie hunts for a bride who's kidnapped shortly after her wedding. Details Episode 37 Aired May 16, 1958 Man on the Street Bowie offers to make a deal with a broke Creole aristocrat who can't make good on gambling debts. Details Episode 38 Aired May 23, 1958 The Puma A reporter, on an errand for Bowie, is mistaken for him by a number of travelers on the trail. Details
