The Barbara Stanwyck Archive Gallery And Review The Big Valley

This Is An Almost Complete Review Of The Episodes Of The Super Western Produced From 1965 To 1968. Forgive Me For The Ones That Have No Info, I Am Working On Them. The Best Thing About The Big Valley, For Me Anyway, Is That It Gave Us One Hundred And Twelve One Hour Episodes Of Barbara Stanwyck And That Is Enough Right There To Enjoy The Show. And Of Course, There Is Linda Evans And The Six Million Dollar Cowboy
Barbara Stanwyck As Victoria Barkley
Richard Long As Jarrod Barkley
Peter Breck As Nick Barkley
Lee Majors As Heath Barkley
Linda Evans As Audra Barkley
Napolean Whiting As Silas

The First Season, 1965
01. Palms Of Glory The Railroad Threatens To Dispossess The Farmers And Ranchers Of The Big Valley
02. Forty Rifles Heath, The Illegitimate Son Of Tom Barkley, Finds It Hard To Be Accepted
03. Boots With My Father's Name Victoria Seeks The Details Of Her Husband's Past
04. Young Marauders Audra Becomes Involved With A Young Man Whom The Other Barkleys Suspect Of Running A Protection Racket
05. The Odyssey Of Jubal Tanner An Elderly Man Buys Some Land From The Barkleys That The Government Wants To Use As A Dam Site
06. Heritage Heath Is Sent To Investigate A Strike Situation At The Barkley Sierra Mines
07. Winner Lose All Heath Falls In Love With The Daughter Of A Spanish Grandee Who Is The Barkley's Neighbor
08. My Son, My Son The Son Of A Neighboring Family Takes A Shine To Audra, But She Refuses Him
09. Earthquake! After A Violent Earthquake Hits The Stockton Area, Victoria Is Trapped In An Abandoned Mine
10. The Murdered Party Jarrod Defends A Man Accused Of Murdering One Of The Town's Leading Citizen
11. The Way To Kill A Killer A Mexican Vaquero Rents Land From The Barkley's For A Temporary Pasture For His Cattle
12. Night Of The Wolf Nick Is Bitten By A Rabid Wolf And Faces Possible Death
13. The Guilt Of Matt Bentell Heath Claims That The New Foreman At The Barkley Ranch Was Once The Commander Of A Prison Camp
14. The Brawlers A Group Of Irish Immigrants Tries To Settle On Barkley Land, Not Knowing That It Was Sold To Them Illegally
15. Judgement In Heaven Jarrod Defends A Young Woman Who Is Known To Be The Girlfriend Of An Outlaw
16. The Invaders Cutthroats Try To Take Over The Barkley Ranch While Most Of The Barkley's Are On A Cattle Drive
17. By Fires Unseen Nick Accuses Heath Of Putting The Moves On His New Fiancee
18. A Time To Kill Jarrod Suspects That An Old Friend Of His May Be A Counterfeiter And Robber
19. Teacher Of Outlaws Victoria Is Kidnapped While Substituting For A Local Schoolteacher
20. Under A Dark Star A Man Jarrod Prosecuted And Convicted Of A Murder Is Found To Be Innocent After Serving 9 Years In Prison
21. Barbary Red Nick And Some Of The Barkley Ranch Hands Are Shanghaied By An Unscrupulous Sea Captain
22. The Death Merchant The Barkleys Are At Odds With One Of Their Neighbors Over Ownership Of An Orange Grove
23. The Fallen Hawk A Friend Of Heath's Is Asked To Earn The Money He Borrows
24. Hazard Jarrod And Nick Rescue An Injured Man From Bounty Hunters
25. Into The Widow's Web When An Old Flame Of Heath's Comes To Town In A Traveling Vaudeville Troupe, Her Husband Is Found Shot
26. By Force And Violence On The Wat To The Barkley Mountain Lodge, Heath Is Pinned Beneath The Wagon
27. The River Monarch No Info
28. The Midas Man Audra Is Attracted To A Land Speculator Who Is Planning To Profit From The Misfortunes Of The Ranchers In The Valley
29. Tunnel Of Gold A Large Amount Of Gold Awaiting Shipment Is Stored In The Stockton Bank
30. Last Train To The Fair Audra Suffers An Appendicitis Attack On Board An Excursion Train

The Second Season, 1966

31. The Lost Treasure A Con Man Cuts Out On His Partners With Their Money And Runs Into Heath
32. Legend Of A General (1) A Mexican General Opposed To The Diaz Regime Takes Refuge On The Barkley Ranch
33. Legend Of A General (2) Mexican Authorities Take Heath Prisoner In Order To Trade His Life For A Mexican General
34. Caesar's Wife The Young Wife Of The Barkley's Elderly Neighbor Lusts After The Neighbor's Indentured Servant
35. Pursuit No Info
36. The Martyr Jarrod Defends A Young Basque Anarchist Against The Sentiment Of The Anti Foreign Groups In Town
37. Target No Info
38. The Velvet Trap No Info
39. The Man From Nowhere Jarrod Is Asked To Act As A Mediator In A Battle Between Some Cattle Ranchers And A Widow Squatter And Her Son
40. The Great Safe Robbery Victoria And Audra Are Forced To Act As Hostages For Three Inept Safe Robbers
41. The Iron Box Heath And Nick Are Arrested In A Strange Town On A Trumped Up Charge And Made To Work On A Chain Gang
42. Last Stage To Salt Flats Victoria, Heath And Jarrod Are Crossing The Desert When Their Stagecoach Is Attacked By Payroll Robbers
43. A Day Of Terror An Outlaw Woman And Her Two Sons Take Audra, Victoria And A Sunday School Class Hostage
44. Hide The Children Nick Mistakenly Accuses A Man Of Theft But Does Not Realize His Mistake Until After He Has Fought The Man
45. Day Of The Comet A Man Takes Refuge On The Barkley Ranch And Is Discovered By Audra
46. Wagonload Of Dreams No Info
47. Image Of Yesterday When A Roving Band Of Marauders Begins Robbing And Killing In The Valley, The Ranchers Try To Stop It
48. Boy Into Man A Woman Deserts Her Three Children Because She Cannot Support Them
49. Down Shadow Street Victoria Witnesses A Murder And Recognizes The Young Killer As The Son Of A Judge In Stockton
50. The Stallion No Info
51. The Haunted Gun Senator Jud Robson Visits The Barkley Ranch But Fears That He May Be The Target Of An Assassination Attempt
52. Price Of Victory Jack, A Professional Prizefighter, Must Stop Boxing Or Face Death
53. Brother Love A Faith Healer Comes To Town With A Scheme To Swindle The People In The Valley
54. Court Martial Strangers Invade The Barkley Ranch, Announcing They Are There To Carry Out A Death Sentence
55. Plunder! Heath Is Deputized To Help Protect A Town From Looters
56. Turn Of A Card No Info
57. Showdown In Limbo No Info
58. The Lady From Mesa A Trusted Ranch Hand Of The Barkley's Is Wounded In A Gunfight, And Nick Sets Off To Find The Man's Daughter
59. Days Of Grace Heqath Is Unjustly Jailed In A Strange Town And Sentenced To Die For A Crime That He Did Not Commit
60. Cage Of Eagles An Explosives Expert Is Hired By The Barkley's To Do Mining Work, But It Turns Out That The Man Is Wanted

The Third Season, 1967

61. Joaquin A Young Mexican Comes To Work For The Barkleys And Is Suspected Of Being A Famous Bandit
62. Ambush No Info
63. A Flock Of Trouble A Traveler Cons Nick Into Taking Sheep As Payment Of A Gambling Debt
64. The Time After Midnight Jarrod Takes Up The Prosecution Of A Crooked Businessman After The Original Prosecutor Is Killed
65. Night In A Small Town While In A Small Town, Heath Find Out That An Old Friend Is The Town Marshall
66. Ladykiller Nick And Heath Stop At An Inn That Specializes In Murder And Robbery
67. Guilty Jarrod's Client Is Found Guilty And Sentenced To Jail, But The Man Escapes And Comes Back To Town
68. The Disappearance No Info
69. A Noose Is Waiting A New Doctor Sets Up Practice In Stockton With A Plan For Revenge In Mind
70. Explosion (1) As A Forest Fire Rages Out Of Control, The Valley Joins Forces To Fight It
71. Explosion (2) Jarrod, Nick, And Heath Must Transport Some Nitroglycerin To Help Put Out A Raging Forest Fire
72. Four Days To Furnace Hill Two Guards Cause The Death Of A Woman They Are Transporting To Jail
73. Night Of The Executioner Heath Is Blamed For The Assassination Of A Prominent Congressman
74. Journey Into Violence Heath Is Taken Prisoner By Mountain People
75. The Buffalo Man No Info
76. The Good Thieves Jarrod Is Wounded While Trying To Prevent A Robbery, And Nick And Heath Trace The Thieves To A Distant Town
77. Days Of Wrath No Info
78. Miranda A Mexican Aristocrat Fleeing The Revolution Takes Refuge On The Barkley Ranch
79. Shadow Of A Giant A Famous Marshall Is Asked To Lead A Posse To Hunt For A Notorious Gang Of Outlaws
80. Fall Of A Hero An Old Friend Of Heath's Is Killed And Heath Tracks Down The Killers
81. The Emperor Of Rice No Info
82. Rimfire Jarrod Goes To A Mining Town To Conclude A Merger Deal Between The Barkley Mines And Another Mining Combine
83. Bounty On A Barkley No Info
84. The Devil's Masquerade No Info
85. Run Of The Savage Nick Suspects 14-Year-Old Danny When He Searches For A Thief Who Has Been Stealing Ranch Equipment
86. The Challenge No Info

The Fourth Season, 1968

87. In Silent Battle A War Hero Proposes To Audra, But She And Victoria Suspect He Is Unbalanced
88. They Called Her Delilah A Former Confederate Spy Comes To Stockton To Perform In The Theater, But Trouble Soon Arises
89. Presumed Dead After A Stagecoach Accident, Victoria Suffers Amnesia And Is Told She Is The Wife Of A Cattle Rustler
90. Run Of The Cat After A Panther Attacks And Nearly Kills Nick, He Seeks To Prove His Courage By Hunting The Cat
91. Deathtown Jerrod Goes To Baker City To Close A Land Deal With Three Mexican Brothers, But Finds Them Dead
92. The Jonah In Order To Bring Their Harvest In On Time, The Barkleys Hire A Man With A Reputation As A Jinx. That Doesn't Make Sense.
93. Hell Hath No Fury A Girl Takes A Liking To Heath, But He Tries To Tell Her That He's Not Interested
94. The Long Ride Audra Witnesses The Slaying Of The Family She Is Visiting And Retreats Into A World Of Silence
95. The Profit And The Lost The Father Of A Man Heath Killed In Self Defense Takes Out A Contract On Heath
96. A Stranger Everywhere Nick's Practical Joke Backfires When People Start To Believe The Story He Has Been Telling
97. The Prize No Info
98. Hunter's Moon Ben Dawes Believes Nick Is His Wife's Secret Lover And Imprisons Him
99. Top Of The Stairs Victoria And Audra Go To Visit Victoria's Brother-In-Law And Are Told That He Is Insane
100. Joshua Watson Tensions Run High Between The Mortons And The Barkleys Prior To Their Annual Rodeo Competition
101. The Secret Adam Howard Seeks Revenge When He Suspects That His Wife And Jarrod Are Having An Affair
102. The Twenty-Five Graves Of Midas Heath, Wounded And Unconscious, Is Mistaken For The Thief That Robbed The Dutton Mining Company
103. Lightfoot A Militant Indian Friend Of The Barkleys Returns To Stockton After Attending Harvard Law School
104. Alias Nelly Handley Victoria Becomes Concerned About The State Prison Conditions And Secretly Arranges To Be Arrested And Incarcerated
105. The Royal Road Jarrod's Ward, Laura, Falls In Love With A Prince From India Who Is Really Part Of A Scam
106. A Passage Of Saints Some Of The Townspeople Become Hostile When Jarrod Rents A Farm To A Mormon Family
107. The Battle Of Mineral Springs Victoria And Jarrod Spend The Night In A Dying Town That Survives By Charging For Everything
108. The Other Face Of Justice The Former Sheriff Of Stockton Leads A Gang Of Murderers That Attacks And Burns Area Ranches
109. Town Of No Exit Heath Finds A Deadly Game Being Played In A Ghost Town
110. Danger Road Victoria Has To Rely On An English Valet To Help Her Get Medical Supplies To The Indians
111. Flight Fron San Miguel Heath Tries To Help A Mexican Revolutionary
112. Point And Counterpoint Victoria Is Haunted By Memories Of A Murder That She Witnessed Many Years Ago

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