1982

S1.E1 ∙ Pilot

Sat, Sep 18, 1982

After a whirlwind romance, Adam McFadden marries Hannah and takes her home to his ranch. Only, he neglected to mention his six brothers. When they gather around on their arrival, Hannah asks if they "live around here". The brothers answer, "not around . . . here".

6.6 /10

S1.E2 ∙ The Man in the White Hat

Tue, Sep 21, 1982

Crane talks the ranchers into forming a co-op to buy grain in bulk at a better price. The grain warehouse is impounded and the ranchers can't afford more feed. Crane breaks in for the grain and lands up in court facing serious charges.

6.4 /10

S1.E3 ∙ Challenges

Tue, Sep 28, 1982

Ford wants to ask a girl to the dance, but can't quite find the nerve. Hannah is "encouraging" him strongly, a bit too strongly. A local rodeo champ is giving a workshop, but he and Evan get off on the wrong foot.

6.8 /10

S1.E4 ∙ I Love You Molly McGraw

Tue, Oct 05, 1982

Evan's horse is injured and needs a veterinary surgeon. The surgeon is away for two weeks, but his daughter Molly is a vet and has done the surgery once before. Crane and Molly fall for each other, only Molly's waiting to hear from some surgical training programs she had applied to before she met Crane. Will Crane make her choose between her lifelong aspirations and their love?

0 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Gold Fever

Tue, Oct 12, 1982

The McFadden roof isn't keeping the rain out, it's not even slowing it down much. The family is looking to earn extra money to fix it and youngest brother Guthrie is determined not to be left out. Guthrie's solution is to pan for gold. Guthrie runs into a couple of dredgers to partner with not knowing they're actually bear poachers.

5.7 /10

S1.E6 ∙ Daniel's Song

Tue, Oct 19, 1982

Daniel temporarily plays guitar in a band at Pony Joe's and falls in love with the band's singer, who had a brief history with Brian, so things get complicated.

0 /10

S1.E7 ∙ A House Divided

Tue, Oct 26, 1982

Brian lets his celebrity on the town's polo team go to his head. After "a little fun" he winds up in jail on a drunk driving charge. Adam suspends him from the team for his reckless behavior on and off the field. Guthrie, who looks up to Brian, resents Adam - and the townsfolk with money on the polo match are none to happy with him either.

0 /10

S1.E8 ∙ Rodeo

Tue, Nov 02, 1982

Evan has been learning rodeo skills in Coop Anderson's classes. The class is getting ready for an upcoming rodeo and Evan is starting to find his regular schoolwork cutting in to his practice time. He's considering dropping out of school to go on the rodeo circuit.

5.9 /10

S1.E9 ∙ Catch a Falling Star

Tue, Nov 09, 1982

Daniel tries to help former country music star Stormy Wethers , who is struggling with demons in a bottle.

0 /10

S1.E10 ∙ The Election

Tue, Nov 23, 1982

Guthrie becomes ill and the McFaddens discover the creek is polluted with chemical waste, so Adam reports it to the sheriff. When the sheriff says the company has a legal permit and won't pursue the matter, the brothers convince Adam to run against the sheriff in the upcoming election.

0 /10

S1.E11 ∙ Neighbors

Tue, Dec 07, 1982

Twice divorced Sophie Barton and her son move from the city back to the family ranch. They quickly make friends with Hannah and Guthrie. The McFaddens have had a "handshake deal" to graze on the Barton ranch. When her son stampedes the cattle so they destroy her garden, Sophie and Adam are at loggerheads. Hannah and Guthrie end up caught in the middle.

0 /10

S1.E12 ∙ Dreams

Tue, Dec 14, 1982

Brian wants to live differently and takes a job in a logging camp, where an old cowboy and he hit it off and have adventures together until the end of the season. Evan's football coach signs him up for a ballet class to help him develop balance, but he's afraid he'll have to wear leotards. Neither brother experiences what he expects.

0 /10

S1.E13 ∙ Christmas Song

Tue, Dec 21, 1982

It's Christmas and a young widow is trying to hold on to her children. She has been on the move, just a step or two ahead of her in-laws. They are determined and wealthy; and a possessive, abusive would-be boyfriend isn't helping the situation. Crane insists on helping her. It may not be a merry Christmas for anyone unless the McFaddens can broker an agreement everyone can live with.

6 /10

S1.E14 ∙ Heritage

Tue, Dec 28, 1982

The old schoolhouse is due to be torn down and replaced with a processing plant. When Hannah discovers the sale may not have been legal, she organizes a protest and fights to save the old schoolhouse. Meanwhile Guthrie searches for the perfect frog to enter in the local frog jumping contest.

0 /10

S1.E15 ∙ Promised Land

Tue, Jan 04, 1983

A business using farm laborers without papers is treating them like prisoners. When an expectant couple try to break free, the wife ends up at the McFadden ranch. The family members are split; helping her means facing the possible legal consequences.

0 /10

S1.E16 ∙ The Killer

Tue, Jan 11, 1983

Guthrie goes hunting with Brian, but can't accept his killing the majestic buck. Adam wants to let Guthrie make up his own mind but Brian reminds the family that their mother used to put up the meat for them to eat in winter. "Old Scarback", a mountain lion, has been killing local stock. The ranchers have hired a hunter to kill it, but Adam wants to tranquilize it. He points out that the people moved onto Old Scarback's land and the cougar is just acting like a cougar.

0 /10

S1.E17 ∙ Deadly High

Tue, Jan 25, 1983

There is a warning out that marijuana growers have infiltrated the government forest land and locals should avoid the area. Meanwhile Guthrie is being aggressively pressured at school by the dealers who don't want to take no for an answer.

0 /10

S1.E18 ∙ The Rescue

Tue, Feb 08, 1983

A nearby town is reporting a medical emergency. Hannah and four others with medical experience board a plane that crashes in the mountains. A storm has washed out roads and closed down all rescue attempts, except Adam, Brian, and Crane who set off on their own.

0 /10

S1.E19 ∙ Winter Roses

Tue, Feb 15, 1983

Adam finds a car that will help him win a race; Hannah announces she is pregnant.

6.8 /10

S1.E20 ∙ Winner

Tue, Mar 01, 1983

Hannah wants Adam to attend his high school reunion. Adam not only has the reunion, he also has cattle rustlers. When the rustling goes from six head of cattle to a quarter of a million dollars' worth, Adam leaves the reunion to join the search.

0 /10