Episode list originally published: January 12, 1992
Episode guide revision date: August 11, 2023
Compiled by Loren Heisey
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Series notes
This Western adventure is set in 1870 Arizona Territory. Hondo had once been a Confederate Cavalry officer, and had lived with the Apaches for a time only to see his Indian bride, who was Chief Vittoro's daughter, slain by the army in a massacre. Now he traveled with a dog named Sam, serving as an U.S. Army scout attached to Fort Lowell. Apache are attacking soldiers and settlers, and Hondo is asked by Colonel Crook, Army Commander in the Arizona Territory, to help bring peace between the Indians and the white man.
The series was based on a screen play by James Edward Grant for the 1953 feature film Hondo which starred John Wayne. These were from works by Louis L'Amour, both the short story entitled The Gift of Cochise and the novel the author later expanded it into.
In the U.S.the show originally ran on ABC on Fridays, 8:30 to 9:30 pm. The first two episodes were made into the movie Hondo and the Apaches. The complete series was released on DVD in the U.S. on June 6, 2017 by Warner Archives.
Guide notes
Credits are as listed on the DVD release episodes. In the episode listings things not in the on screen credits are in brackets.
Principle production credits
Series Developed by: Andrew J. Fenady
Produced by: Andrew J. Fenady
Associate Producers: Robert E. Morrison, Dann Cahn
Script Consultant: Jameson Brewer
Theme by: Richard Markowitz
Music by: Richard Markowitz, Vic Mizzy
Music Supervisor: Harry Lojewski
Director of Photography: Robert Hoffman, Lester Shorr A.S.C.
Filmed in Metrocolor
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television Presentation
in Association with Batjac Productions, Inc.
and Fenady Associates, Inc.
Regular Cast
Ralph Taeger: Hondo Lane
Kathie Browne: Angie Dow
Noah Beery: Buffalo Baker
Gary Clarke: Captain Richards
Michael Pate: Chief Vittoro
William Bryant: Colonel Crook
Buddy Foster: Johnny Dow
Spike: Sam (the dog)
Episodes
1. Hondo and the Eagle Claw
Airdate: September 8, 1967
Teleplay by: Andrew J. Fenady
Directed by: Lee H. Katzin
Starring
Michael Rennie as [Randall] Tribolet
Guest Stars
Gary Merrill as General [Philip] Sheridan
Randy Boone as Sean [Gallagher]
John Smith as Ed Dow
Special Guest Appearance
Robert Taylor as Gallagher
With
Victor Lundin as Silva
Jim Davis as Krantz
John Pickard as Lieutenant
Steven Marlo as Reese
[Bill Catching as Soldier Slugged by Hondo]
Synopsis: Angie Dow and her nine-year old son Johnny Dow were driving a wagon load of supplies to a nearby relay station when they were attacked by Apaches. As the Indians are riding in circles around her and Johnny, Hondo rides to rescue them.
2. Hondo and the War Cry
Airdate: September 15, 1967
Teleplay by: Andrew J. Fenady
Directed by: Lee H. Katzin
Starring
Michael Rennie as [Randall] Tribolet
Guest Star
Randy Boone as Sean [Gallagher]
Special Guest Appearance
Robert Taylor as Gallagher
With
Victor Lundin as Silva
Jim Davis as Krantz
Don Collier as Drover
Abel Fernandez as Indian
[Dick Cherney as Townsman]
[Noble "Kid" Chissell as Barfly]
[Rudy Doucette as Trooper]
[Pete Dunn as Pete]
Synopsis: An Army captain blames Vittoro's people for an attack on a mine committed by renegade Indians.
3. Hondo and the Singing Wire
Airdate: September 22, 1967
Written by: George Schenck
Directed by: William Witney
Guest Stars
Pat Conway as Redell
Perry Lopez as Delgado
Donald Woods as [Dr. Paul] Stanton
With
Iron Eyes Cody as Chief
[Boyd] Red Morgan as Morgen
Stan Barrett as Diamond
Donald Barry as Sergeant Daniels
[Danny Borzage as Settler]
[Raven Grey Eagle as Indian]
[Jack Henderson as Dignitary]
[Hank Robinson as Trooper]
Synopsis: An Apache is cutting new telegraph wires as soon as they are put up. Hondo tries to stop him and find out why he is so determined to cut them.
4. Hondo and the Superstition Massacre
Airdate: September 29, 1967
Written by: Andrew J. Fenady
Directed by: Lee H. Katzin
Guest Stars
Robert Reed as Frank Davis
Nancy Malone as Mary Davis
With
Willard Sage as Sgt. Able
Michael Lane as Moon Dog
Claude Hall as Unwashed
Ed McCready as Sergeant
[Rudy Doucette as Trooper]
[Bill Hart as Trooper]
[Boyd "Red" Morgan as Trooper]
[Phil Schumacher as Settler]
Synopsis: The army is given permission to take a survey of Superstition Mountain. The stage arrives and when the engineer disembarks Hondo viciously attacks him. It turns out that the engineer lead the raid that killed Hondo's wife and several other women and children. While Hondo and the engineer are off alone doing the survey the rest of the party is attacked and the engineer's wife is taken.
5. Hondo and the Savage
Airdate: October 6, 1967
Written by: Frank Chase
Directed by: Michael Moore
Guest Stars
Nico Minardos as Ponce [Coloradas]
Charles McGraw as General Rutledge
With
Bill Henry as Sand
Tom Monroe as Dink
James Beck as Sergeant [Highton]
Carmelita Acosta as Canoa
Iron Eyes Cody as Elderly Brave
[Alan Foster as Bartender]
[Raven Grey Eagle as Indian]
[Kay Koury as Indian]
Synopsis: Hondo befriends an Apache brave just as Fort Lowell is visited by a martinet Cavalry general whose by-the-book and show-them-no-mercy approach to the Indians threatens to upend the fragile friendship and peace forged by Hondo.
6. Hondo and the Apache Kid
Airdate: October 13, 1967
Written by: Frank L. Moss
Directed by: William Witney
Guest Star
Nick Adams as The Apache Kid
Special Guest Star
Farley Granger as Jack Graham
With
Danielle Roter as Star Bird
Stan Barrett as Running Wolf
Sofia-Marie as Emmy Jo
James Beck as Sgt. Highton
William Benedict as Willie
[X Brands as Indian Tracker]
[Tom Steele as Indian Tracker]
[Sid Troy as Trooper]
Synopsis: While under escort of two Army soldiers from the fort to Yuma, Arizona to be tried for murder, the Apache Kid overcomes the soldiers and escapes. Hondo and Buffalo Baker are dispatched to bring the kid in.
7. Hondo and the War Hawks
Airdate: October 20, 1967
Written by: Donn Mullally
Directed by: Michael Moore
Guest Star
John Carroll as [Col.] "Buckeye Jack" Smith
With
Glenn Langan as Victor Tribolet
Jim Davis as Krantz
Ed McCready as Sergeant
Lawrence Montaigne as Soldado
[George American Horse as Indian]
[Jerry Brown as Workman]
[Alan Foster as Bartender]
[Steven Marlo as Messenger]
[Jim Michael as Indian]
[Joe Phillips as Trooper]
Synopsis: When the calvary decides to confiscate the guns of the Apache, Chief Vittoro vows to resist. Hondo becomes involved when he encounters unscrupulous weapon dealers, and a temporary replacement for Colonel Crook who does not share his understanding of the situation.
8. Hondo and the Mad Dog
Airdate: October 27, 1967
Written by: Nathaniel Tanchuck
Directed by: Arthur H. Nadel
Guest Stars
James MacArthur as Judd Barton
Royal Dano as Liebel
With
James Beck as Sgt. Highton
Ben Wright as Dr. Paul
William Benedict as Willie
Michael Harris as Mills
[Danny Borzage as Accordionist]
[Rudy Doucette as Trooper]
[John Indrisano as Townsman]
[Hank Robinson as Trooper]
Synopsis: A trooper holding a grudge against Hondo vows revenge. He takes advantage of a rabies outbreak and Hondo's dog is at risk.
Note: This is the only episode that had the episode music credit for Vic Mizzy.
9. Hondo and the Judas
Airdate: November 3, 1967
Teleplay by: Frank Chase
Story by: Andrew J. Fenady
Directed by: Lee H. Katzin
Guest Stars
Forrest Tucker [as Colonel William Quantrill]
Roger Perry [as Johnny Reno]
Special Guest Star
Ricky Nelson [as Jesse James]
Also Starring
John Carradine [as Dr. Leonard Zeber]
John Agar [as Frank James]
With
Ken Mayer as [Marshal] Sam Bragg
Charles Maxwell as Leek Harker
John Crawford as Gar Harker
Stan Barrett as Del Harker
Roy Jenson as Bob Ford
Fritz Ford as Charlie Ford
Kip Whitman as Jim Younger
Richard Bakalyan as Cole Younger
Synopsis: A rebel Colonel, thought to be dead, surprises his comrades by bringing them back together for a final crime. Hondo rejoins the group, unaware of the Colonel's plan to get revenge on whoever ambushed him.
10. Hondo and the Comancheros
Airdate: November 10, 1967
Written by: Frank Paris
Directed by: Michael Moore
Special Guest Star
Fernando Lamas as Rodrigo
With
Glenn Langan as Victor Tribolet
Jonathan Harper as Kyle
Blaisdell MaKee as Paco
Peggy Stewart as Mrs. Malcolm
Bruno VeSota as Biddle
Marie Gomez as Teresa
[William Benedict as Willie]
[Eumenio Blanco as Comanchero]
[Danny Borzage as Barfly]
Synopsis: When Angie Dow is kidnapped and held hostage by a band of Hispanic outlaws, the Comancheros, led by lustful and arrogant ringleader, Rodrigo, Hondo must gather enough money to pay the ransom amount of 3,000 dollars to rescue Angie and bring her home. Meanwhile, blonde-haired Angie is threatened by Teresa, Rodrigo's murderously jealous girlfriend, who, feeling that Angie's presence is threatening her relationship with her boyfriend, will do anything to get her out of the way.
11. Hondo and the Sudden Town
Airdate: November 17, 1967
Written by: Palmer Thompson
Directed by: Harry Harris
Guest Star
Gene Raymond as Senator [Alden] Knight
Special Guest Star
Rod Cameron as Martin Blaine
Also Starring
Leonard Stone as [Gus] Kelso
With
Tom Reese as [Chad] Wilson
Glenn Langan as [Victor] Tribolet
James Beck as Sgt. Highton
William Benedict as Willie
[Nick Borgani as Townsman]
[Danny Borzage as Townsman]
[Paul Bradley as Townsman]
Synopsis: An aging mayor is convinced by his scheming advisor to participate in a scheme in the founding a never-heard-of town by finding silver in an abandoned silver mine. Unbeknownst to everyone (with the exception of Hondo and Buffalo), the silver mine is located in Native Indian territory. When a local town drunk is found dead and scalped, everyone points at the Indians. Only Hondo sees a flaw in the drunk's death and his suspicions lead him to uncovering a dark motive behind the scheme.
12. Hondo and the Ghost of Ed Dow
Airdate: November 24, 1967
Written by: Stanley Adams & George F. Slavin
Directed by: Harry Harris
Guest Star
David Brian as Ben Dow
With
Chris Alcaide as Selby
Ted Jordan as Gruder
James Chandler as Matt [Hendrix]
Ben Wright as Dr. Paul
Glenn Langan as [Victor] Tribolet
June Dayton as Wilma Hendrix
[Danny Borzage as Townsman]
[Jerry Brown as Stage Driver]
[Alan Foster as Bartender]
Synopsis: Angie's father-in-law arrives from the East. After learning only half of the truth from Tribolet about how his son was killed, he comes to the false conclusion that Angie and Hondo conspired to kill him, and thus he decides to take Johnny away back East with him. Unfortunately to do this he has allied with some ruthless company.
13. Hondo and the Death Drive
Airdate: December 1, 1967
Written by: Peter Germano
Directed by: William Witney
Guest Stars
Alan Hale as Ben Cobb
L.Q. Jones as Allie
J. Pat O'Malley as Rufus
With
Terry Wilson as Dakota
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez as Sancho
Ted Gehring as Kemp
David Cass as Harper
X Brands as Coro
Glenn Langan as [Victor] Tribolet
Jeffrey Morris as Galin
Tom Steele as Hudson
Roy Sickner as Cox
Reed Hadley as [Morgan] Slade
Synopsis: Hondo is ordered by the government to bring a flock of sheep to Indians on the reservation. On the way Hondo and his companions run into opposition from a local cattle boss and his posse.
14. Hondo and the Hanging Town
Airdate: December 8, 1967
Written by: Stanley Adams & George F. Slavin
Directed by: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Guest Stars
Dan O'Herlihy as Prof. Phineas Blackstone
Gary Crosby as Tom Bixby
Also Starring
Morgan Woodward as Col. Jake Spinner
Denver Pyle as Judge Amos Blunt
With
Bing Russell as Thompson
Quent Sondergaard as Stoner
Steve Mitchell as Morrison
Nicholas Georgiade as Bartender
Jamie Farr as John-Chee
Jim Galante as Deputy [Sheriff]
Edward Colmans as Father Vorona
Walter Scott as Hoti
Synopsis: Hondo and Buffalo Baker are tasked with escorting a soldier to a town to face a murder charge. A priest was killed and local tempers are high. Along the way, they meet up with Professor Phineas Blackstone, alias of a former prosecutor who convicted an innocent man. A former Confederate colonel leads a lynching party but Hondo needs to get the prisoner to court safely.
15. Hondo and the Gladiators
Airdate: December 15, 1967
Written by: Turnley Walker
Directed by: Eddie Saeta
Guest Stars
Claude Akins as Brock
Barton MacLane as Markham
With
Jamie Farr as Smithers
Richard Hale as Jamarro
George Keymas as Nakka
Phil Arnold as Impresario [Bob Blakely]
James Chandler as The Sheriff
Chanin Hale as Carrot Top
Lydia Goya as Lydia
Mike Masters as The Bully
Montie Plyler as Jake
John Wood as Goya
Synopsis: Hondo takes on the job of protecting a government peace envoy to the Apaches but he's distracted. He's distraught by the abduction of his beloved dog, Sam, by a scoundrel intent on turning the gentle dog into a pit fighter.
16. Hondo and the Apache Trail
Airdate: December 22, 1967
Written by: William Froug
Directed by: Michael Caffey
Guest Stars
Nick Adams as The Apache Kid
David Nelson as Jeff [Williams]
Special Guest Star
Annette Funicello as Anne [Williams]
With
Ed McCready as Sgt. Hurst
Tony Epper as Running Bear
Pete Dunn as Pete
Roy Sickner as Joe
Jim Sheppard as Indian
[Bucklind Beery as Trooper]
[Eldon Burke as Trooper]
Synopsis: Hondo is escorting the vicious killer Apache Kid to an army post for trial when he escapes. Tracking him, Hondo sees more destruction caused by the murderer and swears to Chief Vittoro that justice will come in the Indian fashion.
17. Hondo and the Rebel Hat
Airdate: December 29, 1967
Written by: Max Hodge
Directed by: Michael Moore
Guest Stars
Jack Elam as Diablo
Rafael Campos as [Carlos] Hernandez
With
Rudy Battaglia as Chico [Hernandez]
Linda Dangcil as Mrs. [Maria] Hernandez
Eugene Iglesias as Neomo
John Indrisano as Bartender
[Bucklind Beery as Bandito]
[Wag Blesing as Bandito]
[David Cadiente as Indian]
[Vince Cadiente as Indian]
Synopsis: Hondo is sent on a mission by the Army to acquire horses but on the way is robbed of his hat containing gold coins by a local peasant who needs the money to pay off Diablo for protection services.
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