Shane

Christopher Shea

Joey Starett

David Carradine

Shane

Tom Tully

Tom Starett

Seasons

Season 1

17 episodes

Premiered Sep 10, 1966

Episodes

1–6 of 17

Ep 1

The Distant Bell

Sep 10, 1966

When Amy Sloate shows up to start a school, Rufe Ryker gives orders to burn down the barn that would house the school. Miss. Sloate doesn't like the raw wilderness and violence she sees and is advised by Shane to leave. Marion is adamant that there will be a school, no matter how much Ryker is against it so she starts a school in the saloon. When Shane hears Ryker still caused trouble, he goes to Plan B.

Ep 2

The Haunt

Sep 17, 1966

An old man shows up and watches Shane from a distance. When Shane confronts the man, he discovers he shot and killed the old man's son four years before. The fact that he couldn't remember, and the old man's strange request makes Shane physically ill. Shane must find some way to come to terms with what he did.

Ep 3

The Wild Geese

Sep 24, 1966

What starts out as a day filled with the hope of borrowing the needed money for buying pigs the Staretts will need to get through the winter turns out to be a day of truths. After Ryker threatens to burn down the winter wheat, it's suddenly stampeded by a herd of Ryker's cattle. Shane sees no other way for the family to survive except to take a job with a group of gunfighters he's worked with before. Marian begs him not to take the job. She doesn't want blood money. We see a tougher side of Shane, and a surprising ending to this story.

Ep 4

An Echo of Anger

Oct 1, 1966

When four members of the Spicer family ride into town, Kemp immediately announces they are there to kill Shane. Shane soon discovers they plan on killing him to avenge him for another family member who's life, they claim, Shane took. Shane denies this fact, however. Ryker himself sides with Shane, and they may soon be facing a shootout.

Ep 5

The Bitter, The Lonely

Oct 8, 1966

A stranger, not happy with the changing times and unwilling to accept the fact that "sod busters" are moving into the land, resorts to taking a job with the Starrett's when things get rough. He doesn't last long because Ryker invites him to work at his ranch. But even Ryker's ways are too tame for this cowboy, and he's out for revenge.

Ep 6

Killer in the Valley

Oct 15, 1966