FOURTH SEASON (1960-61)

09/10/60	The Fatalist	Paladin helps a proud Russian-Jewish immigrant (and his daughter) who refuses to be "bought" after he witnesses a murder		Well-meaning ethnic episode is slow, bland
09/17/60	Love's Young Dream	Goofy backwoods cattle-rustler Monk from Naked Gun turns up in San Francisco, with a financial interest in a popular nightclub, and a romantic one in its pretty owner		Show smells almost as much as he does
09/24/60	A Head of Hair	Paladin, along with an army scout who once lived with the Sioux, finds and barters with other Indians for the return of a man's abducted daughter		Love those enigmatic Indians
10/01/60	Out at the Old Ball Park	Paladin plays umpire to settle ballfield feud between townsfolk and pros, tries to get game finished		Misguided change-up goes afoul
10/08/60	Saturday Night	In jail with several others after a bar fight, Paladin is accused by the town marshal of murdering a young man found dead in his cell		Too talky and plodding
10/15/60	The Calf	Paladin helps an old man and his adopted son in a bitter feud over a fence and a small piece of land		Situation has a convincing air of human pettiness
10/22/60	The Tender Gun	Cantankerous, middle-aged female joke-of-a-sheriff offers Paladin cold cash to rid town of gunfighters		She will give you nightmares
10/29/60	The Shooting of Jesse May	Paladin tracks young murderer of ten men to an isolated wilderness shack, meets and likes its two occupants -- but are they covering for the killer?		Has some tense moments
11/05/60	Pre-empted
11/12/60	Poker Fiend	Wife of man obsessed with high-stakes poker game hires Paladin to cut hubby's losses and bring him home		Compelling battle for a lost man's soul
11/19/60	Crowbait	Old prospector enlists Paladin's aid in finding secret Indian silver mine		Silver, not gold
11/26/60	The Marshall's Boy	Paladin must find marshal's accused son hiding in mountains, convince him to come in and stand trial, before worked-up posse gets him		Father-son angle not really explored
12/03/60	Fogg Bound	Paladin meets Phileas Fogg of Around the World in 80 Days fame, helps him and entourage cross river		Sorry, the trip just isn't worth it
12/10/60	The Legacy	Dying fugitive wills a fortune to anyone in posse who kills Paladin before they get back to town		Unrealistic -- they would have just shot our hero
12/17/60	The Prisoner	Paladin tries to convince a judge that the now 21-year-old member of a murderous clan (who has spent his last 11 years in prison) has suffered enough and should not be hanged		Still-relevant example of legal system woes, mob vengeance
12/24/60	The Puppeteer	Paladin gets a wagon ride from a puppeteer who's on his way to Fort Pawnee (and its namesake general who has Presidential aspirations)		Not fit even for dummies
12/31/60	Vernon Good	Paladin seeks a night's rest at a California mission, finds a priest with a temper and a young man trying to avoid a lynch mob		He'd have been better off at a Motel 6
01/07/61	A Quiet Night in Town (Part 1)	Four men decide to hang Paladin's prisoner for the sake of amusement		Tense, engrossing tale of the evil men do
01/14/61	A Quiet Night in Town (Part 2)	An injured, enraged Paladin seeks justice		Solid finish to the series' only two-parter
01/21/61	The Princess and the Gunfighter	Princess of tiny kingdom disappears during U.S. tour; can Paladin find her and bring her back to Frisco?		Duty calls. Weakly.
01/28/61	Shadow of a Man	Woman hires Paladin to protect Southerner husband from Confederate-hating townsfolk		Unconvincing, familiar tale
02/04/61	Long Way Home	Paladin competes with four unscrupulous bounty hunters to bring in a former slave who has turned outlaw -- dead or alive		Snakebit by some talky stretches
02/11/61	The Tax Gatherer	Paladin is hired to collect cattle taxes from very reluctant ranchers in Bad Dog, Oregon		Worse than actually paying taxes
02/18/61	Pre-empted
02/25/61	The Fatal Flaw	Paladin, a wounded marshal, their prisoner (an evil, philosophical gang-leader) and an orphaned girl weather a snowstorm in an isolated cabin		Every man has his price -- or does he?
03/04/61	Fandango	Two boys, slated to be hanged for murder, have escaped; Paladin helps an old sheriff friend bring them in, protect them from the victim's brother -- a legendary gunfighter		Think-piece about responsibility, punishment
03/11/61	The Last Judgment	Paladin plays defense attorney, defends innocent doctor in small town kangaroo court run by maniacal justice-of-the-peace		More dramatic tension than other HGWT "courtroom" episodes
03/18/61	The Gold Bar	Paladin helps a remorseful San Francisco bank clerk return the gold bar he swiped (before its loss is discovered)		Change of pace simply does not glitter
03/25/61	Everyman	Tarot-card reader predicts the skeptical Paladin's future -- an encounter with a sailor and Death		Tarot and Big Brother, together again
04/01/61	The Siege	Paladin is hired by desert town to deal with three barely-sane brothers who terrorize everyone by poisoning the water supply		One whiff of this will surely kill you
04/08/61	The Long Weekend	Paladin is hired to protect town from free-spending yet destructive, scary and huge mountain man who visits occasionally and wreaks havoc		And you thought dinosaurs were extinct
04/15/61	El Paso Stage	After being cold-cocked by a psycho-killer town marshal, a groggy Paladin formulates a plan to end his reign of terror and settle the score		The original Man in Black, at his avenging best
04/22/61	Duke of Texas	Paladin accompanies a young, naive Austrian duke on a misguided quest to become emperor of Mexico		More puke than duke
04/29/61	Broken Image	Paladin goes after gang of bank robbers with a small-town local hero -- or is he?		Solid psychological show
05/06/61	Brother's Keeper	Paladin is mauled by a cougar, then robbed and left for dead by two men... but he makes it to the region's only town -- seeking answers		Intriguing mystery remains puzzling throughout
05/13/61	Bear Bait	Three young punks terrorize a town while the sheriff refuses to interfere		Obvious 1960's "juvenile delinquency" message
05/20/61	The Cure	Paladin helps Calamity Jane regain dignity, oust imposter and attain her rightful place as show-biz attraction		Not much of a comeback
05/27/61	The Road	Robbed by scavengers and forced to cross a wintry mountain range on foot, Paladin turns to reluctant father-and-son prospectors for help		Just doesn't ring true
06/03/61	The Uneasy Grave	Paladin chances upon forlorn woman burying her fiancé at roadside, goes after his murderer (town bigwig)		Bittersweet tale of hopelessness and jealousy
06/10/61	Soledad Crossing	A diptheria scare keeps Paladin, his prisoner, and other travelers from advancing along route		Uninspired season-ender

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