Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'The Cowboys' from 1970-1982:
- A Martinez as Cimarron (1974)
- Clay O'Brien as Weedy (1974)
- Clint Howard as Steve (1974)
- Diana Douglas as Annie Andersen (1974)
- Jim Davis as Marshal Bill Winter (1974)
- Kerry MacLane as Homer (1974)
- Mitch Brown as Hardy (1974)
- Moses Gunn as Jebediah Nightlinger (1974)
- Robert Carradine as Slim (1974)
- Sean Kelly as Jimmy (1974)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'The Cowboys':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: John Hawkins, James Lee Barrett D: William F. Claxton
With DeForest Kelley (Jack Potter), Robert F. Hoy (Idaho Simms).
Series debut. Seven youthful cowboys aged 9 to 17 help a widow run a ranch in the untamed New Mexico territory of the 1870s. In the premiere episode, two drifters attempt to force Mrs. Andersen to surrender $25,000 to them.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Ward Hawkins D: William Witney
With Brett Parker (Herbert Mackey), Bill Shannon (Dan Sanders), Kevin Hagen (Josh Redding).
Slim sees a respected citizen kill a man but his story can't stand up against the killer's alibi.
Season 1, episode 3
W: James Lee Barrett D: William F. Claxton
With Richard Kelton (Carl Rivers), Jennifer Lasko (Clara).
Cimarron tries to prove that an engaging young drifter enjoying the hospitality of the ranch is guilty of a double murder.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Ward Hawkins, Ric Hardman D: William Witney
With John Carradine (Oscar Schmidt), Lurene Tuttle (Grandma Jesse).
Weedy becomes convinced that an old cavalry horse which has wound up at the rendering works is the one his deceased father rode, and tries to buy it.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Ellis Marcus D: William F. Claxton
With Gregory Walcott (Culpepper), John Harmon (Nedrick).
A man who had been convicted of barn burning in Mississippi by Nightlinger's testimony comes looking for revenge.
Season 1, episode 6
W: John Hawkins, Jon Sevorg D: William Witney
With Walter Brooke (Reager), Robert Contreras (Julio), Felipe Turich (Adolfo), John McKee (Foley), Ian Wolfe (Padre).
The Longhorn cowboys enlist the aid of an apple-loving horse named Pickpocket to try to break up a ring of horse thieves and clear the name of a poor Mexican family.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Juanita Bartlett D: William F. Claxton
With Pippa Scott (Kate Tatum), Monica Gayle (Laurinda Tatum), Robert Foulk (O.J. Prouty), Stafford Repp (Zeb Warschalk).
The Longhorn Cowboys set out to prove the innocence of a woman jailed for crooked gambling.
Season 1, episode 8
Weedy and Homer are trapped by a cave-in while exploring a hillside coyote den.
Season 1, episode 9
W: Alex Sharp D: William Wiard
With Michael Keep (Chief), Myron Healey (Army Captain).
Cimarron feels humiliated when the U.S. Cavalry buys horses captured and trained by other Longhorn cowboys and reject his.
Season 1, episode 10
Nightlinger tries desperately to save Jimmy's life when he finds him near death two days after being caught in a coyote trap.
Season 1, episode 11
W: William Witney, William Putman D: William Witney
With Richard Hale (Chief Tu-Chech-Oh), Cal Bellini (Wa-Sha-Ka).
The cowboys find themselves walking the range after their horses are cleverly stolen by a gang of teenage Comanche Indians.
Season 1, episode 12
W: James T. Byrnes, John Hawkins D: William Witney
With Ted Gehring (Eben Graff), Irene Tedrow (Harriet Graff), Belinda Balaski (Obie Graff), Jerry Wills (Hiram Graff).
Cameron employs a molasses-loving burro to avert a tragedy when a mountain family seeks revenge for the loss of a son. (Last show of the series.)