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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Then Came Bronson' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Then Came Bronson':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)

September 17, 1969: The Runner
Season 1, episode 1
W: Lionel E. Siegel   D: Marvin Chomsky

With Jack Klugman (Dr. Hanrahan), Mark Lester (John Beaman), Karen Ericson (Doris Hanrahan), Penny Marshall (Claire), David Westberg (Frank), Steve Vinovich (Clayton), Arlene Kaiser (Maggie), Suzanne Lee Gayhart (Betsy). On a temporary job at a summer camp for disturned children, Jim Bronson becomes concerned about a silent boy who gains attention by hurting himself and running away.

September 24, 1969: The Old Motorcycle Fiasco
Season 1, episode 2
W: Thomas Y. Drake, Jon Edward Manson   D: Marvin Chomsky

With Keenan Wynn (Alex Halvorsen), Martine Bartlett (Nora Halvorsen), James Nusser (Ben Crosswell), Meg Wyllie (Mrs. Crosswell), Carey Loftin (Rancher), Jim Goodwin (Pump Jockey). Jim Bronson unintentionally inspires an old-timer to ride his ancient motorbike again, not knowing it's been rusting away in a shed for 20 years.

October 1, 1969: A Famine Where Abundance Lies
Season 1, episode 3
W: Frank Paris   D: Jud Taylor

With Charlotte Stewart (Lori Balin), Carol Rossen (Monica Balin), Paul Gleason (Deputy), Jerry Randall (Peter). A lonely widow and her love-struck daughter vie for Bronson's affections.

October 8, 1969: The Circle Of Time
Season 1, episode 4
W: Robert Malcolm Young   D: Jud Taylor

With Elsa Lanchester (Hattie Calder), Woodrow Chambliss (Abner Hotchman), Dabney Coleman (Doc Carlisle). A spunky oldtimer tries to persuade Jim Bronson to share a ghost town and her memories.

October 15, 1969: Where Will The Trumpets Be?
Season 1, episode 5
W: Robert Sabaroff   D: Jud Taylor

With Fernando Lamas (Miguel Cordova), Jessica Walter (Morgana Mendoza), Lane Bradbury (Bella Mendoza). A matador takes a deadly serious interest in an exchange of lessons in bullfighting and motorcycling with Bronson.

October 29, 1969: The 3:13 Arrives At Noon
Season 1, episode 7
W: Lionel E. Siegel   D: Michael O'Herlihy

With Bob Steele (Clay Turner), Larry Gates (Ed Hemmings), Garry Walberg (Earl Braeden), Gloria Grahame (Charlene Braeden), Royal Dano (Sheriff Binns), John Hubbard (Walt), Steve Raines (Marlow), Queenie Smith (Cleaning Woman). An ex-con arrives in the town where he vowed vengeance against two people: a businessman who turned him over to the police, and an insurance man who married his sweetheart.

November 5, 1969: Old Tigers Never Die -- They Just Run Away
Season 1, episode 8
W: Ed Adamson   D: Robert L. Friend

With Gabriel Dell (Russ Faber), Diane Ladd (Valerie Faber), Will Geer (Oliver Hidemann), Jean Marie Ingels (Lorene Newton), Iron Eyes Cody (Chief John Carbona), Zack McWiggins (Artie). A chance meeting between Jim Bronson and a pretty girl makes her husband suspect her of being attracted to him. When Bronson enters a local bike racing event, he becomes psychotic in his desire to beat Bronson.

November 26, 1969: Two Percent Of Nothing
Season 1, episode 10
W: D.C. Fontana   D: Allen Miner

With Steve Ihnat (Royce MacLeod), Patricia Quinn (Pat MacLeod), Percy Rodrigues (Mac Keller), Zalman King (Warren), Conlan Carter (Lorrison). Jim Bronson hires on with a near destitute oil wildcatter who is deperately trying to bring in a well before his bills come due.

December 3, 1969: All The World And God
Season 1, episode 11
W: Gustave Field   D: Jud Taylor

With Lois Nettleton (Barbara Timmons), Rex Holman (Lambeth Lansing), Lynn Hamilton (Maybelle Giles), Lincoln Kilpatrick (Leuty Giles), Josephine Hutchinson (Miss Lucy), Charles Seel (Oliver Ryan), Walker Edmiston (Brother Paul). Bronson befriends a rural nurse who is thinking of quitting her job, but is worried over what will happen to her patients.

December 10, 1969: A Long Trip To Yesterday
Season 1, episode 12
W: Robert L. Goodwin   D: Paul Stanley

With Robert Hooks (Henry Tate), Slim Gaillard (Bollie Wallace), Florence St. Peter (Johnnie Tate), Lee Duncan (Arthur Tate), Stuart Nisbet (Garage Owner), James McEachim (Spud), Bucklind Beery (Buster), Leonard Stone (Cafe Owner), Paulene Myers (Mrs. Taylor), Jason Bernard (Reverend Taylor). A proud, embittered black man reluctanly accept Jim Bronson's help when his motorcycle breaks down on the highway. To repay Bronson, he takes jim with him to his family's home.

December 17, 1969: The Spitball Kid
Season 1, episode 13
W: Lionel E. Siegel, Alfred Brenner   D: Jud Taylor

With Kurt Russell (William P. Lovering), Don Drysdale (Art Gilroy), David Sheiner (Eddie Mickel), Stephanie Mann (Viola Mason), Robert Stiles (Vito), Joseph V. Perry (Mr. Rivers), James Beach (Rudy Slade), Bill LeSeuer (Jimmie Reed). Jim Bronson "nursemaids" a conceited but insecure baseball pitcher during his tryout for a major league scout.

January 14, 1970: A-Pickin' An' A-Singin'
Season 1, episode 16
W: Charles A. McDaniel   D: Paul Stanley

With Michael Burns (Billy Mulavey), Skip Homeier (Johnny Dell), Jana Taylor (Betty Webber), John Wheeler (Herb Perry), Mark Allen (Deputy), Frank Corsentino (Bar Owner), Martin Speer (Mickey Rand). Jim Bronson teams up with a guitar player to win a roadhouse contest. When a local disc jockey tries to sign Jim's partner to a contract he spots a lot of flaws in the document.

January 21, 1970: The Gleam Of The Eagle Mind
Season 1, episode 17
W: Don Ingalls   D: Paul Stanley

With Jay Novello (Juan Longorio), John Dehner (Sid Casper), Jan Shepard (Helen Casper), Richard Webb (Hud McCarver), Sam Edwards (Will Hudson), Lou Cutell (Mr. Willoughby). A pixieish painter paints the entire side of a barn with the figure of a woman, thereby getting himself and Bronson, who was hired to help him, in trouble with the barn owner and the local lawman.

January 28, 1970: That Undiscovered Country
Season 1, episode 18
W: Ben Masselink   D: Robert Totten

With Mark Jenkins (Harold Mueller), Heidi Vaughn (Dorothy Hofer), Rance Howard (Carl Mueller), June Dayton (Kristine Mueller), Bebe Kelly (Jan Clover). Jim Bronson unintentionally creates a crisis for a betrothed Amish boy and girl when his presence excites their interest in the "outside" world. The troubles arise when the boy thinks his girl has become too attracted to Bronson.

February 4, 1970: Lucky Day
Season 1, episode 19
W: Lionel E. Siegel, Arthur H. Singer   D: Jud Taylor

With Lynne Marta (Eve Bronson), Barry Brown (Len), Dort Clark (Ned), Naomi Stevens (Winnie May). Eve Bronson, Jim's cousin, and her boyfriend impetuously decide to get married. When Bronson loans her money for a wedding outfit, she puts part of it on the gambling tables.

February 11, 1970: Mating Dance For Tender Grass
Season 1, episode 20
W: Jack Morse   D: Russ Mayberry

With Eddie Little Sky (Boise Idaho), Buffy Sainte-Marie (Tender Grass), Ivan Naranjo (Spare Parts One), Kim Kahana (Spare Parts Two). Jim Bronson competes in a cross-country motorcycle race because he feels compelled to prove himself to an Indian girl.

February 18, 1970: The Mountain
Season 1, episode 21
W: Meyer Dolinsky   D: Roger Kay

With James Whitmore (Wilson Ford), Melendy Britt (Marcia Ford). An aging but famous author continually needs to replenish his writing reservoir by testing his courage. Despite the disapproval of his wife, he eggs Jim Bronson into joining him on a mountain climb and turns it into a competitive event -- a test of courage and stamina between himself and a much younger man.

February 25, 1970: Still Waters
Season 1, episode 22
W: Ben Masselink, Teddi Sherman, Robert Malcolm Young   D: Corey Allen

With Veronica Cartwright (Petey Traine), John Colicos (Harve Traine), Jean Allison (June Thomas), Phillip Pine (Adams Ambridge), Karl Lukas (Billy), Don Dubbins (Deputy Al), Ray Galvin (George), Eddie Barth (Foreman). A newspaper editor is faced with a tough decision. One choice will enable him to maintain the respect of his daughter, but the other offers his only means of supporting her.

March 4, 1970: The Forest Primeval
Season 1, episode 23
W: Thomas Y. Drake, Jon Edward Manson   D: Earl Bellamy

With Gary Clarke (Forest Ranger), Lee De Broux (Station Operator). Jim Bronson's gamble to bring his motorcycle out of the mountains by cutting cross-country turns into a desperate race against time and the elements.

March 11, 1970: The Ninety-Nine Mile Circle
Season 1, episode 24
W: Susan Harris, Lisabeth Hush   D: Jud Taylor

With David Burns (Isadore Katz), Paula Victor (Flora Gold), Geoffrey Lewis (Gus Arlington), Barbara Dodd (Mama), Gwynne Gilford (Lila), Ralph Montgomery (Fred Mosconi). Jim Bronson links forces with another wanderer -- an elderly widower from New York City -- who left his business to drive leisurely across the country. Jim is intrigued by this man who takes such pleasure at finding new experiences in life.

March 25, 1970: The Mary R
Season 1, episode 25
W: Marvin Walkenstein   D: Paul Stanley

With Gerald S. O'Loughlin (Herman Morse), Robert Random (Carl Morse), Beverly Garland (Beth Morse), Martin Walker (Skipper), Marcia Gelbart (Party Girl). Jim Bronson tries to help his uncle and cousin overhaul an old fishing boat because of his cousin's emotional attachment to the craft.

April 1, 1970: What's An Ark Without Centaurs?
Season 1, episode 26
W: Nancy Skiba   D: Robert Butler

With Morgan Woodward (Gus Samos), Anjanette Comer (Vhea Samos), Akira Akamine (Buddhist). When Bronson takes a temporary job he finds himself also serving as a go-between for the father and the daughter, because the pair can no longer communicate with each other. (Last show of the series.)


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