8.5/1092 votes#1 - The Long Rope
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/1960
Cheyenne is reminded of a scene from his boyhood when Fred Baker comes to him for help.
Director: Robert B. Sinclair
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1083 votes
#2 - Counterfeit Gun
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/1960
Cheynne is guarding a gold shipment when thieves attack, steal the gold and kill a man.
Director: Jerry Hopper
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1075 votes
#3 - Road to Three Graves
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/1960
Delivering mine equipment, Cheyenne runs into a feud between rival mine owners.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1084 votes
#4 - Two Trails to Santa Fe
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1960
An Apache woman named Alleah is to be tortured to death for marrying a white man. Cheyenne helps her to escape and the angry Apaches ride to attack a nearby mining settlement in retaliation.
Director: N/A
Writer: Peter B. Germano
- 8.3/1079 votes
#5 - Savage Breed
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 12/19/1960
Al Lestrade, Dodge City's marshal, is on vacation, hunting buffalo. But a cartridge from the shot fired to stampede an approaching herd is traced to Lestrade's rifle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1074 votes
#6 - Incident at Dawson Flats
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 1/9/1961
Arriving at a friend's wedding, Cheyenne becomes the target in a murder plot that could turn into a massacre. McIntyre: Jock Gaynor. Selma: Joan O'Brien. Bostrum: Gerald Mohr. Jasper: Hampton Fancher. Cyrus: Morris Ankrum.
Director: Lee Sholem
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/10101 votes
#7 - Duel at Judas Basin
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 1/30/1961
"Duel at Judas Basin" combines the trinity of Cheyenne, Bronco, and Sugarfoot in one episode. This 'summit meeting' provides an exciting episode for young fans knowing that the bad guys didn't have a chance. But one gets framed for murder, jailed and broken out; another is working undercover to infiltrate the bad guys, is almost taken prisoner, gets away, and all the while Cheyenne has to hold it all together as the three fight the local law, Crazy Horse and the bad guys.
Director: Leslie Goodwins
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1078 votes
#8 - The Return of Mr. Grimm
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 2/13/1961
A hate-filled father arranges a lynching for Cheyenne to avenge the death of his son, killed while resisting arrest.
Director: Lee Sholem
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1082 votes
#9 - The Beholden
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 2/27/1961
Cheyenne no sooner brings a robber in than a marshal releases him.
Director: Lee Sholem
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1083 votes
#10 - The Frightened Town
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 3/20/1961
Outlaws take over an entire town, but only Cheyenne is willing to help the marshal (Andrew Duggan).
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1081 votes
#11 - Lone Patrol
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 4/10/1961
A stubborn cavalry captain ignores Cheyenne's advice---and leads his patrol into certain slaughter.
Director: Leslie Goodwins
Writer: Dean Riesner
- 8.2/1080 votes
#12 - Massacre at Gunsight Pass
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 5/1/1961
Cheyenne's in the middle when Indians attack the stage in which he and his prisoner are traveling.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1086 votes
#13 - The Greater Glory
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 5/15/1961
Cheyenne and Billy the Kid join forces to help a woman in trouble.
Director: Lee Sholem
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Cheyenne Season 5
Every episode of Cheyenne Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cheyenne Season 5!
Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on ABC from 1955 to 1963. The show was the first hour-long western,...
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"The Long Rope" is the best rated episode of "Cheyenne" season 5. It scored 8.5/10 based on 92 votes. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by N/A, it aired on 10/3/1960. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Counterfeit Gun".