8.3/1032 votes#1 - The News From St. Louis
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/1988
Unexpectedly, Ethan ends up being the custodian to his sister’s orphan children.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1020 votes
#2 - The Holstered Gun
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/3/1988
Ethan prepares to leave his years of gun fighting to dedicate his life to the new family and the ranch. Sadly, he has to fight once again against some outlaws
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1015 votes
#3 - Founder's Day
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/1988
Amelia shots a bank robber and his family decides to make her pay.
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/1014 votes
#4 - Ghost Dance
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/1988
Ethan saves an Indian from an angry lynching mob.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1015 votes
#5 - Devil's Canyon
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/1/1988
While Ethan is attending his deceased herd, a trapper and his son seize Claire.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1015 votes
#6 - Stray Bullet
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/8/1988
Accidentally, during a gun fight Ethan injures Amelia.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1015 votes
#7 - The Promise
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/15/1988
On their way back home, a recently broken bridge makes Ethan, George, and Ben to take a new route.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1023 votes
#8 - Childhood's End
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/29/1988
A traveling bordello pays a visit to Ethan’s town.
Director: Kim Manners
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1013 votes
#9 - A Private War
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/5/1989
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Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1013 votes
#10 - Hard Choices
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/1989
A Texas Ranger comes to Paradise to bring Ethan back. Ethan at first thinks of running but changes his mind and decides to go with the man. However along the way Ethan tries to convince him that being with the children has changed him. And they're being attacked by men who want to get Ethan.
Director: Cliff Bole
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1015 votes
#11 - Crossroads
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/1989
Joseph joins a gang, but he is anxious about joining in a bank robbery.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1017 votes
#12 - The Traveler
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/2/1989
A stranger with amnesia is helped by Ehan and Amelia.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1014 votes
#13 - The Secret
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/1989
When Ethan discovers that Amelia might leave , he has to face his feelings for her.
Director: Michael Lange
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1013 votes
#14 - A House Divided
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/16/1989
A band of outlaws take Amelia and the children hostage.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1013 votes
#15 - The Last Warrior
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/23/1989
Taylor's determination to protect his land causes a fight between a lumbering company and his ideals.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1014 votes
#16 - Vengeance
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/16/1989
Claire is involved with a man who is the son of one of Ethan’s adversaries he has been looking for.
Director: Cliff Bole
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1014 votes
#17 - A Matter of Honor (1)
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/8/1989
A gunman is hired by a man to keep Ethan away from his plans.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1013 votes
#18 - A Matter of Honor (2)
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/1989
As the water rights battle escalates, Ethan and Gideon prepare to fight.
Director: Cliff Bole
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1018 votes
#19 - Hour of the Wolf
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/1989
A wolf bites Ethan and Claire. John Taylor has to go to Reno to get a vaccine.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1014 votes
#20 - Treasure
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/1989
While Ben and George are looking for a treasure, two criminals pursue them.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1014 votes
#21 - Squaring Off
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/1989
Ethan defies a corrupt lawman to save the life of a Texas ranger.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1013 votes
#22 - Long Lost Lawson
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/1989
A businessperson seeks to eliminate the only obstacle between him and a big transaction: Ethan.
Director: James L. Conway
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Paradise Season 1
Every episode of Paradise Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Paradise Season 1!
The adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in his custody when she died.
Genres:WesternDrama
Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The News From St. Louis" is the best rated episode of "Paradise" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/27/1988. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Holstered Gun".