8.0/1012 votesLoading...#1 - Chapter III
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/12/1979
The Chisholms make their way across the plains and get attacked by Indians before they reach Ft. Laramie. Will and Gideon get out of jail and find a young Indian woman hiding in a house and bring her along with them.
Director: N/A
Writer: Evan Hunter
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#2 - Betrayal
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/1980
Betsy uses her charms to create a rivalry between Bo and Gideon for her affections. When grazing foe the cattle is destroyed by fire the troops use grain intended for the Indians for feed.
Director: Mel Stuart
Writer: Paul Savage
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#3 - Chapter IV
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/19/1979
Lester shows up at Ft. Laramie. Then Will and Gideon arrive. Will wants Lester hung for stealing his horse. Bonnie Sue reveals she is pregnant with Lester's child. The Chisholms start to make a home outside of the fort.
Director: Mel Stuart
Writer: Evan Hunter
- 7.5/1011 votesLoading...
#4 - Chapter II
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/5/1979
As the Chisholms move west, they notice a man is following them. Soon Lester disappears with Will's horse. Will and Gideon set off after Lester and the horse while the family continues on their westward journey.
Director: Mel Stuart
Writer: Evan Hunter
- 7.2/107 votesLoading...
#5 - The Promised Land
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/23/1980
The family buries Hadley and finds an empty tavern and bar near by. Min decides she wants to stay. They learn there is a tax lien on the property and they don't have any money. An old friend of Cooper's rides by.
Director: Mel Stuart
Writer: Evan Hunter, David Dortort
- 6.8/108 votesLoading...
#6 - Death in the Sierras
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/1980
The family realizes they don't have enough food to get through the mountains. Will and Keewidinok go on ahead to get supplies and bring them back. Snow starts to fall as the wagons move. Hadley's health does not seem to be improving.
Director: Nicholas Webster
Writer: N/A
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#7 - The Suitor
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/1/1980
A friend of Hawkins stops by for a visit. He leaves and then returns with a bullet hole. Min and the girls go into town where Min catches the attention of Mr. Sinclair who is a widower.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#8 - Chapter I
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/29/1979
The Chisholms learn that the Virginia land they have been working has been deeded away. They decide it is time to pull up stakes and take their wagon west to California. When they get to Louisville, they hire Lester Hackett as a guide.
Director: Mel Stuart
Writer: Evan Hunter
- 6.4/109 votesLoading...
#9 - Seige
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/1980
Ft. Laramie comes under siege from hostile Native Americans as the Chisholm family draw near.
Director: Mel Stuart
Writer: Paul Savage
- 6.4/109 votesLoading...
#10 - Endless Desert
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/1980
Hadley decides he can not be in a wagon train with Cooper Hawkins. He leaves the train and takes a new, faster trail to California through the desert. Betsy asks if she can join the Chisholms, but she starts to cause family friction.
Director: Mel Stuart
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/108 votesLoading...
#11 - Vengeance
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/1980
As the Chisholms continue across the desert, the come across Betsy's brothers. Soon, Cooper Hawkins arrives and is searching for the brothers. Hadley has to decide who is telling the truth.
Director: Mel Stuart
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/107 votesLoading...
#12 - The Siren Song
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/15/1980
Bo's friendship with a Franciscan padre tries the patience of devoutly Baptist Minerva.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.0/107 votesLoading...
#13 - Chains
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/8/1980
While the family is picking up some apple trees they ordered from Cape Horn, Keewidinok's life was saved by a black man who had just arrived from Africa. When they arrived home, the trees were broken and family arguments ensued.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#14 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/1980
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Director: Nicholas Webster
Writer: N/A
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#15 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/23/1980
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Director: N/A
Writer: Evan Hunter
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The Best Episodes of The Chisholms
Every episode of The Chisholms ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Chisholms!
The Chisholms is a CBS western miniseries starring Robert Preston, which aired from March 29, 1979, to April 19, 1979; and continued as a television...
Genre:Western
Network:NBC
Best Episodes Summary
"Chapter III" is the best rated episode of "The Chisholms". It scored 8/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Evan Hunter, it aired on 4/12/1979. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Betrayal".