The High Chaparral

Season 1 Episode 24: Tiger by the Tail

4 SeasonsFeb 25, 1968TV-G1h7.8

Blue finds the wounded bandit El Tigre. At the ranch they tend to his wounds and as he heals he projects the persona of a man trying to do good for his people. During a gun battle to free him, Victoria learns the truth about him.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Destination Tucson

1. Destination Tucson

Aired: Sep 10, 1967

John Cannon's family arrives at a ranch near Tuscon, Ariz. His wife names it ...

Episode 2 The Arrangement

2. The Arrangement

Aired: Sep 10, 1967

John and Buck go south to strike a deal with Montoya. They encounter the man ...

Episode 4 Best Man for the Job

4. Best Man for the Job

Aired: Sep 24, 1967

Buck unknowingly hires a group of Army deserters at the same time an Army pat...

Episode 5 A Quiet Day in Tucson

5. A Quiet Day in Tucson

Aired: Oct 1, 1967

Blue needs new boots and the ranch needs supplies but cash is limited. Big Jo...

Episode 6 Young Blood

6. Young Blood

Aired: Oct 8, 1967

Big John needs cattle to stock his ranch. He plans to send Buck to see Montoy...

Episode 7 Shadows on the Land

7. Shadows on the Land

Aired: Oct 15, 1967

John needs cattle. He offers to buy cattle from area ranchers but learns they...

Episode 8 The Filibusteros

8. The Filibusteros

Aired: Oct 22, 1967

Buck accompanies Victoria and Manolito to visit their dad. When they arrive t...

Episode 9 The Doctor from Dodge

9. The Doctor from Dodge

Aired: Oct 29, 1967

A dentist rescues Blue from Apaches and bandits. With no money to be made at ...

Episode 10 Sudden Country

10. Sudden Country

Aired: Nov 4, 1967

A greenhorn bank clerk and his wife arrive from St. Joseph, Missouri woefully...

Episode 11 A Hanging Offense

11. A Hanging Offense

Aired: Nov 11, 1967

Blue kills a soldier attacking an Indian girl and takes the body to the fort ...

Episode 12 The Price of Revenge

12. The Price of Revenge

Aired: Nov 18, 1967

A friend of Buck is found nearly dead. He recovers at the ranch but is wanted...

Episode 14 Mark of the Turtle

14. Mark of the Turtle

Aired: Dec 9, 1967

A Marshall asks Big John to help form a posse to join him on the trail of the...

Episode 15 The Terrorist

15. The Terrorist

Aired: Dec 16, 1967

Manolito helps a friend escape jail and death in Mexico. Manolito brings the ...

Episode 16 The Firing Wall

16. The Firing Wall

Aired: Dec 30, 1967

El Caudillo's girlfriend Conchita lures the hands from High Chaparral into Me...

Episode 17 The Assassins

17. The Assassins

Aired: Jan 6, 1968

Blue and Manolito witness two Apaches fatally wound a third one. Before he di...

Episode 18 Survival

18. Survival

Aired: Jan 13, 1968

Blue and Big John are stranded in the desert by Apaches with no horses and wa...

Episode 20 The Kinsman

20. The Kinsman

Aired: Jan 27, 1968

John's first wife's stepbrother appears at the ranch wounded looking for his ...

Episode 22 Ride the Savage Land

22. Ride the Savage Land

Aired: Feb 10, 1968

Buck and Manolito come upon two white girls being chased by Apaches. They are...

Episode 23 Bad Day for a Thirst

23. Bad Day for a Thirst

Aired: Feb 17, 1968

Buck finds two wandering Apache boys chasing a steer. He gets Big John's appr...

Episode 24 Tiger by the Tail

24. Tiger by the Tail

Aired: Feb 24, 1968

Blue finds the wounded bandit El Tigre. At the ranch they tend to his wounds ...

Episode 25 The Peacemaker

25. The Peacemaker

Aired: Mar 2, 1968

Angry at being treated like a kid, Blue leaves. He finds a job scouting for a...

Episode 26 The Hair Hunter

26. The Hair Hunter

Aired: Mar 9, 1968

A local mining company owner is paying bounty for Apache scalps. The hunters ...

Episode 27 A Joyful Noise

27. A Joyful Noise

Aired: Mar 23, 1968

A priest, two nuns, and a young woman find Manolito who was bitten by a rattl...

Episode 28 Threshold of Courage

28. Threshold of Courage

Aired: Mar 30, 1968

Victoria is kidnapped by a foe of Big John's from the war wanting revenge for...

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Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Production Country: United States

Genres:Western