Yancy Derringer

1958 - 1959 TV-PG 30m 7.8

An adventurer, gambler, and widely respected southern gentleman is recruited to work as a secret agent, at no pay, in post-Civil War New Orleans, helped by his companion, a silent Pawnee Native American.

Yancy Derringer, an ex-Confederate soldier turned gambler, was a suave lady's man in New Orleans, Louisiana. In reality, he was working for John Colton, the civil administrator of the city. Yancy's job was to prevent crime and if necessary, arrest the culprits. His constant companion was Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah an Indian who watches Yancy's back.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Return to New Orleans

1. Return to New Orleans

Aired: Oct 2, 1958

Away for 7 years, Derringer returns to save his mansion from New Orleans' car...

Episode 2 Gallatin Street

2. Gallatin Street

Aired: Oct 9, 1958

Detonating the world's toughest waterfront is Yancy's secret assignment from ...

Episode 3 Ticket to Natchez

3. Ticket to Natchez

Aired: Oct 23, 1958

After overland raiders seize an Army payroll, Yancy's riverboat hauls the nex...

Episode 4 An Ace Called Spade

4. An Ace Called Spade

Aired: Oct 29, 1958

When a tombstone & funeral wreath are delivered to Administrator Colton, Yanc...

Episode 5 A Bullet for Bridget

5. A Bullet for Bridget

Aired: Nov 5, 1958

Madame Francine's girl immigrant cousin keeps being dragged back to a mysteri...

Episode 6 The Belle from Boston

6. The Belle from Boston

Aired: Nov 12, 1958

New Orleans' underworld conspires to rub out post-Civil War administrator Col...

Episode 7 Loot from Richmond

7. Loot from Richmond

Aired: Nov 19, 1958

Mr. Proctor is shot, and Yancy finds a Confederate half dollar in his dying h...

Episode 11 Marble Fingers

11. Marble Fingers

Aired: Dec 17, 1958

Derringer is falsely accused of complicity in a waterfront property theft. Ad...

Episode 12 Old Dixie

12. Old Dixie

Aired: Dec 24, 1958

Christmas in New Orleans may not be particularly festive in the Derringer hou...

Episode 13 Two of a Kind

13. Two of a Kind

Aired: Dec 31, 1958

Yancy's plans for a quiet evening gambling at Madame Francine's are ruined by...

Episode 15 The Fair Freebooter

15. The Fair Freebooter

Aired: Jan 14, 1959

Pretty Coco LaSalle, a female pirate, attacks and robs Yancy's riverboat. The...

Episode 16 Mayhem at the Market

16. Mayhem at the Market

Aired: Jan 21, 1959

A protection racket is attempting to gain control of the French Market. Admin...

Episode 18 A Game of Chance

18. A Game of Chance

Aired: Feb 4, 1959

The winner of New Orleans' $100,000 lottery is murdered, but the lottery admi...

Episode 19 Panic in Town

19. Panic in Town

Aired: Feb 11, 1959

Caped clown pummeling ladies for their braids panics New Orleans. A Justice L...

Episode 20 Hell and High Water

20. Hell and High Water

Aired: Feb 18, 1959

With the Mississippi River rising towards a record flood, the only thing that...

Episode 21 The Louisiana Dude

21. The Louisiana Dude

Aired: Feb 25, 1959

Yancy wins a half-share of a Virginia City silver mine and must immediately u...

Episode 22 Longhair

22. Longhair

Aired: Mar 4, 1959

Bow & arrow attack on Custer jails Pahoo, giving Yancy more reason to hate hi...

Episode 23 Thunder on the River

23. Thunder on the River

Aired: Mar 11, 1959

When Mississippi riverboats sink in record numbers, Yancy investigates whethe...

Episode 25 Collector's Item

25. Collector's Item

Aired: Mar 25, 1959

Yancy is forced to reimburse four gamblers when their high-stakes poker game ...

Episode 26 Fire on the Frontier

26. Fire on the Frontier

Aired: Apr 1, 1959

When renegades attack peaceful Pawnee villages, Pahoo, Yancy and Colorado Cha...

Episode 27 Duel at the Oaks

27. Duel at the Oaks

Aired: Apr 8, 1959

Yancy agrees to "shoot" Charles LeBow in a fake duel in order to smoke out th...

Episode 28 The Wayward Warrior

28. The Wayward Warrior

Aired: Apr 15, 1959

Pirate queen Coco LaSalle convinces Yancy to back her fighter against the mig...

Episode 29 A State of Crisis

29. A State of Crisis

Aired: Apr 30, 1959

When John Colton is promoted and ordered back to Washington, General Wheeler ...

Episode 30 Outlaw at Liberty

30. Outlaw at Liberty

Aired: May 7, 1959

Yancy receives an urgent letter from a friend who once saved his life and his...

Episode 31 V as in Voodoo

31. V as in Voodoo

Aired: May 14, 1959

While walking to Madame Francine's to meet with a committee of African-Americ...

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Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Genres: Adventure, Action, Western