Nichols
a.k.a. James Garner as Nichols
an Episode Guide
by Alan Morton
Last updated:
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 21:00
by Alan Morton
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 21:00
Nicholsa.k.a. James Garner as Nicholsby Alan Morton Thu, 25 Oct 2018 21:00 |
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| aired from: Sep 1971 to: Mar 1972 | 24 eps | NBC | 60 min | mono | ________________ |
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TRIVIA: Mitchell's dog is named Slump.
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Nichols quits the Army after a 17-year stint to get away from guns and returns home to Nichols, Arizona. Once there he discovers that his family's land has been homesteaded and he is forced into becoming sheriff in order to pay for damages he caused in a bar room brawl.
b: 16 Sep 71 pc: _________ w: Frank R. Pierson d: Frank R. PiersonA Mexican bandit brings his troops to town to insure that he can get some needed dental work done.
b: 23 Sep 91 pc: _________ w: Shimon Wincelberg d: Frank R. PiersonNichols backs up an Indian's claim of owning the land the Ketcham ranch is on.
b: 30 Sep 71 pc: _________ w: Theodore J. Flicker & Robert Forster d: Frank R. PiersonNichols gets to deal with two newcomers in town: an aspiring actress and a man who has studied criminology by mail and gets on the wrong side of Ketcham.
b: 7 Oct 71 pc: _________ w: Bill Wood d: Paul BogartTwo aged gunfighters who have been at odds for 20 years are being goaded into a final showdown.
b: 14 Oct 71 pc: _________ w: Shimon Wincelberg d: Frank PiersonKetcham risks starting the Indian wars up again when he tries to stop an Apache from hunting a prize buck.
b: 21 Oct 71 pc: _________ w: Shimon Wincelberg & Frank R. Pierson d: William WardNichols and Ketcham recruit a band of second-class mercenaries, whom they lead in an attack of outlaw hideout in Mexico.
b: 28 Oct 71 pc: _________ w: George Kirgo & Frank R. Pierson d: Frank R. Pierson NOTE: Starting with this episode the series was retitled to James Garner as Nichols; this let the viewers know who was in the series in an effort to boost the ratings.Nichols forms a baseball team to play a visiting Army team in a heavily wagered upon game.
b: 4 Nov 71 pc: _________ w: Bud Freeman d: Peter TewksburyMa Ketcham's son abuses his new-found power when he is made one of Nichols' deputies.
b: 11 Nov 71 pc: _________ w: Gene L. Coon & Robert Foster d: Peter TewksburyNichols, an Army veteran and his mule become helpless targets of trigger happy looters when an earthquake traps them in a cellar.
b: 23 Nov 71 pc: _________ w: Jack Curtis & Bob Foster d: Gerd OswaldAn elderly outlaw tries to recruit Nichols for his last great robbery; the target: a money train.
b: 30 Nov 71 pc: _________ w: Ken Kolb and Jack Curtis and George Kirgo and Juanita Bartlett d: Ivan DixonNichols is caught between a fun loving temptress- who tries to seduce Nichols- and her jealous boyfriend- who along with his nasty brothers go after Nichols.
b: 7 Dec 71 pc: _________ w: Buck Houghton d: Dan HallerRuth's fiancée has his unsavory past come to light when a man comes to town who wants to kill him.
b: 28 Dec 71 pc: _________ w: Ben Masselink d: Gerald MayerA black fugitive wanders into town who is being pursued by an ex-prison mate who intends on killing him.
b: 4 Jan 72 pc: _________ w: Frank R. Pierson & William Wood d: John BadhamNichols is in a `race' with his conman uncle in a search for a hidden $32,000.
b: 11 Jan 72 pc: _________ w: Jaunita Bartlett d: Ivan DixonA gang of thieves who mistake Nichols for an ace safecracker force Nichols to work for them and promise to kill him if he should fail.
b: 18 Jan 72 pc: _________ w: Ben Masselink & Frank R. Pierson d: John BadhamThe townsfolk are being conned into buying a phony gold mine.
b: 1 Feb 72 pc: _________ w: Frank Telford & Jaunita Bartlett d: Ivan DixonNichols recruits a daredevil pilot to help him track down some murderers.
b: 8 Feb 72 pc: _________ w: Robert Foster s: Buck Houghton d: Ivan Dixon NOTE: John Beck in a dual role as Ketcham and the pilot.After getting a tip that Jessie James is alive and in hiding Nichols sets out to capture him and collect the still valid reward.
b: 15 Feb 72 pc: _________ w: Sam Rocea and James L. Henderson and Marion Hargrove d: Bill WairdNichols reluctantly confronts a professional fighter in the boxing ring.
b: 22 Feb 72 pc: _________ w: Marion Hargrove d: Bill WiardA noisy dog distracts Nichols, allowing an escape artist he has locked up for murder to get loose.
b: 29 Feb 72 pc: _________ w: Bud Freeman d: Tony LeaderNichols again teams up with the biplane pilot (from Wings of an Angel) to rescue the kidnapped daughter of an Army Captain being held in Mexico.
b: 7 Mar 72 pc: _________ w: Robert Foster d: Frank R. PiersonNichols is killed and his brother (also called Nichols and played by Garner) comes to town to avenge his death.
b: 14 Mar 72 pc: _________ w: Juanita Bartlett s: Frank R. Pierson d: Jeremy Kagan NOTE: This episode was made before the program was canceled. It was intended to give us a more heroic lead character in the show's second season.Nichols gets a temporary job as the town's saloon keeper.
b: __ ___ __ pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________ NOTE: This episode features the first Nichols and was preempted when it was originally scheduled for broadcast in November 1971, it was first seen in reruns.| Back to TOP of Page |
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