The Dakotas

Season 1

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The Dakotas is an ABC/Warner Brothers western television series starring Larry Ward and featuring Jack Elam broadcast during 1963. The short-lived program is considered a spin-off of Clint Walker's Cheyenne.

The Dakotas is perhaps most notable for the fact that it was cancelled one week after heavy viewer protest over an objectionable scene.

Where to Watch Season 1

19 Episodes

Return To Drydock
E1
Return To DrydockDeputy J.D.Smith was run out of town when he was a gunfighter. He had only one friend stand behind him & now that man has been murdered. J.D. intends to find out who & why.
Red Sky Over Bismarck
E2
Red Sky Over BismarckMarshal Ragan becomes involved with a woman and her half breed son. The woman asks that he help as she is afraid of the local justive of the peace.
Mutiny At Fort Mercy
E3
Mutiny At Fort MercyDeputies Stark and Porter return Davids, an escaped prisoner, to Ft. Mercy which is commanded by the tyrannical Capt. Ridgeway. When the other prisoners riot, Stark is taken hostage and subjected to a life-threatening ordeal.
Trouble At French Creek
E4
Trouble At French CreekA woman mineowner drives her employees at work beyond their endurance. Things get so bad that the men walk out. The woman hires gunslingers to control the men. Marshal Ragan is called in to put things under control.
Thunder In Pleasant Valley
E5
Thunder In Pleasant ValleyA rancher's daughter has been kidnapped & held for ransom. There is a conflict between Marshal Ragan who wants to catch the kidnappers & the rancher who only wants his daughter back.
Crisis At High Banjo
E6
Crisis At High BanjoMarshal Ragan's wife had been murdered several years ago. He runs across Johnny Fox who admits he was paid to do it. A conflict arises in the Marshal who wants to kill Fox & a part of him who wants to find why she was murdered.
Requiem At Dancer's Hill
E7
Requiem At Dancer's HillMorgan Jackson, the town's bad boy has been killed by a posse. He was accused of murdering Lucy Christian .Hatred of the boy is led by Ross Kendrick.Dark family secrets lead to a astonishing conclusion.
Fargo
E8
FargoDeputy J.D. Smith has a big problem. Local sheriff has been running his small hometown like a king.Merchants & citizens alike must submit to his ruthless demands & tribute.
Incident At Rapid City
E9
Incident At Rapid CityIt appears that lloyd Mitchell has given the calvary spoiled food & poisoned some of them. The calvary demands that deputy Del Stark turn the man over to them. But it appears to Del that the calvary men he sees are renegades or deserters.
Justice At Eagle's Nest
E10
Justice At Eagle's NestClassic case of farmers vs the cattlemen.Farmers near Eagle's Nest bring in Judge Daniel Harvey to enforce the law,their version. As it looks like war will ensue. Marshal Ragan decided to investigate the old judge.
Walk Through The Badlands
E11
Walk Through The BadlandsWhile in the Badlands looking for a band that's been conducting raids, Ragan and the deputies join with a group of cavalry officers after the same men---a breakaway group led by one of their own captains. Soon the marshals begin to have doubts about the lieutenant in charge, and arguments over the use of the limited amount of water bring conflict.
Trial At Grand Forks
E12
Trial At Grand ForksA German Countess is sentenced to death for killing her husband in a trial at Grand Forks. Marshal Ragan tries to find out why the woman would not defend herself at the trial. But he has little time before the execution.
Reformation At Big Nose Butte
E13
Reformation At Big Nose ButteDeputy J.D.Smith once was a outlaw.His former leader is now free out of prison & wants to start the gang back up. He is summoned to go back to the old ways.
One Day In Vermillion
E14
One Day In VermillionA Sioux chief is brought to Vermillion by Marshal Ragan for the signing of a peace treaty. But it is not peace that is coming their way!.
Terror At Heart River
E15
Terror At Heart RiverThe railroad is coming thru Heart River. But the railroad has abandoned the workers with no money or food.As the workers come into town it is apparent the people are not going to welcome them & there is going to be real trouble
The Chooser Of The Slain
E16
The Chooser Of The SlainDeputies Stark and Porter are forced to kill a man in self-defense, but no one believes them. Marshal Ragan has to find the only witness to the shooting who can clear the two, otherwise they'll be hanged for murder.
Feud At Snake River
E17
Feud At Snake RiverTwo brothers are aiming to become wealthy enterprizers.But when brother Simon starts running farmers off their land he & his brother George become apposed to one another. Marshal Ragan tries to rally the rest of the farmers against Simon.
Sanctuary At Crystal Springs
E18
Sanctuary At Crystal SpringsDeputies Del Stark and J.D. Smith are forced to shoot and kill the Barton brothers as they attempt to take over a church and hold the pastor hostage. A surviving Barton brother threatens to kill the preacher if Del and J.D. don't surrender themselves to him.
A Nice Girl From Goliath
E19
A Nice Girl From GoliathA girl's lying testimony sends a man to be hanged.Now she has learned the man's brother is coming after her & ask's Del for protection.