The Tall Man
Season 1
TV-PG
The Tall Man is a half-hour American western television series about Sheriff Pat Garrett and the gunfighter Billy the Kid that aired seventy-five episodes on NBC from 1960 to 1962, filmed by Revue Productions.
Where to Watch Season 1
37 Episodes
- Garrett and the Kid
E1Garrett and the KidPaul Mason is trying to take over Lincoln county and buys off everyone except Pat Garrett. Billy is determined to help Pat out even though Pat tells him to stay out of it. This episode lays a good foundation for the theme of the series i.e. the friend/adversary relatonship between Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett. - Forty-Dollar Boots
E2Forty-Dollar BootsBilly's friend Charlie Evers offers him a new pair of boots in exchange for his help rustling cattle. Billy is torn between his desire for the outlaw life and his loyalty to Pat Garrett, his friend and newly appointed deputy. Pat , as usual, is trying to keep Billy on the right side of the Law. - Bad Company
E3Bad CompanyKarl Negal is a rigid, german father to his soon-to-be a man son, Johnny. Johnny idealizes Billy and, wanting to be like him, robs a grocery store and kills the owner. After Pat Garett kills Johnny, Karl Nagel vows revenge on Billy for being a bad influence on his son. Billy must choose between his loyalty to Pat and his own survival in this suspenful episode. - The Shawl
E4The ShawlBonney's girlfriend is murdered by ranchers who mistook the senorita for Billy. Garrett, joined by Billy, chase the two men into Mexico where the murderers shoot two young Yaqui Indians and steal their horses. While Pat and Billy close the distance on their quarries, the Indians pursue the lawman and gunslinger believing that they attacked their fellow tribesmen. - The Lonely Star
E5The Lonely StarSheriff Brady is shot down and deputy Pat Garrett must decide if he will run for sheriff in a corrupt election run by local cattle baron Andy Gorman.The odds against Pat are big until Billy the Kid offers his assistance. Pat must operate within the Law while Billy is willing to break all the rules. Will the people of Lincoln County choose the right nman for the job? - A Bounty for Billy
E6A Bounty for BillyNewly elected sheriff Pat Garrett is gunned down in the dark during an express office robbery. Deputy Johnny Swift believes the shooter is Billy the Kid. With Pat unconsious and the town out for blood, Billy must prove he is innocent. His only friend is his girlfriend ,Maria, and the two work on a daring plan to bring in the guilty parties. - The ParsonE7
The ParsonA new Parson comes to Lincoln and builds a successful ministry until it is discovered that he is an ex-gunslinger. Ben Meyers and his son Jebul have come to town with an old grudge and expose the Parson's violent background. The two are looking for revenge and the only thing stopping them is Pat Garrett.Billy also has something to learn from a gunfighter turned man-of-God. - Larceny and Young Ladies
E9Larceny and Young LadiesTeenagers June and May McBean are making a living stealing horses when they make the mistake of stealing Pat Garrett""s horse. Pat tracks and arrests the girls and then intrusts them to Billy while he obtains a buggy to transport them in. The girls escape and tie Billy up. Their egos bruised, Pat and Billy pursue the girls and extract justice from them and their negligent father. - Counterfeit LawE10
Counterfeit LawBilly delivers a herd of cattle to Barlows place in Gunsite county. He is robbed and put in jail by ""Judge Barlow"" and his assistants. Pat Garrett is riding his rounds in the territory and is surprised to find that Billy is a captive of Barlows. The two friends must team up to bring justice to Gunsite county. - Bitter Ashes
E12Bitter AshesGarrett plans for a pleasant visit with his girlfriend are dashed when he finds her house in flames and her father dead. Rancher Neal Bailey claims to own the land and is within his rights to burn out squatters. In the ensuing argument, Garrett shoots the rancher and Bailey swears revenge, deciding to carry it out on Garrett's wedding day. - McBean Rides AgainE13
McBean Rides AgainThe teenage troublemakers June and May McBean team up to cause Pat, Billy and their dad headaches over illegal brewing of whiskey. It looks like everyone but the culprits will end up in jail. In the end, however, four men against two teenage girls restores order and justice. - Tiger EyeE14
Tiger EyeBilly and Pat rescue a young apache man from being staked out by his tribe. Billy takes the young man under his wing and insists on bring the Apache to town to live as a ""white man"". Pat, against his better judgement, helps the Aache find a job. Nature takes it's course and there is a murder for which the indian is blamed. Pat and BIlly set out seperately to find the Apache and learn the truth. - Billy's BabyE15
Billy's BabyIt is the Christmas season and Billy is partying at the local salon with his girlfriend, Maria. A visiting Texan taks offense to Billy and a fight errupts, leaving the Texan shot and left for dead. Billy runs towards Mexico to avoid arrest but runs into trouble with Apaches. Garrett attempts to bring Billy in but ends up fighting Apaches with him. In the end Garret's faith in Billy the kid and Billy's loyalty to his lawman friend are tested. - One of One Thousand
E16One of One ThousandPat Garrett wins an expensive rifle in a shooting contest in Fort Sumner. When he goes to collect the rifle he finds that the rifle has been stolen and the gunsmith murdered. The two suspects are Billy the Kid and MIles,an old friend and buffalo hunter who took second place in the competition. Garrett goes after the suspect with a heavy heart, prepared to arrest for hanging or to shoot down a friend. - First BloodE17
First BloodHendry Grant, a renouned gunfighter is hired by cattle baron, Andy Gorman to kill Billy the Kid and thereby establish Gorman's power over John Tundall in Lincoln county. Garrett, a longtime acquaintance of Grant's tries to prevent the showdown. However, a tragic chain of events leads Billy and Grant to a showdown. - A Gun Is for Killing
E18A Gun Is for KillingDeputy Johnny Swift angers cattle drover Blanchard and a subsequent gun battle leaves Johnny dead by accident at the hand of his friend Pat Garrett. Pat, in his guilt,, abandons his office and leaves the town at the mercy of Blanchaard and his wild crew. Billy the kid attempts to rescue Garrett from his dispair in time to retore order/ - The Grudge Fight
E19The Grudge FightBilly and a young man named , Denver, are constantly butting heads as rival gunslingers and ladies men. Garrett throws them out of town and orders them to go their seperate ways. However, they make a plan to meet and have it out at ""Stone Mountain"" three days out of Lincoln. The subsequent shoot-out leaves Denver wounded. As Billy and the wounded Denver struggle to survive, a surprising friendship is forged. - The Best Policy
E20The Best PolicyJohn Miller, an ex-lawman bent on taking over Lincoln County frames Garrett and Billy the Kid for cattle rustling by mixing animals from his herd with those that Pat and Billy were driving to market. To make the evidence completely convincing, Miller pays a saloon girl to plant evidence on Pat and lie under oath during the pre-trail hearing and then murders her so she can't recant her testimony. - The Reversed BladeE21
The Reversed BladeJohn Tundall, Billy's boss, discovers that his ex-wife and her new husband, Ben Webster, have returned to Lincoln with a plot to blackmail him. Garrett and Billy are at a loss to prevent the subsequent showdown. After Tundall is wounded, Billy and Pat find themselves on opposite sides of the law. Can Pat Garrett head off a showdown between Billy and Webster and still bring about justice? - The Reluctant Bridegroom
E23The Reluctant BridegroomHannah Blossom is lured to Lincoln by a letter proposing marriage and a photograph of her supposed suitor. Hannah learns that the letters were purportedly written by Pa McBean, an illiterate farmer, and the enclosed picture was of Sheriff Pat Garrett. Garrett investigates and discovers that the letters were written by McBean's feisty daughters who want their father to marry and with the girls' help, the sheriff tries to nudge the romance along. - Maria's Little LambE24
Maria's Little LambBilly goes for Maria in a big way. Her father, however is a sheep rancher,which traditionally means troble with the local cattle ranchers.Torn between Maria and Garrett, who is siding with the cattlemen, Billy isn't sure which side he will take if it comes to a showdown. - The Last ResourceE26
The Last ResourceMarshall Ben Hartley comes to Lincoln to arrest Billy Bonney for the murder of his 12 yeaar old daughter in Prescott., Az. Pat initially helps Hartley arrest Billy but becomes suspicious when Hartley uses unorthodox and vicious methods to deal with Billy. When it becomes obvious that Hartley is out for revenge and not justice, Pat decides to ride along to Billy's trial in Prescott. - Rovin' Gambler
E27Rovin' GamblerWhen Doc. Holiday comes to Lincoln, he is falsely accused by his estranged girlfriend, Kate Elder, of robbing a stagecoach and killing the driver. Although they are longtime friends, Garrett is forced to arrest Holiday.Holiday vows revenge and a showdown results. Billy makes an effort to head it off by forcing the truth from Kate. - A Kind of CourageE30
A Kind of CourageEx-gunfighter and town drunk Clint Latimer vows revenge against Billy Bonney for teaching Latimers son Jody gunfighting. The boy is wounded in a gunfight and Latimer sobers up and practices his draw in preparaion to meet Billy in a showdown. Not wanting to kill Jody's father, Billy struggles to find a way to avoid the fight without running. Garrett gives Billy some advise but will the Kid listen? - Millionaire McBean
E31Millionaire McBeanDesperate to get married, May and June McBean salt their father's worthless mine with gold nuggets in hopes that potential suitors will think that they're heiresses to a rich strike. The plan backfires when McBean purchases many luxuries on credit for which he won't be able to pay. - A Scheme of Hearts
E32A Scheme of HeartsNita Jardine, the wife of an ex-con comes to Lincoln looking to escape the pursuit of her husband. She flirts with both Billy and Pat in the hope of convincing them to protect her against her husband. It appears that her female charms will lead Pat and Billy into a showdown. When Nita's ex-husband arrives, new information about Nita leads Pat to a desperate plan to exposse her and wake up Billy. - The CloudbustersE33
The CloudbustersLincoln is in the middle of a drought and Apache Mike Grey Eagle has the only water in town. He has a stranglehold on the town with his high water prices so the town council votes to hire a rainmaker. The rainmaker turns out to be a girl with a determinaton to succceed in finding water or making rain. Pat and Billy get drug into her rainmaking adventure which include capture by the apaches. - Ransom of a Town
E34Ransom of a TownLincoln's Padre is kidnapped by an outlaw named Ledall and held for ransom. When the town can't come up with the money fast enough, Billy the Kid takes matters into his own hands. While Billy is in pursuit of the kidnapper, Garrett is after Billy. When they all finally meet up, it is Pat Garret that must take the long shot chance that will save or doom the padre. - Ladies of the Town
E35Ladies of the TownJack rides into Silver Creek, a boomtown in Lincoln County, to investigate reports of lawlessness and finds Jason Creary has set himself up as the town boss who owns everything but Sal's saloon which he plans to get control of if Sal won't marry him. Meanwhile, the women's temperance movement has organized and plans to shut down all of Creary's saloons. - Death or Taxes
E36Death or TaxesGarrett rides into a boomtown that a railroad considers their personal fiefdom. Not only does the company run crooked gambling houses to keep their workers broke, but they refuse to pay their taxes or even for the cattle their company has purchased. Garrett enlists Billy Bonney in his campaign to make the railroad see its civic duty.
