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The Alaskans is a 1959-1960 ABC/Warner Brothers western television series set during the late 1890s in the port of Skagway, Alaska. The show features Roger Moore as "Silky Harris" and Jeff York as "Reno McKee", a pair of adventurers intent on swindling travelers bound for the Yukon Territories during the height of the Klondike Gold Rush. Their plans are inevitably complicated by the presence of singer "Rocky Shaw", "an entertainer with a taste for the finer things in life". The show was the first regular work on American television for the British actor Roger Moore.

First Aired

1959-10-04
Last Aired

1960-06-19
Creator
Genre

Western
Seasons

1
Episodes

37
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

ABC

Keywords:

gold rush alaska 19th century

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Season 1

1. Gold Sled

Silky Harris and Reno McKee are preparing to travel to the Klondike in search of gold. Entertainer Ro...More

Silky Harris and Reno McKee are preparing to travel to the Klondike in search of gold. Entertainer Rocky Shaw, intrigued by a weird tale of gold buried in the snow, is eager to take the trip with the two men.Less

60mins 1959-10-04

2. Cheating Cheaters

Skagway saloon owner Nifty Cronin agrees to ship gold dust to the States for Silky Harris, Reno McKee ...More

Skagway saloon owner Nifty Cronin agrees to ship gold dust to the States for Silky Harris, Reno McKee and a number of other miners. En route the boat mysteriously sinks. When Silky threatens to investigate, Cronin admits that the gold was never placed on board.Less

60mins 1959-10-11

3. The Blizzard

Reno McKee is hauling a load of dynamite over a perilous trail to Nome when he is suddenly joined by t...More

Reno McKee is hauling a load of dynamite over a perilous trail to Nome when he is suddenly joined by three suspicious characters. Soon, a mighty blizzard threatens the group.Less

60mins 1959-10-18

4. The Petticoat Crew

Silky Harris dreams of a financial coup when he decides to ship a boatload of dancing girls and Thanks...More

Silky Harris dreams of a financial coup when he decides to ship a boatload of dancing girls and Thanksgiving turkeys from Seattle to Dawson. En route, Silky is surprised to encounter con man Nifty Cronin.Less

60mins 1959-10-25

5. Starvation Stampede

A supply ship is trapped in an early freeze on its way to an isolated mining town. the greedy town st...More

A supply ship is trapped in an early freeze on its way to an isolated mining town. the greedy town storekeeper takes advantage of this mishap, forcing the miners to pay exorbitant prices for food and supplies.Less

60mins 1959-11-01

6. Big Deal

Silky Harris and Reno McKee find a lost legal document and try to locate the owner. they stumble on a...More

Silky Harris and Reno McKee find a lost legal document and try to locate the owner. they stumble on a swindle scheme.Less

60mins 1959-11-08

7. Contest at Gold Bottom

Nifty Cronin threatens to foreclose a mortgage on Silky and Reno's mining property unless they can mee...More

Nifty Cronin threatens to foreclose a mortgage on Silky and Reno's mining property unless they can meet their next payment. Meanwhile, a baby is abandoned on their doorstep and, to raise the money, they decide to have a ""Name the Baby"" contest.Less

60mins 1959-11-15

8. Winter Song

Silky, Reno and Rocky plan to stage a concert with opera star Maria Julien. Arriving in Eagle City to...More

Silky, Reno and Rocky plan to stage a concert with opera star Maria Julien. Arriving in Eagle City to perform before a packed house, Miss Julien suddenly loses her voice.Less

60mins 1959-11-22

9. The Golden Fleece

Four men assault Silky Harris' partner Reno McKee and then purchase an apparently worthless gold mine.

Four men assault Silky Harris' partner Reno McKee and then purchase an apparently worthless gold mine.Less

60mins 1959-11-29

10. Doc Booker

Doc Booker and his new bride act to stop a typhoid epidemic. Then a woman tells the citizens that Boo...More

Doc Booker and his new bride act to stop a typhoid epidemic. Then a woman tells the citizens that Booker isn't a real doctor.Less

60mins 1959-12-06

11. The Abominable Snowman

A miner dies after being attacked by a weird monster. It is decided that the dead man's gold mine wil...More

A miner dies after being attacked by a weird monster. It is decided that the dead man's gold mine will go to the winner of a race between Silky Harris and another miner named Otto.Less

60mins 1959-12-13

12. Remember the Maine

A con man named Soapy suddenly gets patriotic and organizes a special Skagway Guard to march off to th...More

A con man named Soapy suddenly gets patriotic and organizes a special Skagway Guard to march off to the Spanish-American War. Silky Harris is suspicious of Soapy's motives.Less

60mins 1959-12-20

13. Million Dollar Kid

Reno McKee and Rocky Shaw encounter a young Indian named Kat who wants to go to the United States. Th...More

Reno McKee and Rocky Shaw encounter a young Indian named Kat who wants to go to the United States. The youth decides to trade some shares in a gold mine for the supplies he needs.Less

60mins 1960-01-03

14. The Trial of Reno McKee

Reno McKee is held for murder, although Silky Harris and Rocky Shaw know that someone else is responsi...More

Reno McKee is held for murder, although Silky Harris and Rocky Shaw know that someone else is responsible for the crime. The only way to keep Reno from hanging is to sober up a lawyer who can legally prove McKee's innocence.Less

60mins 1960-01-10

15. Gold Fever

Reno McKee's younger brother Danny comes to Skagway with his new bride. Reno wishes them will and off...More

Reno McKee's younger brother Danny comes to Skagway with his new bride. Reno wishes them will and offers a mine partnership to Danny, but the young man and his wife decide to strike out alone in the gold fields.Less

60mins 1960-01-17

16. The Challenge

The town is threatened by an impending avalanche, and Silky Harris volunteers to climb a mountain and ...More

The town is threatened by an impending avalanche, and Silky Harris volunteers to climb a mountain and set off some blasts which will divert the snow slide. As time runs short, Silky learns that a killer is trying to get rid of him and doom the town.Less

60mins 1960-01-24

17. The Long Pursuit

Chicago detective Ed Bundy has traced a suspected murderess to an Alaskan village. On the trail to th...More

Chicago detective Ed Bundy has traced a suspected murderess to an Alaskan village. On the trail to the town, Bundy saves Reno McKee's life, and the two men join forces to look for the girl.Less

60mins 1960-01-31

18. Spring Fever

Furious because Silky's taking her for granted, Rocky casts about for someone else to encourage. She ...More

Furious because Silky's taking her for granted, Rocky casts about for someone else to encourage. She comes up with a gentleman named Gordon Talbot, who is secretly after a gold claim that should be Rockys.Less

60mins 1960-02-07

19. Black Sand

Reno strikes out with Dan and Nora Weber to locate a lost gold mine. Along the trail, two other men j...More

Reno strikes out with Dan and Nora Weber to locate a lost gold mine. Along the trail, two other men join the group, and Reno becomes suspicious of Nora's behavior.Less

60mins 1960-02-14

20. The Seal Skin-Game

Silky, Reno and Rocky are conned into buying a bankrupt seal raising business. Silky begins to sound ...More

Silky, Reno and Rocky are conned into buying a bankrupt seal raising business. Silky begins to sound like a con man himself when he tries to save the situation by promising some miners a huge return if they will take the business off his hands.Less

60mins 1960-02-21

21. Peril at Caribou Crossing

Weather drives Silky to shelter at an isolated cabin. He sees that his arrival has complicated a fami...More

Weather drives Silky to shelter at an isolated cabin. He sees that his arrival has complicated a family quarrel, but before anything comes of it, two outlaws barge in bringing bigger trouble.Less

60mins 1960-02-28

22. Behind The Moon

No sooner has a gold prospector made plans to marry an Indian girl than his backers plot to chase the ...More

No sooner has a gold prospector made plans to marry an Indian girl than his backers plot to chase the Indians off the tribal land. It seems that gold has been discovered there.Less

60mins 1960-03-06

23. Partners

Rocky and Reno tell young Jimmy Hendricks that his father died a hero. But the lad overhears the less...More

Rocky and Reno tell young Jimmy Hendricks that his father died a hero. But the lad overhears the less heroic truth about his father, and disappears.Less

60mins 1960-03-13

24. Disaster At Gold Hill

Silky becomes involved in an explosive romantic triangle.

Silky becomes involved in an explosive romantic triangle.Less

60mins 1960-03-20

25. The Last Bullet

Silky rescues a man from a pack of wolves and takes him to a trail house occupied by a pack of human w...More

Silky rescues a man from a pack of wolves and takes him to a trail house occupied by a pack of human wolves.Less

60mins 1960-03-27

26. A Barrel Of Gold

A prospecting party started out to find gold, but death makes a strike and the only survivors report t...More

A prospecting party started out to find gold, but death makes a strike and the only survivors report they were poisoned with spoiled meat.Less

60mins 1960-04-03

27. The Bride Wore Black

Cass Wilson uses Silky's picture to win a mail-order bride. There is trouble when the girl arrives.

Cass Wilson uses Silky's picture to win a mail-order bride. There is trouble when the girl arrives.Less

60mins 1960-04-10

28. Odd Man Hangs

Silky is one of the players in a strange game. He and two other men are jailed on a murder charge. E...More

Silky is one of the players in a strange game. He and two other men are jailed on a murder charge. Everyone is certain that one of them is a killer.Less

60mins 1960-04-17

29. Counterblow

The Skookum Sentinel newspaper is handed over to Silky in payment of a debt. He finds himself with a ...More

The Skookum Sentinel newspaper is handed over to Silky in payment of a debt. He finds himself with a ready-made crusade when his partner is killed by mobsters.Less

60mins 1960-04-24

30. Heart Of Gold

Pierre Duran is transporting thousands of dollars worth of the miners' gold dust to Yukon City. On th...More

Pierre Duran is transporting thousands of dollars worth of the miners' gold dust to Yukon City. On the way, he is hijacked and left for dead.Less

60mins 1960-05-01

31. Kangaroo Court

Traveling alone in barren and isolated country, Silky comes upon a girl entertainer and her male compa...More

Traveling alone in barren and isolated country, Silky comes upon a girl entertainer and her male companion. They ask for a lift to a new gold-rush town.Less

60mins 1960-05-08

32. The Silent Land

Loading supplies for a remote outpost, Pierre Duran meets a Mountie who is trailing a pair of fugitive...More

Loading supplies for a remote outpost, Pierre Duran meets a Mountie who is trailing a pair of fugitives. Later, traveling deep into the Arctic wilderness, Pierre encounters the Mountie again--this time marooned in the snow.Less

60mins 1960-05-15

33. Calico

Silky Harris wins a half share in a gold mine. But there is a catch. His claim is forfeit unless he ...More

Silky Harris wins a half share in a gold mine. But there is a catch. His claim is forfeit unless he works it one day a week--and his partner vanishes without revealing the mine's location.Less

60mins 1960-05-22

34. Sign Of The Kodiak

Traveling in mountain country, Pierre Duran narrowly escapes death from a hunter's bullet. The marksm...More

Traveling in mountain country, Pierre Duran narrowly escapes death from a hunter's bullet. The marksman seems obsessed with killing Big Mike, an elusive Kodiak bear.Less

60mins 1960-05-29

35. White Vengeance

Silky Harris heads for old Gil Hawkins' mountain cabin to tell him his son has made a gold strike. Bu...More

Silky Harris heads for old Gil Hawkins' mountain cabin to tell him his son has made a gold strike. But before Silky can identify himself, the old man almost shoots him with a rifle.Less

60mins 1960-06-05

36. The Ballad Of Whitehorse

The Whitehorse saloon is decked out for a wedding. Robert Howard III, a drunken poet with six months ...More

The Whitehorse saloon is decked out for a wedding. Robert Howard III, a drunken poet with six months to live, is marrying Yukon Kate, the queen of the dance hall girls. They ask Silky Harris to be best man.Less

60mins 1960-06-12

37. The Devil Made Fire

Reno McKee is transporting dynamite over a perilous trail to Nome when he is suddenly joined by three ...More

Reno McKee is transporting dynamite over a perilous trail to Nome when he is suddenly joined by three suspicious characters. What is more, a mighty blizzard threatens the group.Less