The Oregon Trail

1977-09-21 Western TV-PG

The Oregon Trail is a 14-episode NBC western television series starring Rod Taylor as the widower Evan Thorpe, who leaves his Illinois farm in 1842 to take the Oregon Trail to the Pacific Northwest. The show also starred Andrew Stevens, Tony Becker, and Gina Marie Smika as Thorpe's children. Darleen Carr starred as Margaret Devlin, one of the passengers on the wagon train, and Charles Napier portrayed Luther Sprague, a frontier scout recruited by Thorpe. The series was filmed in the Flagstaff, Arizona area.

Storyline

First Aired

1977-09-21
Last Aired

2022-09-04
Creator
Genre

Western
Seasons

1
Episodes

13
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

NBC

Keywords:

emigration period drama 19th century

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Season 1

1. Hard Ride Home

We meet the Wagon train . They are heading to the west coast to start a better life for themselves. ...More

We meet the Wagon train . They are heading to the west coast to start a better life for themselves. Character and plot descriptions revealed.Less

60mins 1977-09-21

2. The Last Game

We meet the Wagon train . They are heading to the west coast to start a better life for themselves. ...More

We meet the Wagon train . They are heading to the west coast to start a better life for themselves. Character and plot descriptions revealed. This one picked up where last week's left off.Less

60mins 1977-09-21

3. The Waterhole

After hours in the desert, the Wagon Train comes upon a watering hole in the desert. After everyone d...More

After hours in the desert, the Wagon Train comes upon a watering hole in the desert. After everyone drinks the water, they fall ill. IT takes some smart thinking to figure out what caused the sickness - and to save the people on the Wagon Train.Less

60mins 1977-09-28

4. Trapper's Rendezvous

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60mins 1977-10-12

5. The Army Deserter

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60mins 1977-10-19

6. Hannah's Girls

Hannah Morgan (Stella Stevens) is the leader of a group of mail-order brides (who actually are a group...More

Hannah Morgan (Stella Stevens) is the leader of a group of mail-order brides (who actually are a group of ""showgirls"") who join the wagon train. Romance percolates, but mutual respect arises instead as Hannah helps nurse Evan's daughter back from a bout of cholera.Less