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Wed, Oct 6, 1971
An acting troupe arrives in town complete with famous diva (Joyce Van Patten). In choosing a bodyguard, Nichols picks the one man who didn't volunteer - bookworm Fred (John Rubinstein). Fred and Ketcham are both infatuated and Fred spends most of his time trying to avoid a fight with Ketcham.
Mon, Jan 31, 1972
When Kansas (Bo Hopkins) sees a story in a newspaper about the death of his old friend, Homer the prospector, along with a picture of Nichols wearing only one glove, he tracks him down. Apparently, Kansas and the late Homer have the corresponding halves of a treasure map tattooed on their hands. We see Nichols burying Homer before the opening credits. He now has a paper copy of Homer's half of the map and wants to join up with Kansas and find the hidden booty. Will Nichols' latest get rich scheme go awry like all the others?
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Mon, Feb 14, 1972
After an eccentric old woman comes to the town of Nichols claiming that in her youth she nursed a wounded Jesse James after he was shot by the cowardly Bob Ford and that the infamous outlaw is still alive, Sheriff Nichols takes a road trip on his signature motorcycle to confirm or debunk this extraordinary tale. On route he is sidelined by a con man (Jack Elam) who overhears about Nichols quest for James. Eventually, they meet the old gunslinger or do they? At one point on his road trip Nichols disguises himself as a parson. An alternate title for episode 19 is "Man of the Cloth." (Charles McGraw, who played Hansen in the Gulley vs. Hansen episode, plays "Jesse James.")