Season 6 (1969-70)
140 "A Very Small Rifle" (#5006)
Original Air Date:
Written by Melvin Levy and Thomas P. Levy
Directed by Nathan Juran
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
While planting apple seeds around Boonesborough, Jonny Appleseed acts as peacemaker between the settlers and the Cherokee after a young Cherokee is accidentally shot by a young settler.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Roger Miller | ............. | Jonny Appleseed |
| Eddie Little Sky | ............. | Eagle |
| Johnny Jensen | ............. | Sandy |
| Armando Silvestre | ............. | Gabriel |
| Kevin Hagen | ............. | Bart Wallace |
| Warren Vanders | ............. | Ben |
| Mark Miranda | ............. | Wa-Thoa |
| William Smith | ............. | Amos Martin |
| Anne Seymour | ............. | Corn Woman |
| Brian Nash | ............. | Lige |
141 "The Road to Freedom" (#5001)
Original Air Date:
Written by Frank Moss and Virginia Brooks
Directed by William Wiard
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Israel helps a slave and his son escape from their owners, eventually winning their freedom.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Floyd Patterson | ............. | George Hill |
| George Spell | ............. | Jimmy Hill |
| Warren Vanders | ............. | Ben |
| Jim Davis | ............. | Rafe Carson |
| Roy Jenson | ............. | Crane Hawkins |
| John Milford | ............. | Jud Baker |
142 "Benvenuto...Who?" (#5003)
Original Air Date:
Written by Walter Black
Directed by William Wiard
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Daniel and Josh become involved with a beautiful French woman who has hidden a stolen diamond inside Josh's guitar to keep her partners-in-crime from finding it.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Jimmy Dean | ............. | Josh Clements |
| Marj Dusay | ............. | Eugenie |
| Leon Askin | ............. | Roquelin |
| Richard Kiel | ............. | Le Mouche |
| Walter Burke | ............. | Hamel |
| Aram Katcher | ............. | Thibaud |
143 "The Man" (#5013)
Original Air Date:
Written by Jack Guss
Directed by Nathan Juran
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Daniel must disable a British cannon which threatens an American detachment which will be coming up river. He enlists the help of Gabe Cooper, a former slave and now the Tuscaroran Chief Canawahchaquaoo, who reluctantly agrees to help.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Rosey Grier | ............. | Gabe Cooper |
| George Backman | ............. | Addison |
| Gene Evans | ............. | Stark |
| Kevin O'Neal | ............. | Webster |
| Ray Harden | ............. | British Sergeant |
144 "The Printing Press" (#5005)
Original Air Date:
Written by Lionel E. Siegel
Directed by William Wiard
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Daniel and Israel are in Philadelphia to trade for much-needed supplies, but the British have decreed that supplies can only be bought with currency. While Daniel makes plans to steal the supplies, his friend Benjamin Franklin makes counterfeit pound notes, and Israel questions their use of such unethical and illegal methods.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Fredd Wayne | ............. | Benjamin Franklin |
| Peter Bromilow | ............. | Captain Thurlow |
| Kilmethe Laurie | ............. | Sally |
| Woodrow Parfrey | ............. | Quartermaster Owens |
| Alan Caillou | ............. | Sergeant Ridley |
| Jack Bannon | ............. | Corporal Smythe |
| James Wainwright | ............. | Cully |
| Daniel Nichols | ............. | Walt |
| Lindy Davis | ............. | Zeke |
| Edward J. Kelly | ............. | Dragoon Guard |
| Wadsworth Taylor | ............. | Dragoon Tillson |
145 "The Traitor" (#5004)
Note: This is the second of two different episodes with the same title. The first is episode #095, production #1410
Original Air Date: 10-30-69
Written by David Duncan
Directed by Nathan Juran
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Daniel must guide the wife of the British commander of Ft. Detroit to a rendezvous with her husband, who says he plans to surrender the fort to the Continental Army.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Jill Ireland | ............. | Angela |
| Ed Flanders | ............. | Lackland |
| Richard Devon | ............. | Many Lives |
| John Orchard | ............. | Perkins |
| Robert Cornthwaite | ............. | Carleton |
| Walter Scott | ............. | British Soldier |
| Ivor Barry | ............. | Hamilton |
| Ed Long | ............. | Grayson |
| James Wainwright | ............. | Cully |
146 "The Grand Alliance" (#5010)
Original Air Date: 11-13-69
Written by Judith Barrows
Directed by Nathan Juran
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Josh and Gabe help a Spanish pirate, who holds a grudge against the Spanish government, foil a planned invasion of United States territory by Spain.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Rosey Grier | ............. | Gabe |
| Jimmy Dean | ............. | Josh Clements |
| Armando Silvestre | ............. | Captain Torres |
| Carlos Rivas | ............. | Sgt. Ortega |
| Hugo Fargo | ............. | Lieutenant |
| Joel Fluellen | ............. | Joselito |
| Cesar Romero | ............. | Admiral Alejandro Buenaventura |
| Abel Fernandez | ............. | Sentry |
| Tom Hernandez | ............. | Surgeon |
147 "Target Boone" (#5007)
Original Air Date:
Written by N. Bernard Fox and D.D. Beauchamp, from a story by N. Bernard Fox
Directed by William Wiard
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Daniel is being hunted by Adam Jarrett and his sons who are seeking vengeance for the death of Adam's wife in a river boat accident which involved a boat on which Daniel was a passenger.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Will Geer | ............. | Adam |
| Kurt Russell | ............. | Nathan |
| Ron Soble | ............. | Robert |
| Jack Garner | ............. | Storekeeper |
| Ian Wolfe | ............. | Judge |
| Richard Webb | ............. | Bryant |
| Lee Jay Lambert | ............. | Gordon |
| Phil Donati | ............. | Foreman |
148 "A Bearskin for Jamie Blue" (#5009)
Original Air Date: 11-27-69
Written by Frank Chase
Directed by William Wiard
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Jamie Blue, a young endentured servant who was born in prison and hardened by a lifetime of poverty, is befriended by the Boones, who try to show him that there are people in the world who are worthy of his trust.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Rosey Grier | ............. | Gabe Cooper |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Christopher Connelly | ............. | Jamie Blue |
| Charles Dierkop | ............. | Dokker |
| Joanna Cameron | ............. | Kellie |
| Don Nichols | ............. | Walt |
| Randy Eccles | ............. | Dink |
| James Gosa | ............. | Edwards |
| Bernard Fox | ............. | Carruthers |
149 "The Cache" (#5002)
Original Air Date:
Written by Irve Tunick
Directed by Nathan Juran
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Josh is accused of poaching and murder when a trapper is found knifed near Josh's camp.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Jimmy Dean | ............. | Josh Clements |
| James Doohan | ............. | Macfarland |
| Alex Carras | ............. | Williams |
| Vaughan Taylor | ............. | Judge Qualey |
| John Kellogg | ............. | Swanson |
| Robert Sorrells | ............. | Hogan |
| James Gavin | ............. | Carey |
| Richard Peabody | ............. | Dawson |
| Luana Patten | ............. | Lucy |
| Ted White | ............. | Middleton |
150 "The Terrible Tarbots" (#5008)
Original Air Date: 12-11-69
Written by Harold Medford
Directed by Nathan Juran
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
When Solomon, Shadrach, and Meshach Tarbot steal the chest of Army gold that Daniel and Gabe are transporting, they also take Israel as hostage.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Rosey Grier | ............. | Gabe Cooper |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Strother Martin | ............. | Tarbot |
| Anthony Costello | ............. | Shadrach |
| Zalman King | ............. | Meshach |
| James Wainwright | ............. | Cully |
| William Traylor | ............. | Tom Stoneman |
151 "Hannah Comes Home" (#5011)
Original Air Date: 12-25-69
Written by Harry Basch
Directed by Fess Parker
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Hannah, a white woman captured by Indians in a raid 15 years before, returns to her husband in Boonesborough. Their reunion is complicated by the presence of Hannah's half-Indian son, who wants no part of the white man's world.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Mary Fickett | ............. | Hannah |
| Ford Rainey | ............. | Jonas |
| Teddy Eccles | ............. | Jason |
| William O'Connell | ............. | Pickering |
| William Smith | ............. | Amos |
| Ted De Corsia | ............. | Chief Ankara |
| Ted White | ............. | Aweetok |
152 "An Angel Cried" (#5014)
Original Air Date:
Written by Martha Wilkerson
Directed by Fess Parker
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Josh and Sister Cecilia, a Catholic nun who is the only survivor of an Indian massacre, work together to stay alive in hostile Indian territory.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Jimmy Dean | ............. | Josh Clements |
| Mariette Hartley | ............. | Sister Cecilia |
| Carlos Rivas | ............. | Tall Fire |
153 "Perilous Passage" (#5017)
Original Air Date:
Written by Lee Karson
Directed by Nathan Juran
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Daniel and Gabe's journey homeward from behind British lines is made even more dangerous when it becomes obvious to them that someone has been informing the British of their route, including the location of formerly secure rest stops.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Rosey Grier | ............. | Gabe Cooper |
| John Davidson | ............. | Sam Weaver |
| Liam Sullivan | ............. | Colonel Trevelyan |
| Gloria Grahame | ............. | Molly |
| James Doohan | ............. | Fletcher |
| Alan Caillou | ............. | Sergeant Pickens |
| Ted Gehring | ............. | Pettigrew |
| Henry Oliver | ............. | Dunfee |
| John Orchard | ............. | British Corporal |
| Walter Maslow | ............. | Tory Corporal |
| Claude Johnson | ............. | Tory Ranger |
| Richard Peel | ............. | British Sergeant |
| Ralph Montgomery | ............. | Ruskin |
| Ron Heller | ............. | Tory Private |
| Dick Butler | ............. | British Corporal #2 |
154 "The Sunshine Patriots" (#5019)
Original Air Date: 01-22-70
Written by Jack Guss and Ricky Husky, from a story by Jack Guss and Merwin Gerard
Directed by William Wiard
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Gabe and Josh blunder their way to success in a mission given to them by General Washington.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Rosey Grier | ............. | Gabe Cooper |
| Jimmy Dean | ............. | Josh Clements |
| Gail Kobe | ............. | Letitia |
| Ian Ireland | ............. | Colonel Percy |
| Laurie Main | ............. | Sir Samuel Peacham |
| Isabel Sanford | ............. | Maybelle |
| Raoul Franck | ............. | Rochambeau |
| Jack Bannon | ............. | Lieutenant Poole |
| Michael Keep | ............. | Magwa |
| Dick Winslow | ............. | Sir Samuel Tawney |
| Nels Nelson | ............. | General Partridge |
| Harold Ayer | ............. | Butler |
155 "Mama Cooper" (#5022)
Original Air Date: 02-05-70
Written by Lionel E. Seigel
Directed by William Wiard
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
After being separated from his mother since his childhood, Gabe finds evidence that she still lives. He vows to find her and buy her freedom.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Rosey Grier | ............. | Gabe Cooper |
| Ethel Waters | ............. | Rachel |
| Tyler McVey | ............. | Preacher Potter |
| Jean Howell | ............. | Norma Del Carruther |
| Michael James-Wixted | ............. | Emmanuel |
| Sidney Clute | ............. | Otto Schmidt |
| Sue Hirdler | ............. | Mrs. Schmidt |
| Timothy Carey | ............. | Wibberly |
| Louise Arthur | ............. | Mrs. Pritchard |
| Roy Engel | ............. | Dr. Ramsey |
| William Conklin | ............. | Mecom |
| Sam Laws | ............. | Cuffee |
| Jordan Rhodes | ............. | Teddy |
156 "Before the Tall Man" (#5015)
Original Air Date: 02-12-70
Written by Albert Beich and William Wright
Directed by George Marshall
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Hot tempered Tom Lincoln, wants nothing to do with Nancy Hanks, who has had dreams that she will marry him and give him a son who is destined to be a great leader.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Marianna Hill | ............. | Nancy Hanks |
| Burr DeBenning | ............. | Tom Lincoln |
| Harlen Warde | ............. | Nicholas Burns |
| Tony Gange | ............. | Denton |
| Tim Weldon | ............. | Foxy |
157 "Run for the Money" (#5016)
Original Air Date:
Written by Walter Black
Directed by Chris Nyby
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
It's time for the annual footrace between the settlers and the Indians, and Cincinnatus believes he has a sure winner in the fleet-footed slave, Lucas Hunter, until he learns that Lucas' brother, Linus, will be running for the Indians.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Jack Albertson | ............. | Sweet |
| Peter Mamakos | ............. | Indian Chief |
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | ............. | Linus Hunter |
| Ted Gehring | ............. | Brooking |
| Dino Washington | ............. | Lucas Hunter |
| Henry Kingi | ............. | Straight Arrow |
| James Minotto | ............. | Walt |
| James Wainwright | ............. | Cully |
| Dorothy Konrad | ............. | Mrs. Putnam |
| Bob Adler | ............. | Abram |
| William Walker | ............. | Ephraim |
| Robert Kline | ............. | Jolly |
158 "A Matter of Vengeance" (#5018)
Original Air Date: 03-24-70
Written by Irve Tunick from a story by Al Ramus and John Shaner
Directed by Nathan Juran
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Mason's need for vengeance against the man whom he believes killed his parents leads to trouble when he is convinced that a visitor to Boonesborough is the killer.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Rosey Grier | ............. | Gabe Cooper |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Linda Marsh | ............. | Amy |
| David McLean | ............. | Smith |
| James McMullan | ............. | Mason Pruitt |
| Ramon Bieri | ............. | Hanker |
| Bob Anderson | ............. | Wilson |
| Pete Logan | ............. | William |
159 "The Landlords" (#5012)
Original Air Date:
Written by Melvin Levy
Directed by William Wiard
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Ess and Bingen mistake someone else's cache of furs for their own, and then are swindled by a man who claims ownership of Boonesborough and sells them the deed.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Lloyd Bochner | ............. | Churchill James |
| Victor French | ............. | Ess |
| Med Flory | ............. | Bingen |
| Robert Cornthwaite | ............. | Sir Ives |
| James Wainwright | ............. | Cully |
| Natalie Core | ............. | Grace Cowles |
| William Plaugher | ............. | Carl Cowles |
| Pete Logan | ............. | Hart |
| Robert Adler | ............. | |
| Tom Drury | ............. | Settler |
| William Walker | ............. | |
| William Smith | ............. | Amos |
| Walter Reese | ............. | Proprieter |
160 "Readin', Ritin', and Revolt" (#5024)
Original Air Date: 03-12-70
Written by Lee Karson
Directed by William Wiard
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
The children of Boonesborough want Schoolmaster Pickering to teach them about Indian culture, an idea that is opposed by Pickering and the childrens' parents.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Rosey Grier | ............. | Gabe Cooper |
| Tony Davis | ............. | Little Hawk |
| William O'Connell | ............. | Pickering |
| Arthur Batanides | ............. | Chief Tekwatana |
| Billy Corcoran | ............. | Joe Higbee |
| Rory O'Brian | ............. | Jonathan |
| Johnnie Daniels | ............. | Baxter |
| Walter Maslow | ............. | Mr. Higbee |
| William Walker | ............. | Mr. Horner |
| Toni Gilman | ............. | Mrs. Gray |
| James De Closs | ............. | Mr. Gates |
| Maureen Crow | ............. | Mrs. Jones |
| Ceil Cabot | ............. | Mrs. Williams |
| Stafford Morgan | ............. | Mr. Talbot |
161 "Noblesse Oblige" (#5023)
Original Air Date: 03-26-70
Written by David Duncan
Directed by Nathan Juran
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
The exiled Prince of France, weary of being treated to a royal reception wherever he goes, convinces his chef to trade places with him during their visit to Boonesborough.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Rosey Grier | ............. | Gabe Cooper |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Philip Proctor | ............. | Bernard |
| Virginia Christine | ............. | Mrs. Brewster |
| Murray MacLeod | ............. | Edgar |
| David Watson | ............. | Prince Louis |
| Elizabeth Bauer | ............. | Virginia Brewster |
| Eddie Quillan | ............. | Proprietor |
| Jane Dulo | ............. | Mrs. Pepper |
| Victoria Vetri | ............. | Susan Pepper |
| Sonny Klein | ............. | Drunk |
| Ted White | ............. | Stagecoach Driver |
| Tim Levy | ............. | Companion of Driver |
| Barbara E. Fuller | ............. | |
| Jeanne Adams | ............. | Young Lady |
162 "The Homecoming" (#5021)
Original Air Date: 04-09-70
Written by Melvin Levy
Directed by Nathan Juran
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
An old man, finding that he is the last of the Piqua tribe that once lived in the area that is now Boonesborough, plots to avenge the deaths of his people by destroying the white settlers.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| David Opatashu | ............. | Tamenund |
| Sidney Clute | ............. | Pasco |
| Bart Burns | ............. | Boron |
| Bob Anderson | ............. | Amos |
| William Plaugher | ............. | Oxy James |
163 "Bringing Up Josh" (#5026)
Original Air Date: 04-16-70
Written by Jack Guss
Directed by William Wiard
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Josh becomes foster father to two orphaned children. The Widow Spoon, who has set her cap for Josh, insists that he cannot raise little Rachel and Billy properly without a wife.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Rosey Grier | ............. | Gabe Cooper |
| Jimmy Dean | ............. | Josh Clements |
| Jodie Foster | ............. | Rachel |
| Ty Wilson | ............. | Billy |
| Lori Saunders | ............. | Mary |
| Michael Henry | ............. | Creole Jim |
| Foster Brooks | ............. | Stranger |
| Loretta Leversee | ............. | Abigail |
| Stafford Morgan | ............. | Seth |
| Larry Shriver | ............. | Friend |
| Neal Nixon | ............. | Clem |
| Kathleen Crow | ............. | First Woman |
| Keith Brock | ............. | Hoag |
| Barney Rosenzweig | ............. | Trapper |
164 "How to Become a Goddess" (#5020)
Original Air Date:
Written by Melvin Levy and Dan Bullock, from a story by James Byrnes and Melvin Levy
Directed by William Wiard
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Rebecca, with unwelcome assistance from Ess and Bingen, is mistaken for a red-haired goddess by the Onondaga.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Paul Mantee | ............. | Atawa |
| Ruth Warrick | ............. | Wise Woman |
| Victor French | ............. | Ess |
| Med Flory | ............. | Bingen |
| Walter Coy | ............. | Chief Blackfish |
| Anakorita | ............. | Dawn |
| Frank Orsatti | ............. | Tupi |
| Henry Calia | ............. | Israbi |
165 "Israel and Love" (#5025)
Original Air Date: 05-07-70
Written by Melvin Levy
Directed by Nathan Juran
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Israel falls in love with the Brae, the daughter of a woodcarver who has lost his inspiration to carve and who has turned to drinking to drown his sorrows.
| Fess Parker | ............. | Daniel |
| Patricia Blair | ............. | Rebecca |
| Darby Hinton | ............. | Israel |
| Dallas McKennon | ............. | Cincinnatus |
| Tim O'Connor | ............. | Secord |
| Robin Mattson | ............. | Brae |
| Len Wayland | ............. | Simon |
| Sidney Clute | ............. | Pasco |
| Norman Leavitt | ............. | Starkie |
| Cameron Clarke | ............. | Pasco, Jr. |
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