Stoney Burke - Season 1
Season 1
Network
Episodes32
DatesOct 1, 1962 - May 20, 1963
Episodes
Season 1Episode 160 min
The Contender
Harland Bristol is the reigning saddle bronc champ. Getting ready to ride Megaton, Harland is critically injured when the rank bronc rears up and slams him into the chute wall.
Unfortunately, Stoney Burke was helping out - holding Megaton's head. Harland's brother Cody and his best friend E.J. Stoker blame Stoney for Harland's death.
The episode introduces us to the principal characters, establishes themes sewn throughout the series, and gives hints to the eventual outcome.
Thematic examples include forgiveness; Cody and E.J. go from wanting Stoney hurt for Harland's death to being his best friends and constant companions.
We learn what a sleaze the character of Ves Painter is, and the attendant friction - approach/avoidance - represented by Ves and Stoney's difficult relationship.
Stoney falls for Hamilton's girl (much younger than he) and seems willing to give it all up for her. She, however is smarter - or more mature than Stoney and realizes that if he does not go for the buckle -
Oct 1, 1962
Season 1Episode 260 min
Fight Night
An old political fight between two small-county commissioners causes the delay of Stoney and the rodeo from getting to the next venue, resulting in the death of one of the cowboys. The Police Commissioner wants his charity boxing match to run on the same night as the Health Commissioner's charity rodeo.
Thugs in the employ of one of the boxers pays Ves Painter to help disrupt the rodeo.
Oct 8, 1962
Season 1Episode 360 min
Child of Luxury
Hell's fury is unleashed when Stoney scorns the affections of a spoiled rich girl whose daddy is the town's power broker.
Oct 15, 1962
Season 1Episode 460 min
Point of Honor
Stoney and E.J. notice that local boy Soames Hewitt is drunk, just moments before he is scheduled to ride a dangerous brahma bull.
Oct 22, 1962
Season 1Episode 560 min
The Mob Riders
Local teen-agers become upset when they discover that the old arena they use for stock car races will be converted into a rodeo IF Stoney Burke agrees to perform there.
Oct 29, 1962
Season 1Episode 660 min
A Matter of Pride
Rodeo rider Miller Hill ties himself so tightly to a brahma bull he is riding that he ends up being killed by the animal. His family refuse to accept money that Stoney collects to help them in their hour of need.
Nov 5, 1962
Season 1Episode 760 min
Sidewinder
Stoney is hit with a lawsuit when the bronc he is riding crashes thru a fence and injures a woman spectator, Loreen Julian.
Nov 12, 1962
Season 1Episode 860 min
The Scavenger
Stoney's friendship with Ves is put to the test when Ves is jailed for murder. When a money clip belonging to the dead man is found in Ves' car even Stoney begins to have his doubts. A street bum holds the key, or in this case, a watch, to Ves' salvation. But first,Stoney and the boys must find him.
Nov 19, 1962
Season 1Episode 960 min
Spin a Golden Web
Nov 26, 1962
Season 1Episode 1060 min
The Wanderer
Dec 3, 1962
Season 1Episode 1160 min
Five by Eight by Eight
Dec 10, 1962
Season 1Episode 1260 min
Bandwagon
Dec 17, 1962
Season 1Episode 1360 min
Cousin Eunice
Cloris Leachman plays Eunice Stocker, E.J.'s cousin. She wants E.J. to train her to be a rodeo trick rider.
Dec 24, 1962
Season 1Episode 1460 min
Gold-Plated Maverick
A rich man, Byron Latimer, wants Stoney to help him tame his out of control teen-age son, David.
Jan 7, 1963
Season 1Episode 1560 min
Death Rides a Pale Horse
Stoney must compete against an emotionally disturbed bronc rider.
Jan 14, 1963
Season 1Episode 1660 min
King of the Hill
Jan 21, 1963
Season 1Episode 1760 min
A Matter of Percentage
Jan 28, 1963
Season 1Episode 1860 min
Image of Glory
Feb 4, 1963
Season 1Episode 1960 min
Cat's Eyes
Feb 11, 1963
Season 1Episode 2060 min
Web of Fear
Stoney experiences a series of accidents at the rodeo arena. He then begins receiving threatening phone calls. Ves becomes convinced that the ""accidents"" were not accidental afterall.
Feb 18, 1963
Season 1Episode 2160 min
Point of Entry
Stoney and the boys cross into Mexico for some rest and relaxation. Stoney falls for a mysterious woman(Antoinette Bower). Unfortunately, she only wants to use Stoney as an alibi for her involvement in the assassination of a European diplomat.
Mar 4, 1963
Season 1Episode 2260 min
To Catch the Kaiser
Mar 11, 1963
Season 1Episode 2360 min
Joby
Mar 18, 1963
Season 1Episode 2460 min
Forget No More
Mar 25, 1963
Season 1Episode 2560 min
Color Him Lucky
Apr 1, 1963
Season 1Episode 2660 min
Weapons Man
During an exhibition of Indian archery, a government official is killed.
Apr 8, 1963
Season 1Episode 2760 min
Kelly's Place
The boys take Stoney to a fancy club for his birthday. He meets the owner and singer who is having a few problems with her boyfriend and partner. Will spending time with Stoney help put things back where they belong?
Apr 15, 1963
Season 1Episode 2860 min
Kincaid
Sgt. Andy Kincaid runs a center for boys who keep getting into trouble. The rodeo comes to the city and Stoney and the kids are asked to help with ticket sales. One of the kids thinks it's a great idea—he's planning on keeping the money for himself.
Apr 22, 1963
Season 1Episode 2960 min
A Girl Named Amy
Amy Jensen is in charge of the Caldwell College Student Rodeo. She volunteered for the job because she's got a very serious crush on family friend Stoney. Amy has visions of wedding bells, but Stoney may have other ideas.
Apr 29, 1963
Season 1Episode 3060 min
Tigress by the Tail
Spoiled Donna Weston wants it all but is so far in debt she can't see daylight. Her late father once saved Stoney's life and he feels obligated to help Donna, but she's more than he can afford.
May 6, 1963
Season 1Episode 3160 min
The Test
When the shoot gate won't open, Stoney gets trampled by a bronc. He should only have a concussion, but he can't move his legs. The doctors can't find a reason for it, but it keeps him from the National Finals and may keep him from riding ever again.
May 13, 1963
Season 1Episode 3260 min
The Journey
Stoney is unable to ride at the World Championship Rodeo because of a badly injured hand. Desperate for money to send to his folks and hitting bottom, he takes a job delivering horses to the slaughter house. One of the horses turns out to be Megaton. Stoney takes a good hard look at where he's headed—and the slaughter house isn't it.
May 20, 1963
Recently Updated Shows
Recently updated shows that might be of your interest.
True Detective
Touch darkness and darkness touches you back. True Detective centers on troubled cops and the investigations that drive them to the edge. Each season features a new cast and a new case.
True Detective is an American anthology crime drama television series created and written by Nic Pizzolatto.
Shōgun
Shōgun is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
The Morning Show
Nominated for three Golden Globes®, this unapologetically candid drama looks at the modern workplace through the lens of the people who help America wake up. Pull back the curtain on early morning TV.
GenreDrama
The Grand Tour
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back with The Grand Tour. A show about adventure, excitement and friendship... as long as you accept that the people you call friends are also the ones you find extremely annoying. Sometimes it's even a show about cars. Follow them on their global adventure.
Survivor
Eighteen to twenty castaways will compete against each other on Survivor. All castaways will compete to outwit, outplay, outlast and ultimately be crowned Sole Survivor.
GenreAdventure