Texas Ranch House - Season 1

Texas Ranch House - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes8
DatesMay 1, 2006 - May 4, 2006

Episodes

A Home on the Range
Season 1Episode 160 min

A Home on the Range

The first episode opens with the arrival of the vaqueros, or cowboys, at the 1867 bunkhouse where they will be living for the next three months. After meeting the Cookes, the vaqueros get right to work learning about the taxing manual labor required on the ranch such as digging post holes and hammering fencing. Their foreman, Stan, nicknamed “The Colonel” , introduces them to the difficult tasks that lay ahead.
May 1, 2006
The Good, the Bad & the Colonel
Season 1Episode 260 min

The Good, the Bad & the Colonel

While the cowboys are out rounding up the cattle, the women are learning about the drudgeries of domestic life on the ranch. As tensions come to a head, Mr. Cooke has to make some decisions regarding his ranch hands, and ultimately decides to fire someone.
May 1, 2006
The Cookie Crumbles
Season 1Episode 360 min

The Cookie Crumbles

The cowboys awake to another difficult day on the ranch as they discover that 10 horses have been stolen, horses they desperately need for the cattle drive. Food becomes a matter of contention between the vaqueros and the Cookes which leads to another firing.
May 2, 2006
The Great Divide
Season 1Episode 460 min

The Great Divide

The viability of the Cooke ranch is in question as only one quarter of the required cattle have been claimed so far. Cowboy Shaun takes over duties as the new cook much to the delight of the vaqueros. A delivery of food and mail arrives at the ranch. Mr. Cooke receives good news – he may have a buyer for his cattle.
May 2, 2006
Showdown at the Cooke Corral
Season 1Episode 560 min

Showdown at the Cooke Corral

Mr. Cooke assesses the cowboys' performance and a new cowhand arrives. Mr. Cooke’s decision to send Maura, “girl of all work” to cowboy training angers the vaqueros.
May 3, 2006
Lord of the Plains
Season 1Episode 660 min

Lord of the Plains

The cowboys find several of their stolen horses as they have a run-in with a camp of Comanche Native Americans. The Comanches take one of the vaqueros hostage and it is up to the Comanche leader and Mr. Cooke to negotiate his release. The Cooke girls are busy tending to five new baby goats and Maura and Robby come to an agreement on her position as a cowhand.
May 3, 2006
Blazing Trails
Season 1Episode 760 min

Blazing Trails

The cowboys have culled 131 head of cattle from the herd for the cattle drive, leaving the rest to restock the ranch. The long 12-hour day in the saddle is exhausting and the cowboys’ spirits dampen at the thought of eight more days on the trail. Meanwhile, back at the ranch the Cooke women are battling a fly infestation.
May 4, 2006
The Reckoning
Season 1Episode 860 min

The Reckoning

The cattle drive comes to a close as the cowboys reach their destination of Fort Santiago. The drive is a success but tensions boil over as the group returns to the ranch. The assessment team gives their review of the participants and delivers the answer to the big question – would the ranch have been able to survive another year?
May 4, 2006

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