The Yellow Rose — Season 1
The Passionate Saga of an American Empire.
About this season
The Yellow Rose is an American television series. It was broadcast on the NBC network during the 1983-1984 season. It was produced by Paul Freeman. The series was at least partly inspired by the more coltish elements of the soap opera Dallas, and dealt with the intrigues of the Texas-based ranch-owning Champion family. The show's cast included Sam Elliott, David Soul, Edward Albert, Cybill Shepherd, Chuck Connors, Noah Beery, Jr., Ken Curtis, Robin Wright and Jane Russell. The Yellow Rose was canceled after one season of twenty-two episodes. In the summer of 1990, the series was rerun again on NBC along with the short-lived Bret Maverick starring James Garner.
Episodes (22)
1. Pilot
Aired 2 October 1983 • 60 min
Chance McKenzie (Sam Elliott) comes back to the The Yellow Rose ranch but tension arises when a murder occurs in a late night drug smuggle.
2. Divided We Fall
Aired 15 October 1983 • 60 min
As John Strongheart is being questioned in connection to the murder of Duncan Kilmore, Chance and Roy tries to get some answers out of a guy named Sanchez.
3. When Honor Dies
Aired 22 October 1983 • 60 min
When Roy gets ambushed, he sets out on his own, while Colleen finds out just how close Chance and her dead ex-husband was.
4. Walls of Fear
Aired 29 October 1983 • 60 min
Whit finally expresses his true feelings towards Grace. Lenny Hollister and Sanchez send the Champions an unusual gift.
5. Sins of the Father
Aired 5 November 1983 • 60 min
After spotting stashed drugs on The Yellow Rose Ranch an anticipated pursuit follows.
6. Breaking Trail
Aired 12 November 1983 • 60 min
After Jeb Hollister undermines the Champions potential transaction for trucks to haul their cattle, they must find another way to get the job done.
7. Moving Targets
Aired 19 November 1983 • 60 min
Quisto Champion meets with Jeb Hollister to make a peace agreement. Juliette Hollister shows up to cover the cattle drive.
8. Trail's End
Aired 26 November 1983 • 60 min
Jeb Hollister continues to stop the cattle drive by any means necessary. Whit is told something that he can't believe.
9. A Question of Love
Aired 10 December 1983 • 60 min
Whit Champion takes to the road to find Grace while at the same time he his being hunted by the law.
10. Only the Proud
Aired 17 December 1983 • 60 min
As The Yellow Rose clan go to lengths to free Whit's name Juliette is having doubts about her relationship with Roy.
11. Divide and Conquer
Aired 7 January 1984 • 60 min
After Chance finds two dead cows on the ranch, it leads to Jeb Hollister making a contractual proposal to the Champions, with one caveat.
12. Hell Hath No Fury
Aired 14 January 1984 • 60 min
Chance plots a breakout for a friend at the prison rodeo after learning all parole hearings have been frozen due to a prison guard stabbing. While a prisoner, Lenny Hollister comes up with a plot of his own.
13. Deadline
Aired 21 January 1984 • 60 min
After Chance helps his friend Toat Gilmore escape from prison during the prison rodeo, Warden Garrett gives Roy a 24 hour deadline to get Toat back.
14. Land of the Free
Aired 11 February 1984 • 60 min
Colleen comes across a pregnant woman running from gun smuggling border patrolmen. Chance and Roy chase after kids who steals L.C.'s Locket, which leads to a much bigger scheme.
15. Sport of Kings
Aired 18 February 1984 • 60 min
After L.C. disappears at the racetrack, Chance takes to the streets to find out what people know.
16. Running Free
Aired 25 February 1984 • 60 min
After numerous altercations with a white stallion, Roy comes to the conclusion he's got to get rid of it.
17. Sacred Ground
Aired 10 March 1984 • 60 min
Chance finds himself in a shootout while Roy, Whit, Luther, Colleen and an immigrant family go up against a construction crew.
18. Debt of Honor
Aired 17 March 1984 • 60 min
Roy gets worried when his brother comes home asking for $350,000 and then Whit starts looking up to him.
19. Chains of Fear
Aired 24 March 1984 • 60 min
Feeling guilty, Quisto decides to join a work camp to expose the inhumane habits it does.
20. Beyond Vengeance
Aired 28 April 1984 • 60 min
When Luther gets shot L.C. sits bedside reading him his favorite book, while Coryell takes it personal and seeks out the one who did it.
21. Villa's Gold
Aired 5 May 1984 • 60 min
When the Champions hire a new cook, L.C. learns that's not all she is.
22. The Far Side of Fear
Aired 12 May 1984 • 60 min
An old foe of Chance McKenzie from prison shows up and starts making everybody's life hell.