About this season
Roy Rogers is the owner of the RR Ranch in the Mineral City area, which he runs with the help of the German shepherd dog Bullet and his horse Trigger. Roy, supported by his friend Pat Brady, is often helping the weakest usually threatened by cattle thieves, dishonest sheriffs and villains of various kinds. Pat Brady works as a cook at the Eureka Café, owned by Dale Evans.
Episodes (18)
1. The Lady Killer
Aired 12 September 1954 • 30 min
In this violent entry, a lady banker murders all the ranchers in oil-rich Lost Valley in order to gain control of the property. She is planning to murder eight-year-old Jamie Jenkins when Roy intervenes.
2. The Young Defenders
Aired 3 October 1954 • 30 min
Mike and Betty Tobin are frightened children left alone in a cabin while their fur-trapping father is held captive by outlaws after his valuable pelts.
3. Backfire
Aired 10 October 1954 • 30 min
Parson Loomis, carrying a payroll from the Mineral City Bank to the Hardrock Mine, is ambushed by two thieves, one of whom later disguises himself as the visiting ""Reverend Brown,"" a supposed friend of Loomis's. Roy, Dale, Pat, and the parson's childern soon realize that their ""guest"" is no man of the cloth.
4. Last of the Larabee Kid
Aired 17 October 1954 • 30 min
A swift, mysterious desperado called The Larabee Kid has been hijacking stolen loot from thieves who prey on stagecoaches. As it develops, he is actually the son of a slain marshal, seeking vengeance on the outlaws who murdered his father.
5. The Hijackers
Aired 24 October 1954 • 30 min
Beaver Jones, president of the Paradise Valley Fur Traders Association, is defrauded by his grandson Tim, who is hijacking furs in order to pay off a gambling debt.
6. Hard Luck Story
Aired 31 October 1954 • 30 min
The Hard Luck Insurance Company, for one flat premium payment, will insure any rancher for the rest of his life-or so the firm contends. Roy reveals that the entire affair is a ruthless racket.
7. Boys' Day in Paradise Valley
Aired 7 November 1954 • 30 min
When the offices of the law are turned over to students in honor of Boy's Day, Bob Miner is named sheriff and his unscrupulous uncle takes advantage of the opportunity to acquire adjoining land from an elderly rancher.
8. Bad Neighbors
Aired 21 November 1954 • 30 min
Roy and Dale are caught between the fight of cattlemen and homesteaders who want the same land for different reasons.
9. Strangers
Aired 5 December 1954 • 30 min
Lanny Gaines, a teenager with artistic talent, moves with his father to Paradise Valley, but they are dismayed when no one pays them a welcome call. When three desperados posing as surveyors ask Gaines for lodging, the old man is only too glad to comply.
10. Hidden Treasures
Aired 19 December 1954 • 30 min
When the Castle gang hears Roy and Dale say ""The Key to the greatest treasure in the world is in that book,"" they resort to violence to gain possession of it.
11. Outcasts of Paradise Valley
Aired 9 January 1955 • 30 min
When they are unable to find work, two youths turn to crime, even endangering a kindly old couple who befriended them.
12. The Big Chance
Aired 23 January 1955 • 30 min
Pat Brady and Nellybelle are kidnapped by a gang of outlaws, one of whom coincidentally may be inheriting a million dollars.
13. Uncle Steve's Finish
Aired 3 February 1955 • 30 min
Roy and Dale are suspicious of a local school teacher's growing nervousness after the Paradise Valley stage is robbed.
14. Dead End Trail
Aired 20 February 1955 • 30 min
There is a large reward for the capture of desperado Curt Carlson. A Young man sees the poster and decides to run away from his overbearing father to join the Carlson gang.
15. Born Fugitive
Aired 27 February 1955 • 30 min
Dale befriends a little girl called ""Johnnie,"" whose outlaw father has been murdered by his confederates.
16. Quick Draw
Aired 20 March 1955 • 30 min
Marv Hanley is a quick-tempered, trigger-happy sheep rancher whose brother-in-law, Dunc Wright, has recently held up a stage. Marv, who has never had any use for Dunc, joins the posse in order to gun him down.
17. The Ginger Horse
Aired 27 March 1955 • 30 min
Roy, Dale, and Pat are visiting nearby Carson County. While there, they meet a little girl named Janie Howard whose beloved horse has been stolen by an outlaw who has framed Janie's father in a robbery.
18. The Showdown
Aired 22 May 1955 • 30 min
Ellen Corbin, a waitress at the Eureka Cafe, is awaiting her father's release from prison. As soon as Corbin returns to Mineral City, his former partner begins to menace him.