Paradise (1988)
The adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in his custody when she died.
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Episode 1 - Out of the Ashes
Release Date: 1991-01-04Ethan and the children return to Paradise where Ethan is convinced to take on the role of town marshal. Ethan builds a new home for his family and he and Amelia become engaged. A new character, Dakota, arrives in town and decides to stay. He rubs Ethan the wrong way, but hits it off with Claire, much to her uncle's disdain.
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Episode 2 - The Bounty
Release Date: 1991-01-11 -
Episode 3 - The Women
Release Date: 1991-01-25 -
Episode 4 - Bad Blood
Release Date: 1991-02-01 -
Episode 5 - The Valley of Death
Release Date: 1991-02-08 -
Episode 6 - A Bullet Through the Heart
Release Date: 1991-02-15 -
Episode 7 - See No Evil
Release Date: 1991-02-22 -
Episode 8 - Birthright
Release Date: 1991-03-08The Carroll children's father Robert returns and tells Ethan he wants custody of the kids. At first resistant, Ethan begins to feel the children might be safer living with their father, however neglectful he has been in the past, than with him. But it turns out Robert may have brought danger of his own into the children's lives.
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Episode 9 - A Study in Scarlet
Release Date: 1991-03-29Paradise is thrown into a state of terror when a serial killer begins targeting the town's woman. Ethan must identify and catch the killer, who has set his sites on Claire.
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Episode 10 - The Search for K.C. Cavanaugh
Release Date: 1991-04-05 -
Episode 11 - Shield of Gold
Release Date: 1991-04-12 -
Episode 12 - Twenty-Four Hours
Release Date: 1991-05-03This episode follows a day in the life of Marshal Ethan Allan Cord, who is considering giving up his badge and leaving Paradise. Over a period of ""twenty-four hours,"" Ethan must contend with a series of disputes between townspeople as well as at home. Spoiler: In the end, he decides to stick it out and remain in Paradise.
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Episode 13 - Unfinished Business
Release Date: 1991-06-14Ethan learns that an old enemy of his is headed for Paradise looking to shoot it out. To protect the children, he sends them away on a trip, but they realize that something is wrong at home. As the gunfight nears, both Ethan (in Paradise) and the children (waiting at the train station) both reflect back to how they've become a family (via flashbacks to previous episodes). Spoiler: In the end, the children don't take the train and rush back to their uncle in Paradise. He has defeated the other gunfighter and he and the children are reunited.