Nichols (1971)
Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the fictional town of Nichols, Arizona, in 1914, Nichols differed from traditional Western series of the era. The main character, a sheriff, rode on a motorcycle and in an automobile rather than on the traditional horse. The hero did not carry a firearm and was generally opposed to the use of violence to solve problems, preferring other means. Margot Kidder portrayed Ruth, the love interest/barmaid of Nichols.
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Episode 1 - Nichols
Release Date: 1971-09-16A retired soldier tired of guns returns to his family homestead in Arizona only to be forced to assume the position of local sheriff.
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Episode 2 - The Siege
Release Date: 1971-09-23A bandit gang rides in from Mexico in search of a dentist for its leader.
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Episode 3 - The Indian Giver
Release Date: 1971-09-30An Indian claims the Ketchams' land.
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Episode 4 - Paper Badge
Release Date: 1971-10-07Nichols welcomes a would-be actress to town, while Ketcham is infuriated by a booksmart lawman.
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Episode 5 - Gulley vs Hansen
Release Date: 1971-10-14Two aging gunfighters are pressured into a final showdown.
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Episode 6 - Deer Crossing
Release Date: 1971-10-21Ketcham angers the Apaches when he tries to force a brave to end his hunt for a prize buck.
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Episode 7 - The Specialists
Release Date: 1971-10-28Nichols and Ketcham hire second-rate mercenaries for an attack on an outlaw stronghold.
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Episode 8 - Peanuts And Crackerjacks
Release Date: 1971-11-04A baseball game between a visiting Army team and the town's team becomes a betting event.
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Episode 9 - Ketcham Power
Release Date: 1971-11-11Ketcham is made a deputy and promptly abuses his authority.
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Episode 10 - The One Eyed Mule's Time Has Come
Release Date: 1971-11-23An earthquake traps Nichols in a cellar with an Army vet and his mule while looters rampage around them.
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Episode 11 - Away The Rolling River
Release Date: 1971-11-30An old bandit has his eye on one last prize: a money train.
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Episode 12 - Where Did Everybody Go?
Release Date: 1971-12-07A jealous boyfriend and his hulking brothers are after Nichols when he flirts with a temptress.
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Episode 13 - The Marrying Fool
Release Date: 1971-12-28A man comes to town looking to kill Ruth's fiance, who hasn't told her everything about his past.
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Episode 14 - Eddie Joe
Release Date: 1972-01-04A black fugitive hits town with a vengeful former cellmate close behind.
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Episode 15 - Zachariah
Release Date: 1972-01-11Nichols races a con artist uncle to find a hidden stash of money.
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Episode 16 - The Unholy Alliance
Release Date: 1972-01-18Thieves mistake Nichols for a top safecracker and force him into their latest crime.
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Episode 17 - Slight Of Hand
Release Date: 1972-02-01A con artist talks the townspeople into investing in a gold mine.
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Episode 18 - Wings Of An Angel
Release Date: 1972-02-08Nichols and a daredevil pilot search for killers.
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Episode 19 - About Jessie James
Release Date: 1972-02-15Nichols sets out to catch Jesse James and collect the reward.
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Episode 20 - Fight Of The Century
Release Date: 1972-02-22Nichols is forced into the ring with a professional boxer.
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Episode 21 - Man's Best Enemy
Release Date: 1972-02-29An accused killer escapes when Nichols is distracted by a barking dog.
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Episode 22 - Wonder Fizz Flies Again
Release Date: 1972-03-07Nichols and his pilot friend team up once more, this time to rescue a kidnapped girl.
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Episode 23 - All In The Family
Release Date: 1972-03-14When Nichols is killed, his identical brother comes to town to avenge his murder.
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Episode 24 - Bertha
Release Date: 1972-05-16After twenty years in a school back east Bertha's daughter is coming to town. Bertha plans to close down and become "respectable" during her daughter's visit, but instead Nichols convinces her to let him run her place while she's "gone".