List of The Adventures of Kit Carson episodes

The Adventures of Kit Carson is an American Western that aired from 1951 to 1955 and consisted of 104 episodes.^[1] While airing, the show was shown in over 130 markets and was sold to the Coca-Cola Bottling Company by MCA-TV.^[2] After airing, MCA-TV acquired syndication rights to the show. In New York, the show aired on Tuesday evenings on WNBT (TV) and ran for thirty-minutes.^[2] The show starred Bill Williams in the title role as frontier scout Christopher "Kit" Carson, and Don Diamond co-starred as El Toro, Carson's Mexican companion. Though the show may have been inspired by the historic Kit Carson, it is not historically accurate.^[3]

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	26	August 11, 1951 (1951-08-11)	February 2, 1952 (1952-02-02)
2	26	August 2, 1952 (1952-08-02)	January 24, 1953 (1953-01-24)
3	26	August 1, 1953 (1953-08-01)	January 30, 1954 (1954-01-30)
4	26	July 31, 1954 (1954-07-31)	January 22, 1955 (1955-01-22)

Episodes

Season 1 (1951–52)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
1	1	"California Outlaws"	August 11, 1951 (1951-08-11)
2	2	"Prince of Padua Hills"	August 18, 1951 (1951-08-18)
3	3	"Road to Monterey"	August 25, 1951 (1951-08-25)
4	4	"Padres Treasure"	September 1, 1951 (1951-09-01)
5	5	"The Murango Story"	September 8, 1951 (1951-09-08)
6	6	"Rides of Capistrano"	September 15, 1951 (1951-09-15)
7	7	"Enemies of the West"	September 22, 1951 (1951-09-22)
8	8	"Law of Six Guns"	September 29, 1951 (1951-09-29)
9	9	"The Devil Angel's Camp"	October 6, 1951 (1951-10-06)
10	10	"Law of the Frontier"	October 13, 1951 (1951-10-13)
11	11	"The Road to El Dorado"	October 20, 1951 (1951-10-20)
12	12	"Fury at Red Gulch"	October 27, 1951 (1951-10-27)
13	13	"Outlaws of Manzanita"	November 3, 1951 (1951-11-03)
14	14	"The Desperate Sheriff"	November 10, 1951 (1951-11-10)
15	15	"Hero of Hermosa"	November 17, 1951 (1951-11-17)
16	16	"A Ticket to Mexico"	November 24, 1951 (1951-11-24)
17	17	"The Return of Trigger Dawson"	December 1, 1951 (1951-12-01)
18	18	"The Teton Tornado"	December 8, 1951 (1951-12-08)
19	19	"Bad Man of Briscoe"	December 15, 1951 (1951-12-15)
20	20	"Spoilers of California"	December 22, 1951 (1951-12-22)
21	21	"Feud in San Felipe"	December 29, 1951 (1951-12-29)
22	22	"The Trap"	January 5, 1952 (1952-01-05)
23	23	"Border Corsairs"	January 12, 1952 (1952-01-12)
24	24	"Curse of the Albas"	January 19, 1952 (1952-01-19)
25	25	"Bandit's Blade"	January 26, 1952 (1952-01-26)
26	26	"The Marauder of Madera"	February 2, 1952 (1952-02-02)

Season 2 (1952–53)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
27	1	"Snake River Trappers"	August 2, 1952 (1952-08-02)
28	2	"Baron of Black Springs"	August 9, 1952 (1952-08-09)
29	3	"Danger Hill"	August 16, 1952 (1952-08-16)
30	4	"Wild Horses of Pala"	August 23, 1952 (1952-08-23)
31	5	"Trail to Fort Hazard"	August 30, 1952 (1952-08-30)
32	6	"Warwhoop"	September 6, 1952 (1952-09-06)
33	7	"Outlaw Paradise"	September 13, 1952 (1952-09-13)
34	8	"Powdersnake Trail"	September 20, 1952 (1952-09-20)
35	9	"Trouble in Tuscarora"	September 27, 1952 (1952-09-27)
36	10	"Trail to Old Sonora"	October 4, 1952 (1952-10-04)
37	11	"Road to Destiny"	October 11, 1952 (1952-10-11)
38	12	"Border Town"	October 18, 1952 (1952-10-18)
39	13	"Roaring Challenge"	October 25, 1952 (1952-10-25)
40	14	"Range Masters"	November 1, 1952 (1952-11-01)
41	15	"Thunder Over Inyo"	November 8, 1952 (1952-11-08)
42	16	"Pledge to Danger"	November 15, 1952 (1952-11-15)
43	17	"Golden Snare"	November 22, 1952 (1952-11-22)
44	18	"Singing Wires"	November 29, 1952 (1952-11-29)
45	19	"Mojave Desperados"	December 6, 1952 (1952-12-06)
46	20	"Highway to Doom"	December 13, 1952 (1952-12-13)
47	21	"Hideout"	December 20, 1952 (1952-12-20)
48	22	"Broken Spur"	December 27, 1952 (1952-12-27)
49	23	"Ventura Feud"	January 3, 1953 (1953-01-03)
50	24	"Bad Men of Marysville"	January 10, 1953 (1953-01-10)
51	25	"Claim Jumpers of Juniper"	January 17, 1953 (1953-01-17)
52	26	"Mask of the Vigilantes"	January 24, 1953 (1953-01-24)

Season 3 (1953–54)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
53	1	"Outlaw Trail"	August 1, 1953 (1953-08-01)
54	2	"Savage Outpost"	August 8, 1953 (1953-08-08)
55	3	"Hawk Raiders"	August 15, 1953 (1953-08-15)
56	4	"Widow of Indian Wells"	August 22, 1953 (1953-08-22)
57	5	"The Law of Boot Hill"	August 29, 1953 (1953-08-29)
58	6	"Trouble at Fort Mojave"	September 5, 1953 (1953-09-05)
59	7	"Powdersmoke Law"	September 12, 1953 (1953-09-12)
60	8	"Secret Sheriff"	September 19, 1953 (1953-09-19)
61	9	"Outlaw Army"	September 26, 1953 (1953-09-26)
62	10	"Lost Treasure of Panamint"	October 3, 1953 (1953-10-03)
63	11	"Frontier Mail"	October 10, 1953 (1953-10-10)
64	12	"Open Season"	October 17, 1953 (1953-10-17)
65	13	"Gunsmoke Justice"	October 24, 1953 (1953-10-24)
66	14	"Challenge to Chance"	October 31, 1953 (1953-10-31)
67	15	"Marshall of Gun Town"	November 7, 1953 (1953-11-07)
68	16	"Uprising at Pawhuska"	November 14, 1953 (1953-11-14)
69	17	"Army Renegades"	November 21, 1953 (1953-11-21)
70	18	"Badman's Escape"	November 28, 1953 (1953-11-28)
71	19	"Haunted Hacienda"	December 5, 1953 (1953-12-05)
72	20	"Gunsmoke Valley"	December 12, 1953 (1953-12-12)
73	21	"Renegade Wires"	December 19, 1953 (1953-12-19)
74	22	"Ambush"	December 26, 1953 (1953-12-26)
75	23	"Dry Creek Chase"	January 9, 1954 (1954-01-09)
76	24	"Copper Town"	January 16, 1954 (1954-01-16)
77	25	"Counterfeit County"	January 23, 1954 (1954-01-23)
78	26	"Cache"	January 30, 1954 (1954-01-30)

Season 4 (1954–55)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
79	1	"Trails Westward"	July 31, 1954 (1954-07-31)
80	2	"Stampede Fury"	August 7, 1954 (1954-08-07)
81	3	"Bullets of Mystery"	August 14, 1954 (1954-08-14)
82	4	"The Wrong Man"	August 21, 1954 (1954-08-21)
83	5	"Gatling Gun"	August 28, 1954 (1954-08-28)
84	6	"Powder Depot"	September 4, 1954 (1954-09-04)
85	7	"Hermit of Indian Ridge"	September 11, 1954 (1954-09-11)
86	8	"Riders of Hooded League"	September 18, 1954 (1954-09-18)
87	9	"Frontier of Challenge"	September 25, 1954 (1954-09-25)
88	10	"Trail to Bordertown"	October 2, 1954 (1954-10-02)
89	11	"No Man's Law"	October 9, 1954 (1954-10-09)
90	12	"Missing Hacienda"	October 16, 1954 (1954-10-16)
91	13	"Renegades of Rejo"	October 23, 1954 (1954-10-23)
92	14	"Ghost Town Garrison"	October 30, 1954 (1954-10-30)
93	15	"Eyes of the Outlaw"	November 6, 1954 (1954-11-06)
94	16	"The Valiant Outlaw"	November 13, 1954 (1954-11-13)
95	17	"Judge of Black Mesa"	November 20, 1954 (1954-11-20)
96	18	"Frontier Empire"	November 27, 1954 (1954-11-27)
97	19	"Trouble at Sundown"	December 4, 1954 (1954-12-04)
98	20	"Outlaw's Justice"	December 11, 1954 (1954-12-11)
99	21	"Golden Ring of Cibola"	December 18, 1954 (1954-12-18)
100	22	"The Overland Stage"	December 25, 1954 (1954-12-25)
101	23	"Devil's Remuda"	January 1, 1955 (1955-01-01)
102	24	"Phantom Uprising"	January 8, 1955 (1955-01-08)
103	25	"Mission to Alkali"	January 15, 1955 (1955-01-15)
104	26	"Incident at Wagontire"	January 22, 1955 (1955-01-22)

References

^ Agnew, Jeremy (November 1, 2012). The Old West in Fact and Film: History Versus Hollywood. McFarland. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-7864-6888-1. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Advertisers & Agencies: Coca-Cola of N.Y. Names Murray V.P. for Radio-Tv". Broadcasting, Telecasting. Vol. 45, no. 18. November 2, 1953. ProQuest 1401209923. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ The Adventures of Kit Carson | TVmaze, retrieved 2021-05-06

External links

The Adventures of Kit Carson at IMDb

[:0-1] Agnew, Jeremy (November 1, 2012). The Old West in Fact and Film: History Versus Hollywood. McFarland. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-7864-6888-1. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

[:1-2] "Advertisers & Agencies: Coca-Cola of N.Y. Names Murray V.P. for Radio-Tv". Broadcasting, Telecasting. Vol. 45, no. 18. November 2, 1953. ProQuest 1401209923. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

[3] The Adventures of Kit Carson | TVmaze, retrieved 2021-05-06

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