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Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes1962

Empire

Season 1

Jim Redigo is foreman for the enormous Garrett Ranch owned by matriarch Lucia with her children Tal and Constance. Redigo had his hands full managing people, machines, and animals, with a specific interest in attractive Connie. (The unaired pilot was titled This Rugged Land)

Episodes

Each episode has its own detail page.

Episode 160 min1962-09-25

The Day the Empire Stood Still

No episode overview available.

Episode 260 min1962-10-02

Ballard Number One

Sam Ballard's embezzling killed Redigo's father. Now Sam's back---digging for oil near the Garret ranch.

Episode 360 min1962-10-09

A Place to Put a Life

Redigo returns to the small ranch his father left him and finds that it's being run by a teen-ager.

Episode 460 min1962-10-16

Ride to a Fall

Dahlbeck's guest at a ranch party seems to wield an eerie hold over him.

Episode 560 min1962-10-23

Long Past, Long Remembered

Wealthy Tom Cole visits the spread during a severe drought and his untimely friendliness suggests he wants to buy the ranch.

Episode 660 min1962-10-30

Walk Like a King

Ex-employee Barney Swanton returns to the ranch rich but is still envious of Redigo, whose job he always wanted.

Episode 760 min1962-11-13

The Fire Dancer

Story of a raging oil-well fire and the man who offers to put it out.

Episode 860 min1962-11-20

The Tall Shadow

No episode overview available.

Episode 960 min1962-11-27

The Earth Mover

Glenn Kassin wants to build a model city near Mesa, but the landowner refuses to sell.

Episode 1060 min1962-12-04

Pressure Lock

In the midst of negotiating for oil rights, Redigo is called out of town---leaving Tal to handle the bargaining.

Episode 1160 min1962-12-11

Echo of a Man

Worries over his pretty young ward are causing a drop in efficiency for chief engineer Tabor.

Episode 1260 min1962-12-18

When the Gods Laugh

A sharecropper who objects to education uses abusive tactics to keep his son home from school.

Episode 1360 min1962-12-25

Green, Green Hills

No episode overview available.

Episode 1460 min1963-01-01

Stopover on the Way to the Moon

After taking young Skip Wade to court for vandalism, Redigo determines to make the youth a useful citizen.

Episode 1560 min1963-01-08

The Four Thumbs Story

A Native American war veteran's penchant for violence is isolating him from his friends, neighbors and family.

Episode 1660 min1963-01-15

End of an Image

Janet Rainey claims she's just going shopping---but there are those who suspect she's leaving town.

Episode 1760 min1963-01-22

The Loner

Mike Novak wants to work on the Garret spread until he's paid for a mare of his choice, but his choice is Tal's favorite.

Episode 1860 min1963-01-29

Where the Hawk Is Wheeling

No episode overview available.

Episode 1960 min1963-02-05

No Small Wars

Adding urgency to his surgery-or-death status, Redigo's sick friend is a very uncooperative patient.

Episode 2060 min1963-02-12

The Tiger Inside

Afraid that a volunteer posse may take the law into its own hands, Redigo joins the hunt for a man accused of robbery.

Episode 2160 min1963-02-19

Season of Growth

Connie's former beau is back at the ranch---expressing a new interest in working and a renewed interest in her.

Episode 2260 min1963-02-26

Seven Days on Rough Street

After claiming he doesn't need the security of the Garret ranch, Tal leaves for Delgado---on the bet he can't stay a week.

Episode 2360 min1963-03-05

A House in Order

News of her fatal illness inspires Lucia to establish a better relationship between son Tal and foreman Redigo.

Episode 2460 min1963-03-12

Down There, the World

The mine shuts down when the heady enchantress running a vital processing plant decides to buy out the Garrets.

Episode 2560 min1963-03-19

Burnout

Forest Ranger Tom Barton has problems: the Garret logging operation is violating the timber contract with the Forest Service--and logging foreman Chris Norden is a tough guy to deal with.

Episode 2660 min1963-03-26