List of The Adventures of Kit Carson episodes

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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]

Contents

Series overview

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

Episodes

Season 1 (1951–52)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
11"California Outlaws"August 11, 1951 (1951-08-11)
22"Prince of Padua Hills"August 18, 1951 (1951-08-18)
33"Road to Monterey"August 25, 1951 (1951-08-25)
44"Padres Treasure"September 1, 1951 (1951-09-01)
55"The Murango Story"September 8, 1951 (1951-09-08)
66"Rides of Capistrano"September 15, 1951 (1951-09-15)
77"Enemies of the West"September 22, 1951 (1951-09-22)
88"Law of Six Guns"September 29, 1951 (1951-09-29)
99"The Devil Angel's Camp"October 6, 1951 (1951-10-06)
1010"Law of the Frontier"October 13, 1951 (1951-10-13)
1111"The Road to El Dorado"October 20, 1951 (1951-10-20)
1212"Fury at Red Gulch"October 27, 1951 (1951-10-27)
1313"Outlaws of Manzanita"November 3, 1951 (1951-11-03)
1414"The Desperate Sheriff"November 10, 1951 (1951-11-10)
1515"Hero of Hermosa"November 17, 1951 (1951-11-17)
1616"A Ticket to Mexico"November 24, 1951 (1951-11-24)
1717"The Return of Trigger Dawson"December 1, 1951 (1951-12-01)
1818"The Teton Tornado"December 8, 1951 (1951-12-08)
1919"Bad Man of Briscoe"December 15, 1951 (1951-12-15)
2020"Spoilers of California"December 22, 1951 (1951-12-22)
2121"Feud in San Felipe"December 29, 1951 (1951-12-29)
2222"The Trap"January 5, 1952 (1952-01-05)
2323"Border Corsairs"January 12, 1952 (1952-01-12)
2424"Curse of the Albas"January 19, 1952 (1952-01-19)
2525"Bandit's Blade"January 26, 1952 (1952-01-26)
2626"The Marauder of Madera"February 2, 1952 (1952-02-02)

Season 2 (1952–53)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
271"Snake River Trappers"August 2, 1952 (1952-08-02)
282"Baron of Black Springs"August 9, 1952 (1952-08-09)
293"Danger Hill"August 16, 1952 (1952-08-16)
304"Wild Horses of Pala"August 23, 1952 (1952-08-23)
315"Trail to Fort Hazard"August 30, 1952 (1952-08-30)
326"Warwhoop"September 6, 1952 (1952-09-06)
337"Outlaw Paradise"September 13, 1952 (1952-09-13)
348"Powdersnake Trail"September 20, 1952 (1952-09-20)
359"Trouble in Tuscarora"September 27, 1952 (1952-09-27)
3610"Trail to Old Sonora"October 4, 1952 (1952-10-04)
3711"Road to Destiny"October 11, 1952 (1952-10-11)
3812"Border Town"October 18, 1952 (1952-10-18)
3913"Roaring Challenge"October 25, 1952 (1952-10-25)
4014"Range Masters"November 1, 1952 (1952-11-01)
4115"Thunder Over Inyo"November 8, 1952 (1952-11-08)
4216"Pledge to Danger"November 15, 1952 (1952-11-15)
4317"Golden Snare"November 22, 1952 (1952-11-22)
4418"Singing Wires"November 29, 1952 (1952-11-29)
4519"Mojave Desperados"December 6, 1952 (1952-12-06)
4620"Highway to Doom"December 13, 1952 (1952-12-13)
4721"Hideout"December 20, 1952 (1952-12-20)
4822"Broken Spur"December 27, 1952 (1952-12-27)
4923"Ventura Feud"January 3, 1953 (1953-01-03)
5024"Bad Men of Marysville"January 10, 1953 (1953-01-10)
5125"Claim Jumpers of Juniper"January 17, 1953 (1953-01-17)
5226"Mask of the Vigilantes"January 24, 1953 (1953-01-24)

Season 3 (1953–54)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
531"Outlaw Trail"August 1, 1953 (1953-08-01)
542"Savage Outpost"August 8, 1953 (1953-08-08)
553"Hawk Raiders"August 15, 1953 (1953-08-15)
564"Widow of Indian Wells"August 22, 1953 (1953-08-22)
575"The Law of Boot Hill"August 29, 1953 (1953-08-29)
586"Trouble at Fort Mojave"September 5, 1953 (1953-09-05)
597"Powdersmoke Law"September 12, 1953 (1953-09-12)
608"Secret Sheriff"September 19, 1953 (1953-09-19)
619"Outlaw Army"September 26, 1953 (1953-09-26)
6210"Lost Treasure of Panamint"October 3, 1953 (1953-10-03)
6311"Frontier Mail"October 10, 1953 (1953-10-10)
6412"Open Season"October 17, 1953 (1953-10-17)
6513"Gunsmoke Justice"October 24, 1953 (1953-10-24)
6614"Challenge to Chance"October 31, 1953 (1953-10-31)
6715"Marshall of Gun Town"November 7, 1953 (1953-11-07)
6816"Uprising at Pawhuska"November 14, 1953 (1953-11-14)
6917"Army Renegades"November 21, 1953 (1953-11-21)
7018"Badman's Escape"November 28, 1953 (1953-11-28)
7119"Haunted Hacienda"December 5, 1953 (1953-12-05)
7220"Gunsmoke Valley"December 12, 1953 (1953-12-12)
7321"Renegade Wires"December 19, 1953 (1953-12-19)
7422"Ambush"December 26, 1953 (1953-12-26)
7523"Dry Creek Chase"January 9, 1954 (1954-01-09)
7624"Copper Town"January 16, 1954 (1954-01-16)
7725"Counterfeit County"January 23, 1954 (1954-01-23)
7826"Cache"January 30, 1954 (1954-01-30)

Season 4 (1954–55)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
791"Trails Westward"July 31, 1954 (1954-07-31)
802"Stampede Fury"August 7, 1954 (1954-08-07)
813"Bullets of Mystery"August 14, 1954 (1954-08-14)
824"The Wrong Man"August 21, 1954 (1954-08-21)
835"Gatling Gun"August 28, 1954 (1954-08-28)
846"Powder Depot"September 4, 1954 (1954-09-04)
857"Hermit of Indian Ridge"September 11, 1954 (1954-09-11)
868"Riders of Hooded League"September 18, 1954 (1954-09-18)
879"Frontier of Challenge"September 25, 1954 (1954-09-25)
8810"Trail to Bordertown"October 2, 1954 (1954-10-02)
8911"No Man's Law"October 9, 1954 (1954-10-09)
9012"Missing Hacienda"October 16, 1954 (1954-10-16)
9113"Renegades of Rejo"October 23, 1954 (1954-10-23)
9214"Ghost Town Garrison"October 30, 1954 (1954-10-30)
9315"Eyes of the Outlaw"November 6, 1954 (1954-11-06)
9416"The Valiant Outlaw"November 13, 1954 (1954-11-13)
9517"Judge of Black Mesa"November 20, 1954 (1954-11-20)
9618"Frontier Empire"November 27, 1954 (1954-11-27)
9719"Trouble at Sundown"December 4, 1954 (1954-12-04)
9820"Outlaw's Justice"December 11, 1954 (1954-12-11)
9921"Golden Ring of Cibola"December 18, 1954 (1954-12-18)
10022"The Overland Stage"December 25, 1954 (1954-12-25)
10123"Devil's Remuda"January 1, 1955 (1955-01-01)
10224"Phantom Uprising"January 8, 1955 (1955-01-08)
10325"Mission to Alkali"January 15, 1955 (1955-01-15)
10426"Incident at Wagontire"January 22, 1955 (1955-01-22)

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