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This is a list of episodes for the Zorro television series that ran from 1957 to 1961. Seasons 1 and 2 are composed of half-hour episodes. Four one-hour specials followed.
| This article needs a plot summary.(November 2018) |
This is a list of episodes for the Zorro television series that ran from 1957 to 1961. Seasons 1 and 2 are composed of half-hour episodes. Four one-hour specials followed.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Presenting Señor Zorro" | Norman Foster | Norman Foster & Bob Wehling | October 10, 1957 |
| 2 | 2 | "Zorro's Secret Passage" | Norman Foster | Anthony Ellis | October 17, 1957 |
| 3 | 3 | "Zorro Rides to the Mission" | Norman Foster | Malcolm Stuart Boylan & Jackson Gillis | October 24, 1957 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Ghost of the Mission" | Norman Foster | Norman Foster | October 31, 1957 |
| 5 | 5 | "Zorro's Romance" | Lewis R. Foster | John Meredyth Lucas | November 7, 1957 |
| 6 | 6 | "Zorro Saves a Friend" | Lewis R. Foster | John Meredyth Lucas | November 14, 1957 |
| 7 | 7 | "Monastario Sets a Trap" | Lewis R. Foster | Story by : Joel Kane Teleplay by : Lowell S. Hawley | November 21, 1957 |
| 8 | 8 | "Zorro's Ride into Terror" | Lewis R. Foster | John Meredyth Lucas | November 28, 1957 |
| 9 | 9 | "A Fair Trial" | Norman Foster | Jackson Gillis & Bob Wehling | December 5, 1957 |
| 10 | 10 | "Garcia's Secret Mission" | Norman Foster | Anthony Ellis | December 12, 1957 |
| 11 | 11 | "Double Trouble for Zorro" | Norman Foster | Norman Foster | December 19, 1957 |
| 12 | 12 | "Zorro, Luckiest Swordsman Alive" | Norman Foster | Lowell S. Hawley | December 26, 1957 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Fall of Monastario" | Norman Foster | John Meredyth Lucas | January 2, 1958 |
| 14 | 14 | "Shadow of Doubt" | Robert Stevenson | Lowell S. Hawley | January 9, 1958 |
| 15 | 15 | "Garcia Stands Accused" | Robert Stevenson | Lowell S. Hawley | January 16, 1958 |
| 16 | 16 | "Slaves of the Eagle" | Robert Stevenson | Lowell S. Hawley | January 23, 1958 |
| 17 | 17 | "Sweet Face of Danger" | John Meredyth Lucas | John Meredyth Lucas | January 30, 1958 |
| 18 | 18 | "Zorro Fights His Father" | John Meredyth Lucas | John Meredyth Lucas | February 6, 1958 |
| 19 | 19 | "Death Stacks the Deck" | John Meredyth Lucas | John Meredyth Lucas | February 13, 1958 |
| 20 | 20 | "Agent Of The Eagle" | Charles Barton | N.B. Stone Jr. | February 20, 1958 |
| 21 | 21 | "Zorro Springs a Trap" | Charles Barton | Lewis R. Foster | February 27, 1958 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Unmasking of Zorro" | Charles Barton | N.B. Stone Jr. | March 6, 1958 |
| 23 | 23 | "The Secret of the Sierra" | Norman Foster | Norman Foster | March 13, 1958 |
| 24 | 24 | "The New Commandante" | Norman Foster | Norman Foster | March 20, 1958 |
| 25 | 25 | "The Fox and the Coyote" | Norman Foster | Norman Foster | March 27, 1958 |
| 26 | 26 | "Adios, Señor Magistrado" | Norman Foster | Bob Wehling | April 3, 1958 |
| 27 | 27 | "The Eagle's Brood" | Charles Barton and Norman Foster | Lowell S. Hawley | April 10, 1958 |
| 28 | 28 | "Zorro by Proxy" | Charles Barton | Lowell S. Hawley | April 17, 1958 |
| 29 | 29 | "Quintana Makes a Choice" | Charles Barton | Lowell S. Hawley | April 24, 1958 |
| 30 | 30 | "Zorro Lights a Fuse" | Charles Barton | Lowell S. Hawley | May 1, 1958 |
| 31 | 31 | "The Man with the Whip" | Charles Lamont | N.B. Stone Jr. | May 8, 1958 |
| 32 | 32 | "The Cross of the Andes" | Charles Lamont | N.B. Stone Jr. | May 15, 1958 |
| 33 | 33 | "The Deadly Bolas" | Charles Lamont | N.B. Stone Jr. | May 22, 1958 |
| 34 | 34 | "The Well of Death" | Charles Lamont | N.B. Stone Jr. | May 29, 1958 |
| 35 | 35 | "The Tightening Noose" | Charles Barton | Lowell S. Hawley & Bob Wehling | June 5, 1958 |
| 36 | 36 | "The Sergeant Regrets" | Charles Barton | Lowell S. Hawley & Bob Wehling | June 12, 1958 |
| 37 | 37 | "The Eagle Leaves the Nest" | Charles Barton | Lowell S. Hawley & Bob Wehling | June 19, 1958 |
| 38 | 38 | "Bernardo Faces Death" | Charles Barton | Lowell S. Hawley & Bob Wehling | June 26, 1958 |
| 39 | 39 | "The Eagle's Flight" | Charles Barton | Lowell S. Hawley & Bob Wehling | July 3, 1958 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "Welcome to Monterey" | William Witney | Lowell S. Hawley | October 9, 1958 |
| 41 | 2 | "Zorro Rides Alone" | William Witney | Gene L. Coon | October 16, 1958 |
| 42 | 3 | "Horse of Another Color" | William Witney | Robert Bloomfield | October 23, 1958 |
| 43 | 4 | "The Señorita Makes a Choice" | William Witney | Robert Bloomfield | October 30, 1958 |
| 44 | 5 | "Rendezvous at Sundown" | William Witney | Gene L. Coon | November 6, 1958 |
| 45 | 6 | "The New Order" | Charles Barton | Bob Wehling | November 13, 1958 |
| 46 | 7 | "An Eye for an Eye" | Charles Barton | Bob Wehling | November 20, 1958 |
| 47 | 8 | "Zorro and the Flag of Truce" | Charles Barton | Bob Wehling | November 27, 1958 |
| 48 | 9 | "Ambush" | Charles Barton | Lowell S. Hawley | December 4, 1958 |
| 49 | 10 | "The Practical Joker" | Charles Lamont | Bob Wehling | December 11, 1958 |
| 50 | 11 | "The Flaming Arrow" | Charles Lamont | Robert Bloomfield | December 18, 1958 |
| 51 | 12 | "Zorro Fights a Duel" | Charles Lamont | Bob Wehling | December 25, 1958 |
| 52 | 13 | "Amnesty for Zorro" | Charles Lamont | Bob Wehling | January 1, 1959 |
| 53 | 14 | "The Runaways" | William Witney | Robert Bloomfield | January 8, 1959 |
| 54 | 15 | "The Iron Box" | William Witney | Bob Wehling | January 15, 1959 |
| 55 | 16 | "The Gay Caballero" | Hollingsworth Morse | Lowell S. Hawley | January 22, 1959 |
| 56 | 17 | "Tornado Is Missing" | Hollingsworth Morse | Bob Wehling | January 29, 1959 |
| 57 | 18 | "Zorro Versus Cupid" | Hollingsworth Morse | Bob Wehling | February 5, 1959 |
| 58 | 19 | "The Legend of Zorro" | Hollingsworth Morse | Lowell S. Hawley | February 12, 1959 |
| 59 | 20 | "Spark of Revenge" | William Witney | Lowell S. Hawley | February 19, 1959 |
| 60 | 21 | "The Missing Father" | Hollingsworth Morse | Bob Wehling | February 26, 1959 |
| 61 | 22 | "Please Believe Me" | Hollingsworth Morse | Lowell S. Hawley | March 5, 1959 |
| 62 | 23 | "The Brooch" | Hollingsworth Morse | Bob Wehling | March 12, 1959 |
| 63 | 24 | "Zorro and the Mountain Man" | Charles Barton | N.B. Stone Jr. | March 19, 1959 |
| 64 | 25 | "The Hound of the Sierras" | Hollingsworth Morse | N.B. Stone Jr. | March 26, 1959 |
| 65 | 26 | "Manhunt" | Hollingsworth Morse | N.B. Stone Jr. | April 2, 1959 |
| 66 | 27 | "The Man from Spain" | Hollingsworth Morse | Leslie Edgley | April 9, 1959 |
| 67 | 28 | "Treasure for the King" | Hollingsworth Morse | Maurice Hill | April 16, 1959 |
| 68 | 29 | "Exposing the Tyrant" | Hollingsworth Morse | Maurice Hill & Bob Wehling | April 23, 1959 |
| 69 | 30 | "Zorro Takes a Dare" | Hollingsworth Morse | Leslie Edgley | April 30, 1959 |
| 70 | 31 | "An Affair of Honor" | Hollingsworth Morse | Lewis R. Foster | May 7, 1959 |
| 71 | 32 | "The Sergeant Sees Red" | Harmon Jones | Robert J. Shaw & Bob Wehling | May 14, 1959 |
| 72 | 33 | "Invitation to Death" | Hollingsworth Morse | Lowell S. Hawley | May 21, 1959 |
| 73 | 34 | "The Captain Regrets" | Hollingsworth Morse | Lowell S. Hawley | May 28, 1959 |
| 74 | 35 | "Masquerade for Murder" | Hollingsworth Morse | Bob Wehling | June 4, 1959 |
| 75 | 36 | "Long Live the Governor" | Hollingsworth Morse | Bob Wehling | June 11, 1959 |
| 76 | 37 | "The Fortune Teller" | Harmon Jones | Leslie Edgley | June 18, 1959 |
| 77 | 38 | "Señor China Boy" | Charles Lamont | David Lang | June 25, 1959 |
| 78 | 39 | "Finders Keepers" | Hollingsworth Morse | Lowell S. Hawley & Bob Wehling | July 2, 1959 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 1 | "El Bandido" | William Witney | Bob Wehling | October 30, 1960 |
| 80 | 2 | "Adios, El Cuchillo" | William Witney | Bob Wehling | November 6, 1960 |
| 81 | 3 | "The Postponed Wedding" | James Neilson | Roy Edward Disney & Bob Wehling | January 1, 1961 |
| 82 | 4 | "Auld Acquaintance" | James Neilson | Bob Wehling | April 2, 1961 |
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On November 3, 2009, Disney released the first two seasons on DVD, each in a limited-edition collector's tin in the original black-and-white format. [2]
Buena Vista Home Entertainment also released both seasons in colorized versions (Season One in 2006 in five separate volumes and Season Two in 2009 in a boxed set). [3]
On October 5, 2022, the first two seasons became available to stream on Disney+.
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