S1 E1 • The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca

Wherever this man went--there was trouble. Death stalked him at every turn. Elfego Baca is "The man who couldn't be killed!" Incredible...but every astounding incident actually happened.

Première diffusion : 3 octobre 1958

S1 E2 • Four Down and Five Lives to Go

As the new sheriff of Socorro County, New Mexico, Elfego Baca comes up with an unusual method for dealing with outstanding arrest warrants. He writes letters to each of the wanted men, asking them to turn themselves in. He adds that if they refuse, he will assume they mean harm, and will pursue them with no mercy. Such is Baca's reputation that almost everyone complies.

Première diffusion : 17 octobre 1958

S1 E3 • Lawman or Guman

In the third episode of Walt Disneys ten-part miniseries Elfego Baca, former gunslinger Baca (is now studying law under Santa Fe attorney J. Henry Newman . During this period, Elfego butts up against a crooked judge named Hargreaves , who throws our hero in jail on a trumped up charge. Discovering that Hargreaves intends to cheat local rancher Don Esteban Miranda out of his land, Elfego plans a daring escape.

Première diffusion : 28 novembre 1958

S1 E4 • Law and Order Incorporated

Elfego helps a local rancher and unearths a banker's involvement in the scheme.

Première diffusion : 12 décembre 1958

S1 E5 • Elfego Baca, Attorney at Law

In the fifth episode of Walt Disney's ten-part miniseries Elfeg Baca gunslinger-turned-lawyer Baca tackles his first big court case. Elfego must defend his old pal, reformed outlaw Fernando Bernal , who has been accused of robbing the Santa Fe bank. Former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello appears as Fernando's teenaged daughter.

Première diffusion : 6 février 1959

S1 E6 • The Griswold Murder

In the sixth episode of Walt Disney's ten-part miniseries Elfego Baca, the titular hero , a gunslinger-turned-lawyer) defends British-born rancher Cecil Cunningham (Patrick Knowles), who has been accused of murdering land baron Drew Griswold. According to witnesses, Griswold had been fooling around with Cyril's wife , thereby firmly establishing a motive. In court, Baca finds that he must go face to face with his former law partner J. Henry Newman , the newly appointed District Attorney. Outside the courtroom, the dead man's relatives begin forming a lynch mob.

Première diffusion : 20 février 1959

S1 E7 • Move Along Mustangers

In the seventh episode of Walt Disney's ten-part miniseries, Elfego Baca, gunslinger-turned-lawyer Baca comes to the defense of the Mustangers, a nomad-like religious sect. Determined to establish a permanent homestead on a land recently opened up by the government, the Mustanger face fierce opposition from the local cattlemen who worry that they will lose their own grazing land. Ever the champion of the underdog, Elfego Baca hopes to prevent the Mustangers from being driven out by violence -- a task made difficult by the sect's hotheaded leader, Shadrack O'Reilly . A young James Coburn appears in a supporting role.

Première diffusion : 13 novembre 1959

S1 E8 • Mustang Man, Mustang Maid

In the eighth episode of Walt Disney's ten-part miniseries Elfego Baca, gunslinger-turned-lawyer Baca has secured the legal rights of the Mustangers, a religious sect that has set up a homestead in the middle of cattle country. But though the Mustangers own their property fair and square, the local cattleman still regard the group with suspicion and contempt, putting pressure on local merchants not to sell to any of the sect's members. When Mustanger leader Shadrack O'Reilly is refused service at a feed store, he sparks off a huge brawl and ends up in jail -- which, of course, brings Elfego Baca back into the story. Featuring a young James Coburn in a supporting role,

Première diffusion : 20 novembre 1959

S1 E9 • Friendly Enemies at Law

In the ninth episode of Walt Disney's ten-part miniseries Elfego Baca, frontier lawyer Baca accepts a stallion in payment for helping beleagured cattleman Frank Oxford. It seems that Rauls Kettrick, the town boss of Taota, refuses to return 50 head of Oxford's cattle which "wandered" onto Kettrick's land. Pursuing the case through the proper legal channels, Baca obtains a warrant to search Kettrick's property, but the warrant is not honored--and Taota's only lawyer, who is in Kettrick's pocket, refuses to take action. Thus it is that Baca must rely upon the strategies of his gunslinging days to bring justice to the situation.

Première diffusion : 18 mars 1960

S1 E10 • Gus Tomlin is Dead

In the final episode of Walt Disney's ten-part miniseries Elfego Baca, frontier lawyer Baca embarks upon a mission to bring fugitive gunslinger Gus Tomlin to justice. Upon hearing that Tomlin is dead, Baca is all for giving up the search -- until a citizen of the small town of Granite claims that Tomlin and his family are living on a farm under an assumed name. The father of a man allegedly killed by Tomlin begins forming a lynch mob, but Baca offers to personally bring Tomlin back for a fair trial -- if he lives long enough to do so.

Première diffusion : 25 mars 1960