David Dortort
Director
The Chisholms (1979)
Season 2
The Chisholms is a CBS western miniseries starring Robert Preston, which aired from March 29, 1979, to April 19, 1979; and continued as a television series from January 19, 1980, to March 15, 1980. The 1979 miniseries showed the family moving from Virginia to Wyoming. When the TV series commenced in 1980, the pioneers were shown en route along the California Trail from Wyoming to Sacramento, California.
Released March 30, 1979
Episode 45 min
None+
Keywords: tmdb.miniseries, tmdb.wild-west, tmdb.19th-century, imdb.family-character-name-as-series-title, imdb.two-word-series-title, imdb.1840s, imdb.homestead + 17 more, imdb.against-the-odds, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.wagon-train, imdb.virginia, imdb.patriarch, imdb.journey, imdb.american-indian, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.wyoming, imdb.wilderness, imdb.interracial-marriage, imdb.child-born-out-of-wedlock, imdb.gambler, imdb.dysfunctional-family, imdb.con-man, imdb.19th-century, imdb.frontier
Production Companies: Alan Landsburg Productions
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Seige
Ft. Laramie comes under siege from hostile Native Americans as the Chisholm family draw near.
Jan. 19, 1980, midnight
S2E2 - Betrayal
Betsy uses her charms to create a rivalry between Bo and Gideon for her affections. When grazing foe the cattle is destroyed by fire the troops use grain intended for the Indians for feed.
Jan. 26, 1980, midnight
S2E3 - Endless Desert
Hadley decides he can not be in a wagon train with Cooper Hawkins. He leaves the train and takes a new, faster trail to California through the desert. Betsy asks if she can join the Chisholms, but she starts to cause family friction.
Feb. 2, 1980, midnight
S2E4 - Vengeance
As the Chisholms continue across the desert, the come across Betsy's brothers. Soon, Cooper Hawkins arrives and is searching for the brothers. Hadley has to decide who is telling the truth.
Feb. 9, 1980, midnight
S2E5 - Death in the Sierras
The family realizes they don't have enough food to get through the mountains. Will and Keewidinok go on ahead to get supplies and bring them back. Snow starts to fall as the wagons move. Hadley's health does not seem to be improving.
Feb. 16, 1980, midnight
S2E6 - The Promised Land
The family buries Hadley and finds an empty tavern and bar near by. Min decides she wants to stay. They learn there is a tax lien on the property and they don't have any money. An old friend of Cooper's rides by.
Feb. 23, 1980, midnight
S2E7 - The Suitor
A friend of Hawkins stops by for a visit. He leaves and then returns with a bullet hole. Min and the girls go into town where Min catches the attention of Mr. Sinclair who is a widower.
March 1, 1980, midnight
S2E8 - Chains
While the family is picking up some apple trees they ordered from Cape Horn, Keewidinok's life was saved by a black man who had just arrived from Africa. When they arrived home, the trees were broken and family arguments ensued.
March 8, 1980, midnight
S2E9 - The Siren Song
Bo's friendship with a Franciscan padre tries the patience of devoutly Baptist Minerva.
March 15, 1980, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 45 min.
Released: March 30, 1979
Last Air Date: March 15, 1980, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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