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Klondike (1960-61)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Dischley,  Tom Alger, Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://www.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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KLONDIKE
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Ziv-United Artists, Inc.
for
NBC (Mondays 9:00pm EST)
Produced by William Conrad

US Western series 1960-61   18 episodes x 30 min bw
starring
Ralph Taeger as Mike Halliday
James Coburn as Jeff Durain
Mari Blanchard as Kathy O'Hara
Joi Lansing as Goldie

Premise:
Stories of an Alaskan goldrush town.

Background:
The two lead stars were given a mid-season format change in a new series called "Acapulco"

"Klondike" theme words & music  by Vic Mizzy & Mann Curtis

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NBC Mondays 9:00 pm Eastern

[01] Klondike: KLONDIKE FEVER
10Oct60 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger, James Coburn
Guest Cast:
Karl Swenson .................. Judge Frank Weinstock
Ray Teal ...................... Augie Teejen
Sam Edwards ................... Little Billie Leith
Bob Bryant .................... Big Jack Rollins

[02]
17Oct60 "River of Gold" originally scheduled for this date was
postponed until 24Oct60
No details of the episode that aired.

1.03 [--] Klondike: RIVER OF GOLD
24Oct60 NBC Mon 9:00pm (postponed from 17Oct60)
Starring:
Ralph Taeger (as Mike Halliday), James Coburn (as Jeff Durain)
with: Mari Blanchard as (Kathy O'Hara)
Guest Cast:
Forrest Lewis ........... Charlie Morrison
L.Q. Jones .............. Joe Teel
Larry Blake ............. Jason Firth
Charles Reade ........... Little Man
Dick Bernie ............. Hotel Clerk
Jeff Durain's bag of slick and greedy tricks includes a way to add Kathy O'Hara's
hotel to his holdings. And Mike has gone in search of a legendary "river of gold",
leaving Kathy at Durain's mercy.

[04] Klondike: SAINTS AND STICKUPS
31Oct50 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger, James Coburn
Guest Cast:
Whit Bissell .................. Josiah Hariess
Virginia Gregg ................ Harmony Hariess
L.Q. Jones .................... Joe Teel

[05] Klondike: THE UNEXPECTED CANDIDATE
07Nov60 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger, James Coburn
Guest Cast:
Judson Pratt .................. Dan Sheean
Robert E. Griffin ............. Dave Barbour
L.Q. Jones .................... Joe Teel
Georgia Ellis ................. Mazie Kuwalski
Hal K. Dawson ................. Aaron

[06] Klondike: 88 KEYS TO TROUBLE
14Nov60 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger, James Coburn
Guest Cast:
Wallace Ford .................. Temperance Pete
Charles Fredericks ............ Corky
William Hickman ............... Loader
Donald Kerr ................... Pianist

[07] Klondike: SWOGER'S MULES
21Nov60 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger, James Coburn
Guest Cast:
Claude Akins .................. John Conrad
Jeanette Nolan ................ Hattie Swoger
William Challee ............... Henry Swoger
Frank Cady .................... Lester

[08] Klondike: SURE THING, MEN
28Nov60 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger, James Coburn
Guest Cast:
Larry Pennell ................. Rule Lukas
Tyler McVey ................... Emil Watkins
Jack Albertson ................ Eskimo Eddie
Jan Stine ..................... Billy Gladson
William Woodson ............... Professor

[09] Klondike: TASTE OF DANGER
05Dec60 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger, James Coburn
Guest Cast:
Phillip Pine .................. Dr. Jarver
Harry Lauter .................. Collins
Frank Ferguson
Steven Gravers

[10] Klondike: BARE KNUCKLES
12Dec60 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger, James Coburn
Guest Cast:
J. Pat O'Malley ............... Uncle Jonah
Richard Kiel

1.11 [] Klondike: HALLIDAY'S CLUB
19Dec60 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger (as Mike Halliday), James Coburn (as Jeff Durain)
Guest Cast:
Jackie Coogan ................. First Mate
Hugh Sanders .................. Murdock
Charles Herbert ............... Seth Bailey
Charles Tannen ................ Badger
Joseph Mell ................... Ed
Synnopsis:
Young Seth Bailey is caught stowing away on a ship bound for Skagway, and
is forced into hard labor by the tough first mate. As soon as they hit port,
Seth escapes and runs to Mike Halliday for refuge. [RF]

[12] Klondike: BATHHOUSE JUSTICE
26Dec60 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger, James Coburn
Guest Cast:
Walter Burke .................. Sam Bronson
Nora Marlowe .................. Marnie Bronson
Brett King .................... Colly Boyd
Britt Lomond .................. Clete Slade
Milton Frome .................. Dan Ryker
Jerome Cowan .................. Judge Bickle
Claude Stroud ................. Bartender
N.J. Davis .................... Miner

[--] 02Jan61 - no details

[13] Klondike: SWING YOUR PARTNER
09Jan61 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger, James Coburn
Guest Cast:
Chuck Webster ................. Buck Stubblefield
George Kennedy ................ Ira Shallop
James Griffith ................ Clag Botser
Troy Melton ................... Ferris
Karl Swenson .................. Dr. Edwards

1.14 [--] Klondike: THE GOLDEN BURRO
16Jan61 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger (as Mike Halliday), James Coburn (as Jeff Durain)
Guest Cast:
Edgar Buchanan ................ Sam Perkins
Robert F. Simon ............... Ed Nash
Howard McNear ................. Augustus Brown
Robert Karnes ................. Jack Wells
Synopsis:
Mike sets up the Halliday Gold Protection Company, a vault for miners' gold dust.
A sneaky customer named Ed Nash scents a gold setup for a robbery. [RF]

1.15 [--] Klondike: QUEEN OF THE KLONDIKE
23Jan61 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger (as Mike Halliday), James Coburn (as Jeff Durain)
Guest cast:
Jack Elam ................ Eli Roper
Hank Patterson ........... Spunky
Lane Bradford ............ Tromp
John Qualen .............. Larsen
Tudor Owen ............... Brock
Synopsis:
While Skagway lies under a heavy blanket of snow, an ornery miner named Spunky
ambles into town with a mean yen for eggs. Unfortunately, the last egg in town
is being devoured by Eli Roper at that very moment. [RF]

[16] Klondike: THE MAN WHO OWNED SKAGWAY
30Jan61 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger, James Coburn
Guest Cast:
Lawrence Dobkin ............... Chilkoot Sam
Emory Parnell ................. Mr. Sykes
Ralph Moody ................... Indian Chief
Raymond Hatton ................ Miner

[17] Klondike: SITKA MADONNA
06Feb61 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger, Mari Blanchard
Guest Cast:
Patric Knowles ........... Carson
Ron Hayes ................ Harold Enright
Frank Puglia ............. White Beaver
Lilyan Chauvin ........... Countess Yvonne
On his way back from a hunting trip, Mike runs into a man who
shoots him, then collapses. Mike discovers that the man wears the
clothing of a Russian Orthadox priest. [ta]

[18] Klondike: THE HOSTAGES (final episode)
13Feb61 NBC Mon
Starring:
Ralph Taeger, James Coburn
Guest Cast:
Lon Chaney, Jr. ............... Ben Macfin
Chris Alcaide ................. Greyson
Michael Raffetto .............. Arnold Jackson
Jack Petruzzi ................. Jay Warner

"Klondike" was cancelled mid-season and replaced by
"Acapulco" also starring Ralph Taeger, and James Coburn
the same time slot NBC Mon 9:00pm EST. 27Feb61
It lasted 8 episodes.

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18 episodes copyrighted

Klondike; No. 1001. ODAT: 10Oct60; OREG: PA 59-250.
Klondike; No. 1002. ODAT: 17Oct60; OREG: PA 59-249.
Klondike; No. 1003. ODAT: 24Oct60; OREG: PA 59-248.
Klondike; No. 1004. ODAT: 31Oct60; OREG: PA 59-247.
Klondike; No. 1005. ODAT: 07Nov60; OREG: PA 59-246.
Klondike; No. 1006. ODAT: 14Nov60; OREG: PA 59-245.
Klondike; No. 1007. ODAT: 21Nov60; OREG: PA 59-244.
Klondike; No. 1008. ODAT: 28Nov60; OREG: PA 59-243.
Klondike; No. 1009. ODAT: 05Dec60; OREG: PA 59-242.
Klondike; No. 1010. ODAT: 12Dec60; OREG: PA 59-241.
Klondike; No. 1011. ODAT: 19Dec60; OREG: PA 59-240.
Klondike; No. 1012. ODAT: 26Dec60; OREG: PA 59-239.
Klondike; No. 1013. ODAT: 23Jan61; OREG: PA 59-238.
Klondike; No. 1014. ODAT: 09Jan61; OREG: PA 59-237.
Klondike; No. 1015. ODAT: 16Jan61; OREG: PA 59-236.
Klondike; No. 1016. ODAT: 30Jan61; OREG: PA 59-235.
Klondike; No. 1017. ODAT: 06Feb61; OREG: PA 59-234.
Klondike; No. 1018. ODAT: 13Feb61; OREG: PA 59-233.

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