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Then Came Bronson

Drama, Action, Adventure · 1969

Last aired: S1 E26, What's an Ark Without Centaurs? · 1970-04-01

The story of Jim Bronson, a young newspaperman who sets out on a cross-country quest by motorcycle to discover the meaning of life after his friend commits suicide.

Cast

Michael Parks Jim Bronson

Season 1

E1 The Runner 1969-09-17 · 60 min At a camp for disturbed children, Bronson tries to reach a boy who heeds no one and constantly runs away.

E2 The Old Motorcycle Fiasco 1969-09-24 · 60 min Keenan Wynn appears as an aging motorcycle buff who hauls his 20-year-old machine out of hiding when he meets Bronson.

E3 ...A Famine Where Abundance Lies 1969-10-01 · 60 min Jim Bronson has his problems when he goes to work for a young widow: both the woman and her daughter are attracted to him.

E4 The Circle of Time 1969-10-08 · 60 min Elderly Hattie Calder stops Bronson with her cooking and a poignant request---to make sure she is buried next to her husband.

E5 Where Will the Trumpets Be? 1969-10-15 · 60 min Miguel Cordoba offers to coach Bronson in the art of bullfighting in exchange for motorcycle lessons.

E6 Amid Splinters of the Thunderbolt 1969-10-22 · 60 min A guilt-ridden ex-priest must learn to accept a new faith---his love for the woman who will bear his child.

E7 The 3:13 Arrives at Noon 1969-10-29 · 60 min A Colorado town's leading citizen fearfully awaits the return of an ex-con---whom he turned in for bank robbery 35 years ago.

E8 Old Tigers Never Die - They Just Run Away 1969-11-05 · 60 min "Old Tigers Never Die; They Just Run Away," a drama with puzzling characters and a hilltop motorcycle climb, filmed at Flattop Mesa, Colo.

E9 Your Love is Like a Demolition Derby in My Heart 1969-11-19 · 60 min "Your Love Is Like a Demolition Derby in My Heart," or how not to get involved when your girlfriend tries to shake her protective big brother.

E10 Two Percent of Nothing 1969-11-26 · 60 min In the Arizona desert, Bronson encounters oil wildcatter Royce MacLeod, who must bring in a gusher to avoid foreclosure.

E11 All the World and God 1969-12-03 · 60 min A nurse is torn between two desires: she wants desperately to leave the hill country, but she can't bear to leave those who need her.

E12 A Long Trip to Yesterday 1969-12-10 · 60 min In Arizona, Bronson encounters a fellow cyclist---black, nervous and bristling with activity.

E13 The Spitball Kid 1969-12-17 · 60 min "The Spitball Kid" could make the big leagues---if he didn't telegraph every pitch.

E14 Against a Blank Cold Wall 1969-12-24 · 60 min Kiowa Indian Tony Wade, on a journey of self-discovery, leads his family into the remote wilderness.

E15 Sybil 1969-12-31 · 60 min In remote Arizona, Bronson encounters Sybil, a self-proclaimed witch.

E16 A-Pickin' an' A-Singin' 1970-01-14 · 60 min In Arizona, Bronson is drawn into a deceptive friendship with his partner in a roadhouse music contest.

E17 The Gleam of the Eagle Mind 1970-01-21 · 60 min Explosive complications arise when whimsical artist Juan Logario paints a giant nude on a farmer's barn.

E18 That Undiscovered Country... 1970-01-28 · 60 min Near Reno, Bronson upsets the romance of a young Amish couple.

E19 Lucky Day 1970-02-04 · 60 min A hot streak in gambling is a complex experience, as Bronson learns while visiting his cousin.

E20 Mating Dance for Tender Grass 1970-02-11 · 60 min Three Indian braves challenge Bronson to a crosscountry bike race.

E21 The Mountain 1970-02-18 · 60 min A mountain-climbing challenge results in an exchange of ideas between Bronson and novelist Wilson Ford.

E22 Still Waters 1970-02-25 · 60 min A newspaperman crusading against water pollution faces the town's wrath---and the loss of his daughter's respect if he stops.

E23 The Forest Primeval 1970-03-04 · 60 min Bronson becomes hopelessly lost in a dense forest.

E24 The Ninety-Nine Mile Circle 1970-03-11 · 60 min In California's Big Sur region, Bronson hooks up with a sixty-ish businessman who's chucked it all for a cross-country journey.

E25 The Mary R 1970-03-25 · 60 min At a fishing village, Bronson walks into a family crisis involving his widowed uncle and the man's anxiety-ridden son.

E26 What's an Ark Without Centaurs? 1970-04-01 · 60 min Wealthy, domineering Gus Samos and his daughter Vhea both use Bronson in their battle for understanding---and freedom.

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