- 1 - 39The Sacramento StoryJun. 25, 1958
- 1 - 38The Monty Britton StoryJun. 18, 1958
- 1 - 37The John Wilbot StoryJun. 11, 1958
- 1 - 36The Cassie Tanner StoryJun. 04, 1958
- 1 - 35The Rex Montana StoryMay. 28, 1958
- 1 - 34The Ruttledge Munroe StoryMay. 21, 1958
- 1 - 33The Dan Hogan StoryMay. 14, 1958
- 1 - 32The Charles Maury StoryMay. 07, 1958
- 1 - 31The Major Adams Story (2)Apr. 30, 1958
- 1 - 30The Major Adams Story (1)Apr. 23, 1958
- 1 - 29The Daniel Barrister StoryApr. 16, 1958
- 1 - 28The Sally Potter StoryApr. 09, 1958
- 1 - 27The Sarah Drummond StoryApr. 02, 1958
- 1 - 26A Man Called HorseMar. 26, 1958
- 1 - 25The Marie Dupree StoryMar. 19, 1958
- 1 - 24The Bernal Sierra StoryMar. 12, 1958
- 1 - 23The Mark Hanford StoryFeb. 26, 1958
- 1 - 22The Bill Tawnee StoryFeb. 12, 1958
- 1 - 21The Annie MacGregor StoryFeb. 05, 1958
- 1 - 20The Dora Gray StoryJan. 29, 1958
- 1 - 19The Honorable Don Charlie StoryJan. 22, 1958
- 1 - 18The Gabe Carswell StoryJan. 15, 1958
- 1 - 17The Jesse Cowan StoryJan. 08, 1958
- 1 - 16The Luke O'Malley StoryJan. 01, 1958
- 1 - 15The Cliff Grundy StoryDec. 25, 1957
- 1 - 14The Julie Gage StoryDec. 18, 1957
- 1 - 13The Clara Beauchamp StoryDec. 11, 1957
- 1 - 12The Riley Gratton StoryDec. 04, 1957
- 1 - 11The Zeke Thomas StoryNov. 27, 1957
- 1 - 10The Mary Halstead StoryNov. 20, 1957
- 1 - 9The Charles Avery StoryNov. 13, 1957
- 1 - 8The John Darro StoryNov. 06, 1957
- 1 - 7The Emily Rossiter StoryOct. 30, 1957
- 1 - 6The Nels Stack StoryOct. 23, 1957
- 1 - 5The Les Rand StoryOct. 16, 1957
- 1 - 4The Ruth Owens StoryOct. 09, 1957
- 1 - 3The John Cameron StoryOct. 02, 1957
- 1 - 2The Jean LeBec StorySep. 25, 1957
- 1 - 1The Willy Moran StorySep. 18, 1957
The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's, who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.