- 4 - 38The Don Alvarado StoryJun. 21, 1961
- 4 - 37The Ah Chong StoryJun. 14, 1961
- 4 - 36Wagon to Fort AndersonJun. 07, 1961
- 4 - 35The Janet Hale StoryMay. 31, 1961
- 4 - 34The ChaliceMay. 24, 1961
- 4 - 33The Eleanor Culhane StoryMay. 17, 1961
- 4 - 32The Jim Bridger StoryMay. 10, 1961
- 4 - 31The Will Santee StoryMay. 03, 1961
- 4 - 30The Duke Shannon StoryApr. 26, 1961
- 4 - 29The Joe Muharich StoryApr. 19, 1961
- 4 - 28The Saul Bevins StoryApr. 12, 1961
- 4 - 27The Nellie Jefferson StoryApr. 05, 1961
- 4 - 26The Tiburcio Mendez StoryMar. 22, 1961
- 4 - 25The Christopher Hale StoryMar. 15, 1961
- 4 - 24The Nancy Palmer StoryMar. 08, 1961
- 4 - 23The Jed Polke StoryMar. 01, 1961
- 4 - 22The Beth Pearson StoryFeb. 22, 1961
- 4 - 21The Odyssey of Flint McCulloughFeb. 15, 1961
- 4 - 20Path of the SerpentFeb. 08, 1961
- 4 - 19The Prarie StoryFeb. 01, 1961
- 4 - 18The Weight of CommandJan. 25, 1961
- 4 - 17The Sam Elder StoryJan. 18, 1961
- 4 - 16The Patience Miller StoryJan. 11, 1961
- 4 - 15The Earl Packer StoryJan. 04, 1961
- 4 - 14The Jeremy Dow StoryDec. 28, 1960
- 4 - 13The Roger Bigelow StoryDec. 21, 1960
- 4 - 12The River CrossingDec. 14, 1960
- 4 - 11The Candy O'Hara StoryDec. 07, 1960
- 4 - 10The Jane Hawkins StoryNov. 30, 1960
- 4 - 9The Colter Craven StoryNov. 23, 1960
- 4 - 8The Bleymier StoryNov. 16, 1960
- 4 - 7The Cathy Eckhart StoryNov. 09, 1960
- 4 - 6The Princess of a Lost TribeNov. 02, 1960
- 4 - 5The Jose Morales StoryOct. 26, 1960
- 4 - 4The Allison Justis StoryOct. 19, 1960
- 4 - 3The Albert Farnsworth StoryOct. 12, 1960
- 4 - 2The Horace Best StoryOct. 05, 1960
- 4 - 1Wagons Ho!Sep. 28, 1960
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.