Tall Heart, Short Temper

May 17, 1968

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Death Valley Days - S16 - E26

Pike has a terrible temper and his fiance Angela breaks off the engagement after too many altercations with the townspeople. He heads off with his partner to trap, vowing to stay calm to win her back but an encounter with Indians changes things.

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Death Valley Days: Season 16 - 26 Episode s

16x1 - Shanghai Kelly's Birthday Party
October 7, 1967
Shanghai Kelly works a side job filling ships with shanghaied sailors. He counts on long sea voyages to insure his "clients" don't come back after him. His fiancé sets him up to retire early.
16x2 - Chicken Bill
October 14, 1967
Chicken Bill (Dub Taylor) owns a silver mine that isn't paying out. He salts his mine to get his competition to pay off his old debit and fund his future.
16x3 - Let My People Go
October 21, 1967
The Chumash Indians, enslaved by Spanish soldiers in early day California, rebel against their captors. Their leader Paconio realizes they are trapped in the mission and talks with the Padre to find a solution.
16x4 - The Lone Grave
October 28, 1967
John Hail honors his wife's dying wish and returns to make a solitary journey to place a headstone on her remote grave.
16x5 - The Girl Who Walked the West
November 4, 1967
Sacagawea leads the Lewis and Clark expedition.
16x6 - The Informer Who Cried
November 11, 1967
Jim Murphy is about to be sentenced when Texas Ranger Captain Peak offers him a deal in exchange for his freedom. He must help capture bandit Sam Bass dead or alive but fellow gang member Barnes is suspicious of his return.
16x7 - Spring Rendezvous
November 18, 1967
At a gathering of trappers Kit Carson takes on a belligerent man, who has insulted the Indians, in a series of contests.
16x8 - Lost Sheep in Trinidad
December 30, 1967
Sister Blandina comes to the aid of a wounded robbery in the rough frontier town of Trinidad when no one else will. As she works to comfort him she learns he is a friend of the notorious Billy the Kid.
16x9 - The Saga of Sadie Orchard
January 13, 1968
The Orchards get the contract to deliver silver in the isolated town of Hillsboro. After her husband is waylaid and beaten by bandits, Sadie takes over as the stage driver.
16x10 - The Indiana Girl
January 20, 1968
A tomboy changes her ways when she meets the handsome constable of a mining town.
16x11 - Prince of the Oyster Pirates
January 28, 1968
Jack agrees to buy French Frank's oyster boat but only if he spares Scratch's life. French, a violent man, vows vengeance when he loses his girl Mamie to Jack. Jack must outwit and diminish French as a hooligan.
16x12 - The Friend
February 17, 1968
An inexperienced young man hears about a planned ambush on the sheriff and vows to help.
16x13 - The Great Diamond Mines
February 23, 1968
A prospector and his partner try to con a banker.
16x14 - Count Me In, Count Me Out
February 24, 1968
Count Peter is a charming rascal in Old California who expects to marry the beautiful heiress of a wealthy Don. But first he must serve a brief stint in a jail he designed and clear up a misunderstanding that might get him killed.
16x15 - Dress for a Desert Girl
March 1, 1968
While her husband Zeb looks for gold, Cynthia lives in isolation in Death Valley. Although he has promised they will eventually leave, Cynthia begins to give up hope and her health fails. Zeb hopes a new dress will help.
16x16 - Britta Goes Home
March 2, 1968
Gustaf Olaffson eagerly awaits the arrival of his future bride Britta from Sweden. Heading to Gustaf's sod house, Britta becomes disillusioned about her future. Visiting with Dan and Mary Brown, other Dakota homesteaders, help her overcome her fears.
16x17 - Bread on the Desert
March 2, 1968
Two Americans on their way to Santa Fe are captured by Mexican troops and held prisoner until an Indian woman comes to their aid.
16x18 - Green Is the Color of Gold
March 6, 1968
Aaron brings his new bride Rosie to Death Valley where his place is isolated and rundown. Aaron continues a futile look for gold but as Rosie is about to leave him, he discovers another mineral to make them wealthy.
16x19 - Out of the Valley of Death
March 7, 1968
A wagon train takes the wrong cutoff and end up in Death Valley running short of food and water. Two of the stronger men leave to find supplies but those left behind start to give up hope of their return.
16x20 - The Gold Mine on Main Street
March 15, 1968
Jesse declares the middle of Main Street is the place to find gold and is seemingly correct after the mine is successful. But his backers in town become increasingly suspicious when their questions go unanswered.
16x21 - A Friend Indeed
April 5, 1968
Ten years after the events described in "Out of the Valley of Death", Asa Bennett is persuaded to join an expedition to find the Lost Gunsight Mine, a legendary vein of silver in the heart of Death Valley.
16x22 - The Thirty-Caliber Town
April 12, 1968
The story of how the Winchester repeating rifle helped to bring law and order to a new north Idaho town. An epilogue featuring host Robert Taylor and Lester Shadduck, the mayor of Winchester, Idaho, was shot on location in 1967.
16x23 - The Other Side of the Mountain
April 13, 1968
Wagonmaster Lassen faces an unruly mob when he tries a new route to California in the 1840s and is overheard saying he may be lost.
16x24 - By the Book
May 10, 1968
Two young ladies move to Colorado to prove their land claim, but the local land manager intends to own it himself. Two brothers are enlisted to hinder the women, but find their charms irresistible.
16x25 - The Pieces of the Puzzle
May 11, 1968
"The Baron of Arizona," James Reavis, files a claim against the government.
16x26 - Tall Heart, Short Temper
May 17, 1968
Pike has a terrible temper and his fiance Angela breaks off the engagement after too many altercations with the townspeople. He heads off with his partner to trap, vowing to stay calm to win her back but an encounter with Indians changes things.

16x1 - Shanghai Kelly's Birthday Party

16x2 - Chicken Bill

16x3 - Let My People Go

16x4 - The Lone Grave

16x5 - The Girl Who Walked the West

16x6 - The Informer Who Cried

16x7 - Spring Rendezvous

16x8 - Lost Sheep in Trinidad

16x9 - The Saga of Sadie Orchard

16x10 - The Indiana Girl

16x11 - Prince of the Oyster Pirates

16x12 - The Friend

16x13 - The Great Diamond Mines

16x14 - Count Me In, Count Me Out

16x15 - Dress for a Desert Girl

16x16 - Britta Goes Home

16x17 - Bread on the Desert

16x18 - Green Is the Color of Gold

16x19 - Out of the Valley of Death

16x20 - The Gold Mine on Main Street

16x21 - A Friend Indeed

16x22 - The Thirty-Caliber Town

16x23 - The Other Side of the Mountain

16x24 - By the Book

16x25 - The Pieces of the Puzzle

16x26 - Tall Heart, Short Temper

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5

S6: Season 6

S7: Season 7

S8: Season 8

S9: Season 9

S10: Season 10

S11: Season 11

S12: Season 12

S13: Season 13

S14: Season 14

S15: Season 15

S16: Season 16

S17: Season 17

S18: Season 18