The Yellow Rose
The Yellow Rose
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The Yellow Rose

The Passionate Saga of an American Empire.

7.0 / 10
1983
1 season
22 episodes
SoapDrama

The Yellow Rose is an American television series. It was broadcast on the NBC network during the 1983-1984 season. It was produced by Paul Freeman. The series was at least partly inspired by the more coltish elements of the soap opera Dallas, and dealt with the intrigues of the Texas-based ranch-owning Champion family. The show's cast included Sam Elliott, David Soul, Edward Albert, Cybill Shepherd, Chuck Connors, Noah Beery, Jr., Ken Curtis, Robin Wright and Jane Russell. The Yellow Rose was canceled after one season of twenty-two episodes. In the summer of 1990, the series was rerun again on NBC along with the short-lived Bret Maverick starring James Garner.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    02-10-198360m

    Chance McKenzie (Sam Elliott) comes back to the The Yellow Rose ranch but tension arises when a murder occurs in a late night drug smuggle.

  • Divided We Fall

    2.Divided We Fall

    15-10-198360m

    As John Strongheart is being questioned in connection to the murder of Duncan Kilmore, Chance and Roy tries to get some answers out of a guy named Sanchez.

  • When Honor Dies

    3.When Honor Dies

    22-10-198360m

    When Roy gets ambushed, he sets out on his own, while Colleen finds out just how close Chance and her dead ex-husband was.

  • Walls of Fear

    4.Walls of Fear

    29-10-198360m

    Whit finally expresses his true feelings towards Grace. Lenny Hollister and Sanchez send the Champions an unusual gift.

  • Sins of the Father

    5.Sins of the Father

    05-11-198360m

    After spotting stashed drugs on The Yellow Rose Ranch an anticipated pursuit follows.

  • Breaking Trail

    6.Breaking Trail

    12-11-198360m

    After Jeb Hollister undermines the Champions potential transaction for trucks to haul their cattle, they must find another way to get the job done.

  • Moving Targets

    7.Moving Targets

    19-11-198360m

    Quisto Champion meets with Jeb Hollister to make a peace agreement. Juliette Hollister shows up to cover the cattle drive.

  • Trail's End

    8.Trail's End

    26-11-198360m

    Jeb Hollister continues to stop the cattle drive by any means necessary. Whit is told something that he can't believe.

  • A Question of Love

    9.A Question of Love

    10-12-198360m

    Whit Champion takes to the road to find Grace while at the same time he his being hunted by the law.

  • Only the Proud

    10.Only the Proud

    17-12-198360m

    As The Yellow Rose clan go to lengths to free Whit's name Juliette is having doubts about her relationship with Roy.

  • Divide and Conquer

    11.Divide and Conquer

    07-01-198460m

    After Chance finds two dead cows on the ranch, it leads to Jeb Hollister making a contractual proposal to the Champions, with one caveat.

  • Hell Hath No Fury

    12.Hell Hath No Fury

    14-01-198460m

    Chance plots a breakout for a friend at the prison rodeo after learning all parole hearings have been frozen due to a prison guard stabbing. While a prisoner, Lenny Hollister comes...

  • Deadline

    13.Deadline

    21-01-198460m

    After Chance helps his friend Toat Gilmore escape from prison during the prison rodeo, Warden Garrett gives Roy a 24 hour deadline to get Toat back.

  • Land of the Free

    14.Land of the Free

    11-02-198460m

    Colleen comes across a pregnant woman running from gun smuggling border patrolmen. Chance and Roy chase after kids who steals L.C.'s Locket, which leads to a much bigger scheme.

  • Sport of Kings

    15.Sport of Kings

    18-02-198460m

    After L.C. disappears at the racetrack, Chance takes to the streets to find out what people know.

  • Running Free

    16.Running Free

    25-02-198460m

    After numerous altercations with a white stallion, Roy comes to the conclusion he's got to get rid of it.

  • Sacred Ground

    17.Sacred Ground

    10-03-198460m

    Chance finds himself in a shootout while Roy, Whit, Luther, Colleen and an immigrant family go up against a construction crew.

  • Debt of Honor

    18.Debt of Honor

    17-03-198460m

    Roy gets worried when his brother comes home asking for $350,000 and then Whit starts looking up to him.

  • Chains of Fear

    19.Chains of Fear

    24-03-198460m

    Feeling guilty, Quisto decides to join a work camp to expose the inhumane habits it does.

  • Beyond Vengeance

    20.Beyond Vengeance

    28-04-198460m

    When Luther gets shot L.C. sits bedside reading him his favorite book, while Coryell takes it personal and seeks out the one who did it.

  • Villa's Gold

    21.Villa's Gold

    05-05-198460m

    When the Champions hire a new cook, L.C. learns that's not all she is.

  • The Far Side of Fear

    22.The Far Side of Fear

    12-05-198460m

    An old foe of Chance McKenzie from prison shows up and starts making everybody's life hell.

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