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Home Ranch

Episode aired Oct 7, 1958
TV-PG
30m

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8.1/10

332

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Family Western

Lucas McCain and his son Mark make their way to the ranch they've just bought but get quite a rude reception. Two cowhands working for big-time rancher Oat Jackford, Billy Lehi and Sam Montg... Read allLucas McCain and his son Mark make their way to the ranch they've just bought but get quite a rude reception. Two cowhands working for big-time rancher Oat Jackford, Billy Lehi and Sam Montgomery, tell Lucas that he's not welcome. Jackford has been using the land to graze some of... Read allLucas McCain and his son Mark make their way to the ranch they've just bought but get quite a rude reception. Two cowhands working for big-time rancher Oat Jackford, Billy Lehi and Sam Montgomery, tell Lucas that he's not welcome. Jackford has been using the land to graze some of his cattle and has every intention of continuing to do so. When Lucas doesn't show much e... Read all

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Chuck Connors

Lucas McCain

Johnny Crawford

Mark McCain

Harold J. Stone

Oat Jackford
(as Harold Stone)

Lee Farr

Sam Montgomery

Steve Rowland

Billy Lehi

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Pablo
(as Rodolfo Hoyos)

Don Kennedy

Clyde

Director
- Arnold Laven
Writer
- Sam Peckinpah
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10hines-2000

Test of faith

A wonderful second episode of a great series. It starts out when Oat Jackford (Harold J. Stone) sends his henchmen to drive Lucas McCain off his Ranch. McCain isn't having any of it so they burn the house to the ground. Stone a veteran of many movies and TV crime shows displays his great acting chops here. However, it is the chemistry between Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford that make this a memorable episode. The young Mark McCain gets a valuable life lesson from the book of Job and trusting God's plan.

dougdoepke

Setting Up The Series

The episode appears to set up a key premise for the rest of the series. Lucas McCain and son Mark are going to hold steadfast to their little cabin on the prairie no matter what. In fact Lucas explains his inspiration from the Bible's story of Job's dedication to strength and commitment, thereby setting up the core of McCain's character, while Mark shows his ability to withstand difficulty with gutsy good humor.

The bad guys here are trying to drive the McCain's off their land to replace them with a cattle herd owned by a cattle baron. Actually, they're not really such bad guys, just a couple of regular sorts doing their job, even though they burn down the McCain cabin. In fact this drift leads up to a rather unexpected conclusion not typical of the oaters of the day. So we know an unusual cowboy series in the offing. So stay tuned.

9kfo9494

Home sweet Home

This is an enjoyable episode as the McCains are staking their claim to a ranch outside of North Fork. However when Lucas and Mark arrives at the ranch house they are met by two cowboys that work for a wealthy rancher named Oat Jackford (Harold J. Stone). The two cowboys harass Lucas in order for their employer to obtain the ranch land. They take Lucas's gun and burn his house to the ground. Lucas is set on meeting Mr Jackford and settling this matter man to man.

There are some great scenes in this episode. From when Mark is let alone and is trying to sleep to the the meeting of Lucas and Jackford- it just pure entertainment. A nice episode for the second offering in the series.

10ecarfar

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Trivia
Mark was 10 years old when he and his father moved to North Fork. In real life, Johnny Crawford was 12.

Goofs
When Lucas McCain's famous rifle falls in to the hands of one of Oat Jackford's henchmen while they are about to burn down the McCain house he accidentally discharges the rifle. He then discovers that the trigger on the lever action Winchester is rigged to fire on completion of the cycling of the lever. Later Lucas cycles the action a couple of times in his fancy spinning motion but the rifle does not discharge.

Quotes
[comparing their troubles to those of Job in the Old Testament]
Lucas McCain: Mark, Job was as miserable as a man could be... but he knew he'd been good and righteous... and he'd not lost faith with the Lord... The Lord was so proud of Job that he restored all the old man's children, and his house and his camels and sheep and gave him over twice as many cattle as before and Job lived over one hundred and forty years as happy as a birddog.