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Hopalong Cassidy

Season 1

26 listed hours · 1949–1954 · NBC/Syndication

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Filed by Lana Reyes · Red Carpet Reality

Hopalong Cassidy is William Boyd's white-hat Hoppy, and the lunchbox that taught Hollywood how television merchandising works. Old B-westerns plus shrewd rights buys became a gold mine. Watch it now as the kids'-western phenomenon that invented the toy aisle as a second network — hero branding before anyone called it IP.

TV Flash files Season 1 of Hopalong Cassidy (1949–1954) on NBC/Syndication as the first listed season of 2 — 26 listed hours, 1952-06-27–1952-12-31 from “Borrowed Trouble” (S01E01) to “Lawless Legacy” (S01E26). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S01E01 Borrowed Trouble

    Borrowed Trouble: William Boyd's white-hat Hoppy opens the kids'-western that taught Hollywood television merchandising as a second network.

  2. S01E18 Ghost Trails

    Ghost Trails — mid-first-season titled hour, old B-westerns plus shrewd rights buys already minting lunchbox gold.

  1. S01E01

    Borrowed Trouble

    Borrowed Trouble — Season 1, Episode 1 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-06-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S01E02

    False Paradise

    False Paradise — Season 1, Episode 2 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-07-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S01E03

    Strange Gamble

    Strange Gamble — Season 1, Episode 3 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-07-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S01E04

    Unexpected Guest

    Unexpected Guest — Season 1, Episode 4 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-07-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S01E05

    Hoppy's Holiday

    Hoppy's Holiday — Season 1, Episode 5 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-07-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S01E06

    The Dead Don't dream

    The Dead Don't dream — Season 1, Episode 6 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-08-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S01E07

    The Devil's Playground

    The Devil's Playground — Season 1, Episode 7 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-08-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S01E08

    Fool's Gold

    Fool's Gold — Season 1, Episode 8 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-08-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S01E09

    Dangerous Venture

    Dangerous Venture — Season 1, Episode 9 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-08-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S01E10

    The Marauders

    The Marauders — Season 1, Episode 10 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-08-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S01E11

    Sinister Journey

    Sinister Journey — Season 1, Episode 11 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-09-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S01E12

    Silent Conflict

    Silent Conflict — Season 1, Episode 12 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-09-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S01E13

    Guns Across The Border (Pilot)

    Guns Across The Border (Pilot) — Season 1, Episode 13 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-09-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S01E14

    The Knife Of Carlos Valero

    The Knife Of Carlos Valero — Season 1, Episode 14 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-09-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S01E15

    The Trap

    The Trap — Season 1, Episode 15 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-09-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S01E16

    Alien Range

    Alien Range — Season 1, Episode 16 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-10-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S01E17

    The Feud

    The Feud — Season 1, Episode 17 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-10-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  18. S01E18

    Ghost Trails

    Ghost Trails — Season 1, Episode 18 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-10-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  19. S01E19

    Marked Cards

    Marked Cards — Season 1, Episode 19 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-10-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  20. S01E20

    Don Colorado

    Don Colorado — Season 1, Episode 20 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-12-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  21. S01E21

    Black Waters

    Black Waters — Season 1, Episode 21 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-12-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  22. S01E22

    Blind Encounter

    Blind Encounter — Season 1, Episode 22 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-12-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  23. S01E23

    The Promised Land

    The Promised Land — Season 1, Episode 23 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-12-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  24. S01E24

    The Vanishing Herd

    The Vanishing Herd — Season 1, Episode 24 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-12-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  25. S01E25

    Black Sheep

    Black Sheep — Season 1, Episode 25 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-12-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  26. S01E26

    Lawless Legacy

    Lawless Legacy — Season 1, Episode 26 of Hopalong Cassidy. Aired 1952-12-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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