McCloud
Man from Taos (2) (or Our Man in Paris)
TV Flash files “Man from Taos (2) (or Our Man in Paris)” as the last listed hour of season 1 — McCloud (1970–1977) on NBC, season 1, episode 7, aired 1970-10-21, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E07: listed hour 7 of 46 in the McCloud guide, last listed hour of season 1. It aired 1970-10-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Murder Arena (2) (or Walk in the Dark)” (S01E06). Next is “Encounter with Aries” (S02E01).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Man from Taos (2) (or Our Man in Paris) sit in the McCloud guide?
S01E07 is listed hour 7 of 46 — last listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 7.
When did McCloud S01E07 air?
Man from Taos (2) (or Our Man in Paris) aired 1970-10-21 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need Gunsmoke first?
No. Weaver's marshal is a post-Gunsmoke reinvention, not a sequel. Mystery Movie New York is the assignment.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Dennis Weaver's New Mexico marshal brings boots, a hat, and western myth onto New York asphalt. Fish-out-of-water crime on the Mystery Movie wheel, post-Gunsmoke reinvention with a drawl. Cowboy patience colliding with Manhattan procedure, then winning the hour on charm instead of gunfire.
So the group chat wants a New York cop in a black-tie silhouette (Lana would call the hat a *statement*) and then McCloud shows up in boots like that was the whole fish-out-of-water contract. NBC, 1970–1977: Taos marshal Sam McCloud is assigned to the NYPD, solving crimes with small-town tactics and big-city collisions. Herman Miller's Mystery Movie staple alongside Columbo. Dennis Weaver's post-Gunsmoke reinvention: boots, a hat, western myth on asphalt. J.D. Cannon's Chief Clifford and Terry Carter's Sgt.…
Filed against
- Dennis Weaver as Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud
Dennis Weaver’s Chester Goode was Gunsmoke’s limp and loyalty — chorus, not gadget, in Dodge City’s weekly moral court. Twenty seasons of adult western that treated a gunfight as a verdict, James Arness as a marshal the camera could…
- J.D. Cannon as Chief Peter B. Clifford
J.D. Cannon’s Chief Peter B. Clifford parked McCloud’s New York while a New Mexico marshal brought boots onto asphalt — Mystery Movie wheel, post-Gunsmoke reinvention, cowboy patience colliding with Manhattan procedure. 1970s…
- Terry Carter as Sgt. Joe Broadhurst
Terry Carter partnered McCloud as Sgt. Joe Broadhurst — New Mexico marshal boots on New York asphalt, fish-out-of-water crime on the Mystery Movie wheel, cowboy patience colliding with Manhattan procedure. Drawl versus the precinct. TV…
Also in season 1
- S01E01 Portrait of a Dead Girl (or Who Killed Miss U.S.A.?)
- S01E02 Man from Taos (1) (or Who Says You Can't Make Friends in New York City?)
- S01E03 Manhattan Manhunt (1) (or Horse Stealing on Fifth Avenue)
- S01E04 Murder Arena (1) (or The Concrete Corral)
- S01E05 Manhattan Manhunt (2) (or The Stage Is All the World)
- S01E06 Murder Arena (2) (or Walk in the Dark)