McCloud
A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley
TV Flash files “A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley” as hour 12 of 46 in the TV Flash guide — McCloud (1970–1977) on NBC, season 2, episode 5, aired 1972-01-12, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E05: listed hour 12 of 46 in the McCloud guide, hour 5 of 7 in season 2. It aired 1972-01-12 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “The Disposal Man” (S02E04). Next is “Fifth Man in a String Quartet” (S02E06).
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley sit in the McCloud guide?
S02E05 is listed hour 12 of 46 — hour 5 of 7 in season 2, season 2 episode 5.
When did McCloud S02E05 air?
A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley aired 1972-01-12 and is listed at 120 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…