Eine 17-teilige militärische Western-Fernsehserie, die vom 6. September bis 27. Dezember 1967 auf ABC lief, mit Wayne Maunder in der Hauptrolle des zum Handlungszeitraum Oberstleutnants George Armstrong Custer. Ein konzertierter Protest unter der Führung der Tribal Indians Land Rights Association kritisierte die Serie als „Verherrlichung von Custer“ und stoppte erfolgreich die Ausstrahlung der Serie gemäß der Fairness-Doktrin der FCC.
General Custer (Staffel 1)
Sabers in the Sun (Folge 1)
Autor: Samuel A. Peeples
Sendedatum: 1967-09-06
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: An expedition into the Black Hills becomes deadly when a lieutenant who hates Colonel Custer disobeys orders, forcing the 7th to return to conduct a rescue. The young man's father, responsible for many flaming newspaper articles on the Colonel, follows, placing everyone in greater danger as they seek to avoid further hosilities with the Indians.
Episode 2 (Folge 2)
Sendedatum: 1967-10-06
Laufzeit: 60 min
Accused (Folge 3)
Autor: Jack Turley
Sendedatum: 1967-09-13
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Custer and the 7th must help delivery cattle with a man that hold all cavalrymen in comtempt.
Glory Rider (Folge 4)
Autor: Samuel A. Peeples
Sendedatum: 1967-09-20
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Custer is assigned to track down a Native American prisoner who escaped from Army custody.
To the Death (Folge 5)
Sendedatum: 1967-09-27
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Custer and his troops are assigned to take a secret shipment through hostile Native American territory.
Massacre (Folge 6)
Autor: Shimon Wincelberg
Sendedatum: 1967-10-04
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: When Custer and Crazy Horse are both captured by Blackfeet who are hostile to both whites and the Sioux, the two enemies must work together in order to escape and stay alive.
War Lance and Saber (Folge 7)
Sendedatum: 1967-10-11
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Lt. Moreno is a Kiowa in the cavalry who his men suspect him of being a spy. The men of command presume that Moreno is trying to thwart the efforts of making the Arapaho an Allie to the cavalry.
Suspicion (Folge 8)
Autor: Shimon Wincelberg
Sendedatum: 1967-10-18
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: After a period of leave, Custer takes a stagecoach back to Fort Hays that is menaced by both outlaws and hostile Native Americans.
Breakout (Folge 9)
Sendedatum: 1967-11-01
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Custer tries to halt the spread of smallpox amongst the Pawnee tribe.
Desperate Mission (Folge 10)
Autor: Samuel A. Peeples
Sendedatum: 1967-11-08
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: A renegade scout who hates Custer cuts a deal with Sioux chief Crazy Horse. In return for gold, he'll lead Custer into an ambush.
Under Fire (Folge 11)
Sendedatum: 1967-11-15
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: A detachment of the 7th Cavalry ends up killing a peaceful Cheyenne hunting party. This event puts a Cheyenne chief and a female reporter after Custer's scalp.
Death Hunt (Folge 12)
Sendedatum: 1967-11-22
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Custer escorts a survey party through a settlement of former Confederates who aren't very happy to see a former Union foe in their midst.
Blazing Arrows (Folge 13)
Autor: Richard Sale
Sendedatum: 1967-11-29
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Custer and two other officers match wits with a dangerous Native American warrior at a remote relay station.
Dangerous Prey (Folge 14)
Autor: William Blinn
Sendedatum: 1967-12-06
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Custer tries to protect a Sioux mystic woman from both white and Native American enemies.
Spirit Woman (Folge 15)
Autor: Shimon Wincelberg
Sendedatum: 1967-12-13
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Custer is given the task of stopping a band of Irish fanatics who are plotting to invade Canada.
The Gauntlet (Folge 16)
Autor: Shimon Wincelberg
Sendedatum: 1967-12-20
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Custer enlists the aid of some Kiowas to help him discover the parties responsible for a series of wagon train raids.
Pursued (Folge 17)
Sendedatum: 1967-12-28
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Custer goes in pursuit of a scout who escaped from Army custody after being convicted of theft and killed a trooper while making his bid for freedom.
