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Legend - Episode Guide

Season 1

Birth of a Legend (1)

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Apr 18, 1995

Birth of a Legend (1)

Ernest Pratt is a down-at-the-heels dime novelist living in San Fransisco when he discovers his character, Nicodemus Legend, is wanted in Colorado for diverting a river. When Pratt finds out his character was co-opted to defend a group of immigrant farmers, Pratt teams with scientist and inventor Janos Bartok to bring Nicodemus Legend to life in order to help.

On original broadcast, Birth of a Legend aired as a pilot movie.

Birth of a Legend (2)

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Apr 18, 1995

Birth of a Legend (2)

Ernest Pratt is a down-at-the-heels dime novelist living in San Fransisco when he discovers his character, Nicodemus Legend, is wanted in Colorado for diverting a river. When Pratt finds out his character was co-opted to defend a group of immigrant farmers, Pratt teams with scientist and inventor Janos Bartok to bring Nicodemus Legend to life in order to help.

On original broadcast, Birth of a Legend aired as a pilot movie.

Mr. Pratt Goes to Sheridan

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Apr 25, 1995

Mr. Pratt Goes to Sheridan

Ernest is forced to move to Sheridan, Colorado by his publisher and take on the role of Nicodemus Legend for publicity. His first case involves the surrender of infamous bank robber, "Gentleman Jim" Siringo.

Custer's Next to Last Stand

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: May 9, 1995

Custer's Next to Last Stand

Ernest and Bartok help Gen. George Armstrong Custer expose corruption in the War Department.

Knee-High Noon

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: May 23, 1995

Knee-High Noon

Ernest and Janos are trying to stop a gang of cattle rustlers led by a man named Lyle and his brother, Asa. Things are complicated by a stage mother trying to get her son added to the Legend books.

The Gospel According to Legend

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Jun 12, 1995

The Gospel According to Legend

Ernest has his hands full when a charlatan comes to Sheridan and turns the townpeople against Janos.

Bone of Contention

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Jun 20, 1995

Bone of Contention

A young man gives Janos a dinosaur bone just before he dies, sending the professor and Ernest on a hunt to find the rest of the bones before an oil company stakes claim to the site.

Revenge of the Herd

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Jul 4, 1995

Revenge of the Herd

At the behest of his publisher, Nicodemus Legend is forced to lead a buffalo hunt ... and stop the hunters from actually killing any of the buffalo.

Fall of a Legend

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Jul 18, 1995

Fall of a Legend

Ernest and Janos search for a killer when Pratt is wrongfully accused of murder.

Clueless in San Francisco

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Jul 24, 1995

Clueless in San Francisco

Ernest and Janos return to San Francisco to help a young woman find the family she lost as a child when her parents were killed in an Indian raid.

Skeletons in the Closet

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Aug 8, 1995

Skeletons in the Closet

While photographing scenes for Janos' Zoetrope project, the team finds a skeleton in the desert. When trying to get help finding out who the man was, Ramos discovers a wealthy man stealing Aztec art.

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