The Gene Autry Show

Sheriff Higgins of Dry Gulch, calls Gene and PAt in for help, due to the fact that he might lose his badge, having to eal with a gang of outlaws and a gambler. While Gene listens to Higgins, Pat tells his tall tales to two boys outside. After hearing Pat's story, two outlaws kidnap Pat, with Gene on their trail. Gene is captured too, and the two are taken to Snap Larkin, who believes Pat knows where an outlaw buried money he stole in bank robberies. Gene tells him one of his men hit Pat in the head with the butt-end of a pistol, and now Pat fakes amnesia. Snap offers the two to stay with them until Pat ""recovers"". While alone, Gene and Pat continue to plan an escape. Eventually, when the outlaws are unsuspecting, Gene rounds them up and bring them in, destroying the gambler's scheme of taking over Cartersville.

Gene and Pat attempt to put an end to a series of train robberies. While riding along the way, Gene and Paspot two outlaws blocking a railroad track with wooden beams. Pat chases after the outlaws, Gene unblocks the railroad, and save the payroll train. Gene visits telegraph operator, Dan Parker, who believes Billie and Jeff Carter are behind the whole situation, because if the railroad is ruined, they'll gain possesion of the contract. Gene and Pat visit the Carters, and their foreman Blake Jessop, who treat the two like strangers. When Gene saves Billie from falling watertower beams, they sibs decide to cooperate with the two. Dan is the one who is really behind the robberies, and plans to continue the robberies, and put the blame on the Carters. Gene and Pat trail them to the boxcars, meanwhile Billie is handed a telegram, only to find the telegram was dated the same time Dan was tied up. He sends his henchmen after Billie, who get the telegram. Gene and Pat ride after them, and bri

While trailing through the west, Gene and Pat are shot by prospector, Thad Trigg, who thinks the two are outlaws who are wanting his newly discovered gold mine. Amelia, Thad's wife invites the two in. Thad then recognises his old friend, Gene, and explains that burgalars have been terrorizing the town, and is afraid one of them will come after his gold mine. Gene ad Pat ride into town to speak with the sheriff, though Pat is once again preoccupied with a cute hair salon owner. Little does Pat know, the salon owner, Corinne is behind all of the robberies. When Amelia comes in to have her hair and nails done, Corinne insists on making a house call, when Amelia shows her a gold nugget. Pat hears this, and tell Gene, who has been tipped about Corinne's mysterious pop-ups during robberies. Gene and Pat ride to the Triggs place, to find Thad unconscious, and the map to his mine stolen. After a chase, Gene and Pat capture the outlaws, while Amelia captures Corinne.

Archaeologists, Bonnie West and Jonathan Diggers, uncover ""The Cross of Wealth"", the last of a series of ancient Spanish pieces that represent the Ten Commandments. Multiple job keeper, Pat, is now in charge of a putting the cross in a safe until she and Jonathan can get onto a train heading west. One of the Commandments:""Thou Shalt Not Steal"" is broken when a gang of outlaws steal the cross. Gene rides after the outlaws, and captures one of the outlaws because they know where the cross is hidden. Ron Corness, the ringleader hold the cross for ransom, but Gene has a plan to get it back that won't cost Bonnie a penny. Gene lets the outlaw he captured escape, and he secretly follows him to Ron's hideout, where they're all captured, and the cross is returned to Bonnie and Jonathan.

Gene and his friends Pat and John Morgan transport a wagonload of freight to San Dimas. On the way, John is killed by attacking outlaws. Gene finds empty 49-90 bullet shells, and goes into investigation. Afterwards, John's son Tim sells the freight line to Paul Nash, the local banker. He was talked into it by Laura Bryan, who works for Tim, but also secretly works for Paul. To stop the sale, Gene puts to line into bankruptcy, and continures to investigate, only to find himself taken prisoner by the outlaws. Gene escapes, and returns to town, where he is accused of robbing a safe. Laura confesses she gave the combination to Paul to keep Tim from getting hurt. Gene is released, and goes after Paul, who is taken in.

Pat entertains Gene and Pat's boss, Lynne Moore's nephew, Johnny, by make believing a stage robbery. This cathces the attention of a gang of robbers, who then dress like Gene and Pat, fooling the town's citizens, and Johnny. Gene and Pat find themselves sandwiched between trying to elude the sheriff's posse, and trying to bring in the outlaws. With Johnny's help, Gene and Pat track down the outlaws, and Johnny learns a lesson in life that there's more to life than what meets the human eye.

While Pat and a neighboring ranch hands race wagons, Gene rides to the rescues and stops them fron being ambused by T Bar C men. Reb Stearns starts a fight with elderly telegraph operator, Pop Wallace, for replacing a fake telegram for one Gene sent in about T Bar C's new owner, Jim Eastman. Jim has his daughter have Gene sign a blank piece of paper to uphold the telegram. Being suspicious, Pop gives her the fake one. The telegram Gene sent in explains that Jim is really a swindling oil promoter. Jim then escapes in a chuck wagon, but Gene and Pat are hot on his trail, and bring him in.

Pat enters Lover Boy, his rooster, at the Carterville Fair. Spencer Baldwin, who sponsors the fair, has been robbed of his jewel collection, and might have to drop his support if he can't find his jewels. An outlaw gang, composed of Doc McCoy, Tom Jenkins, and their boss, Doll, hide the stolen jewels in Lover Boy's cage. When Pat takes the cage away, the outlaws basically try every way in the book to get the rooster. Pat tips Gene when Doc offers $200 for Lover Boy. Lover Boy is kidnapped by the outlaws, and is about to be cut open after they think the fowl ate the jewels. Gene and Pat arrive in the nick of time, and bring the outlaws, and Doll in. Spencer gets his jewels back, and the fair is saved.

Gene and Pat are on the trail of Randy Barker, who is an escaped criminal. It turns out Randy was framed by Al Broderic, who is now the sheriff. Gene hide the boy at his twin sister, Peggy's house. Gene spends the night in jail under the iron rule of Sheriff Broderick. Gene learns that the former sheriff was killed by three gunshots, but Gene knows Randy only uses one shot. Gene takes this evidence to the judge, who request more evidence. Gene hides a microphone at the jail, and Randy worms out a confession from Al, who says he framed Randy so he could get his hands on the Barkers' ranch. Gene and the judge here this, and Al is jailed.

Gene and Pat are called in to bring in Mack Healy's gang of outlaws. Nate Tully is the town's gossip, and claims to not know a thing about the gang's whereabouts, but he is actually their ringleader. When Gene and Pat go to talk with Grandpa Dekker, he captures them, thinking their claimjumpers. His grandson lets them go though. Gene and Pat investigate Grandpa s mine, only to find they're almost ambushed by one of Mack's men. The outlaws capture Gene and the grandson, and knock grandpa unconscious. Amazingly, when Pat arrives, he is able to round up the outlaws and bring them in. As it turns out, Grandpa's mine is rich in copper.

Gene and Pat are called in to help Jim Saunders with his stageline troubles. Jim's son, Ray is in love with the daughter of Jason McKee, Linda, and ends up assisting Jason about the stageline information. Linda tells Ray to tell Jason that Gene is taking the payroll. Jason has his henchmen go out to capture Gene, only to find that he and Jim have switched places. Jim is captured, and Ray goes after him, and is followed by the outlaws, who are followed by Gene. The outlaws wound Ray during a gunfight with Gene, who captures the outlaws, and solves Jim's stageline troubles.

Social leader, Emma Conley, is secretly a trapeze artist with a touring carnival. Fearing her past will be revealed to her neighbors, she hires two gunmen to drive the carnival out of town. After Gene discovers Emma's secret, he tries to convince her that this is nothing to be ashamed of, but to be proud of. Emma then tries to fix the whole situation, only to find the gunmen are planning to rob the carnival. Gene sees right past this, and brings the two in, and Emma is now no longer ashamed of her hidden talent.

Gene and Pat are called into Jimtown to help Sheriff Dan Carter with the increasing number of crimes. When Gene and Pat arrive, they find an old ""Battle Axe"", Belle Anderson is the new acclaimed sheriff. With smooth-talking, a gang of outlaws, lead by Vasco are named the new deputies. Gene, Pat, and Dan try to convince her otherwise, but she is reluctant. Dan rounds up his old deputies to capture the outlaws. During a fight, Dan captures the outlaws, and brings them in, and regains his job as sheriff.

Gene and Pat are riding to Blue Mesa when they save Tom Jackson from a lynching. Tom escapes, and Gene and Pat continue riding to Blue Mesa, where they're greeted by Ed Hardley and his wife, Marie. Gene and Pat are called in to investigate losses from the local bank because of a series of stage robbers. Ed tells them that Tom is involved with the robberies, so Pat goes undercover as a cook for the Jackson's cafe, when he learns that Ed killed their father, who was once Ed's partner, and stole his estate. After overhearing a stage driver talking to Pat about a stage full of money, Tom decides to ride after it, but Gene catches him by surprise, only to find that the real outlaw is ""The Black Rider"", who escapes in the mixup. Gene suspects Ed, and he is taken in, and the Jacksons receive their stolen estate.

Confederate veteran Muskets Corby, and Union veteran Hannibal Samson are sworn enemies. After Hannibal is robbed by a man in an old army uniform, Muskets is promptly accused. After Hannibal's horse is found in Musket's corral, he is jailed. Gene and Pat ride in to convince the sheriff to free Muskets, and promising to return the stallion. Afterwards, Hannibal vows to kill Muskets. Hannibal's lawyer is after Muskets's deed to his rnach if he's dead. In his office, Gene finds the army uniform the was worn by the robber. Gene then switches outfits with Muskets, and when the outlaws attack, Gene takes them by surprise. After they're taken in, Hannibal and Muskets give up their life long feud to share a treasure buried underneath the border of their ranches.

Gene is the sheriff of a frontier town during a local election for the town's new mayor. Gene helps out candidate, Mary Sanders, who he thinks would be perfect for the town's new mayor. The other candidate is Thatcher Bowden, who decides to play dirty just to be the town's new mayor. Gene, Pat, and Mary's adopted harmonica playing son, Eddie are supporting her, but Thatcher's men are convincing the town a woman isn't cut out to be a mayor. Thatcher's men then kidnap Eddie, and claim that if Mary wants to see him again, she should drop out of the election. Gene and Pat ride out to Thatcher's place, who won't tell where Eddie is. When Gene hears a harmonica from a back room, he has all the information he needs. After a fight, Gene takes the outlaws in, and Mary is the new mayor.

Pat convicts Corey Fordham of killing Duane Simmons. Judge Lockwood sentences Corey, but he escapes and plots revenge on Pat and Lockwood. Pat calls in Gene for protection, while he setd up his house like a living mousetrap with rope slings, and alarm signals, and a bulletproof vest. Gene convinces Pat to loan $5000 to Duane's widow Louise, and her children Billy and Betsy so they can stay out west. Corey's men kidnap Pat, Lockwood, and Billy, who came for the money. Corey gives his own trial and sentences Pat and Lockwood to death. Right when the getting gets good, Gene arrives in the nick of time and saves the three, and send the outlaws to jail.