The Macahans

Episode aired Jan 19, 1976
1h 59m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

791

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James Arness and Eva Marie Saint in The Macahans (1976)

Drama Western

Zeb Macahan returns to the farm of Macahan to take the family of his brother Jed to Oregon after Jed is killed in the civil war in 1862.Zeb Macahan returns to the farm of Macahan to take the family of his brother Jed to Oregon after Jed is killed in the civil war in 1862.Zeb Macahan returns to the farm of Macahan to take the family of his brother Jed to Oregon after Jed is killed in the civil war in 1862.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

791

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Grandma Ann Doran played in many other westerns such as Lone Ranger, The Virginian, Bonanza, and Little House on the Prairie.

Goofs
Zeb returns to his parents homestead in Virginia, which can be seen to be surrounded by - the Malibu Mountains. The Malibu Mountains of California could never be confused with the Blue Ridge of the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

Quotes
[first lines]
Narrator: It's been said that the west was won with guns and gold. It was not. It was won by the courage of simple people, who pushed their ponderous wagons forever west, through 200.000 square miles of awesome wilderness. Some were drawn by the lure of gold, but for the most part they were families, moved by the dream of a new beginning. This story is about such a family. Their name: Macahan. The sons and daughters of Katherine Macahan were destined to write their own brilliant pages into the history of the west. But in the beginning, the only member of the family who's name had already been touched by the stuff of legend was a man cut in the image of Bridger and Bowie and Jeremiah Johnson. His name: Zebulon Macahan.

Alternate versions
This episode is missing from the series showing on Tubi in 2024, but there are many flashback scenes.

Connections
Edited into How the West Was Won: Provost Marshal (1977)

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10/10

The Macahans is the best

This is probably the best western series I have ever seen. I loved to watch the Macahan family get settled in the west. You were looking forward to every weeks episode. Zeb Macahan was my favorite. The way he took care of the family together with Luke was outstanding. You followed the family from the south, just in the beginning of the civil war and continued together with them to they found peace in the west. Unfortunately the family lost their father in the beginning, but uncle Zeb took over to secure the family against criminals and outlaws. Luke Macahan was my favorite a long time after the series stopped. Fortunately it has been shown in Denmark and Sweden several times. I still want to see the series once more.