Zorro

1957
Zorro

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Welcome to Monterey Oct 09, 1958

The second season of Zorro opens with Don Diego and Bernardo visiting Monterey, California. They have been sent there by a group of Los Angeles investors to look over an import business. The visitors have barely arrived in town when two men burst into their room and demand the investors' money.

EP2 Zorro Rides Alone Oct 16, 1958

Diego continues his investigation into Señor Verdugo's business by riding to his house, where Verdugo greets him and Bernardo with his arm in a sling. Although Verdugo claims an old injury is bothering him, Diego suspects he may be the leader of the robbers, so he sets a trap.

EP3 Horse of Another Color Oct 23, 1958

Lieutenant Rafael Santos is ambushed on his way to Monterey and left for dead when the ambushers take his identification and uniform. One of them, a killer named Anastacio, puts on the uniform and rides to Verdugo's, where Diego is discussing the investment deal.

EP4 The Senorita Makes a Choice Oct 30, 1958

After the Verdugos return to Monterey, Anna Maria enters their home and discovers that her father is missing. Pablo, their former servant, tells her the old man is being held hostage and will be killed unless she hands over 45,000 pesos believed to be in the house.

EP5 Rendezvous at Sundown Nov 06, 1958

The kidnappers send word that Anna Maria must meet them if she wants proof her father is still alive, but Diego warns her it is a trick. Romero argues that she must go, so she agrees to go with him, Garcia and Reyes.

EP6 The New Order Nov 13, 1958

Before he returns home, Sergeant Garcia angers Theresa, a tamale vendor, when he tries to carry out the orders of the acting governor. Luis Rico has decided that all of the vendors must be removed from the plaza despite their objections, and Diego promises Theresa he will try to help.

EP7 An Eye for an Eye Nov 20, 1958

Joaquin and several followers begin a series of raids against the Especials, which culminates with the beating of Capitan Briones. The soldier issues a death order for Joaquin and sends his men after Theresa, intending to force her to reveal his hiding place. She asks Diego to hide her, and with Garcia's assistance, he protects her from the searchers.

EP8 Zorro and the Flag of Truce Nov 27, 1958

Capitan Briones escalates his campaign against Joaquin by ordering that a peon be whipped until he reveals the rebel's hiding place. Zorro uses his own whip to stop Briones, then frees the peon. Shortly after, the real governor returns and Rico explains that his harsh rule was only imposed to make the capital a well-run city. Rico then convinces the governor to offer the rebel a truce so he can explain his case, planning all the while to kill Joaquin as soon as the outlaw turns himself in.

EP9 Ambush Dec 04, 1958

The broken truce has convinced Joaquin that Diego cannot be trusted and, that if not for Zorro, he would have been killed. When Diego and Bernardo ride to his camp to explain, the rebel leader orders his men to lock the visitors in leg irons until he can decide upon a suitable fate for them. Joaquin announces his plans to kill the governor the next day while he visits a local shrine. When he tries to ride there, however, Joaquin is accidentally captured by Sergeant Garcia.

EP10 The Practical Joker Dec 11, 1958

Anna Maria Verdugo returns to Monterey from San Francisco and becomes the object of Ricardo del Amo's affection. This friend of Diego's is an incurable practical joker. Ricardo realizes that Diego is also attracted to Anna Maria and hopes to lessen the competition by having some fun at his friend's expense.

EP11 The Flaming Arrow Dec 18, 1958

Ricardo asks for Diego's help in winning Anna Maria's heart, for he feels Zorro is too much competition for the two men to overcome. If they can make it seem that Zorro is seeing another woman, Anna Maria will scorn him, thus dropping the field of suitors to a more manageable size. Ricardo plans to accomplish this by dressing as Zorro and serenading Anna Maria's cousin, Milana del Carmen.

EP12 Zorro Fights a Duel Dec 25, 1958

Diego doesn't know that Ricardo has developed a hatred for Zorro. He makes matters worse when he substitutes a block of wood for a box of chocolates intended for Anna Maria. When she opens her present and Ricardo sees the wood, complete with a carved "Z", he decides to kill his unmask his foe.

EP13 Amnesty for Zorro Jan 01, 1959

Ricardo leaves town but causes another problem for Diego before he goes. Still infatuated with Anna Maria, Ricardo tells her that Zorro would unmask himself if he really loved her. The problem is, Diego does love her, and thus begins to consider turning himself in. The governor offers the outlaw amnesty if he will surrender himself at a public ceremony.

EP14 The Runaways Jan 08, 1959

Two indentured servants who wish to marry find that the law states they must have the permission of their masters. Buena, who works in the de la Vega hacienda, is told she is free to marry, but her boyfriend, Romaldo, is not so fortunate. One of his co-workers also wants to marry Buena so he convinces their boss that Romaldo plans to run away after the ceremony.

EP15 The Iron Box Jan 15, 1959

It is time to send the tax money to the governor, and Sergeant Garcia has a plan to thwart any attempt to steal the funds during the long journey. He orders the town blacksmith to build a huge iron box that requires a special key to open it. The money will be placed in the box and the key sent to the governor by a separate route.

EP16 The Gay Caballero Jan 22, 1959

Diego's uncle, Estevan de la Cruz, arrives in Los Angeles for an unannounced visit and surprises the de la Vegas when he tells them he plans to be their house guest. Furthermore, he expects them to give a lavish party to welcome him. All of this angers Don Alejandro, but to head off a family dispute, Diego convinces his father that Estevan will leave soon.

EP17 Tornado is Missing Jan 29, 1959

Estevan again becomes a problem for Diego when he decides to earn some easy money. Los Angeles is preparing for its annual horse race and Estevan would like to win the prize money, but his horse seems unlikely to win. His luck changes when he comes across Zorro's horse, Tornado, grazing in a hidden field, and he captures the animal.

EP18 Zorro Versus Cupid Feb 05, 1959

Still hoping to strike it rich during his visit to Los Angeles, Estevan shows a great deal of interest in a young woman when he learns she comes from a wealthy family. Don Alejandro accuses Estevan of only being attracted to Margarita because of her money, but the suitor denies the charges, forcing Diego to dress as Zorro in an attempt to frighten Estevan away.

EP19 The Legend of Zorro Feb 12, 1959

Estevan still hopes to marry the wealthy Margarita but he knows that Zorro will continue to oppose him. Don Alejandro suggests that if Estevan were to settle down and begin farming, Zorro would realize that his intentions are honorable. He gives the visitor a small plot of land and wishes him well in his endeavor.

EP20 Spark of Revenge Feb 19, 1959

Los Angeles is suffering from a severe drought and tempers are fraying as crops and animals die from the lack of water. Most of the landowners are helping their neighbors by allowing them access to the few wells and springs that have not yet dried up.

EP21 The Missing Father Feb 26, 1959

A mystery develops when a teenage girl arrives in the pueblo and asks for directions to a ranch no one has ever heard of. Anita Cabrillo has been studying at a boarding school, and she has come to visit her father, whom she has not seen in many years.

EP22 Please Believe Me Mar 05, 1959

Anita is still hoping to find her father, but Sergeant Garcia has decided she is nothing but a liar and wants to send her back to Spain. Only Diego believes her story, and he tells her she needs to supply some proof of her father's existence.

EP23 The Brooch Mar 12, 1959

Don Alejandro remains firm in his wish to send Anita back to Spain and tells the girl to pack her bags. Gonzales arrives to take her to the ship and Anita gives Alejandro a goodbye kiss.

EP24 Zorro and the Mountain Man Mar 19, 1959

When a jovial mountain man, Joe Crane, arrives in the pueblo, he is threatened with arrest for traveling in Spanish territory without official permission. Sergeant Garcia warns him to leave town but changes his mind when Crane buys him a few drinks in the tavern.

EP25 The Hound of the Sierras Mar 26, 1959

Thought to be hiding safely in the hills, fugitive Joe Crane instead has sneaked back into the pueblo hoping to recover his hunting rifle and the load of furs he gathered during the trapping season. He also wants to see Carlotta, the barmaid who accidentally started the fight between him and Don Carlos Fernandez.

EP26 Manhunt Apr 02, 1959

Don Carlos Fernandez decides to draw Joe Crane into the open by laying claim to the mountain man's furs and burro. Diego tries to end the feud by offering to buy the goods, but Fernandez refuses.

EP27 The Man from Spain Apr 09, 1959

EP28 Treasure for the King Apr 16, 1959

Basilio has begun to enjoy his stay in Los Angeles despite Zorro's interference. He is surprised at how well his war bonds are selling, for the landowners have decided to help support the Spanish government as much as possible.

EP29 Exposing the Tyrant Apr 23, 1959

Even with his stolen gold gone, Basilio plans to remain in Los Angeles as a wealthy man. He decides to do so in a way that will let him exert a hold over Moneta Esperon, the attractive daughter of a wealthy landowner.

EP30 Zorro Takes a Dare Apr 30, 1959

Humiliated by Zorro, Basilio gets his revenge by arresting Sergeant Garcia and hoisting him in the air in the public square outside the cuartel. A large sign dares Zorro to rescue Garcia, but Diego knows Basilio will have hidden lancers throughout the area. When night arrives, so does Zorro, using Bernardo to help create a diversion that draws the soldiers out of town.

EP31 An Affair of Honor May 07, 1959

Pedro Avila, recently arrived in the pueblo, earns a meager living by betting other men that he can beat them in a sword fight. He tries to talk Diego into betting, but Diego refuse, as Diego knows he must keep his skill a secret. This gives Avila and his friend Tony Pineda an idea about how to get rich. They plan to force Diego into a duel, then allow the frightened man to buy his way out of the situation.

EP32 The Sergeant Sees Red May 14, 1959

Sergeant Garcia returns from escorting Padre Simeon on a trip from San Diego and is surprised to find that almost everyone in Los Angeles has contracted the measles. The doctor has placed the entire pueblo under quarantine and restricted residents to their homes. Even the soldiers cannot leave the cuartel.

EP33 Invitation to Death May 21, 1959

The governor of California is attacked during a visit to Los Angeles with his daughter and aide, and barely escapes with his life. Taken to the de la Vega house to recover, he is much too weak to travel for several days. The aide, Capitan Arrellanos, tells Diego he suspects the attack to be the work of the Rebatos, a group that wants to sever ties with the government in Spain.

EP34 The Captain Regrets May 28, 1959

Capitan Arrellanos refuses to help the Rebatos any longer in their attempts to kill the governor. Instead, he chooses another plan designed to make him the head of the government. He asks the governor's daughter to declare her father too ill to continue in office. Furious at this request, Leonar refuses to cooperate. She then tells her father of the aide's plot.

EP35 Masquerade for Murder Jun 04, 1959

Capitan Arrellanos continues his attempts to rule California by hiring Carmelo, a recent arrival to the pueblo, to kill the governor. Diego and Bernardo overhear the plan but don't act at once, hoping instead to learn who the other conspirators are. The governor has begun to recover and spends his time sitting outside on the patio, which prompts Don Alejandro to give a party to celebrate his better health.

EP36 Long Live the Governor Jun 11, 1959

The recovering governor is beginning to become irritated by his confinement to the de la Vega home. At times it seems as if the only thing that can pacify him is a music box. Almost as soon as it begins to play, the governor falls asleep. Knowing that the Rebatos are still trying to kill the governor, Diego uses the box to lull him to sleep then Bernardo moves him to safety.

EP37 The Fortune Teller Jun 18, 1959

Don Sebastian, a friend of the de la Vegas, is growing impatient at the delay of the stage to Monterey, for he is carrying a purse full of gold and is afraid it may be stolen. While waiting in the tavern with Diego, he makes the mistake of mentioning the gold and is overheard by three crooked entertainers.

EP38 Senor China Boy Jun 25, 1959

A Chinese boy escapes from a ship in San Pedro's harbor and tries to hide in Los Angeles. He is unable to seek help, for he speaks only his native language.

EP39 Finders Keepers Jul 02, 1959

Celesta Villagrana and her servant, Montez, are on their way to Los Angeles when a hooded robber stops them and steals her jewelry. The thief knocks the travelers to the ground then departs, leaving Celesta lying there unconscious.
8.2| 0h30m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 10 October 1957 Ended
Producted By: Walt Disney Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.zorrolegend.com/disneyzorro/disneyzorro.html
Synopsis

Diego de la Vega, the son of a wealthy landowner, returns from his studies in Spain and discovers that Los Angeles is under the command of Capitan Monastario, a cruel man who relishes in the misuse of his power for personal gain. Knowing that he cannot hope to single-handedly defeat Monastario and his troops, Diego resorts to subterfuge. He adopts the secret identity of Zorro, a sinister figure dressed in black, and rides to fight Monastario's injustice.

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Dr Jacques COULARDEAU For kids it might look a little bit childish. It is the colorized version of an older black and white series and the definition of the image is rather poor. It has not been remastered at that level so at times the picture is blurred and it was shot in such conditions so that cast panoramic views are not very good except if it is to show an empty landscape and fast movements always seem to be magical, some kind of sliding or slipping on the screen.But it is fine for close-up shots and narrow scenes like a room or a yard.The story is of course simple, very simple, though there is some truth behind it when California was coveted and lusted after by so many people like the Russians and the Americans. But the plot is really simple- minded with one man and a bunch of gunslingers who try to capture California by capturing Los Angeles which is at the time a pueblo with maybe a couple of hundred inhabitants, most of them Indians. But luckily the one-man show of and the single-handed treatment of problems by Zorro will manage to get all the culprits killed or imprisoned. Now if you are nostalgic about the character you will like him very much. He is up to his reputation and very swift and smart and his deaf and dumb servant is even better. The sergeant is enormously sympathetic, wine swift and food clever. The rest of the time he is sleeping or doing little though he knows he will get the credit for a lot since Zorro being an outlaw he cannot claim credit for what he does.I find it yet maybe too colorful to really make me nostalgic of the original in black and white. In fact it has become very funny and it made me laugh a lot, especially with the great number of flower pots and other pottery artifacts that end up on the heads of some bandits or disruptive individuals. After all the bragging that is behind this tale is probably typically Californian since we know California has the best soil in the world and produces the biggest tomatoes in the whole universe.Dr Jacques COULARDEAU
A_Different_Drummer For the boomers who actually saw this in real time, this review is redundant. At the time of course we had no idea: 1. We were watching the most expensive TV show ever filmed in that era, each done in color because Disney could do it no other way 2. We were watching the original original original superhero source material, experts generally agree that the idea of a secret identity and masked hero started here. Ditto the "Batcave" motif and hidden passages 3. We were watching the start of the branding phenomenon. Today Disney Studios could not imagine doing a project without pre selling the toys and spinoffs. Then, the studio was shocked at how lucrative that market was. There were dozens of Zorro toys, all valuable today. Yes, there have been other Zorros but this the template. (We will not mention the versions with Sir Anthony Hopkins because the less said about them the better) These shows are over a half century old and hold up well. Check out THE LUCKIEST SWORDSMAN ALIVE episode, it is especially compelling.
mcmugged I watched the original Walt Disney's Zorro TV series when it first aired in the late 50s. I was in grade school, but I remember having a huge crush on Zorro and also wanting to be Zorro, as did most kids back then. We all ran around making Zs in the air or on things with sticks or toy swords.I renewed my love of Zorro a couple of years ago when I read Isabel Allende's book, Zorro, It made me want more, so I started doing online searches until I found out I could buy the whole series if I joined the Disney Movie Club. I normally do not like to join those types of clubs but it seemed this was the only way I could get these DVDs which were colorized. I loved watching them, but the colorized DVDs are not as good quality as the black and white DVDs which recently came out as a WD Treasures. I bought those too and am enjoying watching this set even more than the colorized ones simply because the detail is so much better.I usually watch a movie once and that is it. If it is a really "feel good" movie, I might watch it a couple of times, but for some reason, I can watch these 82 episodes of Zorro over and over. It takes a few weeks to watch them start to finish, then I just start over and watch them all again.Disney did this right. Guy Williams is the best Zorro ever. I have seen most other Zorro films but I like Guy Williams best. Sgt. Garcia is also a great character whom you grow to love. The man who plays him, Henry Calvin was apparently an opera singer and once in a while we get to hear him sing. These TV episodes are full of action, humor, and some good story lines that sometimes take up to 13 episodes to get through them. The theme song is one of the catchiest ever. The music used for background is just perfect. Since the show is about California in the early 1800s under Spanish rule, it doesn't seem very dated even today. Whenever I watch an episode of Zorro, I want to watch another one. It always makes me feel good.
John T. Ryan Zorro has long been a favourite of film goers! Ever since Douglas Fairbanks' l920 trail blazer, THE MARK OF ZORRO. This film adapted to the screen just a year after the character's introduction. That would be Johnston McCulley's story "The Curse of Capistrano", published in the Pulp Magazine, ALL-STORY.After viewing the Fairbanks film, one can see how this Masked Avenger of Olde Spanish California was so successful. Very much like Edgar Rice Borrough's Tarzan, a veritable explosion of films with many different actors in the role over the years.The Walt Disney Productions' Zorro Television Series came to fruition with all sorts of stated and implied comparisons to those who had traveled that route and given their interpretations to "The Fox". Most commonly heard was of that to Tyrone Power's performance in the 20th Century-Fox film, THE MARK OF ZORRO(1940). Tyrone Power was still active at the beginning of the ZORRO Series TV run. He would succumb to a heart attack, November 15, 1958, while filming the Biblical costumer, SOLOMON AND SHEBA (Edward Small Productions/UNITED ARTISTS Corporation 1959), in Spain. (Yul Brynner with full beard and hairpiece, replaced him on the production.) The other comparison was to my favourite actor to essay the part, and that is Reed Hadley in the REPUBLIC PICTURES Serial, ZORRO's FIGHTING LEGION (1939). Reed was still active and died in 1971.These comparisons are okay up to a point, but only on the basis of the actors' portrayals. The film types are all different, one being a Feature Theatrical Film, one a Serial made for viewing in the movie houses on the installment/week to week method. And then we have the Walt Disney TV Series.* The TV series was action-filled, well written, pleasantly acted, well presented and as far as it went, Historically accurate, though strictly fictionalThey gave us a Hero who had returned to Olde California suddenly. Having been summoned by his Father, Don Alejandro de la Vega(George J. Lewis), Don Diego relates the stories of troubles in California to his dumb servant, Bernardo.** They formulate a plan whereby they will both put up a false facade for their public persona. Diego would feign being a soft, ineffectual and even sort of an effeminate weakling and intellectual. You know, an early 19th century California "Girlie Man." Bernardo added a pose of being deaf, as well as being unable to talk.Then, for two full seasons we followed Zorro's swashbuckling deeds in fighting unjust government and the unknown, secret society of enemies led by the mysterious Aguila(Eagle).They went through 77 half hour episodes before the series wound up and pitched for the last time. This was followed by 8 hour-long stories on Walt Disney's DISNEYLAND Show. The same cast members were employed and the use of guest stars was the order of the day. A few of Zorro's "Guest Starring" Performers were: Paul Picerni, Annette Funicello and Kent Taylor.At the end of the day we're able to give this ZORRO Series an O.K. mark and a great mention as a weekly series. ***1/2(Stars, that is!) * It isn't really to compare these renditions of the ZSorro legend as they were done in 3 different formats, two different media.** I was surprised to see that the Speechless("Dumb")Servant, Bernardo was a character in the original Johnston McCulley stories.