The High Chaparral

         

Season One
Supporting Characters
Guide to Character Weight in Each of 28 Episodes
(Season One Main Characters)

    Season Two

 

 Key to Supporting and Recurring Characters' Roles in Each Episode
    1. Primary Role:         The story line has a primary or major focus on this character.
    2. Supporting Role:    The character's presence is important, but not a major focus of the story.
    3. Speaking Role:       Not especially important to the story line, but has a speaking role.
    4. Background Role:    Present, but no significant lines.   
    A. Absent:                 Character is absent from this episode.
     
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Episodes with especially good portrayals of these characters:
       
Good     Better     Best 
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Episode

Sam Joe Pedro Reno Ira Vaquero
1.1  Destination Tucson    2
2
2
2
2
2
1.2  The Arrangement
1.3  Ghost of Chaparral 2 A A 4 A 2
1.4  Best Man for the Job 1
2 2 2 2 2
1.5  Shadows on the Land 2 3 3 3 2 2
1.6  Gold is Where You Leave It 1 4 3 3(song) 3 3
1.7  A Quiet Day in Tucson A A 2 A A A
1.8  The Price of Revenge 3 2 3 3 4 4
1.9  Young Blood 2 2 2 2 2 2
1.10 Sudden Country 3 A A A A A
1.11 Mark of the Turtle 2 2 2 2 2 A
1.12 The Assassins A A A 1 1 1
1.13 A Hanging Offense A A A A A A
1.14 The Terrorist 4 4 2 2 3 2
1.15 Widow from Red Rock 2 2 2 2 2 3
1.16 Doctor from Dodge 2 2 2 A A A
1.17 Filibusteros 3 3 A A A A
1.18 The Firing Wall 1
1
1
1(song)
1
A
1.19 The Kinsman A A A A A A
1.20 Survival 4 A 4 3 4 3
1.21 Hair Hunters 2 4 4 2(song) A 2
1.22 The Peacemaker 4 4 4 4 4 4
1.23 Champion of the Western
      World
2 2 2 2 2 2
1.24 Ride the Savage Land 3 3 4 4 3 4
1.25 Tiger by the Tail 1 2 2 2 2 2
1.26 Bad Day for a Thirst 2 2 2 3 3 A
1.27 A Joyful Noise 3 4 3 4 4 2
1.28 Threshold of Courage 2 2 2 2 2 3

     Recurring Characters

TITLE

Perlita Don S.
1.2   The Arrangement A 1
1.3   Ghost of Chaparral A 2
1.7   A Quiet Day in Tucson 2
A
1.9   Young Blood A 1
1.17  Filibusteros A 1
1.18  The Firing Wall A 1
1.23  Champion of the Western World 2
A

   Summary of Supporting and Recurring Characters in Seasons One

CHARACTER

1
Primary
2
Supporting
3
Speaking
4
Background
Absent
Sam 3 13 5 3 4
Joe 1 12 3 5 7
Pedro 1 13 4 4 6
Reno 2 11 5 4 6
Ira 2 10 4 4 8
Vaquero 2 10 4 3 9
Pearlita 1 1 0 0 16
Don S. 4 1 0 0 23

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