The High Chaparral Fights

A close family of strong personalities is sure to run into conflicts from time to time. Since it was the Old West, where everyone seemed to have a steel jaw, family disagreements occasionally turned to fisticuffs - sometimes out of sheer orneriness, sometimes out of fear or desperation, and sometimes to keep somebody out of harm's way, "one way or other". We don't think of them as a violent family, but the times were a bit rougher and they were an intense group. Here's a list of occasions when the situation came to blows.

Who Hit Whom?	Episode	Place/Situation	Reason
Mano slugs Buck	3.68 Friends and Partners	Tucson Saloon after working together at their new ranch.	Mano responds angrily to Buck accusing him of being as fussy as an old lady.
Mano slugs Don Sebastian	4.83 Only the Bad Come to Sonora	Rancho Montoya living room when DS comes downstairs	Mano must silence his father before he betrays the situation.
Blue slugs Buck	1.02 The Arrangement	Hills near the ranch where Buck has gone to retrieve Blue	Blue is angry about his father's marriage and refuses to return with Buck.
Blue slugs Mano	3.76 Generation	Tucson Bar over a saloon girl	Blue is really angry about not pursuing his artwork, but takes it out on Mano.
John slugs Blue	1.16 Doctor from Dodge	Rock outcropping outside the ranch	John fears Blue's impulsive actions could have cost him his life against a gunslinger.
John slugs Buck	1.12 The Assassins	Living Room of Ranch House	John fears Buck's impulsive actions could have cost him his life against Soldado.
John slugs Mano	4.89 Good Sound Profit	Villain's desert hideout	John must silence Mano before he can betray the situation.
John elbows Victoria	1.23 Champion of the Western World	A Tucson street	John blackens Victoria's eye when he accidentally hits her as he cheers Blue on.
Buck slugs Blue	1.02 The Arrangement	Hills near the ranch where Buck has gone to retrieve Blue	Buck uses force to convince Blue to return to the safety of the ranch with him.
Buck slugs Blue	1.14 The Terrorist	Corral at the ranch	Buck stops Blue from going to town to sell his share of the cattle to the French.
Buck slugs Blue	2.52 A Fella Named Kilroy	Tucson street	Buck keeps Blue out of harm's way by stopping his involvement in a showdown.
Buck slugs John	3.59 The Brothers Cannon	Tucson saloon	Buck's resentment of John finally explodes.
Buck slugs Mano	1.15 Widow from Red Rock	Living room of Cawthorne ranch	Buck thinks Mano is taking liberties with Melanie.
Buck slugs Mano	2.47 The Glory Soldiers	Tucson street	Buck convinces Mano to accompany him and the missionaries to Tombstone.
Buck slugs Mano	3.68 Friends and Partners	Tucson Saloon after working together at their new ranch.	Buck hits Mano back during their argument about housework.
Victoria slaps Mano	1.03 Ghost of Chaparral	Yard of the ranch	Victoria chastises Mano for speaking disrespectfully to her husband.
Victoria hits Mano with her purse	3.62 The Lost Ones	Porch of the ranch house	Victoria is fed up with Mano's irresponsibility.
Victoria whacks the bunkhouse gang with her broom	1.14 The Terrorist	In front of the summer kitchen	Victoria loses her patience with the group's rowdiness when company is expected.