List of Zorro (1990 TV series) episodes
This is a list of episodes for the 1990 television series Zorro. There were 88 episodes (approx: 24mins each). First season episodes 8-13 "The Legend Begins" was released as a video with some extended footage. Fourth season episodes 10-13 released as a video "A Conspiracy of Blood" with some extended footage.
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| Pilot | Unaired | |||
| 1 | 25 | January 5, 1990 | May 25, 1990 | |
| 2 | 25 | September 14, 1990 | February 25, 1991 | |
| 3 | 25 | September 1, 1991 | April 25, 1992 | |
| 4 | 13 | October 10, 1992 | January 30, 1993 | |
Pilot episode
[edit]| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| "Zorro: The Legend Continues" | Richard Sarafian | Dan Gordon | Unaired | |
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Antonio de la Cruz returns to California when his father becomes ill. The town is under the control of a ruthless Alcalde with a plan to trap Antonio's childhood hero, Zorro (Diego de la Vega). In his escape, with Antonio's help, from the trap, Zorro is fatally wounded and before he dies passes the mask of Zorro to Antonio. | ||||
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (1990)
[edit]Filmed at studios outside Madrid, Spain.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "Dead Men Tell No Tales" | Ron Satlof | Phillip John Taylor | January 5, 1990 | 89101 |
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Victoria is accused of murder. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Deceptive Heart" | Ron Satlof | Bruce Lansbury | January 12, 1990 | 89108 |
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Diego is suspicious of his father's fiancée, whom Don Alejandro has never actually met except through correspondence. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Water" | Michael Vejar | Ron Friedman | January 19, 1990 | 89109 |
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During a severe drought, the Alcalde monopolizes the pueblo's water supply. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Double Entendre" | Ron Satlof | Robert L. McCullough | January 26, 1990 | 89113 |
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The Alcalde hires a professional swordsman to discredit Zorro by impersonating him. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Best Man" | Ron Satlof | Robert L. McCullough | February 2, 1990 | 89104 |
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Rafael de la Vega's fiancée is found to have a major crush on Zorro, much to the displeasure of both Rafael and Victoria. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Sure Thing" | Michael Vejar | Robert L. McCullough | February 9, 1990 | 89118 |
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To get rich, a farmer gambles everything. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Zorro's Other Woman" | Michael Vejar | Greg O'Neil | February 16, 1990 | 89111 |
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Zorro becomes the guardian of a kidnapped baby, but (thanks to the Alcalde) finds himself accused as the kidnapper. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Legend Begins: Part 1" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | February 17, 1990 | 89123 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Legend Begins: Part 2" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | February 17, 1990 | 89124 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Legend Begins: Part 3" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | February 17, 1990 | 89125 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Legend Begins: Part 4" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | February 17, 1990 | 89126 |
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While being chased by Mendoza and his troopers, Zorro falls into a gully and, semi-conscious, remembers how he became Zorro. All the while, the Alcalde's soldiers are closing in. This originally aired as a made-for-cable movie based on the series. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Pride of the Pueblo" | Michael Levine | Ted Alben & Greg Klein | February 23, 1990 | 89119 |
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The Alcalde forces a black man to fight for his freedom. Philip Michael Thomas guest stars. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Honor Thy Father" | Ron Satlof | Adam Tyler | March 2, 1990 | 89106 |
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Don Alejandro is shot by bandits who have stolen the Army payroll, and Diego can only watch helplessly while his father lies in a coma. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Magician" | Michael Vejar | Ted Alben & Greg Klein | March 9, 1990 | 89110 |
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A magician pays Victoria attention, and Diego questions his intentions. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "A Deal with the Devil" | Ray Austin | Suzanne Herrera | March 16, 1990 | 89112 |
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Colonel Palomarez tries to capture Zorro by using a lottery to determine who will be executed unless Zorro surrenders...and Sergeant Mendoza is the first name selected. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Whereabouts" | Ron Satlof | Jim Wells | March 23, 1990 | 89102 |
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An English journalist tries to discover Zorro's real identity, but his plan puts him danger from the Alcalde. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "All That Glitters" | Peter Diamond | Richard Freiman | March 30, 1990 | 89105 |
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The Alcalde tries to recover a stolen gem for himself. Valentine Pelka guest stars. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Child's Play" | Michael Levine | Marta Vitoria | April 6, 1990 | 89120 |
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A young landowner bullies his tenants, and a young boy cares for the injured Toronado. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" | Michael Vejar | Paul Boorstin & Sharon Boorstin | April 13, 1990 | 89107 |
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The new priest, with whom Diego has been corresponding, arrives in Los Angeles, but his subsequent actions arouse Diego's suspicions. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Ghost Story" | Michael Levine | Paul Boorstin & Sharon Boorstin | April 20, 1990 | 89114 |
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Sergeant Mendoza inherits a haunted hacienda. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "The Bounty Hunters" | Michael Vejar | Phillip John Taylor | April 27, 1990 | 89103 |
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Native Indians are accused of a crime by the bounty hunter who committed it. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "The Unhappy Medium" | Michael Levine | Bruce Lansbury | May 4, 1990 | 89116 |
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A fake medium and her accomplice cheat the local cabelleros, but trying to cheat Don Alejandro brings down the wrath of Zorro. | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "An Explosive Situation" | Peter Diamond | Phillip John Taylor | May 11, 1990 | 89126 |
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The accomplice from "The Unhappy Medium" returns eight months later for revenge. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Family Business" | Peter Diamond | Phillip John Taylor | May 18, 1990 | 89121 |
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A woman claims to be Felipe's mother, but Victoria is suspicious. Diego recalls how he found Felipe. Hunter Tylo stars. | ||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Palomarez Returns" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | May 25, 1990 | 89117 |
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Colonel Palomarez returns to even the score with Zorro and announces that he now holds a Royal land grant over all the Los Angeles territory. | ||||||
Season 2 (1990–91)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 26 | 1 | "The Wizard" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | September 14, 1990 | 90108 |
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The Alcalde employs an eccentric inventor to capture Zorro. Adam West stars. | ||||||
| 27 | 2 | "Master & Pupil" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | September 21, 1990 | 90112 |
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Diego's fencing master, Sir Edmund Kendall, arrives from Madrid. Peter Diamond guest stars, who was the stunt co-ordinator/swordmaster for the series. | ||||||
| 28 | 3 | "Kidnapped" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor | September 28, 1990 | 90121 |
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Pirate Captain Henry Stark wants new recruits. | ||||||
| 29 | 4 | "The Tease" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | October 5, 1990 | 90113 |
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Diego gives Sergeant Mendoza lessons in romance. | ||||||
| 30 | 5 | "He Who Lives by the Sword" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor | October 12, 1990 | 90103 |
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Zorro gives the Alcalde fencing lessons to defeat a swordsman terrorising the pueblo. | ||||||
| 31 | 6 | "Freedom of the Press" | Ray Austin | Bruce Lansbury | October 19, 1990 | 90105 |
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Diego becomes editor of the pueblo newspaper, the Los Angeles Guardian. | ||||||
| 32 | 7 | "Sanctuary" | Ray Austin | Tim Minear | October 26, 1990 | 90120 |
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Bitten by a snake, Zorro has to hide in the barn of the man who is hunting him. | ||||||
| 33 | 8 | "The Chase" | Peter Diamond | Michael Marks | November 2, 1990 | 90104 |
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The Alcalde employs an Indian to track Zorro. Oliver Haden stars. | ||||||
| 34 | 9 | "Broken Heart, Broken Mask" | Ray Austin | Eugene Pressman | November 9, 1990 | 90114 |
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Victoria is shot, and Diego is devastated at the thought of losing her. Roddy Piper stars. | ||||||
| 35 | 10 | "The White Sheep of the Family" | Peter Diamond | Phillip John Taylor | November 16, 1990 | 90101 |
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The Alcalde's twin brother causes trouble for Zorro. | ||||||
| 36 | 11 | "The Challenge" | Robert L. McCullough | Robert L. McCullough | November 25, 1990 | 90107 |
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Bounty hunters hunt a cowboy. Doug McClure stars. | ||||||
| 37 | 12 | "Rites of Passage" | Robert L. McCullough | Robert L. McCullough | December 2, 1990 | 90130 |
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Felipe has to fight for the hand of a Native American girl. | ||||||
| 38 | 13 | "The Falcon" | Robert L. McCullough | Andrew Burg & Scott Myers | December 9, 1990 | 90116 |
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A man calling himself "The Falcon" attempts to overthrow the Alcalde. | ||||||
| 39 | 14 | "It's a Wonderful Zorro" | Michael Levine | Phillip John Taylor | December 16, 1990 | 90126 |
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Diego has a cold and is depressed until the mysterious Don Fernando shows him what Los Angeles would be like if Zorro had never existed. | ||||||
| 40 | 15 | "The Marked Man" | Robert L. McCullough | Greg O'Neil | December 23, 1990 | 90111 |
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Felipe discovers a plot to kill the Alcalde. Pete Postlethwaite and Roger Lloyd-Pack star. | ||||||
| 41 | 16 | "Big Brother" | Michael Levine | Phillip John Taylor | January 6, 1991 | 90122 |
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Diego defends a man accused of robbery. André the Giant stars. | ||||||
| 42 | 17 | "To Be a Man" | Ray Austin | Bruce Lansbury | January 13, 1991 | 90124 |
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A teenager wants to prove his manhood. | ||||||
| 43 | 18 | "The Whistling Bandit" | Michael Levine | Tim Minear & Diane Carter | January 25, 1991 | 90123 |
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A bandit robs the people of Los Angeles while whistling Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. | ||||||
| 44 | 19 | "The Don's Dilemma" | Peter Diamond | Adam Tyler | January 27, 1991 | 90110 |
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Diego's father, Don Alejandro, is appointed temporary Alcalde and tasked with the job of capturing Zorro. Garfield Morgan stars. | ||||||
| 45 | 20 | "The Jewelled Sword" | Michael Levine | Bruce Lansbury | February 3, 1991 | 90134 |
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A midget plots to steal Charlemagne's sword, which is in the custody of the Alcalde. Warwick Davis stars. | ||||||
| 46 | 21 | "The Newcomers" | Michael Levine | Robert L. McCullough | February 10, 1991 | 90128 |
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Zorro helps an Amish family persecuted because of their beliefs. | ||||||
| 47 | 22 | "The Devil's Fortress: Part 1" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor | February 24, 1991 | 90106 |
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Diego searches for Victoria's father while being followed by Sergeant Mendoza, Victoria, her brother Ramon, and the Alcalde. This two-part episode originally aired as one hour-long episode. Note: The episode is told in flashback form by the modern descendants of Zorro. | ||||||
| 48 | 23 | "The Devil's Fortress: Part 2" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor | February 24, 1991 | 90115 |
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Zorro must find a way into the fortress. | ||||||
| 49 | 24 | "One for All: Part 1" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor | February 25, 1991 | 90131 |
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Diego travels to France on vacation. This two-part episode originally aired as one hour-long episode. | ||||||
| 50 | 25 | "One for All: Part 2" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor | February 25, 1991 | 90132 |
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Diego meets the descendants of the Three Musketeers. | ||||||
Season 3 (1991–92)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 51 | 1 | "The New Broom" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor | September 1, 1991 | 91101 |
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The new Alcade, Ignacio de Soto, arrives in Los Angeles, but while he's an old acquaintance of Diego's he may be no better than his predecessor. | ||||||
| 52 | 2 | "Rush to Judgement" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor | September 8, 1991 | 91109 |
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Diego and Sergeant Mendoza try to save an innocent man from the gallows. | ||||||
| 53 | 3 | "A New Lease on Love" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor | September 15, 1991 | 91104 |
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The Alcalde has a secret weapon to kill Zorro, while Victoria must make a decision about her future ... and it may not include Zorro. | ||||||
| 54 | 4 | "The Man Who Cried Wolf" | Ray Austin | Bruce Lansbury | September 22, 1991 | 91118 |
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Zorro seeks justice for an innocent settler. Roddy Piper stars. | ||||||
| 55 | 5 | "Armed & Dangerous" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | September 29, 1991 | 90136 |
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Zorro has to save Victoria, who has been taken captive by a gang of jailbreakers from the Alcalde's very overcrowded jail. Note: Filmed during season 2. | ||||||
| 56 | 6 | "The Buccaneers" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | October 6, 1991 | 91102 |
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The pirate Big Jim Jarrett and his men arrive in Los Angeles and are arrested by the Alcalde, who is hoping to find their hidden treasure. Jesse Ventura stars. | ||||||
| 57 | 7 | "A New Beginning" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | October 13, 1991 | 91103 |
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The Alcalde has Jim Jarrett's son kidnapped to force him to reveal the location of the treasure. Jesse Ventura stars. | ||||||
| 58 | 8 | "A Woman Scorned" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor | October 20, 1991 | 91115 |
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Victoria is worried that Zorro has fallen for a woman suspected of murder...a very jealous woman, as it turns out. | ||||||
| 59 | 9 | "Wicked, Wicked Zorro" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | October 27, 1991 | 91108 |
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Diego is hypnotized and led into a life of crime. Tim Reid stars. | ||||||
| 60 | 10 | "Alejandro Rides Again" | Michael Levine | Richard Frieman | November 24, 1991 | 90125 |
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Diego's father, Don Alejandro, and his old army comrades hunt the man who betrayed their unit and murdered Alejandro's brother thirty years ago. Robert Hoy, Bernard Kay, George Bullock star. Filmed during the second season. | ||||||
| 61 | 11 | "The Old Flame" | Robert L. McCullough | Tom Sawyer | December 1, 1991 | 90119 |
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Diego's former lover arrives in the pueblo, but what dark and dangerous secrets is she hiding? Filmed during the second season. | ||||||
| 62 | 12 | "Miracle of the Pueblo" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor | December 8, 1991 | 91113 |
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An elderly couple arrives with a letter written to Santa Claus by Sergeant Mendoza when he was a boy. The Alcalde throws the old man in jail on a ridiculous charge, and Victoria comes up with various plans to get him out. Patsy Rowlands stars. | ||||||
| 63 | 13 | "A Love Remembered" | Ray Austin | Joe Gunn & Gary Stephen Rieck | December 15, 1991 | 91106 |
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Don Alejandro's old love has returned to the pueblo, with her violent and supposedly dead husband not far behind. Can Zorro return in time to save his father's life? | ||||||
| 64 | 14 | "Dirty Tricks" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor | January 5, 1992 | 91111 |
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An election for Alcalde is proposed and Victoria puts herself forward as a candidate, but de Soto is not about to give up his post without a (very dirty) fight. | ||||||
| 65 | 15 | "Mendoza the Malevolent" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | January 12, 1992 | 91107 |
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Pursuing Zorro, Mendoza is injured and while suffering amnesia is tricked into believing that he is the leader of a band of vicious outlaws. | ||||||
| 66 | 16 | "Test of Faith" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | January 26, 1992 | 91110 |
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Diego and Don Alejandro rescue and shelter a shipwrecked Japanese sailor whom the Alcalde suspects of being a foreign spy. Soon-Tek Oh stars. | ||||||
| 67 | 17 | "Siege" | Peter Diamond | Robert L. McCullough | March 1, 1992 | 91121 |
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A bandit army led by a madman named Zaragosa surround and lay siege to the pueblo, and Diego-as-Zorro is forced to kill for the first time. | ||||||
| 68 | 18 | "They Call Her Annie" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | March 8, 1992 | 91116 |
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The new female schoolteacher turns out to be a sharpshooter and bounty hunter who is after the reward for Zorro. | ||||||
| 69 | 19 | "Silk Purses and Sow's Ears" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | March 15, 1992 | 91112 |
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An emissary from Monterey demands that the Alcalde produce commissioned officers. When the Alcalde maneuvers Sergeant Mendoza into applying for a promotion, Diego tries to teach him the manners of a gentleman. | ||||||
| 70 | 20 | "Turning the Tables" | Ray Austin | Tim Minear, Greg Klein & Ted Alben | March 22, 1992 | 91105 |
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A Spanish emissary who is viciously biased against Indians is given a taste of his own medicine thanks to some special treatment by Diego. | ||||||
| 71 | 21 | "One Special Night" | Robert L. McCullough | Gary Steven Rieck | March 29, 1992 | 90137 |
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Trapped by a storm in an old windmill, Diego and Victoria spend the night together for the first time. Filmed during the second season. | ||||||
| 72 | 22 | "Balancing the Books" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | April 5, 1992 | 91119 |
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When Sergeant Mendoza wins 5,000 pesos in the Alcalde's lottery, the Alcalde tries to cheat him of his winnings. | ||||||
| 73 | 23 | "Blind Man's Bluff" | Peter Diamond | Phillip John Taylor | April 12, 1992 | 91120 |
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During another chase, Zorro and the Alcalde are temporarily blinded by poisoned water, but de Soto keeps trying to capture Zorro rather than he and Zorro work together to help each other. | ||||||
| 74 | 24 | "Heir Apparent" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | April 19, 1992 | 90135 |
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Zorro is suspicious of the son of a deceased landowner who arrives to claim his inheritance. Kevin Brophy stars. Filmed during the second season. | ||||||
| 75 | 25 | "The Word" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | April 25, 1992 | 91117 |
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Felipe witnesses a murder and is pursued by the murderers. Albert Owens stars. | ||||||
Season 4 (1992–93)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 76 | 1 | "The Fox and the Rabbit" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor & Robert L. McCullough | October 10, 1992 | 92112 |
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A man calling himself El Conejo poses as a tax collector. Oliver Cotton stars. | ||||||
| 77 | 2 | "Ultimate Justice" | Donald Paonessa | Phillip John Taylor & Robert L. McCullough | October 17, 1992 | 92113 |
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Zorro has to save the Alcalde's life when he strays onto sacred Indian lands. | ||||||
| 78 | 3 | "Love Potion Number Nine" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor & Robert L. McCullough | October 24, 1992 | 92118 |
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Victoria accidentally gives a love potion to the Alcalde meant for Zorro. | ||||||
| 79 | 4 | "As Ye Sow" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor, Robert L. McCullough & Maxwell Pitt | October 31, 1992 | 92125 |
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Two brothers are found dead in mysterious circumstances. | ||||||
| 80 | 5 | "An Affair to Remember" | Ray Austin | Gary Stephen Rieck | November 7, 1992 | 92108 |
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When Victoria is injured, Zorro takes her to his cave. Peter Guinness stars. | ||||||
| 81 | 6 | "The Reward" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor & Robert L. McCullough | November 14, 1992 | 92117 |
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Three men claim a reward for a bandit. Hilton McRae, Patrick Drury star. | ||||||
| 82 | 7 | "Like Father, Like Son" | Ray Austin | Tim Minear | December 5, 1992 | 92106 |
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Don Alejandro suffering from amnesia thinks he is Zorro. Tony Steadman, Gene Collins star. | ||||||
| 83 | 8 | "Symbol of Hope" | Ray Austin | Carlton Hollander | December 12, 1992 | 92107 |
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A dying child's wish inspires the Alcalde to capture Zorro. Thomas Alford, Timothy Bateson star. | ||||||
| 84 | 9 | "My Word Is My Bond" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor & Robert L. McCullough | December 19, 1992 | 92119 |
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Victoria searches for a farmer she helped get released from jail. | ||||||
| 85 | 10 | "The Arrival" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor & Robert L. McCullough | January 9, 1993 | 92101 |
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Gilberto Resendo, a tax collector from Spain, seizes control of Los Angeles. James Horan, Daniel Craig star. | ||||||
| 86 | 11 | "Death & Taxes" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor & Robert L. McCullough | January 16, 1993 | 92122 |
| 87 | 12 | "Conundrum" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor & Robert L. McCullough | January 23, 1993 | 92123 |
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Tornado is captured and Resendo uses him to trap Zorro. James Horan, Faith Brook, Timothy Bateson star. | ||||||
| 88 | 13 | "The Discovery" | Ray Austin | Phillip John Taylor & Robert L. McCullough | January 30, 1993 | 92124 |
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Resendo takes the ultimate step towards killing Zorro and the de la Vegas. James Horan, Faith Brook star. | ||||||