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Zorro: Season 1

39 episodes Premiered Oct 10, 1957 Updated Jul 19, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Presenting Señor Zorro

Oct 10, 1957 · 24 min

The story of the masked rider in Old California opens as Don Diego de la Vega is returning to California from Spain, where he has been studying for several years.

S1·E2

Zorro's Secret Passage

Oct 17, 1957 · 24 min

It is a calm morning in Spanish California, and Sergeant Dimetrio Lopez Garcia is putting up posters, with another soldier, which are asking for reward money for Don Ignacio Torres

S1·E3

Zorro Rides to the Mission

Oct 24, 1957 · 24 min

Finding that Don Torres is in hiding at the Mission, Monastario forces the local Indians into hard labor until the Padre agrees to surrender the fugitive.

S1·E4

The Ghost of the Mission

Oct 31, 1957 · 24 min

After failing in his attempt to sneak food to the fugitive in the Mission where Captain Monastario has laid siege, Zorro tries to scare the soldiers away by spreading a rumor about

S1·E5

Zorro's Romance

Nov 7, 1957 · 24 min

In order to help the escaped fugitive Torres elude Captain Monastario's surveillance of his home, Don Diego decides that he must propose marriage to Torres' daughter.

S1·E6

Zorro Saves a Friend

Nov 14, 1957 · 24 min

When Captain Monastario arrests the fugitive Torres' wife and daughter, hoping to catch Zorro trying to rescue them, he instead catches Don Diego's chief vacquero Benito, who is in

S1·E7

Monastario Sets a Trap

Nov 21, 1957 · 24 min

Learning that a group of disgruntled landowners plan to seize the cuartel and free the political prisoners, Captain Monastario sets a trap to capture them, including Zorro's father

S1·E8

Zorro's Ride Into Terror

Nov 28, 1957 · 24 min

After Zorro hides his wounded father in the secret cave, as Don Diego he must divert Captain Monastario and his soldiers who are searching for the old man.

S1·E9

A Fair Trial

Dec 5, 1957 · 24 min

With his father Don Alejandro now charged with treason along with Don Torres, Zorro must see that the judge sent by the governor arrives to assure a fair trial.

S1·E10

Garcia's Secret Mission

Dec 12, 1957 · 24 min

Captain Monastario orders Sergeant Garcia to pretend to have been dishonorably discharged, so that the people of the village will take him into their confidence and reveal Zorro's

S1·E11

Double Trouble for Zorro

Dec 19, 1957 · 24 min

Captain Monastario's latest plan is to discredit Zorro by having a prisoner who killed a man in a sword fight pose as the masked avenger and rob the local landowners at a dinner pa

S1·E12

Zorro, Luckiest Swordsman Alive

Dec 26, 1957 · 24 min

Faking Martinez's death, Captain Monastario again tries to use him to impersonate and disgrace Zorro by robbing a church, leaving Zorro confused as to who could be the impostor thi

S1·E13

The Fall of Monastario

Jan 2, 1958 · 24 min

Captain Monastario finally realizes that Don Diego must be Zorro, and arrests him, but a Viceroy from the King of Spain who is visiting the pueblo turns out to be an old friend of

S1·E14

Shadow of Doubt

Jan 9, 1958 · 24 min

No sooner does the honest new commandante arrive than he is assassinated by a mysterious stranger who frames an elderly beggar for the crime and appears to be part of a larger cons

S1·E15

Garcia Stands Accused

Jan 16, 1958 · 24 min

Sergeant Garcia receives a mysterious note from Zorro. The happy soldier reads that Zorro will give himself up. When he returns for his sword, it is gone, so he sadly returns to th

S1·E16

Slaves of the Eagle

Jan 23, 1958 · 24 min

The King's tax collector and his nephew are stopped by conspirators, while on their way to Los Angeles. The conspirators threaten the men unless they cooperate, then they seize Mor

S1·E17

Sweet Face of Danger

Jan 30, 1958 · 24 min

A quiet day in the pueblo is abruptly changed when a stranger is killed by an arrow, apparently the victim of an Indian attack. Diego helps Sergeant Garcia inspect the body for clu

S1·E18

Zorro Fights His Father

Feb 6, 1958 · 24 min

A peaceful protest by a group of peons upset with taxes turns violent when one of the Eagle's men throws a rock through the magistrado's window. Galindo uses this as an excuse to o

S1·E19

Death Stacks the Deck

Feb 13, 1958 · 24 min

Ramon Santil has just inherited his father's ranch and holdings, and some bad news. The magistrado tells him there's a high tax that must be paid at once or he will lose the land,

S1·E20

Agent of the Eagle

Feb 20, 1958 · 24 min

Don Alejandro tells Diego he's received a letter from a friend in the capital telling him that the new commandante, Capitan Juan Ortega, has the reputation of being an honest and f

S1·E21

Zorro Springs a Trap

Feb 27, 1958 · 24 min

The fake Ortega and the magistrado announce they have captured Zorro, and a cart holding a masked man is dragged into the town square. A public unmasking will be held at noon, and

S1·E22

The Unmasking of Zorro

Mar 6, 1958 · 24 min

The plans of the fake commandante and the magistrado go awry when Ortega spots Diego talking to Rosarita Cortez, a childhood friend who has recently returned from the capital. Orte

S1·E23

The Secret of the Sierra

Mar 13, 1958 · 24 min

Another stranger with an eagle feather spells trouble for Zorro when Perico, a recent arrival, sees a gypsy girl trying to pay for a purchase with several gold nuggets. Diego and A

S1·E24

The New Commandante

Mar 20, 1958 · 24 min

The magistrado's plans to aid the Eagle may suffer a setback when a new commandante arrives in the pueblo. Unlike the fake Ortega, Capitan Toledano is loyal to the King and beyond

S1·E25

The Fox and the Coyote

Mar 27, 1958 · 24 min

Magistrado Galindo has smuggled a supply of weapons into the pueblo, intending to use them when the Eagle orders the overthrow of the government, but he has been unable to get a su

S1·E26

Adiós, Señor Magistrado

Apr 3, 1958 · 24 min

Capitan Toledano plans to interrogate two prisoners who were seized when the gunpowder was recovered. The prisoners warn Figueroa, one of the magistrado's men, that they will talk

S1·E27

The Eagle's Brood

Apr 10, 1958 · 24 min

With the death of the magistrado, the Eagle takes a more active role in his conspiracy to rule southern California. He sends two of his men, Quintana and Fuentes, to Los Angeles wi

S1·E28

Zorro by Proxy

Apr 17, 1958 · 24 min

The evil work of the Eagle takes a new turn when the commandante's wife, Raquel, visits Quintana and Fuentes and shows them an eagle feather, proving that she belongs to the conspi

S1·E29

Quintana Makes a Choice

Apr 24, 1958 · 24 min

Sergeant Garcia and the other soldiers are amazed one morning when every musket seems to misfire. When they check their gunpowder, they realize it has been replaced with charcoal.

S1·E30

Zorro Lights a Fuse

May 1, 1958 · 24 min

Raquel's ambitious plans for her husband appear to end when she receives a letter from him. She had been promised by the Eagle that he would be made governor of California, but her

S1·E31

The Man with the Whip

May 8, 1958 · 24 min

Another agent sent by the Eagle arrives in the pueblo, this time smuggling jewelry to finance the conspiracy. Carlos Murietta, an Argentine who is contemptuous of the locals, parti

S1·E32

The Cross of the Andes

May 15, 1958 · 24 min

Expecting another shipment of jewels, Murietta goes to inspect the tannery where they will be stored. There, he spots Pasqual, a peasant who lives there, and whips the old man unti

S1·E33

The Deadly Bolas

May 22, 1958 · 24 min

Determined to find the missing jewels, Diego and Bernardo visit a local padre in the hopes he can assist them in their quest, but the trip is to no avail. Later, when Carlos Muriet

S1·E34

The Well of Death

May 29, 1958 · 24 min

Another shipment of stolen jewels arrives in the pueblo, and Dolores Bastinado unwittingly allows her brother, Pogo, to deliver the cargo to the Murietta brothers. The trunk slips

S1·E35

The Tightening Noose

Jun 5, 1958 · 24 min

Don Alejandro convinces all of the landowners to sign a document pledging their loyalty to the government, for he has become worried by the growing signs of possible civil unrest.

S1·E36

The Sergeant Regrets

Jun 12, 1958 · 24 min

An emissary from a foreign power has arrived in the pueblo to discuss plans to help the Eagle in his rebellion. George Brighton, the agent, warns Varga that there must not be any o

S1·E37

The Eagle Leaves the Nest

Jun 19, 1958 · 24 min

Diego overhears Varga telling his aide that the de la Vega hacienda is so comfortable he intends to make it his permanent headquarters. Knowing his father will soon return and woul

S1·E38

Bernardo Faces Death

Jun 26, 1958 · 24 min

Another stranger arrives in the pueblo and travels to the de la Vega hacienda, intending to meet with the Eagle. Diego recognizes the visitor as Count Kolinko, an ambassador from a

S1·E39

The Eagle's Flight

Jul 3, 1958 · 24 min

Bernardo, who is keeping watch over Varga, is disturbed to see Garcia leading a patrol of lancers out of the cuartel. Even more disturbing is the sight of several strangers who dri