
The Tall Man
The Tall Man is a half-hour American western television series about Sheriff Pat Garrett and the gunfighter Billy the Kid that aired seventy-five episodes on NBC from 1960 to 1962, filmed by Revue Productions.
- Created By
Samuel A. Peeples
- First Aired on
Sep 10, 1960
- Popularity: 27.0447
- 6 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
Revue Studios (US)Lincoln County Production Company
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
2 seaons till May 26, 1962
Last episode: Phoebe
Seasons & episodes
Total 2 seasons, 75 episodes

Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Garrett and the Kid30 min
Paul Mason is trying to take over Lincoln county and buys off everyone except Pat Garrett. Billy is determined to help Pat out even though Pat tells him to stay out of it. This episode lays a good foundation for the theme of the series i.e. the friend/adversary relatonship between Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett.
Episode 2Forty-Dollar Boots30 min
Billy's friend Charlie Evers offers him a new pair of boots in exchange for his help rustling cattle. Billy is torn between his desire for the outlaw life and his loyalty to Pat Garrett, his friend and newly appointed deputy. Pat , as usual, is trying to keep Billy on the right side of the Law.
Episode 3Bad Company30 min
Karl Negal is a rigid, german father to his soon-to-be a man son, Johnny. Johnny idealizes Billy and, wanting to be like him, robs a grocery store and kills the owner. After Pat Garett kills Johnny, Karl Nagel vows revenge on Billy for being a bad influence on his son. Billy must choose between his loyalty to Pat and his own survival in this suspenful episode.
Episode 4The Shawl30 min
The Roberts brothers are gunning for Billy,but they kill his sweetheart, Mariea, instead. Meanwhile, Billy is heading home with a fancy shawl as a gift for his girl.
Episode 5The Lonely Star30 min
Sheriff Brady is shot down and deputy Pat Garrett must decide if he will run for sheriff in a corrupt election run by local cattle baron Andy Gorman.The odds against Pat are big until Billy the Kid offers his assistance. Pat must operate within the Law while Billy is willing to break all the rules. Will the people of Lincoln County choose the right nman for the job?