Always a crabby sandcrab that doesn't understand about Trampas and his lack of costume change- guess crabby didn't notice the Virginian or Ryker not making costume changes either...the studio figured out that one (1-1/2 hour) show per week takes eight days to shoot, so the production schedule is tight and continuity is key- meaning key players like Trampas and the Virginian get no costume changes for the most part because they are working on two or more shows at a time (that's why i give extra stars for any key players finally able to doff their shirts).
This is probably the only show in the whole series where Trampas has a girl who seems his match, whose relationship evolves like a normal relationship would and which ends amicably like most relationships will under similar circumstances. Once Shenandoah hit theaters, it seems the Trampas character never had another normal relationship imo unless you count the somewhat May-December of A Touch of Hands; most had to have some kind of shock associated. The Virginian seems to flow through his relationships just fine- Trampas does better without them, in fact, those are my favorites.
Saw Serrazin in the seventies, didn't really care for him- but he rocks his little bad guy part here--he's alert, confident, quick and sly like a snake who charms people with sad blue eyes. Speaking of which--most players in this show have blue eyes, excepting perhaps the Virginian and Noam Pitlik as the banker--even John Mitchum as the bartender has blue eyes. Weird. Noam Pitlik btw will go on to become a prolific director, best remembered for Barney Miller.
Jim Boles stops by between Don Knotts movies to be Henry Wirtz.
Overall, this is a nice easy show to watch. Get a TV dinner and a tray to set it on, you'll see what I mean!