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This is a list of episodes for the Zorro television series that ran from 1957 to 1961. Seasons 1 and 2 are composed of half-hour episodes. Four one-hour specials followed.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 39 October 10, 1957 (1957-10-10) July 3, 1958 (1958-07-03)
2 39 October 9, 1958 (1958-10-09) July 2, 1959 (1959-07-02)
Specials 4 October 30, 1960 (1960-10-30) April 2, 1961 (1961-04-02)

Episodes

Season 1 (1957–58)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 1 "Presenting Señor Zorro" Norman Foster Norman Foster & Bob Wehling October 10, 1957 (1957-10-10)
2 2 "Zorro's Secret Passage" Norman Foster Anthony Ellis October 17, 1957 (1957-10-17)
3 3 "Zorro Rides to the Mission" Norman Foster Malcolm Stuart Boylan & Jackson Gillis October 24, 1957 (1957-10-24)
4 4 "The Ghost of the Mission" Norman Foster Norman Foster October 31, 1957 (1957-10-31)
5 5 "Zorro's Romance" Lewis R. Foster John Meredyth Lucas November 7, 1957 (1957-11-07)
6 6 "Zorro Saves a Friend" Lewis R. Foster John Meredyth Lucas November 14, 1957 (1957-11-14)
7 7 "Monastario Sets a Trap" Lewis R. Foster Story by : Joel Kane
Teleplay by : Lowell S. Hawley
November 21, 1957 (1957-11-21)
8 8 "Zorro's Ride into Terror" Lewis R. Foster John Meredyth Lucas November 28, 1957 (1957-11-28)
9 9 "A Fair Trial" Norman Foster Jackson Gillis & Bob Wehling December 5, 1957 (1957-12-05)
10 10 "Garcia's Secret Mission" Norman Foster Anthony Ellis December 12, 1957 (1957-12-12)
11 11 "Double Trouble for Zorro" Norman Foster Norman Foster December 19, 1957 (1957-12-19)
12 12 "Zorro, Luckiest Swordsman Alive" Norman Foster Lowell S. Hawley December 26, 1957 (1957-12-26)
13 13 "The Fall of Monastario" Norman Foster John Meredyth Lucas January 2, 1958 (1958-01-02)
14 14 "Shadow of Doubt" Robert Stevenson Lowell S. Hawley January 9, 1958 (1958-01-09)
15 15 "Garcia Stands Accused" Robert Stevenson Lowell S. Hawley January 16, 1958 (1958-01-16)
16 16 "Slaves of the Eagle" Robert Stevenson Lowell S. Hawley January 23, 1958 (1958-01-23)
17 17 "Sweet Face of Danger" John Meredyth Lucas John Meredyth Lucas January 30, 1958 (1958-01-30)
18 18 "Zorro Fights His Father" John Meredyth Lucas John Meredyth Lucas February 6, 1958 (1958-02-06)
19 19 "Death Stacks the Deck" John Meredyth Lucas John Meredyth Lucas February 13, 1958 (1958-02-13)
20 20 "Agent Of The Eagle" Charles Barton N.B. Stone Jr. February 20, 1958 (1958-02-20)
21 21 "Zorro Springs a Trap" Charles Barton Lewis R. Foster February 27, 1958 (1958-02-27)
22 22 "The Unmasking of Zorro" Charles Barton N.B. Stone Jr. March 6, 1958 (1958-03-06)
23 23 "The Secret of the Sierra" Norman Foster Norman Foster March 13, 1958 (1958-03-13)
24 24 "The New Commandante" Norman Foster Norman Foster March 20, 1958 (1958-03-20)
25 25 "The Fox and the Coyote" Norman Foster Norman Foster March 27, 1958 (1958-03-27)
26 26 "Adios, Señor Magistrado" Norman Foster Bob Wehling April 3, 1958 (1958-04-03)
27 27 "The Eagle's Brood" Charles Barton and Norman Foster Lowell S. Hawley April 10, 1958 (1958-04-10)
28 28 "Zorro by Proxy" Charles Barton Lowell S. Hawley April 17, 1958 (1958-04-17)
29 29 "Quintana Makes a Choice" Charles Barton Lowell S. Hawley April 24, 1958 (1958-04-24)
30 30 "Zorro Lights a Fuse" Charles Barton Lowell S. Hawley May 1, 1958 (1958-05-01)
31 31 "The Man with the Whip" Charles Lamont N.B. Stone Jr. May 8, 1958 (1958-05-08)
32 32 "The Cross of the Andes" Charles Lamont N.B. Stone Jr. May 15, 1958 (1958-05-15)
33 33 "The Deadly Bolas" Charles Lamont N.B. Stone Jr. May 22, 1958 (1958-05-22)
34 34 "The Well of Death" Charles Lamont N.B. Stone Jr. May 29, 1958 (1958-05-29)
35 35 "The Tightening Noose" Charles Barton Lowell S. Hawley & Bob Wehling June 5, 1958 (1958-06-05)
36 36 "The Sergeant Regrets" Charles Barton Lowell S. Hawley & Bob Wehling June 12, 1958 (1958-06-12)
37 37 "The Eagle Leaves the Nest" Charles Barton Lowell S. Hawley & Bob Wehling June 19, 1958 (1958-06-19)
38 38 "Bernardo Faces Death" Charles Barton Lowell S. Hawley & Bob Wehling June 26, 1958 (1958-06-26)
39 39 "The Eagle's Flight" Charles Barton Lowell S. Hawley & Bob Wehling July 3, 1958 (1958-07-03)

Season 2 (1958–59)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
40 1 "Welcome to Monterey" William Witney Lowell S. Hawley October 9, 1958 (1958-10-09)
41 2 "Zorro Rides Alone" William Witney Gene L. Coon October 16, 1958 (1958-10-16)
42 3 "Horse of Another Color" William Witney Robert Bloomfield October 23, 1958 (1958-10-23)
43 4 "The Señorita Makes a Choice" William Witney Robert Bloomfield October 30, 1958 (1958-10-30)
44 5 "Rendezvous at Sundown" William Witney Gene L. Coon November 6, 1958 (1958-11-06)
45 6 "The New Order" Charles Barton Bob Wehling November 13, 1958 (1958-11-13)
46 7 "An Eye for an Eye" Charles Barton Bob Wehling November 20, 1958 (1958-11-20)
47 8 "Zorro and the Flag of Truce" Charles Barton Bob Wehling November 27, 1958 (1958-11-27)
48 9 "Ambush" Charles Barton Lowell S. Hawley December 4, 1958 (1958-12-04)
49 10 "The Practical Joker" Charles Lamont Bob Wehling December 11, 1958 (1958-12-11)
50 11 "The Flaming Arrow" Charles Lamont Robert Bloomfield December 18, 1958 (1958-12-18)
51 12 "Zorro Fights a Duel" Charles Lamont Bob Wehling December 25, 1958 (1958-12-25)
52 13 "Amnesty for Zorro" Charles Lamont Bob Wehling January 1, 1959 (1959-01-01)
53 14 "The Runaways" William Witney Robert Bloomfield January 8, 1959 (1959-01-08)
54 15 "The Iron Box" William Witney Bob Wehling January 15, 1959 (1959-01-15)
55 16 "The Gay Caballero" Hollingsworth Morse Lowell S. Hawley January 22, 1959 (1959-01-22)
56 17 "Tornado Is Missing" Hollingsworth Morse Bob Wehling January 29, 1959 (1959-01-29)
57 18 "Zorro Versus Cupid" Hollingsworth Morse Bob Wehling February 5, 1959 (1959-02-05)
58 19 "The Legend of Zorro" Hollingsworth Morse Lowell S. Hawley February 12, 1959 (1959-02-12)
59 20 "Spark of Revenge" William Witney Lowell S. Hawley February 19, 1959 (1959-02-19)
60 21 "The Missing Father" Hollingsworth Morse Bob Wehling February 26, 1959 (1959-02-26)
61 22 "Please Believe Me" Hollingsworth Morse Lowell S. Hawley March 5, 1959 (1959-03-05)
62 23 "The Brooch" Hollingsworth Morse Bob Wehling March 12, 1959 (1959-03-12)
63 24 "Zorro and the Mountain Man" Charles Barton N.B. Stone Jr. March 19, 1959 (1959-03-19)
64 25 "The Hound of the Sierras" Hollingsworth Morse N.B. Stone Jr. March 26, 1959 (1959-03-26)
65 26 "Manhunt" Hollingsworth Morse N.B. Stone Jr. April 2, 1959 (1959-04-02)
66 27 "The Man from Spain" Hollingsworth Morse Leslie Edgley April 9, 1959 (1959-04-09)
67 28 "Treasure for the King" Hollingsworth Morse Maurice Hill April 16, 1959 (1959-04-16)
68 29 "Exposing the Tyrant" Hollingsworth Morse Maurice Hill & Bob Wehling April 23, 1959 (1959-04-23)
69 30 "Zorro Takes a Dare" Hollingsworth Morse Leslie Edgley April 30, 1959 (1959-04-30)
70 31 "An Affair of Honor" Hollingsworth Morse Lewis R. Foster May 7, 1959 (1959-05-07)
71 32 "The Sergeant Sees Red" Harmon Jones Robert J. Shaw & Bob Wehling May 14, 1959 (1959-05-14)
72 33 "Invitation to Death" Hollingsworth Morse Lowell S. Hawley May 21, 1959 (1959-05-21)
73 34 "The Captain Regrets" Hollingsworth Morse Lowell S. Hawley May 28, 1959 (1959-05-28)
74 35 "Masquerade for Murder" Hollingsworth Morse Bob Wehling June 4, 1959 (1959-06-04)
75 36 "Long Live the Governor" Hollingsworth Morse Bob Wehling June 11, 1959 (1959-06-11)
76 37 "The Fortune Teller" Harmon Jones Leslie Edgley June 18, 1959 (1959-06-18)
77 38 "Señor China Boy" Charles Lamont David Lang June 25, 1959 (1959-06-25)
78 39 "Finders Keepers" Hollingsworth Morse Lowell S. Hawley & Bob Wehling July 2, 1959 (1959-07-02)

Specials (1960–61)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
79 1 "El Bandido" William Witney Bob Wehling October 30, 1960 (1960-10-30)
80 2 "Adios, El Cuchillo" William Witney Bob Wehling November 6, 1960 (1960-11-06)
81 3 "The Postponed Wedding" James Neilson Roy Edward Disney & Bob Wehling January 1, 1961 (1961-01-01)
82 4 "Auld Acquaintance" James Neilson Bob Wehling April 2, 1961 (1961-04-02)

Home releases

In 1997, Walt Disney Home Video released the theatrical film The Sign of Zorro, in which portions of the first 13 TV episodes were edited into a feature film, on VHS.

Walt Disney Home Video also released six volumes of episodes from the second season on VHS, each volume comprising a complete story arc:

  • Vol. 1: The Secret of El Zorro (Episodes 49-52, guest-starring Richard Anderson) (ISBN: 1-55890-341-0)
  • Vol. 2: Zorro and the Mountain Man (Episodes 63-65, guest-starring Jonathan Harris) (ISBN: 1-55890-339-9)
  • Vol. 3: Zorro and the Mystery of Don Cabrillo (Episodes 60-62, guest-starring Annette Funicello) (ISBN: 1-55890-340-2)
  • Vol. 4: Invitation to Death (Episodes 72-75) (ISBN: 1-55890-362-3)
  • Vol. 5: The Gay Caballero (Episodes 55-58, guest-starring Cesar Romero) (ISBN: 1-55890-173-6)
  • Vol. 6: The Man from Spain (Episodes 66-69, guest-starring Everett Sloane) (ISBN: 1-55890-175-2)

On November 3, 2009, Disney released the first two seasons on DVD, each in a limited-edition collector's tin in the original black-and-white format.

Buena Vista Home Entertainment also released both seasons in colorized versions (Season One in 2006 in five separate volumes and Season Two in 2009 in a boxed set).

On October 5, 2022, the first two seasons became available to stream on Disney+.

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