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  • DVD Release Date: 05/16/2006
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Disc #1, Side A -- The Big Valley: Season 1 - Episodes 1-4
1. Bridge/Main Titles [3:45]
2. Beating the Iron [5:08]
3. The Gravesite [3:55]
4. Pay or Go [5:51]
5. Heath's Arrival [3:29]
6. Barkley Heritage [5:29]
7. The Test [4:20]
8. All for One [6:51]
9. Sample's Ranch [5:15]
10. Peace Offering [1:10]
11. Family Breakfast [3:53]
12. End Titles [:58]
1. Cattle Herding/Main Titles [4:52]
2. Cut Off at the Knees [5:58]
3. Stranger in Town [1:32]
4. General Wallant [5:41]
5. Heath's Suspicion [4:38]
6. Deception [2:20]
7. The Kern [7:18]
8. Coup [7:11]
9. Wallant's Way [4:35]
10. A Humbled Barrett [3:16]
11. Mr. Barkley [1:49]
12. End Titles [1:00]
1. Father's Boots/Main Titles [5:09]
2. Remembering Tom Barkley [8:40]
3. The Town of Strawberry [2:48]
4. An Unwelcome Visitor [3:51]
5. Meeting Hannah [4:39]
6. Facing Off With Martha Simmons [9:38]
7. A Letter From Tom [4:13]
8. Threats [4:00]
9. A Greedy Woman Scorned [2:33]
10. The Ride Home [2:24]
11. The Statue [1:14]
12. End Titles [1:00]
1. Wild Mustangs/Main Titles [4:19]
2. Mystery Man [5:46]
3. Young Marauders [3:59]
4. Search for a Decoy [5:04]
5. At the General Store [4:26]
6. Getting to Know Lloyd [5:45]
7. The Date [3:22]
8. Brothers' Suspicion [9:04]
9. Kidnapped [3:09]
10. Rescuing Audra [2:10]
11. Free Again [3:01]
12. End Titles [1:00]
Disc #1, Side B -- The Big Valley: Season 1 - Episodes 5 & 6
1. Oak Meadows/Main Titles [2:34]
2. The Committee Meeting [2:12]
3. An Old Friend [5:59]
4. A Barkley's Word [6:06]
5. Stubborn for a Reason [5:49]
6. A Deed in the Way of Progress [4:41]
7. Family Divided [6:53]
8. A Long-Overdue Debt [1:50]
9. Unwelcome Guests [3:11]
10. The Majority of One [4:54]
11. The Jubal Tanner Dam [6:01]
12. End Titles [1:00]
1. The Mine/Main Titles [3:51]
2. The Saloon [4:52]
3. Needed Information [3:11]
4. Barkley Sierra Mining Company [7:01]
5. Jarrod's Mission [3:18]
6. Promises Unfulfilled [3:42]
7. What Tom Would Do [6:10]
8. Uprising [4:47]
9. Murdoch's Proxy [1:52]
10. Paddy's Fake Wake [6:08]
11. Righting a Past Wrong [5:16]
12. End Titles [1:00]
Disc #2, Side A -- The Big Valley: Season 1 - Episodes 7-10
1. Hadley's Land/Main Titles [4:22]
2. Gathering Before Dinner [4:11]
3. Barkley Charm [4:30]
4. Bloodlines [3:11]
5. A Father's Love [2:12]
6. The Fourth of July [5:48]
7. Friendly Competition [3:02]
8. Changing Times [5:33]
9. Thicker Than Water [5:27]
10. Family Ties [4:53]
11. Change of Heart [7:04]
12. End Titles [1:00]
1. Audra's Party/Main Titles [4:04]
2. Evan Miles [5:34]
3. Sleepless Nights [3:53]
4. Wool Over the Eyes [5:21]
5. No Trespassing [4:22]
6. Disturbed [3:14]
7. Bad Blood [5:16]
8. Who Fired the Shot? [2:53]
9. Malicious Intent [4:36]
10. The Truth About Evan [8:49]
11. Defend Your Children [1:50]
12. End Titles [:58]
1. Earthquake!/Main Titles [3:51]
2. Buried Alive [6:51]
3. Searching for Loved Ones [2:15]
4. Cellar Door [4:39]
5. Chaos in the Aftermath [5:36]
6. Naomi's Shame [2:50]
7. Looking for the Victoria [5:42]
8. Concealing Evidence [1:22]
9. Aftershock [3:14]
10. Little Canyon [5:39]
11. Rescue [8:16]
12. End Titles [1:00]
1. At the Train Station/Main Titles [2:47]
2. Kyles Versus Ashby [4:36]
3. Jarrod's Dilemma [5:57]
4. An Unbelievable Story [5:23]
5. What They Say Is True [4:44]
6. Not by Choice [3:29]
7. Taking the Case [4:19]
8. A Lawyer's Oath [4:20]
9. The Trial [4:28]
10. Cross-Examination [5:02]
11. Bingham's Testimony [4:55]
12. End Titles [1:00]
Disc #2, Side B -- The Big Valley: Season 1 - Episodes 11 & 12
1. A Calf for Nick/Main Titles [3:01]
2. Mariano's Fiesta [6:47]
3. No Longer a Thief [3:01]
4. Anthrax [4:53]
5. Quarantine [4:12]
6. Suspicion Confirmed [4:26]
7. The Fate of the Herd [3:32]
8. The Way It's Always Done [4:02]
9. A New Way of Thinking [2:21]
10. Vaccination [6:04]
11. Prince Oxford [7:53]
12. End Titles [1:00]
1. Wolf/Main Titles [4:36]
2. Sixty Days to Live [2:43]
3. Strange Behavior [7:34]
4. Willow Springs [3:44]
5. Symptoms [6:09]
6. The Tough Morning After [2:48]
7. Marry You? [5:33]
8. Better Before Worse [3:41]
9. Keeping a Promise [4:18]
10. A Family's Right [4:48]
11. Tommy Barkley [3:09]
12. Massachusetts/End Titles [2:01]
Disc #3, Side A -- The Big Valley: Season 1 - Episodes 13-16
1. Matt Bentell/Main Titles [3:47]
2. Can You Forget? [6:24]
3. Taking a Chance [4:58]
4. Hiring in Modesto [4:11]
5. The New Men [2:15]
6. Attempted Murder [4:24]
7. Confronting Heath [4:22]
8. The Real Matt Bentell [5:43]
9. The Condon Brothers [4:53]
10. Saving Camp [8:03]
11. Forgiveness [1:11]
12. End Titles [:59]
1. On Barkley Land/Main Titles [4:12]
2. Kilkenny Farms [5:29]
3. Bill of Sale [4:56]
4. Disagreement [2:51]
5. From Stockton to San Francisco [4:53]
6. Barkley vs. Callahan [8:15]
7. Good and Honest People [4:11]
8. The Haves and the Have-Nots [4:51]
9. Referee [4:06]
10. Quite a Pair [3:28]
11. Learning to Accept [2:55]
12. End Titles [1:00]
1. Bailed Out/Main Titles [4:51]
2. Wildcat [4:20]
3. Guilty [3:46]
4. Like a Party [7:03]
5. Trust [2:11]
6. Untamed [6:13]
7. Too Tough [3:33]
8. Mistletoe [2:38]
9. Deck the Halls [2:50]
10. Home Alone [6:01]
11. Lady's Choice [6:42]
12. End Titles [:58]
1. Buzzards/Main Titles [3:33]
2. Amongst Thieves [2:36]
3. Good Samaritans [6:18]
4. That Poor Fella [3:48]
5. Welcome News [3:37]
6. Indoor Plumbing [2:09]
7. A Hankering for Quality [7:10]
8. Happy to Oblige [5:02]
9. Born to Live Good [7:16]
10. Popping the Question [3:39]
11. Out of Their Misery [5:03]
12. End Titles [1:00]
Disc #3, Side B -- The Big Valley: Season 1 - Episodes 17 & 18
1. Engaged/Main Titles [4:15]
2. Brief Courtship [3:55]
3. Horseflesh [4:08]
4. The Great Outdoors [3:47]
5. Fish out of Water [7:20]
6. Square Dance [6:09]
7. Sibling Rivalry [3:06]
8. Delirious [3:16]
9. Going for the Doctor [4:55]
10. Afraid to Wait [3:58]
11. Goodbye [4:56]
12. End Titles [:58]
1. Other Half/Main Titles [3:18]
2. Rising Star [3:10]
3. Secret Service [5:47]
4. The Real Thing [1:59]
5. Full Service Bank [5:40]
6. Teamwork [5:33]
7. Unanswered Questions [4:29]
8. Even Trade [4:49]
9. Partnership [3:12]
10. It's Over [5:07]
11. Taking It Back [7:11]
12. End Titles [:59]
Disc #4, Side A -- The Big Valley: Season 1 - Episodes 19-22
1. After School/Main Titles [2:02]
2. Hideout [5:49]
3. A Lot of Trouble [4:14]
4. Needle in a Haystack [5:10]
5. Widower [6:39]
6. Bad Luck [4:23]
7. Going Downhill [3:26]
8. Twilight [3:41]
9. House Call [5:02]
10. Old Friend [3:18]
11. Queen Bee [6:32]
12. End Titles [:58]
1. Innocent/Main Titles [2:45]
2. A Free Man [3:37]
3. All Gone [4:21]
4. Hounds [4:38]
5. Nothing but Trouble [6:10]
6. In the Lion's Mouth [6:22]
7. Best Friends [4:31]
8. Nine Years [4:46]
9. Forgive and Forget [3:25]
10. Unanimous Verdict [4:04]
11. The Human Race [5:37]
12. End Titles [1:00]
1. Birthday Boy/Main Titles [4:03]
2. Two Conditions [7:05]
3. Shanghaied [4:22]
4. Formal Invitation [3:36]
5. Cold Feet [4:22]
6. A Beautiful Woman [4:17]
7. Voyage to Paradise [4:49]
8. Last Chance [3:51]
9. Risking Death [5:06]
10. Their Own Free Will [2:23]
11. Tricked [5:40]
12. End Titles [1:00]
1. Old Man/Main Titles [2:55]
2. Houseguest [3:32]
3. Range War [5:17]
4. Difference of Opinion [4:58]
5. A Gift [4:24]
6. Looking Down the Barrel [4:59]
7. Asked to Leave [5:21]
8. Specialist [4:25]
9. Woman's Work [5:32]
10. Full of Gravel [3:32]
11. Long Time Dead [5:07]
12. End Titles [:58]
Disc #4, Side B -- The Big Valley: Season 1 - Episodes 23 & 24
1. Broken/Main Titles [4:45]
2. Guilt [4:21]
3. Striking It Rich [3:37]
4. Homecoming [4:29]
5. Stubborn as a Mule [3:24]
6. Outstanding Loan [4:26]
7. Trapped [3:43]
8. The Subject of Heath [4:09]
9. Chance of a Lifetime [6:08]
10. Cured [8:11]
11. Free [2:55]
12. End Titles [:58]
1. Wanted/Main Titles [5:26]
2. Friend of Heath's [3:46]
3. Left for Dead [6:41]
4. Stonewalled [4:28]
5. The First Move [4:55]
6. Wild Bet [3:18]
7. So Much Hate [5:31]
8. Sticking Together [5:11]
9. No One to Talk To [4:05]
10. Self Defense [4:38]
11. Speaking His Piece [2:16]
12. End Titles [:59]
Disc #5, Side A -- The Big Valley: Season 1 - Episodes 25-28
1. Street Show/Main Titles [4:00]
2. Big-Time Lawyer [2:27]
3. Lobster and Champagne [4:52]
4. No Choice [4:52]
5. Devil's Advocate [5:01]
6. Inquest [4:26]
7. Hounded by the Press [4:41]
8. Revelation [4:53]
9. Asking a Favor [5:07]
10. Ballistics Test [3:43]
11. So Close [6:01]
12. End Titles [1:00]
1. Full Wagon/Main Titles [3:01]
2. Stuck in the Mud [6:02]
3. Going for Help [4:35]
4. Bounty Hunters [6:36]
5. On the Trail [3:05]
6. Sinking Fast [5:11]
7. An Innocent Man [3:12]
8. Lobo [2:23]
9. Pioneer Mother [8:36]
10. Never Give Up [2:39]
11. Gambling on Love [4:51]
12. End Titles [1:00]
1. Big Catch/Main Titles [4:00]
2. Found! [2:59]
3. Bitter Taste [5:20]
4. Hang the Barkleys [4:58]
5. Disinguished Journalist [4:23]
6. Lead Investigator [5:08]
7. The Golden Circle [5:41]
8. Confederate Sympathizers [4:24]
9. The Whole Story [4:08]
10. Sense of Honor [3:59]
11. Days of Glory [5:01]
12. End Titles [1:00]
1. Skinny Dip/Main Titles [5:09]
2. Into Gold [3:00]
3. Big Gamble [4:03]
4. Not the Marrying Kind [6:04]
5. Bad Drought [4:07]
6. Dynamite [2:25]
7. Enchantress [6:20]
8. No Strings Attached [5:49]
9. Vulture [3:45]
10. Interesting Offer [3:47]
11. Beautiful Courage [5:32]
12. End Titles [:59]
Disc #5, Side B -- The Big Valley: Season 1 - Episodes 29 & 30
1. Emporium/Main Titles [2:30]
2. Familiar Face [5:12]
3. A Run of Bad Luck [3:11]
4. Closed for Business [4:51]
5. Decent People [4:56]
6. One More Hostage [4:32]
7. Little Sister [4:22]
8. Never Too Late [4:56]
9. Hard to Breathe [5:06]
10. One Right Thing [3:23]
11. Almost [7:05]
12. End Titles [1:00]
1. State Fair/Main Titles [3:17]
2. On the Run [4:12]
3. Reception Party [4:06]
4. Appendicitis [5:06]
5. Transgressions [6:34]
6. Blood for Blood [5:22]
7. Holding On [2:26]
8. Hanging Offense [3:49]
9. No Stopping [5:28]
10. Simple Little Operation [5:07]
11. Reborn [4:43]
12. End Titles [1:00]

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Editorial Reviews

The Big Valley was the last major successful network Western series of the 1960s, running four seasons, from 1965 through 1969; none of the others that came after it, Branded, Hondo, Lancer, etc., even came close to that kind of longevity. Most of its appeal, besides high production values, lay in its casting and the starring role played by Barbara Stanwyck (or "Miss Barbara Stanwyck" as she was referred to in the credits) as Victoria Barkley, the matriarch ruling over a huge ranch outside of Stockton, CA, and the San Joachin Valley. Stanwyck was also a partner in the series' production company, Four Star. The Big Valley opens in the year 1876, six years after the death of Victoria's husband, Thomas Barkley, who was shot to death amid a battle with the railroad, and in the first episode the railroad is once more trying to take the land of the homesteaders adjacent to the Barkley ranch. The series' model was very obviously Bonanza (along with elements of the movie Duel in the Sun). The Barkleys, in the opening, include three brothers, Jarrod (Richard Long), the oldest and the lawyer, mature and deliberative; Nick (Peter Breck), the ramrod of the ranch, bold but also very hot-tempered; and Eugene (Charles Briles), the youngest, who looks up to both of his brothers; and one daughter, Audra (eventual Dynasty star Linda Evans), who is by turns spoiled and vulnerable, and solitary.

The first season of the series was devoted principally to establishing who the Barkleys were, the dimensions of their 30,000-acre ranch (which, in addition to cattle, included a mine, timber, a vineyard, and orange groves), and establishing the characters' individual personalities. Stanwyck evidently believed that scarcity created demand, and in many of the episodes, her work was confined to no more than two or three major scenes, enough to keep audiences satisfied while not overexposing her on the small screen. By the end of the season, youngest son Eugene was gone from memory and Jarrod, Nick, Heath, and Audra were the focus of the series, along with Victoria. The series was the creation of renowned author A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven, and Jules Levy. Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide

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Big Valley DVD'sby D-gal

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November 12, 2009: Enjoyed these dvd's a great deal. Wonderful color and clarity. Have watched them often.

Last of the great Television Westernsby Anonymous

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May 10, 2007: A classic western series. The Big Valley had much going for it , great scripts, lush scenery and a magnificent cast. What a cast it had. Headed by Miss Barbara Stanwyck as the the classy but tough and loving "Victoria Barkley". Miss Stanwyck was one of the great actresses of all time, what more can be said. Miss Stanwyck also had great co-stars portraying her children. Richard Long portrayed the eldest son lawyer "Jarrod Barkley". His portrayal as a urbane smooth-talking attorney was excellent. Peter Breck portrayed rough and rugged "Nick Barkley",The Barkley Ranch Ramrod. His portrayal of a fiery tempered, fast shooting but loyal cowboy was the highlight of the series. Lee Majors, one of the most succsessful actor in television history, makes his series debut with the Big Valley. As "Heath Barkley", the son fathered by Stanwyck's character "Victoria" late husband "Tom Barkley" the outside of his marriage, was dead on. His fight to gain respect and honor as a Barkley was with-out a doubt his best acting performance.Linda Evans did a good job of playing "Audra Barkley". In the begining her character had promise but unfortunantly she was regulated to the damsel in distress and eye candy. A third brother, college boy, "Eugene Barkley" was played by an actor who's name escapes me but that character was dropped before it was fully developed. But the chemistry betwen Stanwyck, Long, Breck, Majors and Evans was dead on. They don't make them like this any more.


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