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The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
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The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
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Episode 1
After drinking bad water during a drought, Caine recovers at the farm of an ex-slave who has a working well, but one who is so angry he is not willing to share with his thirsty neighbors.
Directed by Jerry ThorpeWritten by Kittridge BartonGuest stars Hal Williams, Mae Mercer, Jim Davis, Tim McIntire, Ta-Ronce Allen, Robert Karnes, George Spell, George Spell
Episode 2
Hatfields and McCoys, with an Asian spin on things. Two familes with a longtime fued keep two potential lovers apart. One of the families has hired a ninja assassin, and Caine witnesses his actions. Caine is accused of assisting the ninja, and heals a man dying from a poisoned shuriken strike.
Directed by Richard LangWritten by Spooner Glass, Daniel B. UllmanGuest stars James Keach, Douglas Fowley, Robert Ito, Dana Elcar, Beverly Kushida, William Glover, Nobu McCarthy, Wayne Storm
Episode 3
Caught between a Gatling Gun and a fort full of murderous killers, Caine must rescue a stolen chalice in order to make restitution for a dead Franciscan priest.
Directed by Jerry ThorpeWritten by William KelleyGuest stars Charles Dierkop, Pepe Serna, Gilbert Roland, Victor Millan, Louis V. Arco, William Smith, Stafford Repp, Lee Paul
Episode 4
While wandering in Mexico, Caine comes across an old woman and a young boy. The woman is trapped under a cart and asks Caine to take care of the boy. He takes him to a small Mexican village which believes it is under the spell of a warlock.
Directed by Richard LangWritten by Kathryn Terry, Michael S. MichaelianGuest stars Henry Darrow, Benson Fong, Emilio Fernández, Benson Fong, Maria Elena Cordero, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Felipe Turich, Fernando Escandon
Episode 5
Caine helps a farmer who is married to an Indian woman. The townpeople have no respect for the farmer until he kills an outlaw's son and then they treat him as a hero.
Directed by John Llewellyn MoxeyWritten by Arthur DalesGuest stars Jack Elam, Logan Ramsey, Rosanna DeSoto, Rex Holman, Elliott Street, Booth Colman, Eddie Firestone, Hal Baylor
Episode 6
Caine helps a young Indian man who saw his father killed and wants to kill the men who did it and rescue his mother from them.
Directed by Walter DonigerWritten by John T. DuganGuest stars Scott Hylands, Bo Svenson, James A. Watson, Jr, Don Johnson, Khigh Dhiegh, Rita Rogers
Episode 7
Caine help a young Chinese orphan boy gain his freedom from a brutal master. The master goes to the Tong for help against Caine.
Directed by Robert TottenWritten by Robert SchlittGuest stars Diana Douglas, Tad Horino, Richard Loo, Carey Wong, Kenji Shibuya, David Chow
Episode 8
Caine is accused of taking part in a bandit ambush, and is taken prisoner by the U.S. Calvary. He meets a soldier that is a conscientious objector that helps him clear his name.
Directed by Richard LangWritten by Ed Waters, Calvin Clements Jr.Guest stars Myron Healey, Tim Matheson, Douglas Dirkson, John Dennis, Margaret Fairchild, Frank Whiteman, Wayne Heffley, Skip Riley
Episode 9
Caine comes to a bankrupt mining town and meets a mentally handicapped boy, who is the target of a claim jumper.
Directed by Richard LangWritten by Del ReismanGuest stars Ed Flanders, Ramon Bieri, James Lee Reeves, Bill McLean, David Huddleston
Episode 10
Caine meets a group of Hutterite settlers, who must reconsider their pacifist background when attacked by bigoted cattlemen, and teaches them how to defend themselves without compromising their principles.
Directed by Robert TottenWritten by Jason McKinnon, Lionel E. SiegelGuest stars Anthony Zerbe, Howard Da Silva, Rance Howard, Jock Mahoney, Laurie Prange, Ed McCready, Link Wyler, Tom Waters
Episode 11
Caine rescues the hawkers of the cure-all Theodora's Elixir from a hostile crowd, earning the come-hither gratitude of Theodora and the resentment of her jealous male partner.
Directed by Walter DonigerWritten by A. Martin ZweibackGuest stars David Canary, Walter Barnes, Diana Muldaur, Richard Caine, Don Megowan, Matt Clark
Episode 12
A gunslinger defends Caine and the widow who owns the ranch where Caine is working. Meanwhile, Caine is still pursued by a detachment of volunteers and an overzealous bounty hunter.
Directed by Richard LangWritten by Robert LewinGuest stars Alan Fudge, Andrew Prine, Sandy Kenyon, Katherine Woodville, Jack Riley, Herbert Nelson
Episode 13
The son of a deceased Texas Ranger tries to honor his memory by going after criminals his father kept a journal on. He finds more trouble than he expected and Caine must defend him.
Directed by John Llewellyn MoxeyWritten by Charles A. McDanielGuest stars Slim Pickens, Robert Foxworth, Doreen Lang, Carlos Romero, Tom Stovall, Nate Esformes, Bruce Carradine, Tim Haldeman
Episode 14
Caine, while walking through a dense fog, happens upon a man who is hanging and he himself is then shot. When he awakens, he finds himself in the company of a sculptor played by John Drew Barrymore (Drew's father). Caine is later accused of the murder of the hanging man and Barrymore's character comes to his defense. This is a really good episode and on the DVD David Carradine has an interesting commentary that accompanies this particular episode.
Directed by Richard LangWritten by John T. DuganGuest stars Mark Miller, Howard Duff, Ruth Roman, Sorrell Booke, Tina Louise, John Drew Barrymore, Rudy Diaz
Episode 15
Caine confronts a gang of Chinese immigrants that have taken to violence.
Directed by Lee PhilipsWritten by David Michael KornGuest stars Fritz Weaver, Gary Merrill, William Traylor, Robert Ito, Victor Sen Yung, Jesse Dizon, Ron Soble, June Vincent
Episode 16
Caine recalls lessons learned as a youth when he and a Southern belle are trapped in a deep pit, held there by kidnappers.
Directed by Richard LangWritten by Abe Polsky, Ed WatersGuest stars Judy Pace, Roger E. Mosley, Lynda Day George, Warren Vanders
Episode 17
Caine must defend prostitutes that want to start a new life with land bequeathed to them, from cattlemen that want to seize it for themselves.
Directed by John Llewellyn MoxeyWritten by Frank Dandridge, Ed WatersGuest stars George Dzundza, Anne Francis, Barry Atwater, Ken Swofford, Rayford Barnes, Arlene Farber, Juno Dawson, Paul Harper
Episode 18
Caine is caught in the middle of a land-rights fight between farmers and railroad agents. He tries to convince the farmers to accept an offer of amnesty, and to keep the agents from using the offer as a fatal trap for the farmers.
Directed by Richard LangWritten by Robert SchlittGuest stars Eric Server, Barry Sullivan, Harrison Ford, Rolfe Sedan, Denver Pyle, John Anderson, Dennis Fimple, Andrew Robinson
Episode 19
Caine tries to visit an unjustly jailed Shaolin student, but keeps being turned away. He then commits a crime so he can be put in jail with him, hoping to clear up an old misunderstanding and help free the student.
Directed by John Llewellyn MoxeyWritten by John T. DuganGuest stars Robert Middleton, Bethel Leslie, Ivor Francis, Marianna Hill, Soon-Tek Oh, Arch Johnson, James Hong, Ray Ballard
Episode 20
Wu Chang has angered the Tong Sect, and is ordered to commit suicide or be executed by them. Caine tries to help him fake his death and escape from the Tongs.
Directed by Richard LangWritten by Barbara Melzer, Katharyn Powers, Michael MichaelianGuest stars Clyde Kusatsu, James Hong, Richard Loo, Joycelyne Lew, Edward Walsh
Episode 21
Caine and Serenity Johnson, the blind preacher last seen in Dark Angel, look for a killer that is stalking Serenity's town of Nineveh.
Directed by Robert Michael LewisWritten by Gerald SanfordGuest stars Barbara Colby, James Gammon, John Carradine, Shelly Novack, Morgan Woodward, Bartlett Robinson, Kelly Thordsen, Robert Donley
Episode 22
Caine meets Logan McBurney, a Scotsman who has hijacked a gold-transporting stagecoach named Old Ironsides, to haul an enormous box that he claims is his dead Sioux wife's coffin. Along the way to the burial ground, which is on Sioux land, Caine remembers times in the monastery, unaware that several robbers are following closely, hoping to take Old Ironsides for themselves.
Directed by Richard LangWritten by William KelleyGuest stars Stefan Gierasch, Irene Tedrow, Robert Ridgely, Michael Pataki, Milton Parsons, Nancy Kwan, Ned Romero, Don Hanmer
Episode 23
Caine and Logan arrive at the Sioux burial ground, to bury what Caine believes is Logan's wife in a huge crate, and are confronted by angry Sioux warriors who feel they are trespassing. They must also deal with two robbers as well as the US Calvary. Caine recalls his own love story, that like Logan's wife, ended tragically.
Directed by Richard LangWritten by William KelleyGuest stars Stefan Gierasch, Robert Ridgely, Michael Pataki, Tim Haldeman, Nancy Kwan, Ned Romero, Ben Cooper, Frank Ferguson
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
David CarradineKwai Chang Caine
Keye LukeMaster Po
Philip AhnMaster Kan
Radames PeraYoung Caine
Scott HylandsSaunders
Stephen ManleyBoy Caine
Benson FongSorcerer Liu
Brian TochiHo Fong (uncredited)
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