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The New World Zorro - Season 1

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Eps. #

Prod. #

Title and Brief Plot
Synopsis

Original Air Date
and Credits

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1

89101


"Dead Men Tell No Tales"

Victoria discovers a dead body and is accused of murder.

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Jan. 5, 1990

Guest Star:   Lloyd Batista

Written by:   Philip John Taylor

Directed by:   Ron Satlof

 Zorro is caught intruding inside the alcalde's office.
Sgt. Mendoza learns that the dead man is still alive.

2

89108

"Deceptive Heart"

Diego is suspicious of Don Alejandro's fiancée; meanwhile, bandits raid the pueblo.

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Jan. 12, 1990

Guest Star:   Rosalind Bennett

Written by:   Bruce Lansbury

Directed by:   Ron Satlof

Featured Players:   Jose Conde Cid, Jose Yepes

Note:  Michael Tylo does not appear in this episode.

 Señora de la Pena, Diego, and Don Alejandro make a toast.
Zorro interrupts as Gomez tries to kiss Victoria.

3

89109

"Water"

The Alcalde monopolizes the pueblo's water supply.
Jan. 19, 1990

Written by:   Ron Friedman

Directed by:   Michael Vejar

 Felipe, Victoria, and Diego stand by as the alcalde siezes control of the water supply.
Sgt. Mendoza and his lancers collect back taxes.

4

89113

"Double Entendre"

The Alcalde hires a professional swordsman to impersonate Zorro and thereby discredit him.
Jan. 26, 1990

Written by:   Robert L. McCullough

Directed by:   Ron Satlof

 Alcalde Ramone claims that Zorro has raided the Indian camp.
Zorro faces his impersonator.

5

89104

"The Best Man"

Rafael de la Vega's fiancée falls in love with Zorro.
Feb. 2, 1990

Guest Stars:   Benita André, Pascal Feier

Written by:   Robert L. McCullough

Directed by:   Ron Satlof

Don Alejandro and Diego meet Rafael de la Vega's fiancée, Margarita.
Victoria is speechless when Margarita claims that she will marry Zorro.

6

89118

"The Sure Thing"

A farmer bets everything on a horse in an attempt for sudden wealth.
Feb. 9, 1990

Guest Stars:   Benito Martinez, Louis Hilyer

Written by:   Robert L. McCullough

Directed by:   Michael Vejar

Note:  Juan Diego Botto does not appear in this episode.

 Macias shows off his prize horse to Don Alejandro and Diego.
Victoria informs Jerrera that Zorro's horse is the fastest in the territory.

7

89111

"Zorro's Other Woman"

Zorro becomes the temporary guardian of a kidnapped baby.
Feb. 16, 1990

Guest Stars:   George Innes, Isabel Prinz

Written by:   Greg O'Neil

Directed by:   Michael Vejar

Note:  Efem Zimbalist, Jr. does not appear in this episode.

 Zorro finds himself in custody of a baby.
Don Diego debates about what to do with the baby.

8

89122

"The Legend Begins"
Parts 1-4

Diego, while disguised as Zorro, falls off of a cliff.   As Diego slips in and out of consciousness, he remembers how he first became Zorro as well as how Felipe came into his life and why Felipe pretends to be deaf.
Feb. 17, 1990

Written by:   Robert L. McCullough

Directed by:   Ray Austin

Featured Players:   Nur Al Levi, Jorge Bosso, Cesar A. Peralta

The home video version contains extra extended footage of Felipe climbing down the cliff to help Diego.

 Zorro urges Felipe to leave him before the soldiers arrive.
Zorro prepares to fight the alcalde in the plaza.

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89123

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89124

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89125

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89119

"Pride of the Pueblo"

The Alcalde forces a black man to fight for his freedom in an attempt to gain a promotion.
Feb. 23, 1990

Guest Star:   Philip Michael Thomas

Written by:   Ted Alben and Greg Klein

Directed by:   Michael Levine

 Alcalde Ramone shows Holton his opponent.
Sgt. Mendoza unwillingly fights Holton.

13

89106

"Honor Thy Father"

Don Alejandro lies near death after being shot by bandits.
March 2, 1990

Guest Star:   Dennis Vaughan

Written by:   Adam Tyler

Directed by:   Ron Satlof

Diego worries about his father's condition.
Zorro confronts the bandits responsibile for shooting his father.

14

89110

"The Magician"

Diego questions the intentions of a recently arrived magician, especially since the magician is paying too much attention to Victoria.
March 9, 1990

Guest Star:   Nicholas Guest

Written by:   Ted Alben and Greg Klein

Directed by:   Michael Vejar

Note:  Michael Tylo does not appear in this episode.

Fucard has Victoria assist him with a trick.
Zorro allows Fucard to disarm him.

15

89112

"A Deal with the Devil"

Colonel Palomarez endeavors to capture Zorro.
March 16, 1990

Guest Star:   Jim Carter

Written by:   Suzanne Herrera

Directed by:   Ray Austin

Note:  Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. does not appear in this episode.  Juan Diego Botto appears very briefly.

 Colonel Palomarez prepares to draw the name of the first person to be executed.
Zorro fights Palomarez.

16

89102

"Whereabouts"

An English writer tries to discover Zorro's identity.
March 23, 1990

Guest Star:   Philip Taylor

Written by:   Jim Wells

Directed by:   Ron Satlof

 Don Alejandro asks whether Diego and Moreno have been introduced.
Alcalde Ramone gives Sgt. Mendoza a task.

17

89105

"All that Glitters"

The Alcalde tries to recover a stolen sacred gem for himself.
March 30, 1990

Guest Star:   Valentine Pelka

Written by:   Richard Freiman

Directed by:   Peter Diamond

Note:  Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. does not appear in this episode.

 Ramone plots to recover the sacred gem.
Zorro helps Leonardo Montez to see that he should stop being a thief.

18

89120

"Child's Play"

An arrogant young landowner bullies his tenants, and a young boy cares for Zorro's injured horse.
April 6, 1990

Written by:   Marta Victoria

Directed by:   Michael Levine

Featured Players:   Dougray Scott, Joseph Boudy, Noel Sansom, Jason Levine

Note:  Michael Tylo and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. do not appear in this episode.

The boy Miguel prepares to fight Zorro for the possession of Toronado.
Pedro De Soto shoots at Zorro.

19

89107

"A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"

Diego is suspicious of the new priest's behavior.
April 13, 1990

Guest Stars:   Tim Bateson, John Benfield

Written by:   Paul and Sharon Boorstin

Directed by:   Michael Vejar

Featured Players:   Hector Donna, Maurice O'Connell

Don Alejandro questions the new priest.
Zorro saves the real Padre Benites.

20

89114

"Ghost Story"

Sgt. Mendoza inherits a haunted hacienda.
April 20, 1990

Guest Stars:   Stephen Grief, Maurice O'Connell

Written by:   Paul and Sharon Boorstein

Directed by:   Michael Levine

 Sgt. Mendoza has just learned that his new hacienda might be haunted.
Sgt. Mendoza rises as a ghost confronts him.

21

89103

"The Bounty Hunters"

A bounty hunter accuses the Indians of a crime he committed.
April 27, 1990

Guest Stars:   Richard Yñiguez, Pedro Losada

Written by:   Philip John Taylor

Directed by:   Michael Vejar

Note:  Michael Tylo does not appear in this episode.

 Don Alejandro questions Diego about a loud noise that he just heard.
Victoria tries to get Casey Hawkes to calm down.

22

89116

"The Unhappy Medium"

A fake medium, Mayatana, and her accomplice, Ricardo Quintana, cheat the pueblo caballeros out of their money.
May 4, 1990

Guest Stars:   Diane Civita, Emilio Lindner, Tony Isbert

Written by:   Bruce Lansbury

Directed by:   Michael Levine

 Each of the pueblo caballeros awaits his seance with Mayatana.
Mayatana and Quintana try to get more information out of Ramone.

23

89126

"An Explosive Situation"

Ricardo Quintana (from "The Unhappy Medium") returns to get revenge.
May 11, 1990

Guest Stars:   Emilio Lindner, Luis Lorenzo

Written by:   Philip John Taylor

Directed by:   Peter Diamond

 Quintana gets his revenge.
Sgt. Mendoza dreams that he is the new alcalde.

24

90121

"Family Business"

A woman arrives in the pueblo, claiming to be Felipe's mother.
May 18, 1990

Guest Stars:   Gerard Logan, Hunter Tylo

Written by:   Philip John Taylor

Directed by:   Peter Diamond

Note:  Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. does not appear in this episode.

 Victoria greets her brother Francisco.
Diego asks Felipe if the Señora is his mother.

25

89117

"Palomarez Returns"

Colonel Palomarez returns to even the score with Zorro.
May 25, 1990

Guest Stars:   Jim Carter, Maurice O'Connell

Written by:   Robert L. McCullough

Directed by:   Ray Austin

Zorro studies the land grant Palomarez claims came from the king.
Palomarez prepares to sell all of the pueblo's land.

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