Another Wagon Train episode from season seven was The Sam Spicer Story, which guest starred Ed Begley and Clu Gulager. The story focuses on teenager, Barnaby West, as played by Michael Burns. He’s a recurring character on the show, appearing in many of the episodes almost like a regular. Here, Barney, as he’s known, is growing through some growing pains while also having some doubts about his place on the
wagon train. The boy ends up being taken hostage by outlaw Sam Spicer (Gulager), who takes a strange liking to the boy.
Begley plays Reno Sutton, Spicer’s partner. He’s not so thrilled to have the boy around. This creates tension between the two long-time partners. As the three travel, West gets lured into the lifestyle and believes less and less that his surrogate father, Chris Hale, the wagonmaster, will ...
