The Marshal

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The Marshal is an American action-drama television series that aired on ABC for two brief seasons in 1995. The show starred Jeff Fahey as the title character, a United States Marshal charged with pursuing fugitives across the nation. In 1995, the episode "Hitwoman" was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Series.

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Season 1

12 episodes

S1 E1 · Pilot

Jeff Fahey stars as Winston McBride, a fugitive-chasing Deputy U.S. Marshal who has never let one get away. His quarry in the opener: a one-time radical activist (wanted for a 1970 draft board killing. She has been very good at the art of not existing for 25 years, but McBride catches her easily. Perhaps too easily... (TV Guide)

S1 E2 · Grab the Money and Run!

It doesn't add up for MacBride when the couple he's pursuing for failure to file an income tax return determinedly elude him. The only charge against them won't land them in jail—but fleeing from a Federal marshal will.

S1 E3 · The Great Train Robbery

When a stripping thief picks up an eccentric crack shot, McBride gives chase. The pair lead him on a merry chase due to the fact that they can't agree where they're going.

S1 E4 · The Ballad of Lucas Burke

A hideously disfigured serial bank robber is a dead ringer for a prison escapee named Lucas Burke. The only trouble is, Burke's supposed to be dead.

S1 E5 · Hitwoman

MacBride is kidnapped by a chamelionlike hitwoman who says she was framed for the latest killings by a 'Mr. Rorschach' who hired her for other jobs. And, she tells the Marshal, 'I think Rorschach is one of yours.' (TV Guide)

S1 E6 · Protection

MacBride and fellow Marshal Lester Villa –Lobos serve as part of the protection detail for a judge whose life has been threatened.

S1 E7 · Bounty Hunter

"The Beast" escapes prison and McBride is on the case. But each time he gets close, someone else gets there first and scares the murderer away.

S1 E8 · Twoslip

Four bodies unearthed in a swampy Idaho park are determined to have been dead for at least five years - but one is identified as a man thought to have been in jail for most of that time.

S1 E9 · Little Odessa

Tit for tat: MacBride gets his man, a Russian mob boss - but the gangster's sons kidnap the Marshal's partner and demand a trade.

S1 E10 · Snow Orchid

The escape of Leander Booth, a biochemist convicted of espionage, leads MacBride on a twisted trail involving commandos, spies, laser guns, nuclear radiation, orchids, snow globes - and a pie-baking grandmother.

S1 E11 · Natural Law

Winston tracks a radical conservationist wanted for the murder of a forest ranger.

S1 E12 · Unprotected Witness

McBride has to get "Sonny Boy" Gabianno to testify at a Mafia Don's trial. The mob wants "Sonny Boy" dead and someone is tipping them off.

Season 2

13 episodes

S2 E1 · Rainbow Comix

When a Major's daughter runs away to her estranged father, McBride is called in to find them.

S2 E2 · Buy Hard

A trio of inept robbers try and rob a supermarket where McBride is shopping. When the police show up it turns into a hostage situation. McBride has 45 minutes to resolve the crisis before he has to pick up his kids.

S2 E3 · The New Marshal

A senior citizen goes on an anti-government rampage and shoots a federal Judge. McBride has to catch him and brings his father along for the ride.

S2 E4 · Heartbreak Kid

A teenage girl goes searching for the father she always dreamed of. Unfortunately, he's the armed car robber that McBride is currently pursuing.

S2 E5 · Gone Fishing

McBride and a buddy go fishing in the wilderness and bump into survivalists. With his friend wounded, McBride must get him to safety and avoid more bloodshed.

S2 E6 · Land of Opportunity

When a terrorist turned witness won't testify because his girlfriend has been kidnapped, McBride has to save the girl and the day.

S2 E7 · Pass the Gemelli

A computer hacker is threatening a major bank with blackmail and McBride feels left behind by technology.

S2 E8 · The Show

A minor league pitcher is trying to get back to the bigs after problems with drugs. When is girlfriend is caught with drugs in his bag at the airport, McBride is assigned to babysit the pitcher to ensure he makes his court appearance.

S2 E9 · Love is Strange

Parolee Ward is in love with Thelma. Unfortunately, Thelma doesn't exist and the man impersonating her has to put Ward on ice until he can figure out what to do. When McBride goes looking for Ward, he realizes he might have to find Thelma first.

S2 E10 · Kissing Cousins

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S2 E11 · '65-'95

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S2 E12 · These Foolish Things

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S2 E13 · Time off for Clever Behavior

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