Seasons & Episodes
Dude - Part 1
An academic psychologist puts his theories on teenage behavior into practice after his book becomes a best seller. Micha
Dude - Part 2
An academic psychologist puts his theories on teenage behavior into practice after his book becomes a best seller. Micha
Nowhere To Run
A pregnant runaway, an old girlfriend and a cow-killing cougar complicate Michael's life.
Hardcase
An inner-city teen tries to make a deal with cocaine taken from a crashed plane.
Devil's Child
Michael's old friends son becomes involved in the worship of Satan.
One Step
Jason, a recent addition to Michael's troubled teens group, sneaks into the city and brings his brother Benjie covertly
Clay Pigeon
A reporter arrives while Michael protects a government witness.
All's Fair In Love And War
A teen prostitute claims rape after Michael rejects her advances.
Playing With Fire
A social-service evaluator disapproves of Michael's methods.
The Mighty Quinn
A young pimp takes up boxing, then is accused of beating one of his former prostitutes.
Starting Over
The son of a local doctor falls for a girl addicted to cocaine.
Guardian Angel
The nephew of a Vietnamese shopkeeper is arrested for battling a gang of extortionists.
You Can Run
Believing himself a soldier, an armed teen lures Michael and Vic into the forest.
Confessions
Witnessing the death and secret burial of a friend traumatizes a girl.
Under Pressure
One of Michael's former charges is arrested for a warehouse robbery.
Suspicions
A hooded burglar steals files from Rachel's home.
John Doe
Michael questions a runaway's claims of amnesia; a vengeful man holds Reid hostage.
Model Student
Michael forces a drug dealer to accept responsibility for his actions.
Father and Son
A racist teen foments hatred against an Asian youth.
High Wire
Michael is caught between his vivacious girlfriend and her rebellious daughter.
Blood Feud
Michael learns a violent stepfather is behind a teen's angry behavior.
Over the Line
Pin offers to drive for a drunken girl, then learns the car is stolen.
Hacker
A paraplegic teen uses his computer skills to break into a horse-betting system.
Backwater
Michael, Pin and Vic uncover an illegal toxic dump and a sick child.
Vengeance
A gang member unwittingly helps a rape victim remember her attacker.
Running Man
Loan sharks seek the son of a missing country singer.
A Face in the Crowd
Michael clashes with an administrator (Barbara Tyson) over his bookkeeping and seeks the trust of a former gang leader.
1117
A friend's death prompts Pin to join an outreach center. Michael and Eleanor counsel a teen pregnant by date rape.
Loyalties
Michael hears varied stories when trying to exonerate Vic of the attempted murder of a ranch resident.
The Twelfth Step
Michael resumes drinking after a friend's suicide and ranch pressures.
Secrets
Michael discovers his ex-wife's nephew is being abused by his new stepfather.
Men of Principle
To help a girl turning to drugs and alcohol to ward off recurring nightmares, everyone at the ranch recalls their dreams
Providence
A teen plans violence to combat environmental destruction of the valley.
Bread and Water
Reid learns his daughter is anorexic. Meanwhile, Eleanor might have to leave the ranch.
Twist in the Wind
Michael and Pin race to protect a policeman's snitch who has disappeared from the ranch.
Black Moon Rising
A terminally ill young woman meets a ranch resident who rekindles her zest for life. Meanwhile, Vic falls for a nurse.
Before I Sleep
The tables are turned when Michael is badly injured in a car wreck and desperately tries to break through to a schizophr
Phoenix
In a drug-related accident, a teen is severely burned and his father is killed.
Nowhere Fast
Pin must take drastic and unpleasant measures to help a girl with a severe heroin addiction. Michael is faced with the s
Parents' Day
Siblings are divided on dealing with Parents' Day. Meanwhile, Pin and Walt search the streets for runaways.
A Perfect 10
Michael's question about the type of environment that breeds violence is answered when Shaye is sent to the ranch for vi
Saint Walt
Michael is brutally attacked by two kids at the ranch. Elsewhere, Pin tries to help Walt, whose HIV-positive diagnosis d
Straight Home
Jesse deals with several challenges on his first day home from the ranch program, including avoiding his alcoholic mothe
The Color Line
Police suspect a young white supremacist at the ranch may have murdered a black youth.
Night of the Living Ed
Michael and Eleanor acknowledge their mutual attraction. Meanwhile, a stalker attracted to Eleanor spooks the ranch resi
Labour Day
Michael counsels a young father-to-be. Also, Reid copes with Rachel's burnout.
Point Blank
An untrustworthy resident claims there's a gun on the ranch. Meanwhile, Rachel tries to help a woman escape a violent hu
Daniel
Police suspect a victim of sexual abuse in the disappearance of two girls, one of whom may die before she is found.
On The Line
Michael and a fashionable child psychologist are booked for a talk show where sparks are supposed to fly, since each is
The Good, the Bad, and Eleanor
Michael brings a girl fleeing her former gang to the ranch. Meanwhile, Eleanor dreams of the Old West.
Brothers
Two brothers escape from an abusive rural home and head for the city.
Extreme Prejudice
Eleanor unsuccessfully tries to block out memories of being raped.
Live and Let Go
Walt's fears about his HIV status leads Amanda to assume that he's rejecting her because she's in a wheelchair. Meanwhil
Safe at Home
The ranch hands take to the field for a celebrity fund-raising softball game. Meanwhile, Pin receives unsettling news th
Walking Tall
Trouble is the order of the day when one ranch graduate dies, another is kidnapped and someone threatens to slit Kevin's
The Best Man
The ranch prepares for a wedding, and Michael's dreams resemble a 1940s movie.
Moving On ... (1)
Walt nurses Rose through drug withdrawal. Also, Michael gets a tempting offer.
Moving On ... (2)
Walt gets pneumonia. Meanwhile, Michael must sell the ranch.
Saint Vincent
An apparent miracle worker attracts devotion from a deeply troubled girl.
The Secret Life of Garret Tuggle
A young projectionist has movie-inspired fantasies about a ranch girl.
Little Con
A pregnant con artist promises her child to several couples.
Cowboys and Indians
Vic feels mystically connected to an Indian youth. Meanwhile, Danny has a crush on Justine.
Fathers
The ranch's Christmas fund disappears. Meanwhile, Eleanor helps a man find his daughter.
Where the Buffalo Roam
A search-and-rescue mission goes awry, leaving Michael, Eleanor, Vic, Walt and Nicole stranded in a cabin when a severe
What's Up, Doc?
Michael gets stage fright when a reporter comes to the ranch, but the kids are more than happy to share their stories.
