The Animal On the way home Tate finds himself in the middle of hunting party where the prey is a young Shawnee boy. Tate discovering the boy is deaf-mute takes him to jail after learning he is wanted for murder but finds he becomes the boy's lawyer. Details Casts Galleries Posters Season Lists Title The Animal Genres Western Drama Release Date 1971-01-20 Episode Runtime 01 Hours 30 Minutes Season Number 9 Episode Number 16 Production Companies Universal Television, Revue Studios, NBC Doug McClure... Trampas... James Drury... The "Virginian"... Lee Majors... Roy Tate... Sara Lane... Elizabeth Grainger... Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (1000x1500) Original Size (2000x3000) Original Size (928x1391) Original Size (500x750) Original Size (1059x1500) Original Size (748x1121) Original Size (680x1000) Original Size (500x750) Season 1 30 Episode(s) 1962-09-19 Season 2 30 Episode(s) 1963-09-18 Season 3 30 Episode(s) 1964-09-16 Season 4 30 Episode(s) 1965-09-15 Season 5 29 Episode(s) 1966-09-14 Season 6 26 Episode(s) 1967-09-13 Season 7 26 Episode(s) 1968-09-18 Season 8 24 Episode(s) 1969-09-17 Season 9 24 Episode(s) 1970-09-16