I'll miss seeing you ride your horse down the streets of NYC or saying, "There ya go," in that unmistakable drawl.
You were the best. You'll be missed. Hopefully we'll see you on reruns again soon.
Ride off into the sunset, cowboy, and enjoy your rest. You've earned it.
If I recall correctly, this episode, season 3 show 1, contained one of the more humorous of all of Dennis Weaver's work. The scene begins in the front seat of the squad car. Exhibiting the feminism of the era, a female officer is brought onto the force. On her first patrol, an assertive Sergeant Maggie Clinger (Sharon Gless [Cagney & Lacy]), taunts Sam McLeod by asking if her female presence intimidates his masculinity.
"Well no, ma'am. do I intimidate your's?"
Sam replied in his trademark earnest, cowboy tongue-in-cheek way.
Like many of the posts in the "User Comments" section, perhaps my favorite episode was "Return the Alamo" (1975; 5.9). In the second "Alamo" episode, Sgt. Phyllis Norton (Teri Garr), takes over the station when Chief Clifford catches the flu, a thief kidnaps Broadhurst in order to swap him for the thief's brother, a drug-addicted mother kidnaps her addicted newborn daughter - and a time bomb ticks in the squad room ceiling.
Other favorites were "Showdown at the End of the World" (1973; 3.4) and "The Man with the Golden Hat" (1975; 5.6), mainly for the revelation of "Who was that jaw-droppingly gorgeous brunette guest star?" (A: Jaclyn Smith, before her breakout in "Charlie's Angels").
Strangely, I don't see many "McCloudisms" listed yet in the "Quotes" section. You know, those Taos-similies McCloud would utter that would leave the other party(ies) with a quizzical look (e.g., "He's slicker'n a greased shoat.")