<P> In the television series , Rick 's hometown - where the Jones ' settle - is a small Georgia town called King County . In the series premiere `` Days Gone Bye '' , Morgan examines Rick after his son Duane mistakes Rick for a walker and hits him with a shovel . Rick later wakes up tied to a bed , as Morgan checks Rick for zombie bites or fever , either of which could indicate he is turning into a walker . Morgan initially doubts Rick 's status as a living being , going so far as to threaten to shoot him if he does not prove his humanity . After deciding Rick is not a threat , Morgan frees him using a Buck 110 hunting knife and shares what information he has regarding the apocalypse and the walkers . The following day , Rick tells Morgan that his wife and son are missing and they are most likely alive , since the family photos have been taken from the house . Morgan and Duane tell Rick they may have set off to Atlanta , where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has set up a quarantine zone . Rick takes Morgan and Duane to his former Sheriff 's headquarters , where the trio use the emergency generator to power up the station . They take hot showers and clean out the armory . Rick heads to Atlanta , while Morgan and Duane stay behind . Rick gives Morgan a rifle and a walkie - talkie and promises to broadcast every morning at dawn . Morgan goes to the top floor of his house , where he looks through old family photos before shooting several zombies . As he hoped , the noise attracts more walkers , including his dead wife Jenny , but Morgan finds himself unable to shoot her and breaks down in tears . </P>
<P> In the television series , Rick 's hometown - where the Jones ' settle - is a small Georgia town called King County . In the series premiere `` Days Gone Bye '' , Morgan examines Rick after his son Duane mistakes Rick for a walker and hits him with a shovel . Rick later wakes up tied to a bed , as Morgan checks Rick for zombie bites or fever , either of which could indicate he is turning into a walker . Morgan initially doubts Rick 's status as a living being , going so far as to threaten to shoot him if he does not prove his humanity . After deciding Rick is not a threat , Morgan frees him using a Buck 110 hunting knife and shares what information he has regarding the apocalypse and the walkers . The following day , Rick tells Morgan that his wife and son are missing and they are most likely alive , since the family photos have been taken from the house . Morgan and Duane tell Rick they may have set off to Atlanta , where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has set up a quarantine zone . Rick takes Morgan and Duane to his former Sheriff 's headquarters , where the trio use the emergency generator to power up the station . They take hot showers and clean out the armory . Rick heads to Atlanta , while Morgan and Duane stay behind . Rick gives Morgan a rifle and a walkie - talkie and promises to broadcast every morning at dawn . Morgan goes to the top floor of his house , where he looks through old family photos before shooting several zombies . As he hoped , the noise attracts more walkers , including his dead wife Jenny , but Morgan finds himself unable to shoot her and breaks down in tears . </P>
what episode did morgan first appear on the walking dead
what episode did morgan first appear on the walking dead
the series premiere `` Days Gone Bye ''
the series premiere `` Days Gone Bye ''