Throughout the series James Drury would refer to himself most typically as the "Foreman of Shiloh Ranch", while other characters would refer to him as "The Virginian", or as in the first season simply as "Virginian" when speaking to him. However, in the scene where he first attempts to communicate with Pilar Seurat (Hapamawa), who does not speak English, he points to himself and actually says "my name is Virginian". This was the only instance in the series where he says his name is Virginian.