Post by towncaller on Aug 28, 2021 17:36:44 GMT
The Tumbleweed Wagon was a jail wagon used to transport convicts to prisons after conviction, often used as a plot device in classic TV westerns. Here's a few of them:
1. Rifleman, S4 E4, The Stand In, Lucas is taken prisoner in a jail wagon where the original prisoner managed to escape.
2. Rifleman, S3 E3, Seven, A prison wagon is in North Fork, the convicts manage to escape and Lucas and Micah must find a way to subdue them. (one of my favorite episodes)
3. Bonanza, S2 E4, The Wagon, Hoss is taken as a prisoner in a jail wagon to replace an escapee.
4. Laramie, S2 E28, The Tumbleweed Wagon, Slim is taken as a prisoner in a jail wagon where the original convict was killed trying to escape.
5. Rawhide, S1 E1, Incident of the Tumbleweed Wagon, Gil and Rowdy must finish delivery of a jail wagon when a Marshall and Deputy are killed.
6. Laramie, S4 E29, The Marshalls, Jess is wounded when he tries to warn a Marshall of an attack on a jail wagon the Marshall is escorting.
7. Bat Masterson, S1 E23, The Tumbleweed Wagon, Bat agrees to escort a murder suspect to trial in a jail wagon, who escapes with the help of his girl friend.
Any more you can think of?
