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Post by towncaller on Sept 12, 2021 17:36:59 GMT
The "doppelganger" plot, or duplicate look-alike character has been used in classic TV westerns a few times. Bonanza had several of them.
Bonanza, S1 E19, The Gunmen, Hoss and Little Joe are mistaken for bloodthirsty hired killers in a small Texas town dominated by two feuding families. They each play both roles
Bonanza, S12 E18, A Deck of Aces, Ben's dead-on lookalike, the scheming Bradley Meredith, causes serious problems when he poses as the Cartwright patriarch and sells area ranchers' land to the railroad. Lorne Green played both roles.
Meredith returned in S13 E6, One Ace Too Many, to try to sell the Ponderosa while Ben was away, and abscond with the cash.
Bonanza, S5 E17, Alias Joe Cartwright, Joe is mistaken for his look-alike Army deserter Angus Borden, and sentenced to face a firing squad. Landon plays both roles.
The Rifleman, S4 E22, Deadly Image, A reliable eye-witness rides into North Fork and accuses Lucas McCain of cattle rustling and cold blooded murder. It was look-alike Earl Bantry, played Chuck Conners with a mustache.
The Rifleman, S4 E27, Guilty Conscience, A woman and her son arrive in North Fork on a stagecoach. Before too long she sees Micah and thinks that he is her long lost husband. Paul Fix plays the doppelganger without his dentures.
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Post by vrkalak on Sept 12, 2021 20:38:30 GMT
Wild Wild West: S1 E10. Dr Loveless imprisons Jim and surgically creates his double called a doppelganger, code-named Janus. Arte must find Jim and uncover the truth behind the warped scheme.
Wild Wild West: S2 E4. Dr. Faustina and her mute servant, Miklos, have transformed a corpse into a duplicate image of Jim West. When they bring the corpse back to life, Faustina's plot is to have the West look-alike gain entry to a meeting of the President's cabinet to kill four of the members.
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 12, 2021 21:05:36 GMT
Wild Wild West: S1 E10. Dr Loveless imprisons Jim and surgically creates his double called a doppelganger, code-named Janus. Arte must find Jim and uncover the truth behind the warped scheme. Wild Wild West: S2 E4. Dr. Faustina and her mute servant, Miklos, have transformed a corpse into a duplicate image of Jim West. When they bring the corpse back to life, Faustina's plot is to have the West look-alike gain entry to a meeting of the President's cabinet to kill four of the members. I was going to post these but you beat me to it.
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Post by vrkalak on Sept 12, 2021 21:18:08 GMT
Wild Wild West: S1 E10. Dr Loveless imprisons Jim and surgically creates his double called a doppelganger, code-named Janus. Arte must find Jim and uncover the truth behind the warped scheme. Wild Wild West: S2 E4. Dr. Faustina and her mute servant, Miklos, have transformed a corpse into a duplicate image of Jim West. When they bring the corpse back to life, Faustina's plot is to have the West look-alike gain entry to a meeting of the President's cabinet to kill four of the members. I was going to post these but you beat me to it. Yes, I knew I had to work fast to beat Alpha.
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Post by marianne48 on Sept 15, 2021 23:53:47 GMT
Gunsmoke: Alias Festus Haggen, S17, E23 (1972)-Deputy Festus Haggen is arrested and put on trial for murder after being mistaken for notorious killer Frank Eaton, who looks just like him. As Eaton, actor Ken Curtis is pretty good-looking.
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Post by vrkalak on Sept 16, 2021 1:37:40 GMT
Gunsmoke: Alias Festus Haggen, S17, E23 (1972)-Deputy Festus Haggen is arrested and put on trial for murder after being mistaken for notorious killer Frank Eaton, who looks just like him. As Eaton, actor Ken Curtis is pretty good-looking. I saw this one not long ago. Good episode.
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