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Post by mikef6 on Oct 21, 2017 14:18:38 GMT
See also the threads on The Range Rider and Cheyenne on this board.
Why don't we kick off this thread with...
The Roy Rogers Show (1951-1957). This was one of the most popular of TVs early westerns, especially with younger viewers. 101 episodes over seven seasons were produced. I saw the first two episodes of Season 3. The half hour format is in that frontier/modern mash-up universe that sprang up in the 1940s, often when cowboys would battle Nazis during the war years, that is to say, the primary story background is the western milieu where everyone dressed in cowboy and cowgirl costume, rode horses, drove buckboards, and packed six-shooters on their hips like an open carry wet dream, but motorized vehicles could also show up, mainly, in the case of this show, the jeep (named Nellybelle) driven by comic sidekick Pat Brady. The regulars were Roy Rogers, his wife Dale Evens, Brady, and Roy’s horse Trigger, his dog Bullet, and Dale’s horse, Buttermilk. The two things that struck me most while watching were 1) in episode 2, Roy kills four people. Of course, they are nameless henchmen who just fall down during a gunfight and are never mentioned again; 2) Roy hardly ever stops smiling. It’s a little creepy, particularly when there are bodies to pick up.
S.3, Ep 1 “The Milliner from Medicine Creek” (October 11, 1953). Millie and her father come to town to open a new hat shop. Pat gets all hot and bothered over the new lady in town, but Dale thinks that she is just a little too smooth. The viewers quickly learn that she is part of a plot to rob a gold shipment.
S.3 E. 2 “Pat's Inheritance” (November 1, 1953). Pat receives notice that he has inherited an old broken down ranch that is reputed to be haunted.
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Post by koskiewicz on Oct 21, 2017 17:42:48 GMT
...and let's not forget Pat Brady's jeep...Nellybelle...
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Post by wmcclain on Oct 21, 2017 21:58:54 GMT
As a kid I was metaphysically unsettled by this program.
The actors appeared as themselves; was this supposed to be some sort of reality TV of their true adventures?
They seemed to be in the old West and in contemporary times simultaneously.
That sentient Jeep: creepy.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Oct 22, 2017 6:15:46 GMT
Most of mine are from the early 60s, but may or may not have started in the 50s. Never seen them, but the one with the late Michael Ansara as an Indian lawman?? The one that used jazz music for its theme instead of Country/Western??
My three favorites were (and are still) 'Have Gun-Will Travel', 'Bat Masterson' and 'Lawman' I also LOVE (in no particular order): 'Maverick', 'Cheyenne', 'Yancy Derringer', 'The Iron Horse' < From the late 60s. The one with the late Steve McQueen as a bounty-hunter with I believe a double-barrelled sawed-off shotgun that wasn't invented until some twenty years later (give or take some years). 'Cimarron Strip' from the late sixties which featured the COOLEST looking six-shooter that I've EVER seen in ANY Western tv-series. And others that I can't think of off the top-of-my-head.
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Post by teleadm on Oct 26, 2017 17:57:21 GMT
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1951 - 1958, starring Guy Madison and Andy Devine:
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Post by teleadm on Oct 26, 2017 18:00:16 GMT
Hopalong Cassidy 1952 - 1954, starring William Boyd, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Clyde and others:
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Post by teleadm on Oct 26, 2017 18:03:15 GMT
The Cisco Kid 1950 - 1956, starring Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo:
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Oct 26, 2017 21:45:10 GMT
Judge Roy Bean 1956 Annie Oakley 1954-1957 The Adventures of Kit Carson 1951-1954 The Range Rider 1951-1953 Cowboy G-Men 1952-1953 The Gene Autry Show 1950-1955
and last but not least;
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1954-1959
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Post by wanton87 on Oct 27, 2017 4:59:00 GMT
I have a few to toss into the mix, some obscure, and probably never before heard of. Also, a few went into the 60’s and beyond, so I hope that’s okay?
26 Men (1957-1959)
Frontier Doctor (1958-1959)
Sergeant Preston of The Yukon (1955-1958) (not a western per se, but sort of).
Shotgun Slade (1959-1961)
The Rifleman (1958-1963)
Death Valley Days (1952-1970)
Wagon Train (1957-1965)
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Oct 27, 2017 8:23:20 GMT
Shotgun Slade (1959-1961)
Yep, that's the one that I never saw but was thinking about.
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Post by geode on Oct 27, 2017 14:36:29 GMT
See also the threads on The Range Rider and Cheyenne on this board. Why don't we kick off this thread with... The Roy Rogers Show (1951-1957). This was one of the most popular of TVs early westerns, especially with younger viewers. 101 episodes over seven seasons were produced. I saw the first two episodes of Season 3. The half hour format is in that frontier/modern mash-up universe that sprang up in the 1940s, often when cowboys would battle Nazis during the war years, that is to say, the primary story background is the western milieu where everyone dressed in cowboy and cowgirl costume, rode horses, drove buckboards, and packed six-shooters on their hips like an open carry wet dream, but motorized vehicles could also show up, mainly, in the case of this show, the jeep (named Nellybelle) driven by comic sidekick Pat Brady. The regulars were Roy Rogers, his wife Dale Evens, Brady, and Roy’s horse Trigger, his dog Bullet, and Dale’s horse, Buttermilk. The two things that struck me most while watching were 1) in episode 2, Roy kills four people. Of course, they are nameless henchmen who just fall down during a gunfight and are never mentioned again; 2) Roy hardly ever stops smiling. It’s a little creepy, particularly when there are bodies to pick up. S.3, Ep 1 “The Milliner from Medicine Creek” (October 11, 1953). Millie and her father come to town to open a new hat shop. Pat gets all hot and bothered over the new lady in town, but Dale thinks that she is just a little too smooth. The viewers quickly learn that she is part of a plot to rob a gold shipment. S.3 E. 2 “Pat's Inheritance” (November 1, 1953). Pat receives notice that he has inherited an old broken down ranch that is reputed to be haunted. Other than what, "Gunsmoke"....?
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Post by wanton87 on Oct 27, 2017 20:48:33 GMT
Shotgun Slade (1959-1961)
Yep, that's the one that I never saw but was thinking about.I must confess to having a soft spot for this show RiP, IMDb. Scott Brady is a natural in this role, and cheesy jazz tracks, or odd weapon of choice, are not enough to deter me from watching it. This was during the waning days of the Hollywood western, and the producers were trying to mix things up a little, hence the odd choice of theme and background music, and rather unorthodox weapon for the time (double barreled combination gun; firing both a rifle and a shotgun round).
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Post by mikef6 on Oct 27, 2017 21:51:38 GMT
I have a few to toss into the mix, some obscure, and probably never before heard of. Also, a few went into the 60’s and beyond, so I hope that’s okay? 26 Men (1957-1959) Frontier Doctor (1958-1959) Sergeant Preston of The Yukon (1955-1958) (not a western per se, but sort of). Shotgun Slade (1959-1961) The Rifleman (1958-1963) Death Valley Days (1952-1970) Wagon Train (1957-1965) I regularly watched Sergeant Preston, The Rifleman, Death Valley Days (hosted for two seasons by Ronald Reagan), and Wagon Train.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Oct 27, 2017 23:43:35 GMT
Most of mine are from the early 60s, but may or may not have started in the 50s. Never seen them, but the one with the late Michael Ansara as an Indian lawman?? The one that used jazz music for its theme instead of Country/Western??
My three favorites were (and are still) 'Have Gun-Will Travel', 'Bat Masterson' and 'Lawman' I also LOVE (in no particular order): 'Maverick', 'Cheyenne', 'Yancy Derringer', 'The Iron Horse' < From the late 60s. The one with the late Steve McQueen as a bounty-hunter with I believe a double-barrelled sawed-off shotgun that wasn't invented until some twenty years later (give or take some years). 'Cimarron Strip' from the late sixties which featured the COOLEST looking six-shooter that I've EVER seen in ANY Western tv-series. And others that I can't think of off the top-of-my-head. I've posted Australian broadcast information for a lot of shows, so I'll do some of these: Have Gun-Will TravelFirst shown in Sydney on 18 February 1958. It aired 9:30PM on Tuesdays on TCN-9. On its first showing there, it aired against documentary series "Australia Unlimited" on ABN-2 (a long running series strangely not listed on IMDb) and the sadly largely lost variety series "Sydney Tonight" on ATN-7. First shown in Melbourne on 21 February 1958. It aired 8:30PM Fridays on HSV-7, aired against U.S. anthology series episodes on GTV-9, and varying programs on ABV-2. Bat Masterson It first aired in both Sydney and Melbourne on 10 February 1959, aired Tuesdays at 9:00PM. In Sydney it aired on ATN-7 and in Melbourne on GTV-9, and aired against films on ABN-2 (Sydney)/ABV-2 (Melbourne) and "Perry Mason" on TCN-9 (Sydney) and HSV-7 (Melbourne). At the time, ATN-7 and GTV-9 were partnered with each other, a relationship severed in the 1960s with the formation of the Seven Network and Nine Network. The LawmanFirst shown in Sydney on 10 March 1959. It aired Tuesdays at 7:30PM on TCN-9. It aired against "The Rifleman" on ATN-7 and "O Henry Playhouse" on ABN-2. I can't find when it was first shown in Melbourne, but it aired 7:30PM on Tuesdays on HSV-7 by mid-1959, aired against "The Donna Reed Show" on ABV-2 and "The Rifleman" on GTV-9.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Oct 28, 2017 0:26:28 GMT
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1951 - 1958, starring Guy Madison and Andy Devine: I don't know when it was first shown in Sydney Australia, but on Wednesday 12 December 1956 it aired on ATN-7 at 6:30PM. It aired against live local kids show "Fun Farm" on TCN-9, while ABN-2 had a policy against airing shows at 6:00PM-6:59PM at the time, as they felt it would stop parents from putting their children to bed. It was preceded on ATN-7's schedule by the popular "Captain Fortune" (which IMDb wrongly says debuted 1959. Another reason to not trust IMDb) and followed by the failed talk show "At Seven on 7". Australian TV was only a few months old and schedules were in a state of flux. Later in 1957 ATN-7 had moved "Wild Bill Hickok" to 7:00PM, where it aired against news on ABN-2, while TCN-9 aired a 15-minute newscast and U.S. documentary series "Kaleidoscope". In Melbourne, it first aired Wednesday 23 January 1957 (I could be wrong on this) on GTV-9 at 7:00PM, aired against a 15-minute newscast and local talk show "Be My Guest" on HSV-7, while it aired against a 15-minute newscast and "The Life of Riley" (Bendix version) on ABV-2.
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Post by teleadm on Oct 28, 2017 14:50:56 GMT
Matthew the SwordsmanSweden didn't get television until the mid 1950s eirther, but we who lives in south Sweden could allready see television from Denmark since they had television earlier than Sweden. Asking older people if they remember TV-shows, they can't remember if they seen it on Swedish or Danish television. Copenhagen Danish is not difficult for south Swedes to understand. If Wild Bill Hickock aired against a kids show, that would suggests that Wild Bill Hickock must have been family friendly...
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Post by mikef6 on Oct 28, 2017 16:06:39 GMT
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1951 - 1958, starring Guy Madison and Andy Devine: Historic Route 66 in Kingman, Arizona (where it meets Interstate 40) is designated Andy Devine Dr. It is a major gasoline/fast food/truck stop intersection. We have stopped there for breaks several times. Good to see Andy memorialized in that way.
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Post by teleadm on Oct 28, 2017 16:17:44 GMT
mikef6Andy Devine had a great role in Stagecoach 1939 too
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Post by wanton87 on Oct 28, 2017 18:56:53 GMT
I like Sergeant Preston of The Yukon mikef6 despite only having seen a handful of episodes of this series. Richard Simmons (not to be confused with the fitness guru of like title) was great in his role. I had a look on youtube, and see that there are now a decent number of episodes of this series available, so I’ll have to check it out again.
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Post by koskiewicz on Oct 28, 2017 20:33:28 GMT
...did I mention Yancy Derringer...
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