TV Westerns

[tadcar]

I miss some of the old westerns that used to be on weekly on television like Maverick, Sugarfoot, Cheyenne, etc. Do any of you oldsters remember them?

 

[Terry Patterson]

tadcar,i grew up in this era [60's] let me rattle off a few.colt .45,rifleman,the rebel,iron horse,raw hide,wyatt earp,texas rangers,lawman,met the star of colt .45 when i was a wee lad,he was on a fishing trip to the columbia river the same time as my dad and me.cant remember his name but it was a big thrill at the tme!

 

[tadcar]

Originally posted by terry patterson
tadcar,i grew up in this era [60's] let me rattle off a few.colt .45,rifleman,the rebel,iron horse,raw hide,wyatt earp,texas rangers,lawman,met the star of colt .45 when i was a wee lad,he was on a fishing trip to the columbia river the same time as my dad and me.cant remember his name but it was a big thrill at the tme!

Wayde Preston played Chris Colt. Was he the one you met? I bet that was a thrill!!
:banana:

Chuck Connor's role in Rifleman was great. I love the beginning when he gets the brass buttons of his uniform torn off by the CO.

 

[tadcar]

Gunsmoke

Lest we not forget Gunsmoke, especially with the episodes with Dennis Weaver!

 

[Terry Patterson]

that was "branded"

 

[Jim H. Moreno]

Never watched or got into many westerns. The ones I did are Rawhide (only because it used to precede Kung Fu Theater on Saturday mornings), The Rifleman (he was a former Army soldier), and Wild Wild West.

 

[Terry Patterson]

BRANDED not rifleman,BRANDED is the one were he was a former military officer.off with the buttons.throw the hat ,break the sword,bittercreek,all that .

 

[Terry Patterson]

remember "casey jones"? were reaching back now.

 

[Jim H. Moreno]

Branded. Right you are. Rifleman got started by Lucas (Chuck Connors) winning a turkey shoot, and enough money to buy some land to homestead.

 

[trauth116]

Chuck Conners --IIRC was a former Chicago Cub

 

[last_cav1971]

Bonanza, The Rifleman, and of course......Gunsmoke.......It ran for something like 22 years. It was the longest running program of all, I think.

Just a side note............The role of Matt Dillon was offered to John Wayne........he turned it down and recommended a friend....James Arness.

Mark
Deo Vindice

 

[Terry Patterson]

glen strange,the bar tender of the longbranch saloon, also played frankenstien.

 

[JDS8072]

What About Pancho and Cisco Kid

 

[CodeTalker]

I still watch The High Chaparral. They actually worked the ranch. Ever notice in Bonanza and Big Valley how no one works? They all just set around and talked. Cowboying isn't quite like that.

 

[Iron Mike USMC]

Originally posted by Jim H. Moreno
Branded. Right you are. Rifleman got started by Lucas (Chuck Connors) winning a turkey shoot, and enough money to buy some land to homestead.

Chuck Connors did both.

 

[Iron Mike USMC]

Have Gun Will Travel
Wild Wild West
F Troop
Bat Masterson

Steve McQueen had a short western series, can't remember the name.

 

[Terry Patterson]

wanted dead or alive!

 

[Terry Patterson]

sure were alot of them.what was the comedy one,about the texas ranger?he would ride out of town and always hit his head on that sign?can't think of the actors name right now.

 

[Iron Mike USMC]

Originally posted by terry patterson
wanted dead or alive!

That's the one! :thumb:

 

[Iron Mike USMC]

Originally posted by terry patterson
sure were alot of them.what was the comedy one,about the texas ranger?he would ride out of town and always hit his head on that sign?can't think of the actors name right now.

Ken Berry, as Capt. Wilton Parmenter, in F Troop. US Army in Fort Courage, smewhere west of the Missouri River.