50 Great Western TV Shows

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As you can easily see below, lots of great actors appeared in TV westerns back in the 1950s and '60s, both on a regular basis and as guest stars. The 50 GREAT WESTERN TV SHOWS box set is a fine way for us old folks to remember the westerns we loved as kids, and an even better opportunity for later generations to experience some of television's greatest vintage programming.

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The following list places the programs and episodes in alphabetical order. It also provides season and episode numbers, original airdates and guest stars.

THE ADVENTURES OF JIM BOWIE (Scott Forbes)--
Pearl and the Crown (S.1, #31 - 4/5/57) - William Schallert/Georgette Duval/Frank Wilcox
The Squatters (S.1, #2 - 10/14/56) - Jeanne Moody/Steven Geray/Glenn Strange

THE ADVENTURES OF KIT CARSON (Bill Williams)--
Outlaw Trails (S.3, #1 - 8/1/53) - Don Diamond/James Craven/Nan Leslie

THE DEPUTY (Henry Fonda/Alan Case)--
The Hard Decision (S.2, #18 - 1/28/61) - Read Morgan/Marc Lawrence/George Brenlin
Return of Widow Brown (S.2, #30 4/22/61) - Tom Greenway/Norma Crane/Read Morgan

ANNIE OAKLEY (Gail Davis)--
Justice Guns (S.1, #15 4/17/54) - Jimmy Hawkins/Brad Johnson/Don C. Harvey
Sharpshooting Annie (S.1, #23 - 6/12/54) - Jimmy Hawkins/Brad Johnson/Terry Frost

BAT MASTERSON (Gene Barry)--
The Fighter (S.1, #5 - 11/5/58) - Marie Windsor/Robert K. Wilke/Ray Kellogg
Stampede at Tent City (S.1, #4 - 10/29/58) - William Conrad/James Best/Joan Marshall

BONANZA (Lorne Greene/Michael Landon/Dan Blocker/Pernell Roberts)--
The Abduction (S.2, #8 - 10/29/60) - Bob Hopkins/Barbara Lawrence/Robert 'Big Buck' Maffei
The Ape (S.2, #14 - 12/17/60) - Leonard Nimoy/Cal Bolder/Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
The Avenger (S.1, #26 - 3/12/60) - Jean Allison/James Anderson/Vic Morrow
Badge Without Honor (S.2, #3 - 9/24/60) - Fred Beir/Dan Duryea/Wendell Holmes
Bitter Water (S.1, #29 - 4/9/60) - Clarke Alexander/Merry Anders/Rhys Williams
The Blood Line (S.2, #15 - 12/31/60) - Lee Van Cleef/Thomas Brown Henry/Allan Lane
Blood on the Land (S.1, #22 - 2/13/60) - Ray Daly/Glenn Holtzman/Everett Sloane
The Courtship (S.2, #16 - 1/7/61) - Julie Adams/Paul Dubov/Lyle Talbot
Dark Star (S.1, #31 - 4/23/07) - Arthur Batanides/Argentina Brunetti/Hugo Haas
Day of Reckoning (S.2, #7 - 10/22/60) - Gail Bonney/Anthony Caruso/Ricardo Montalban
Death at Dawn (S.1, #32 - 4/30/60) - Paul Carr/Nancy Deale/Peter Leeds
Denver McKee (S.2, #6 - 10/15/60) - Bob Barker/Stephen Cortleigh/Franchot Tone
Desert Justice (S.1, #23 - 2/20/60) - Claude Akins/Tom Greenway/Ron Hayes
Escape to Ponderosa (S.1, #25 - 3/5/60) - Chris Alcaide/Dayton Lummis/Joe Maross
The Fear Merchants (S.1, #20 - 1960) - Philip Ahn/Gregg Barton/Alexander Campbell
The Gunmen (S.1, #19 - 1/23/60) - Ellen Corby/Dorothy Crehan/King Donovan
The Hopefuls (S.2, #5 - 10/8/60) - Patricia Donahue/Larry Gates/Paul Genge
The Last Trophy (S.1, #27 - 3/26/60) - Edward Ashley/Jimmy Carter/Hazel Court
The Mill (S.2, #4 - 10/1/60) - Claude Akins/Dianne Foster/Harry Townes
The Spitfire (S.2, #17 - 1/14/61) - Jack Elam/Claude Hall/Don C. Harvey

JUDGE ROY BEAN (Edgar Buchanan)--
Black Jack (S.1, #8) - X. Brands/Jack Buetel/Johnny Carpenter
The Defense Rests (S.1, #30) - Byron Foulger/Fred Kohler Jr./Earle Hodgins
The Hidden Truth (S.1, #21) - Glenn Strange/X. Brands/Keith Richards

THE LONE RANGER (Clayton Moore/Jay Silverheels)--
Enter the Lone Ranger (S.1, #1 - 9/15/49) - Glenn Strange/George J. Lewis
The Lone Ranger Fights On (S.1, #2 - 9/22/49) - Walter Sande/George Chesebro
The Lone Ranger Triumphs (S.1, #3 - 9/29/49) - Jack Clifford/John Daheim
The Legion of Old Timers (S.1, #4 - 10/6/49) - DeForest Kelley/Emmitt Lynn
Rustler's Hideout (S.1, #5 - 10/13/49) - Harry Lauter/Joseph Crehan
War Horse (S.1, #6 - 10/20/49) - Leonard Penn/John Merton
Pete and Pedro (S.1, #7 - 10/27/49) - Sheila Ryan/Rufe Davis
The Renegades (S.1, #8 - 11/3/49) - Gene Roth/Harry Harvey

THE RIFLEMAN (Chuck Connors/Johnny Crawford)--
Day of the Hunter (S.2, #15 - 1/5/60) - Paul Fix/Dick Elliot/John Anderson
Mail Order Groom (S.2, #16 - 1/12/60) - Paul Fix/Alice Backes/Sandy Kenyon
Outlaw's Inheritance (S.1, #38) - Paul Fix/William Bishop/Robert Foulk

SHOTGUN SLADE (Scott Brady)--
The Deadly Key (S.1, #23 - 3/8/60) - Ann Robinson/Mort Mills/Vito Scotti
Backtrack (S.1, #33 - 5/28/60) - King Donovan/Connie Hines/Wesley Lau
The Spanish Box (S.1, #26 - 3/30/60) - Donald Murphy/Mari Aldon/George Kennedy

SUGARFOOT (Will Hutchins)--
Return of the Canary Kid (S.2, #11 - 2/3/59) - Don 'Red' Barry/Saundra Edwards

U.S. MARSHALL (John Bromfield)--
The Pursuit (no data available)

WAGON TRAIN (John McIntire/Robert Fuller)--
(???) The Dr. Denker Story (S.5, #18 - 1/31/62) - Theodore Bikel
(???) The Malachi Hobart Story (S.5, #17 - 1/24/62) - Franchot Tone/Irene Ryan/Wally Brown June 28, 2007

List of included shows

This list is from dvdtvshows.com, which has lots of TV on DVD at reasonable prices. I ordered this set from Amazon as the price was lower, but I haven't received the set or watched it yet. I had to give it a rating in order to post this list.

50 Great Western TV Shows - 10 DVD Set - 2220 Minutes - 50 Episodes - DVD Street Release Date: February 3, 2004
Includes: BONANZA - The Avenger / Last Trophy / Dark Star / Spitfire / Abduction / Courtship / Escape to the Ponderosa / The Ape / The Hopefuls / Denver McKee / The Fear Merchants / Gunman / Bitter Water / The Mill / The Blood Line / Death at Dawn / Blood on the Land / Badge Without Honor / Day of Reckoning / Desert Justice / THE LONE RANGER - Enter the Lone Ranger / The Lone Ranger Fights On / The Lone Ranger's Triumph / The Legion of Old Timers / Rustler's Hideout / War Horse / Pete and Pedro / The Renegades / THE RIFLEMAN - Mail Order Groom / Day of the Hunter / Outlaw Inheritance / BAT MASTERSON - Stampede at Tent City / The Fighter / JIM Bowie - The Squatters / Pearl and the Crown / ANNIE OAKLEY - Sharp Shootin Annie / Gun Justice / KIT CARSON - Outlaw Trails / THE DEPUTY - Hard Decision / Return of Widow Brown / SUGARFOOT - Return of the Canary Kid / U.S. MARSHAL - The Pursuit / SHOTGUN SLADE - Backtrack / The Spanish Box / The Deadly Key / WAGON TRAIN - Malachai Hobart Story / The Dr. Denker Story / JUDGE ROY BEAN - Black Jack / The Defense Rests / The Hidden Truth / BCI Eclipse
July 11, 2006

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