Best Classic Television Western Series
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No "The Lone Ranger" ? Off topic, but I remember watching an episode of "Good Times" and Florida Evans make a little swipe at "Little House on the Prairie" saying something like "The kids get sick, the mule dies, they lose the ranch, and then it gets sad", I thought that was funny. The "goodnight John Boy, good night Elizabeth, good night daddy" was too corny to me, hated that show.
It was then when he knew he effed up.
I messed up.
The lone ranger should have been on there.
Yes, but an Anglo-Saxon (Celtic?) playing a Chinese person is kind of weird.
The Bonanza boys parenting.
The oldest had a mother from New England with English ancestry.
Big hoss has a viking mother from Sweden.
And Little Joe was French.
They always had to be saving his ass so it kind of makes sense.
And the older one is level-headed and in charge, so again.
The oldest had a mother from New England with English ancestry.
Big hoss has a viking mother from Sweden.
And Little Joe was French.
They always had to be saving his ass so it kind of makes sense.
And the older one is level-headed and in charge, so again.
- Adam (played by Pernell Roberts): Considered the eldest and most level-headed of the Cartwright brothers, making him the de facto leader.
- Hoss (played by Dan Blocker): The middle brother, known for his strength and good nature, but not typically seen as the decision-maker.
- Little Joe (played by Michael Landon): The youngest brother, often impulsive and romantic.
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Gunsmoke for me.....although I enjoy them all. All are much better then the crap they put out today.
I've got every episode of Gunsmoke on DVD.
I've got every episode of Gunsmoke on DVD.
Of course it’s Gunsmoke. I got the complete set on sale few yrs back, gotta make sure I can always have to watch.
Tons of good choices from that era. I consider Bonanza more soap- drama than Western.
Death Valley Days, good god. That show looked like a middle school production and the “true” stories were out of a children’s Wild West comic book
Tons of good choices from that era. I consider Bonanza more soap- drama than Western.
Death Valley Days, good god. That show looked like a middle school production and the “true” stories were out of a children’s Wild West comic book
I have a DVD set of Gunsmoke seasons 1-4. At the end of one of the episodes is a drop-in ad with Matt and Doc at the jail, puffing on some Winstons and touting their smooth taste.
Kind if a cool story.
The original concept was from Bruce Lee, he was playing Kato on Green Hornet at the time and pitched the idea to the studio. They liked the idea but felt Bruce was too oriental to play a Chinese monk on American TV in 1973.
So, they punted Lee and went with David Carridine who had no martial arts experience but formal dance training (Carridine became a respected martial artist post Kung Fu).
Of course Lee would go on to international cult status and die way too early and Kyng Fu became a cult favorite and contributed heavily to martial arts exploding in the west. Between Enter The Dragon and Kung Fu I became enamored with martial arts and became a lifelong student.
Oh, and for me it was always The Rifleman.
Love Gunsmoke. Especially 68-72. Watch it a few times per week.
Rifleman, High Chapparal, Virginian, Half Gun Will Travel.
Rifleman, High Chapparal, Virginian, Half Gun Will Travel.
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