Topics: Action and Adventure : Westerns
Turn up the volume on your TV as a horse gallops into town. Spurs jingle as our hero (or heroine) dismounts and walks into a dusty saloon.
Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., The
A bounty hunter in the Old West searches for his father's killers while battling villains with sophisticated gadgets.
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Adventures of Champion
A wild stallion and a German shepherd look out for an adventurous boy in the West.
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Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The
An orphaned boy and his dog are adopted by cavalry soldiers, as honorary troopers, at Fort Apache, Arizona, in the Old West.
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Alias Smith and Jones
Two notorious outlaws are promised a full pardon by the governor, on the condition that they change their names and stay out of trouble for one year.
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Big Valley
The California San Joaquin Valley, and the booming town of Stockton, in the 1870s, was the setting for this program, which chronicled the life and times of the Barkley family members on their massive ranch.
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Bonanza
Chronicles the lives of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they work and protect their ranch, the Ponderosa, near Virginia City, Nevada.
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Bordertown
Western that aired in 1935.
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Branded
Sites related to the NBC television series "Branded," which starred Chuck Connors and aired from January 1965 to September 1966.
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Bronco
The continuing adventures of former Confederate Army Captain Bronco Layne, as he traveled throughout the American West after the Civil War, were followed in Bronco.
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Casey Jones
Western progam based on the life of the legendary train engineer. This syndicated children's series was produced and distributed during the 1958 television year.
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Cimarron Strip
The 1967 TV Western starring Stuart Whitman, who played U.S. Marshal Jim Crown. Episodes followed the life and times of Marshal Crown's efforts in trying to keep order throughout the lawless region bordering the Kansas Territory and Indian land.
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Daniel Boone
The iconoclastic pioneer figure lives and works in Boonesborough in the period before and during the American Revolutionary War.
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Deadwood
"Deadwood" first aired March 2004 on HBO. Deadwood, South Dakota in 1876 is a lawless outpost.
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Dead Man's Gun
A revolver with a curse on it wreaks havoc on those who possess it. The series first aired in 1997.
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Death Valley Days
Anthology series featuring stories that took place in Death Valley, California. This syndicated series first aired in the fall of 1952, continuing until its final original broadcast in 1975.
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Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
A young woman moves west to set up a medical practice. The series first aired in 1993 with Jane Seymour in the title role.
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Fury
On the Broken Wheel Ranch, an orphaned boy befriends and tames a wild stallion. Original episodes of the series were produced between 1955 and 1960, which was broadcast on Saturday mornings over the NBC network from October 1955 until September 1966.
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F Troop
A situation comedy set in the post-Civil War US West, where a wacky bunch of soldiers and their commander try to hold down Fort Courage.
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Gunsmoke
In the lawless region around Dodge City, Kansas, US Marshal Matt Dillon and his deputies fight to maintain peace and order.
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Have Gun - Will Travel
After serving in the US Civil War, a West Point graduate named Paladin becomes a gun-for-hire, based at the Hotel Carlton in Old San Francisco.
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Here Come the Brides
"The bluest skies you've ever seen in Seattle." That's the way the popular theme song went.
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High Chaparral
This series focused on the combination of the Cannon and Montoya families, in their attempt to create a cattle empire on the Cannons' ranch.
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How the West Was Won
A frontiersman takes in orphaned children. The series first aired in 1979.
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Johnny Ringo
The life and times of the sheriff, a former gunfighter, of Velardi, Arizona, was the focus of this series.
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Laramie
Set in the country outside of the town of Laramie, in the Wyoming Territory, the story of the Sherman brothers and their struggle to run the family ranch is chronicled.
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Laredo
Episodes of this series presented tales and adventures of a group of Texas Rangers and their captain, members of Company B, in the period following the US Civil War.
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Lonesome Dove
Two former Texas Rangers drive cattle to Montana, encountering a variety of difficulties along the way.
The Outlaw Years,
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Lone Ranger
A former Texas Ranger and his Native American friend ride out to do good in the West.
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Magnificent Seven
Seven former soldiers with a variety of skills offer assistance to folks in the Old West.
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Maverick
The Maverick brothers, Brett and Bart, are professional gamblers who travel from town to town looking for the best card games they can find.
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My Friend Flicka
Young Ken McLaughlin lives on a ranch and has many adventures with his horse, Flicka.
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Ponderosa
In this prequel to Bonanza, Ben Cartwright settles down on a parcel of land in order to raise his sons in the Nevada Territory in the mid-1800s.
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Rawhide
The lives, times, and adventures of cowhands, and people that they met during cattle drives across the US were the setting for this series.
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Rifleman
While raising a son in New Mexico, a sharpshooter with a modified rifle helps the local sheriff keep the peace.
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Roy Rogers Show
The best-known singing cowboy entertains. The series first aired in 1951.
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Virginian
This 90 minute weekly series originally aired over the NBC network from 1962 until 1970 under the title "The Virginian," and then "The Men From Shiloh," for the 1970-1971 television season.
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Wagon Train
The trip from St. Joseph, Missouri, to California was the setting for each season of this series.
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Wild Wild West
The assignments and adventures of Secret Service agents James T. West and Artemus Gordon, set throughout the post-Civil War US West, were followed in this series.
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Wyatt Earp, Life and Legend of
The continuing story of the career and adventures of US Marshal Wyatt Earp, from his time in Ellsworth, Kansas, until the storied showdown battle at the O.K.
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Young Riders
The lives and adventures of members of the Central Overland Express line (the Pony Express) were followed in this series.
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Zorro
A masked swordsman fights for justice against corrupt Spanish officials in 1820s California. This series was originally broadcast over the ABC network, and aired from October 1957 until September 1959.
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