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Texas John Slaughter (formally titled: Tales of Texas John Slaughter) is a Western television series which aired seventeen episodes between October 31, 1958 and April 23, 1961, as part of The Wonderful World of Disney, starring Tom Tryon in the title role. The character was based upon an actual historical figure, Texas Ranger John Horton ...
Crusader Rabbit was syndicated from 1950 to 1952, [citation needed] totaling 195 episodes (divided into 10 "crusades"), and then re-aired for many years. It featured Crusader Rabbit, his companion Ragland T. Tiger ("Rags"), and their occasional nemeses – Dudley Nightshade (whose name was a play on the poisonous plant " deadly nightshade ...
From 2014 to 2019, live-action Disney films from the 1950s to the 1980s including special episodes from Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color aired on Turner Classic Movies, without commercial interruption, and presented uncut and with letterboxing on the network's standard-definition feed.
[3] (The reference book The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present says, "The series was originally intended for the CBS-TV network, but three times potential sponsors backed out." [2]) Therefore the show was syndicated. The magazine's review of the premiere episode described it as "a romantic horse opera in a ...
Davy Crockett was a five-part serial which aired on ABC from 1954–1955 in one-hour episodes, on the Disneyland series. The series starred Fess Parker as real-life frontiersman Davy Crockett and Buddy Ebsen as his friend, George Russell. [1]
In early episodes, stories focused on Gilman going to different Texas towns in pursuit of wanted fugitives. At midseason, the series became set in the town of Porter, Texas. Episodes touched on multiple Western themes and topics, so it was known as "the thinking man's Western". [1] [2] Gilman is the de facto sheriff in Porter.
There were 39 half-hour episodes, shot in color in Pioneertown, California. [4] In the mid-1950s most television stations only broadcast black-and-white programing, and during the series's original run only five stations aired Judge Roy Bean episodes in color. The remaining stations showed the syndicated series in black-and-white. [6]
The first season of The Jack Benny Program consisted of four episodes, during 1950 and 1951. This premiere television season of The Jack Benny Program overlapped with his radio program of the same name, which would continue until 1955, whereas this television program would last until 1965. Jack Benny was the show's