The Rifleman
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it's 2 a.m.,,,
one summers eve and the am radio jock i was listening to with my little earplug asks the trivia question "who's motto was, "have gun will travel"
so i calls him up on the extension in my room and lo and behold i am now on the air, 2 am in the morning.
so i answers,"the rifleman"
"oh no, son, it was paladin" (whom i'd never heard of)
just about that time MOM picks up on the other extension and says nothing more than, (in her best evil voice) "You get off of this phone right NOW!!" for the untold millions(?) of listeners that night.
mr dj says, "uh, i think you gotta go"
so we hangs up and i face the wrath of mom next day...
and if thats not bad enough, when i go back to school in the fall a friend asks me, "was that you getting yelled at by your mother on the radio this summer?"
mom, never quite understood till much later that she was live on the air with the biggest am station in the area.
i remind her now and then...
one summers eve and the am radio jock i was listening to with my little earplug asks the trivia question "who's motto was, "have gun will travel"
so i calls him up on the extension in my room and lo and behold i am now on the air, 2 am in the morning.
so i answers,"the rifleman"
"oh no, son, it was paladin" (whom i'd never heard of)
just about that time MOM picks up on the other extension and says nothing more than, (in her best evil voice) "You get off of this phone right NOW!!" for the untold millions(?) of listeners that night.
mr dj says, "uh, i think you gotta go"
so we hangs up and i face the wrath of mom next day...
and if thats not bad enough, when i go back to school in the fall a friend asks me, "was that you getting yelled at by your mother on the radio this summer?"
mom, never quite understood till much later that she was live on the air with the biggest am station in the area.
i remind her now and then...
I'm troubled, Sammy Davis Jr. was killed by Lucas McCain using a Winchester 1892 in 1884 in a previous episode. Now Sammy Davis has returned as a different character! But, this time Sammy didn't get killed. He just did a lot of gun twirling and scared the bad guy off.
Also....... I noticed that Mark's "Model 73" .22 is a pump gun!
Despite these technical flaws, I still enjoy The Rifleman series.
I think Miss Mallory is especially HOT!
Don
Also....... I noticed that Mark's "Model 73" .22 is a pump gun!
Despite these technical flaws, I still enjoy The Rifleman series.
I think Miss Mallory is especially HOT!
Don
Dean Speir
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Good call…
Sammy Davis Jr. played Wade Randall in November 1962 after having played Tip Corey in February of that same year.
Something which no one has yet mentioned, which might account for some of its appeal here, is that The Rifleman series was created by the great Sam Peckinpah, who, as bobs1066 has already noted, often directed some of the episodes.
Sammy Davis Jr. played Wade Randall in November 1962 after having played Tip Corey in February of that same year.
Something which no one has yet mentioned, which might account for some of its appeal here, is that The Rifleman series was created by the great Sam Peckinpah, who, as bobs1066 has already noted, often directed some of the episodes.
Thanks for the info Dean!
Despite the fact that certain actors are reincarnated in later episodes and that there are certain technical firearms errors, I still think the The Rifleman Series is great!
Oh..... and Miss Mallory is still HOT!
Don
Guy B. Meredith
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DonP says it all.
The Rebel
The Lone Ranger
The Rifleman
Cheyenne
Suger Foot
Have Gun Will Travel
Wanted Dead Or Alive
Roy Rogers
Wild Bill Hickock (sp?)
Cisco Kid
And that gambler dude in Lousiana with the really cool Indian pal were the top of my list. I was too young to be allowed to stay up for some like Gunsmoke.
The Rebel
The Lone Ranger
The Rifleman
Cheyenne
Suger Foot
Have Gun Will Travel
Wanted Dead Or Alive
Roy Rogers
Wild Bill Hickock (sp?)
Cisco Kid
And that gambler dude in Lousiana with the really cool Indian pal were the top of my list. I was too young to be allowed to stay up for some like Gunsmoke.
Dean Speir
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Another kewl dude…
That would of course be Yancy Derringer and Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah, the title character being played by the late Jock Mahoney, previously TV's The Range Rider, later Hollywood's Tarzan, and Sally Field's step-father. He was for years a stunt man, did all his own stunt work in his two Tarzan flicks, and was the basis for the Brian Keith character in Burt Reynolds' Hooper.
Jay Bakerr
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"Gunsmoke," was the longest running dramatic series in the history of television. Twenty years: 1955 through 1975.
J.B.
J.B.
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Back in the late 60's while in Junior High we had an assembly that featured some quick draw artist. Don't remember his name but I do remember him telling us that the fastest 'draws' in Hollywood were Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis Jr., Glenn Ford and Clint Eastwood.
While watching American Shooter the other night Bob Munden also said that Jerry Lewis and Sammy Davis Jr were the fastest followed by Glenn Ford. Maybe it was Munden I saw in junor high assembly?
Anyway I always liked the Rifeman. Cheyenne was a favorite. Wanted so much to be as broad shouldered as Clint Walker. Maverick was a favorite also. Man, I sure do miss Westerns!
While watching American Shooter the other night Bob Munden also said that Jerry Lewis and Sammy Davis Jr were the fastest followed by Glenn Ford. Maybe it was Munden I saw in junor high assembly?
Anyway I always liked the Rifeman. Cheyenne was a favorite. Wanted so much to be as broad shouldered as Clint Walker. Maverick was a favorite also. Man, I sure do miss Westerns!
Guy B. Meredith
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Dean,
That is "cool", not "kewl". About 35-40 years difference there. Now said in Air Head mode, previously by druggees who just seemed just like the Air Heads as they were zoned out.
That is "cool", not "kewl". About 35-40 years difference there. Now said in Air Head mode, previously by druggees who just seemed just like the Air Heads as they were zoned out.
Somebody pointed out that the Rifleman always double, triple, or quadruple taps the bad guys. I saw a couple episodes were he only plugged the bad guy once. BUT..... this only happened when he was using a borrowed handgun or a single shot rifle.
Question.........how many shots does the Rifleman fire in the opening scene? Time?
Don
Question.........how many shots does the Rifleman fire in the opening scene? Time?
Don
Dean Speir
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Wow!,
…Whiplash is pretty esoteric… James Arness' kid brother Peter Graves, trying to set up the "Cobb & Company Stage Line" in New South Wales. It was a syndicated show here, and only ran one season, I think. It was kinda heavy on bullwhips and boomerangs, but was the Australian Gold Rush in the 1850s?
Guy B. Meredith, if your morning bran isn't working, there's always prunes.
…Whiplash is pretty esoteric… James Arness' kid brother Peter Graves, trying to set up the "Cobb & Company Stage Line" in New South Wales. It was a syndicated show here, and only ran one season, I think. It was kinda heavy on bullwhips and boomerangs, but was the Australian Gold Rush in the 1850s?
Guy B. Meredith, if your morning bran isn't working, there's always prunes.
NIGHTWATCH
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I bought the entire series on DVD a few months ago and I love em. Watched about half so far.
The Rifleman DVD Series
The Rifleman DVD Series
Sunray
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It's, "Thundering hoof beats, a cloud of dust and a hearty cry of Hi Ho Silver."
Wanted: Dead or Alive is on Lone Star, up here, week days at 6, I think it is. After 'Wagon Train' or 'The Virginian'. They alternate. 'Johnny Ringo' is on on Saturday afternoons as well. Lone Star is all westerns all the time.
Saw Buddy Hacket on Carson one night, long ago. He had just traded 100 guns and $36,000 for an original Paterson Colt. Said he had a ship board Gatling gun in his living room. Carson says, "What for?" Hacket says, " A conversation piece." Gotta love it. He also said all those trick shots he did on 'Circus of the Stars' away back when, were real.
"He was a newspaper editor in NYC." Masterson was a sports writer in NYC. Refereed some of the early, heavy weight, bare knuckle, boxing matches. I forget which ones. 1900ish, I think.
Hey, Ceesco, let's went.
Wanted: Dead or Alive is on Lone Star, up here, week days at 6, I think it is. After 'Wagon Train' or 'The Virginian'. They alternate. 'Johnny Ringo' is on on Saturday afternoons as well. Lone Star is all westerns all the time.
Saw Buddy Hacket on Carson one night, long ago. He had just traded 100 guns and $36,000 for an original Paterson Colt. Said he had a ship board Gatling gun in his living room. Carson says, "What for?" Hacket says, " A conversation piece." Gotta love it. He also said all those trick shots he did on 'Circus of the Stars' away back when, were real.
"He was a newspaper editor in NYC." Masterson was a sports writer in NYC. Refereed some of the early, heavy weight, bare knuckle, boxing matches. I forget which ones. 1900ish, I think.
Hey, Ceesco, let's went.
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I always wanted the armored Jeep that the sidekick on Roy Rogers drove, Lulabell. Heck, I STILL do!
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