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TALES OF THE RED CABOOSE/ABC/1948-49
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Sponsored by Lionel Trains, this railroad adventure (filled with model trains chugging along their tracks) spun tales of life on the rails. The program was narrated by Don Magee. (15 Minutes)

TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS/ABC/CBS/1955-59 - Surveying a 120 year period in the history of the Texas Rangers, these were the tales of Rangers Clayton Morgan (Harry Lauter) and Jace Pearson (Willard Parker) who appeared in a variety of historical settings in the telling of the exploits of the famed Texan organization. (30 Minutes) 

TALES OF WELL FARGO/NBC/1957-62 - Dale Robertson starred as Agent Jim Hardie, a rugged troubleshooter for the gold transport company of Wells Fargo that traversed the frontier of the 1860s. (30 Minutes/Expanded to 60 minutes in 1961) 

THE TALL MAN/NBC/1960-62 - Set in the New Mexico territory of the 1870s, this was the fictionalized story of the early frontier friendship between deputy sheriff Pat Garrett, a.k.a. "The Tall Man" (Barry Sullivan) and gunfighter/later outlaw, William H. Bonney, a.k.a. "Billy the Kid" (Clu Gulager). Historically, Pat Garrett fatally shot Billy the Kid in 1881. (30 Minutes)

TATE/NBC/1960 - David McLean starred as Tate, a one-armed Civil War veteran turned gunfighter who roamed the frontier of the 1870s. His left arm was rendered useless from a wartime explosion; his right arm was lightning swift. (30 Minutes) 

TEMPLE HOUSTON/NBC/1963-64 - Frontier adventure set in the Southwest about the cases of circuit riding attorney, Temple Houston (Jeffrey Hunter) who traveled the towns of post Civil War America assisted by George Taggart (Jack Elam), ex-gunslinger turned lawman. (60 Minutes) 

THE TEXAN/CBS/1958-60 - Adventures of Big Bill Longley (Rory Calhoun), a fast gun who wandered the Texas frontier of the 1870s helping the needy along the way. (30 Minutes) 

TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER/ABC/1958-61 - Western adventure seen on episodes of WALT DISNEY PRESENTS/ABC/1954-61. Tom Tryon starred as John Slaughter, a frontier marshal who attempted to bring law and order to the Old West. (60 Minutes)   

THUNDER/NBC/1977-78 - The story of a wild black stallion that befriended eight-year-old Cindy Prescott (Melora Hardin), her young neighbor, Willie (Justin Randi), and his stubborn mule Cupcake. This Saturday morning live-action adventure was developed by the producer/writer of the horse adventure FURY/NBC/1955-60 and shot in Round Valley, north of Bishop, California. 

TOMAHAWK/SYN/1957 - Exploits of two frontier scouts Pierre Radisson (Jacques Godin) and his partner, Medard (Rene Cason) as they traveled America's northwest during the 17th century. (30 Minutes) 

TOMBSTONE TERRITORY/ABC/1957-59 - Tombstone Territory of the 1880s as seen through the eyes of Sheriff Clay Hollister (Pat Conway) and newspaperman, Harry Claibourne (Richard Eastham), editor of The Epitaph. (30 Minutes) 

TONY THE PONY/SYN/1979 -  Live-action children's fantasy series that told the story of Jonathan (Randy Yothers, Jr./aka "Poindexter"), a youngster who experienced various relevant life lessons with his magical friend, Tony the Pony. The series was created by Premore Productions.  

TRACKDOWN/CBS/1957-59 - The cases of Hoby Gilman (Robert Culp), a Texas Ranger who maintained law and order in the Lone Star State during the 1870s. (30 Minutes) 

TRAILMASTER  See - "Wagon Master"

TRAILS TO ADVENTURE/SYN/1967 - Produced by Jack Smith (of YOU ASKED FOR IT fame), this western anthology adventure featured stories of the American frontier, shot on location. (30 Minutes) 

TRAILS WEST/SYN/1958 - Anthology series hosted by Ray Milland comprised of retitled episodes of  the classic series DEATH VALLEY DAYS. (30 Minutes) 

THE TRAVELS OF JAIMIE McPHEETERS/ABC/1963-64 - Frontier adventures of Jaimie McPheeters, a 12-year-old boy traveling with his scalawag father, "Doc" Sardius McPheeters (Dan O'Herlihy) as they headed west to the California gold fields by wagon train in the year 1849. (60 Minutes) 

TRUE WOMEN/CBS/1997 - Based on the novel True Women (G.P. Putnam, 1994) by Janice Woods Windle, this two-part made-for-TV miniseries followed the Windle's family saga of Sarah Ashby McClure (Dana Delany), the wife of a Texas Ranger; her sister Euphemia Ashby King (Annabeth Gish); and her childhood friend Georgia Lawshe Woods (Angelina Jolie), a southern belle who lead a sheltered plantation life threatened with unrest. The story chronicled the years from Texas Revolution in 1835 through the Indian uprisings, the Civil War and Reconstruction, to the early stages of the women's suffrage movement. The novel takes its title from a report made to the 1868 Texas Reconstruction Convention on the floor of the Texas Capitol that read: "We believe that the good sense of every true woman in the land teaches her that granting them the power to vote is a direct open insult to their sex by the implication that they are so unwomanly as to desire the privilege." (4 hours) 

TWENTY-SIX  MEN/SYN/1957 - Syndicated western adventure about a police force of twenty-six men who maintained law and order in the turn-of-the-century Arizona Territory. Regulars included Captain Tom Rynning (Tris Coffin) and Ranger Clint Travis (Kelo Henderson). Historically, this group of "26" men was established by a legislative act of 1901. (30 Minutes) 

TWO FACES WEST/SYN/1961 - The story of Marshal Ben January and his physician twin brother, Rick (dual role starring Charles Bateman) who fought to establish law and order in the 1860s frontier town of Gunnison. (30 Minutes) 

 
 

 

 
 
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