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Jul 12, 2022 · Take a trip back to the Wild West with this look at 30 Classic TV Westerns from the 1950s and 1960s; 'Gunsmoke,' 'Bonanza' and so much more.
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- Wagon Train (1957-1962) Wagon Train is a series that lasted from 1957 to 1962. The series details the titular wagon train and its regulars as they run through the American West.
- The Big Valley (1965-1969) The Big Valley is a Western series that lasted from 1965 to 1969, taking place at the California Barkley Ranch. The series revolves around the wealthy ranch-owning Barkley family, headed by matriarch Victoria Barkley.
- The Wild Wild West (1965-1969) The Wild Wild West is a Western series that lasted from 1965 to 1969, combining the genre with the spy genre, complete with science fiction elements.
- Cheyenne (1955-1962) Cheyenne is a Western series lasting from 1955 to 1962. The series was notable for being one of the first hour-long Western series, as well as one of the first hour-long dramatic series with recurring characters to last multiple seasons.
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- Have Gun - Will Travel. - IMDb user rating: 8.4. - Years on the air: 1957–1963. Richard Boone played Paladin, a gunfighter for hire with an upstanding moral compass, in “Have Gun - Will Travel.”
- The Rifleman. - IMDb user rating: 8.3. - Years on the air: 1958–1963. “The Rifleman” was all about a gun—not just any ordinary gun, but a custom rapid-fire Winchester rifle wielded by rancher Lucas McCain (Chuck Connors).
- Zorro. - IMDb user rating: 8.2. - Years on the air: 1957–1959. The only Western on this list to focus on Mexican characters, “Zorro” starred Guy Williams as Don Diego de la Vega, also known as Zorro.
- Wanted: Dead or Alive. - IMDb user rating: 8.1. - Years on the air: 1958–1961. In “Wanted: Dead or Alive,” Steve McQueen (played by Josh Randall) is a bounty hunter roaming the West with a sawed-off rifle.
TV Series. Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, California. One of the longest-running Western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. The continuing sponsor was "20 Mule Team" Borax, a product formerly mined in Death Valley.
This is a list of what I think are the best western TV shows ever produced. My favorite 50 western series. (This list is not necessarily in order of most favorite).
Jul 2, 2023 · From these films and TV shows were born icons of the Western, like John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and Gary Cooper, among others. Westerns were the most popular TV genre throughout the 1950s and 1960s, with classics like "Gunsmoke," "The Lone Ranger," and "Cheyenne."
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