What is the attraction of the old-fashioned television westerns?
It may not have actually been a simpler time, but it was represented as a time when right and wrong were not as muddy.
Granted, the good guys didn’t always wear white hats, nor did the bad guys always dress in black. There were times when someone would move from path to path. But the paths themselves never merged.
Finally, by the end of the western – with the setting sun, right generally triumphed and there was hope, just over the horizon.
Head ‘Em Straight
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Check out the 124 episodes that galloped onto the small screen from September 15, 1959 to May 21, 1963, on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. EST. Set in the 1870s on the Sherman ranch and relay station, a shirttail outfit just outside of Laramie in the Wyoming Territory, this highly rated action western presented stories for the enjoyment of the young and old.
Meet Slim Sherman and Andy Sherman, owners of the Sherman ranch and relay station, the ambling Jonesy, the footloose tumbleweed Jess Harper, Mrs. Daisy Cooper who always saw the comin’ grass, “Tiger” Mike Williams, Mose Shell the Jehu, and star-toter Mort Cory.
Nearly 750 actors lent their talents to the success of Laramie. Can you fill in any of the blanks in the Episode listings?
Miss Daisy’s cooking was renowned. Represented here are temptations featured or mentioned on Laramie. Any suggestions?
July 1
July 3
Tommy Cook
July 5
Lisa Montell
July 5
Gemini Barnett
July 7
Kim Hector
July 9
Marco Rodriguez
July 10
Michael Woods
July 10
Tim de Zarn (DeZarn)
July 11
Bruce McGill
July 11
Lyle Kanouse
July 12
Brian Avery
July 13
Nancy Olson
July 14
Pat (Patrick) Wayne
July 15
Debi Storm
July 16
Gale Garnett
July 17
Hampton Fancher
July 18
Andrew Kavovit
July 19
Katie Regan
July 20
William Paul Brown
July 21
Laraine Stephens
July 24
Robert Colbert
July 26
Danielle De Metz
July 27
Susan Silo
July 27
Marissa (Marisa) Perez
July 28
Robert Fuller
July 29
Michael Bell
July 30
Michael Biehn
July 31
Laura Soltis
July 31
