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?
David Janti –
September 1
Tasha Tacosa –
September 1
Michael Dante –
September 2
Sandra Knight –
September 2
Les Brandt –
September 7
Clint Lilley –
September 9
Gray (Greg) Mullavey –
September 10
Barry Cullison –
September 11
John Hawkes –
September 11
Anne Helm –
September 12
Peggy Webber –
September 15
Patrick Culliton –
September 18
Jeremy Roberts –
September 18
Karl Heid –
September 19
Gina Gillespie –
September 20
Karen Sharpe –
September 20
Vera Miles –
September 23
Paul Peterson –
September 23
Pat Skipper –
September 23
Karen Arthur –
September 24
Tom Skerritt –
September 25
Angela Dorian (Victoria Vetri) –
September 26
David Kagen –
September 27
A Martinez –
September 27
Kathleen Noland –
September 27
Tommy Sands –
September 27
Antoinette Bower –
September 30
Angie Dickinson –
September 30
