The Outcasts (TV series)
| The Outcasts | |
|---|---|
| Genre | western |
| Created by | Ben Brady Leon Tokatyan |
| Written by | Albert Aley Harold Jack Bloom Richard M. Bluel Ben Brady Gerry Day Anthony Lawrence Don Tait Leon Tokatyan |
| Directed by | Robert Butler Marc Daniels Robert Sparr Paul Landres Joseph Lejtes Allen Reisner E.W. Swackhamer |
| Starring | Don Murray Otis Young |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Hugh Benson |
| Producer(s) | Jon Epstein |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | September 23, 1968 – May 5, 1969 |
The Outcasts is a short-lived Western genre television series, appearing on ABC in the 1968-69 season. The series co-starred Don Murray and Otis Young, and is probably most notable for being the first television Western with a Black co-star and the first bi-racial Western action team.
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[edit] Synopsis
"Jemal David and Earl Corey. One black, one white; one ex-Union soldier, ex-Confederate officer; one ex-slave, one ex-slave owner. Together, they are the Outcasts."
Those words opened a series telling the story of bounty hunter Earl Corey (Murray) who teams up with newly released slave Jemal David (Young) in the 1860s. Although only 26 episodes were made, its short run probably reflected the rapidly changing U.S. racial climate in the late 1960s more than the quality of the series itself. The show was also criticized for "excessive violence".
Several dynamics ran through the show. For one, the two heroes were not friends. They were reluctant partners, both good at bounty hunting, but each needed someone to watch his back. Still, there were times when the white man had to decide whether to side with other white men, or to back up his partner. A rich - poor dichotomy was very subtle. Earl Corey had lived on a plantation, a rich man, but had lost everything. Jemal David, on the other hand, had been a slave who never owned anything, but now was fairly prosperous. Earl tended to be tense in this "new" environment, but Jemal took things in stride.
[edit] Episodes
| Ep # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Outcasts" | September 23, 1968 |
| 2 | "A Ride to Vengeance" | September 30, 1968 |
| 3 | "Three Ways to Die" | October 7, 1968 |
| 4 | "The Understanding" | October 14, 1968 |
| 5 | "Take Your Lover in the Ring" with Walter Coy | October 28, 1968 |
| 6 | "The Heroes" | November 11, 1968 |
| 7 | "My Name is Jemal" | November 18, 1968 |
| 8 | "The Night Riders" | November 22, 1968 |
| 9 | "The Heady Wine" | December 2, 1968 |
| 10 | "The Man from Bennington" with Don Keefer | December 16, 1968 |
| 11 | "The Bounty Children" | December 23, 1968 |
| 12 | "They Shall Rise Up" | January 1, 1969 |
| 13 | "Alligator King" | January 20, 1969 |
| 14 | "The Candidates" | January 27, 1969 |
| 15 | "The Glory Wagon" | February 3, 1969 |
| 16 | "Act of Faith" | February 10, 1969 |
| 17 | "The Thin Edge" | February 17, 1969 |
| 18 | "Gideon" | February 24, 1969 |
| 19 | "And Then There Was One" | March 3, 1969 |
| 20 | "Hung for a Lamb" | March 10, 1969 |
| 21 | "A Time of Darkness" | March 24, 1969 |
| 22 | "The Town That Wouldn't" with Dennis Cross | March 31, 1969 |
| 23 | "The Stalking Devil" | April 7, 1969 |
| 24 | "Give Me Tomorrow" | April 21, 1969 |
| 25 | "The Long Ride" | April 28, 1969 |
| 26 | "How Tall is Blood?" | May 5, 1969 |
[edit] Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Winner | American Cinema Editors, USA | Best Edited Television Program | Norman Colbert |
| 1969 | Nominated | Emmy Award | Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition | Hugo Montenegro |
