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| The Range Rider | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Western |
| Written by | Buckley Angell Eric Freiwald Oliver Drake Orville H. Hampton Lawrence Hazard Edward Llewellyn Joe Richardson Arthur Rowe Jack Townley |
| Directed by | George Archainbaud William A. Berke Thomas Carr John English Wallace Fox D. Ross Lederman Frank McDonald Don McDougall Ray Nazarro |
| Starring | Jock Mahoney Dick Jones |
| Opening theme | "Home on the Range" |
| Composer(s) | Carl Cotner Walter Greene |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 79 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Gene Autry Louis Gray |
| Producer(s) | Hugh McCollum Armand Schaefer |
| Running time | 30 mins. (approx) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Syndication |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | April 5, 1951 – September 1, 1953 |
The Range Rider is an American Western television series that aired in syndication from 1951-1953. A single lost episode was first shown in 1959. The series aired on British television in the 1960s.
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[edit] Synopsis
Jock Mahoney, later star of CBS's Yancy Derringer, played the title character in 79 black-and-white 30-minute episodes, along with partner Dick West, played by Dick Jones, later star of the syndicated series Buffalo Bill Jr. The character had no name other than Range Rider and his reputation for fairness, fighting ability and accuracy with his guns was known far and wide, even by Indians. Mahoney towered over Jones giving the idea that Dick West was practically a youngster, instead of a normal-sized adult.
The show was a production of Gene Autry's Flying A Productions and was executive produced by Autry. The theme tune was "Home on the Range" though in later episodes this was played at a fast tempo without the song. The two main characters were the only consistent ones. Five to six names of other actors were given at the end of each episode, but not the parts they played.
[edit] Guest stars
- Brad Johnson — three episodes
- I. Stanford Jolley — twice
- Harry Lauter — eleven times
- Lyle Talbot — one episode
[edit] DVD release
In 2007, select episodes of the series were released on five volumes by Alpha Home Entertainment on Region 1 DVD.[1]
[edit] Cultural references
In The A-Team episode When you Comin' Back, Range Rider? (Season 2, episodes 5-6)[2], Murdock is seen watching an episode of The Range Rider in his room at the psychiatric hospital. He adopts the persona of the Range Rider as the team pursues wild mustang rustlers and is frequently seen wearing a mask of the Range Rider he cut from a cereal box.
[edit] References
- ^ "Range Rider - Volumes 1-5 (5-DVD)". amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WPJT1Y. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ "The A-Team, Season 2 Episode 5-6". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0504239/. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
