Wrangler (TV series)

Wrangler is an American Western television series starring Jason Evers that aired on the NBC television network from August 4 to September 15, 1960.

Wrangler
StarringJason Evers
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture formatBlack and white (1960)
Original releaseAugust 4 
September 15, 1960

In Wrangler, Evers played Pitcairn, a wrangler who roamed the Old West, finding adventures along the way. However, Wrangler did not have much of a chance to find adventure because the series lasted only for six episodes. It was a summer replacement series for The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford, but did not garner high enough ratings to become a full-fledged series.

"Wrangler" stood out among westerns chiefly because it was the first of its genre to be videotaped rather than filmed.[1] It earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Camerawork in 1961.[2]

Guest stars included Tyler McVey in the episode "Incident at the Bar M." UCLA has preserved that episode in its Film and Television Archive.[3]

Three years after Wrangler, Evers landed the lead in the 26-episode ABC drama Channing, set on a fictitious college campus.

References

  • McNeil, Alex. Total Television (1996). New York: Penguin Books ISBN 0-14-024916-8
  • Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (1999). New York: Ballantine Books ISBN 0-345-42923-0
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.