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55. Thank you for both choices Eugene.

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What was your favorite television western series? as a child or an adult. [View all] debm55 Nov 1 OP

Does F Troop count? no_hypocrisy Nov 1 #1

It's a western , Yes, it counts. Thank you no_hypocrisy. debm55 Nov 1 #3

As my friend used to say, Mr.Bill Nov 1 #9

I didn't know that. Thank you Mr.Bill. debm55 Nov 1 #17

I should explain. Mr.Bill Nov 1 #39

Thank you . debm55 Nov 1 #51

And I would have skipped right over it. Truly my favorite. bullimiami Nov 1 #36

F-Troop was hilarious. I will watch it whenever I come across an episode. brush Nov 3 #116

Child: The Lone Ranger. Adult: Deadwood, tho it could be raw. bovine6 Nov 1 #2

Thank you bovine6 debm55 Nov 1 #18

Went to high school with Clayton Moore's daughter. Even then that show was ancient and was really available to watch chicoescuela Nov 3 #102

Thank you very much chicoescuela. debm55 Nov 3 #104

I liked "Have Gun Will Travel" when I was a kid. Ocelot II Nov 1 #4

Thank you Ocelot II. debm55 Nov 1 #19

Agree with you. Looked forward most to Paladin (Good Guy with a Gun), WheelWalker Nov 1 #28

I was disappointed to discover Paladin's first name was not Wire Brother Buzz Nov 1 #68

"A knight without armor in a savage land" Prairie_Seagull Nov 3 #95

Oh, yeah! Paladin all the way. chowmama Nov 3 #144

Maverick FalloutShelter Nov 1 #5

Thank you FalloutShelter. Those are two of my favorites too. debm55 Nov 1 #20

Bonanza I usually see it daily XanaDUer2 Nov 1 #6

Thank you XanaDUer2. Enjoy. debm55 Nov 1 #23

Mine, too ailsagirl Nov 2 #74

Maverick flakey_foont Nov 1 #7

Thank you flakey_foont. I enjoyed it too. debm55 Nov 1 #24

Deadwood ECSkeptic Nov 1 #8

Thank you ECSkeptic. debm55 Nov 2 #76

Gunsmoke as a child arkielib Nov 1 #10

Thank you arkielib. I didn't know there was a Western Channel. debm55 Nov 1 #25

The INSP Channel is the one they watch. arkielib Nov 2 #85

It's called "Grit" on Cox cable. brush Nov 3 #118

Thank you , brush. debm55 Nov 3 #119

There is a Westerns channel. Different Drummer Nov 1 #60

As a child, Bonanza. Mr.Bill Nov 1 #11

Thank you Mr.Bill. Two great choices. debm55 Nov 1 #26

When I was a little girl and our TV was new, in 1954, Annie Oakley Walleye Nov 1 #12

thank you Walleye. I was born in 55 so I missed it. debm55 Nov 1 #31

I'd say Maverick - less guns, some humor rurallib Nov 1 #13

Agree. I liked it too. debm55 Nov 1 #32

As a child, "The Lone Ranger." I even listened to it on the radio! Glorfindel Nov 1 #14

Thank you Glorfindel. Two great choices. debm55 Nov 1 #34

Gunsmoke. nt doc03 Nov 1 #15

Thank you doc03 Great choice. debm55 Nov 1 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author ItsjustMe Nov 1 #16

Thank you ItsjustMe. I agree. debm55 Nov 1 #37

Bonanza Lunabell Nov 1 #21

Thank you Lunabell. Yes , I watched Little House and would consider it a western. debm55 Nov 1 #41

As a child, Maverick. James Garner is still my favorite actor. House of Roberts Nov 1 #22

Thank you House of Roberts. I like your choices and reasoning for both. debm55 Nov 1 #42

As a child, The Lone Ranger and Have Gun Will Travel. patphil Nov 1 #27

Thank you patphil for your honest answer for you. debm55 Nov 1 #43

Have Gun Will Travel gainesvillenole Nov 1 #29

Thank you gainsvillenole. thank you for your choice. debm55 Nov 1 #44

I knew about it being on H&I. Different Drummer Nov 1 #61

You know it was on radio first Mosby Nov 1 #62

Maverick and Kung Fu Metaphorical Nov 1 #30

Thank you Metaphorical . I agree with you choices and the ending of David Carridine. I remember reading that Bruce Lee debm55 Nov 1 #45

Garner was great in whatever. "The Rockford Files" too. He was a great Dem also. brush Nov 3 #123

Thank you . I liked Garner very much in whatever role he was in. debm55 Nov 3 #125

the Rifleman ! Nigrum Cattus Nov 1 #33

Thank you Nigrum Cattus. And welcome to DU debm55 Nov 1 #46

Someone asked me on Quora why they ended production of The Rifleman jmowreader Nov 1 #58

Johnny Yuma GreenWave Nov 1 #38

Thank you GreenWave. and thank you for your post. debm55 Nov 1 #48

Wild, Wild, West displacedvermoter Nov 1 #40

Thank you I really liked that show and Artie making all the gadgets. debm55 Nov 1 #49

Seconded. My favorite western show when I was a kid. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 3 #92

I'm not familiar with very many but Elessar Zappa Nov 1 #47

Thank you Elessar Zappa. I like your post of sharing the time with your dad with the shows. debm55 Nov 1 #50

The Big Valley Eugene Nov 1 #52

Thank you for both choices Eugene. debm55 Nov 1 #55

The Monroes. thucythucy Nov 1 #53

Thank you very much. thucythucy. debm55 Nov 1 #56

Adult definitely Deadwood. As a child it was Bonanza, Maverick and Lone Ranger and the Rifleman TommieMommy Nov 1 #54

Thank you very much TommieMommy for your choices. debm55 Nov 1 #57

Roy Rogers (Trigger) and Dale Evans (Buttermilk) Fla Dem Nov 1 #59

Thank you Fla Dem. debm55 Nov 2 #77

Deadwood. Not Heidi Nov 1 #63

Thank you Not Heidi. debm55 Nov 2 #81

nobody has mentioned High Chaparel Kali Nov 1 #64

Thank you Kali. for your favorites list-------- debm55 Nov 1 #72

Thank you very much. Kali debm55 Nov 2 #78

High Chaparel was filmed in "Old Tucson" a western film studio/theme park in the Tucson mountains ourside of Tucson, AZ. brush Nov 3 #124

very cool! Kali Nov 3 #142

No. Left there for the Bay Area after college, then to NY, now in Vegas. brush Nov 3 #143

My favorite was high chaparral and second - Virginian MaryMagdaline Nov 3 #141

When I was a child, I never liked Westerns much. Different Drummer Nov 1 #65

Excellent choices thank you Different Drummer debm55 Nov 1 #71

My great grandparents were the Wild West. hunter Nov 1 #66

Than you very much , hunter. Your post is very enlightening. debm55 Nov 1 #70

The Lone Ranger. Aristus Nov 1 #67

Thank you very much, Aristus debm55 Nov 1 #69

Probaby Bonanza was my favorite as a ?8-9 yr old... electric_blue68 Nov 2 #73

Thank you very much electric_blue68 debm55 Nov 2 #80

My favorite western television series as a child was: Niagara Nov 2 #75

Thank you very much Niagara. I miss your Halloween posts. debm55 Nov 2 #79

You're welcome, Debbie. I'm trying to convince True Dough to host 12 Days of Christmas! Niagara Nov 2 #82

When I was a kid, murielm99 Nov 2 #83

Thank you murilm99 Two great choices. debm55 Nov 2 #84

Have Gun - Will Travel (Paladin) Emile Nov 2 #86

Thank you Emile. debm55 Nov 2 #87

Does Firefly count, area51 Nov 2 #88

Sure, area51 debm55 Nov 2 #89

+1 pat_k Nov 3 #133

The Big Valley JoseBalow Nov 2 #90

Thank you JoseBalow. I agree with you debm55 Nov 3 #93

Yes, Big Valley for sure JenniferJuniper Nov 3 #101

The Wild Wild West Uncle Joe Nov 2 #91

Thank you Uncle Joe. I really liked it debm55 Nov 3 #94

Westworld and Longmire to add to all the shows mentioned. quaint Nov 3 #96

Thank you quaint. debm55 Nov 3 #97

Fury Mz Pip Nov 3 #98

Thank you very much, Mz Pip. debm55 Nov 3 #99

High Chaparel, as a kid. bikebloke Nov 3 #100

I wasn't a western fan but I did like The Big Valley with Barbara Stanwyck & probably because of Barbara Stanwyck. :-D CrispyQ Nov 3 #103

Thank you CrispyQ debm55 Nov 3 #106

Did I miss anyone mentioning Wagon Train? I enjoy watching it. chicoescuela Nov 3 #105

Thank you chicoescuela. debm55 Nov 3 #107

As a little girl MuseRider Nov 3 #108

Thank you very much MuseRider. I used to watch the Real McCoy. Didn't know that about Grandpa. debm55 Nov 3 #110

I was stunned MuseRider Nov 3 #121

I agree. Thank you MuseRider. debm55 Nov 3 #122

Western Favorites as a child Tiny Tabby Nov 3 #109

thank you very much for the shows and the information about your relatives. debm55 Nov 3 #111

The Wild Wild West The Wizard Nov 3 #112

Thank you The Wizard. It is mine too. debm55 Nov 3 #113

Maverick, then Bonanza. brush Nov 3 #114

Thank you brush, Both are classics. debm55 Nov 3 #115

Sky King ... marble falls Nov 3 #117

I remember Sky King. Thank you marble falls. debm55 Nov 3 #120

Cowboy in Africa oldtime dfl_er Nov 3 #126

Sorry I have never heard of it. debm55 Nov 3 #127

Chuck Connors and Tom Nardini oldtime dfl_er Nov 3 #129

Thank you. debm55 Nov 3 #136

Firefly 2002 (should count as an American space Western) pat_k Nov 3 #128

I posted earlier that it did. Thanks pat_k. debm55 Nov 3 #131

Deadwood, although, I can't watch it anymore. Too much cruelty and misogyny. Ferrets are Cool Nov 3 #130

Thank you Ferrets are Cool I have never seen it. Thanks for the warning. debm55 Nov 3 #134

As a kid. Roy Rogers, but I don't consider it a real western, real western, The Rifleman. dem4decades Nov 3 #132

Thank you dem4decades. debm55 Nov 3 #135

Wild Wild West Buttoneer Nov 3 #137

Thank you Buttoneer, Another fan here debm55 Nov 3 #139

High Chaparral MaryMagdaline Nov 3 #138

Thank you MaryMagdaline debm55 Nov 3 #140

debm55 ............. Upthevibe Nov 3 #145

Thank you very much, upthevibe debm55 Nov 3 #146