Wrangler (TV series)

"Wrangler" was a Western television series starring Jason Evers that aired on the NBC television network from August 4, 1960 from September 15, 1960.

infobox television
show_name = Wrangler
format = Western
picture_format = Black and white (1960)
runtime = 30 minutes
starring = Jason Evers
country = United States
network = NBC
first_aired = August 4, 1960
last_aired = September 15, 1960
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 6
imdb_id = 0146392|

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 only lasted 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" did have several characteristics that made it more novel than most Westerns. One was the hero's profession. Most Western series heroes were either marshals, sheriffs, gunfighters, ranchers, trailhands, and scouts. Many of them were cowboys at one time or another, but had changed professions. Pitcairn was one of the few Western heroes who lived the life of an itinerant cowboy, the only other memorable one being Dave Blassingame of the television show, "The Westerner".

External links

* [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0146392/#comment| "Wrangler"] at the The Internet Movie Database

References

* McNeil, Alex. "Total Television" (1996). New York: Penguin Books ISBN 0-140-24916-8
* 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