"The Roy Rogers Show" (1951) TV series 1951-1957

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Directors:

George Blair
John English

Writers:

Dwight Cummins (writer) (34 episodes)
Milton Raison (writer) (27 episodes)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

30 December 1951 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

The Double R Ranch featured "The King of the Cowboys" Roy, his "Smartest Horse in the Movies" Trigger...

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Stars Married In Real Life | Horse Actor | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Roy Rogers	...	Roy Rogers / ... (100 episodes, 1951-1957)
Dale Evans	...	Dale Evans (100 episodes, 1951-1957)
Trigger	...	Trigger / ... (100 episodes, 1951-1957)
Pat Brady	...	Pat Brady / ... (100 episodes, 1951-1957)
Bullet	...	Bullet (100 episodes, 1951-1957)
Harry Harvey	...	Sheriff Tom Blodgett / ... (52 episodes, 1951-1957)

Runtime:

30 min (100 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Filming Locations:

Andy Jauregui Ranch - Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA

Company:

Roy Rogers Productions

Trivia:

Pat Brady's horse was Phineas.

Quotes:

[title sequence]
Announcer: "The Roy Rogers Show," starring Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys; Trigger, his golden palomino; and Dale Evans, Queen of the West; with Pat Brady, his comical sidekick; and Roy's wonder dog, Bullet.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Open Cam (2005)

Soundtrack:

Happy Trails To You

"Happy Traaails to youuuu!"

Oh how I wish THIS would show up in reruns! This and "Lassie" (with Tommy Rettig) were my favorite shows as a kid, in an era of great kiddie shows. In my little-girl eyes, Dale really had the perfect life--she got the horse AND Roy! It didn't matter what the plots were; they were basically all the same anyway. But there was something about Roy and Dale that was very appealing, and Pat and Nellybelle were fun too. One nice thing about it was Dale was not a damsel in distress; she was Roy's partner, and although secondary, she did her part to help him get the bad guys. ["Annie Oakley" had a female lead without a male costar, except for her kid brother. I think these two shows helped contribute to the rise of femininism in the 60's.] Every kid knew "Happy Trails" by heart, and Roy and Dale sang it right to us at the end of every show. Wonderful memories!