"Barbary Coast" (1975) TV series 1975-1976

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Creator:

Douglas Heyes

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

8 September 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Plot:

The wild wild west adventures of 19th-century agents Jeff Cable and Cash Conover.

Plot Keywords:

Master Of Disguise | Casino | San Francisco California | Secret Agent | Gambling

Cast

William Shatner	...	Jeff Cable (13 episodes, 1975-1976)
Doug McClure	...	Cash Conover (13 episodes, 1975-1976)
Richard Kiel	...	Moose Moran (13 episodes, 1975-1976)
Dave Turner	...	Thumbs (13 episodes, 1975-1976)

Runtime:

60 min (14 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Television

Quotes:

[repeated line, when paying someone]
Cash Conover: Cash makes no enemies...

Movie Connections:

Follows Barbary Coast (1975) (TV)

Fair Imitation of Wild Wild West

The plots had a similar complexity to the wonderful Robert Conrad/Ross Martin series Wild Wild West, and the characters are rather similar, though their attributes were combined and scrambled into the two new characters. Here Shatner is the disguise master, but is also the nominal lead, while disguse-master Martin played second fiddle to Conrad 10 years earlier.

Unfortunately, the intelligence (or rather, attention) of the audience had so deteriorated over the previous decade that this show was promptly canceled because the plots were deemed too complex.

If you've never seen Wild Wild West, see that instead. If you've seen that already and you're willing to put up with Shatner, then this can scratch your itch.