"The Oregon Trail" (1977) TV series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

21 September 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

In 1842, a widower leaves his Illinois farm and heads west towards Oregon with his three children to seek a better life.

Cast

Rod Taylor

...

Evan Thorpe (12 episodes, 1977)

Runtime:

60 min | 60 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Universal TV

Movie Connections:

Follows The Oregon Trail (1976) (TV)

A good series whose trail ended too soon .......

This ambitious series starring the great Rod Taylor was unique and ambitious, but unfortunately was produced at a bad time for the genre.....

Having elements of Wagon Train, mixed with a little of Little House on the Prairie, this finely cast series was interesting and action-filled. Rod Taylor was the rugged, dependable lead and the scripts were well-suited to this era of television.

It is sad that Westerns were on the endangered list around this time ---this one was very good and had great potential.It bit the dust way too soon .