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Creator:

Michael Landon
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Contact:

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Seasons:

1 | 2 full episode list

Release Date:

3 November 1981 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Family | Western more

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations more

NewsDesk:

Actor Sandeen Dies
 (From WENN. 11 February 2009, 3:55 AM, PST)

User Comments:

Good during its first season but its second seemed rushed. more (3 total)


Cast

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Merlin Olsen ... John Michael Murphy (34 episodes, 1981-1983)

Katherine Cannon ... Mae Woodward (34 episodes, 1981-1983)
Timothy Gibbs ... Will Adams (34 episodes, 1981-1983)
Moses Gunn ... Moses Gage (34 episodes, 1981-1983)
Scott Mellini ... Ephram Winkler / ... (32 episodes, 1981-1983)
Lisa Trusel ... Lizette Winkler / ... (31 episodes, 1981-1983)
Kirk Brennan ... David Sims / ... (31 episodes, 1981-1983)

Byron Thames ... Matt Sims / ... (31 episodes, 1981-1983)
Michael Reynolds ... John (30 episodes, 1981-1983)
Jason Anderson ... Jason / ... (26 episodes, 1981-1983)
Richard Bergman ... Father Joe Parker (14 episodes, 1981-1983)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

USA:48 min (35 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Murphy's dog was Mine. more


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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Good during its first season but its second seemed rushed., 20 June 2005
Author: OliverGbyrne-1 from United States

I love that show. Season 1 was great because of great directors taking their turns in various episodes,including Mickael Landon himself and Victor French. The writing was top notch too,very sweet and engaging stories that never forgot to be funny as well. The show had even its own villain that was ,beleive it or not, even more evil than ms Oleson but in a funny kind of way.

but season 2 was just a disaster,characters were out of place,their was no more sense of danger that Father Murphy will be unmasked and that was a big loss as I just ended up not caring anymore. Allso Michael Landon stopped writing or directing for the show,that was a big loss in itself as he wrote and directed the best episodes of season 1. No wonder it got canceled in its second season because the people that created the show in the first place didn't seem to care about it anymore.

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