Outlaws (1986–1987)

Five cowboys are sent forward through time from 1886 to 1986, and fight crime.

Creator:

Nicholas Corea

Stars:

Rod Taylor, William Lucking, Richard Roundtree

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Rod Taylor	...	Sheriff Jonathan Grail (11 episodes, 1986-1987)
William Lucking	...	Harland Pike (11 episodes, 1986-1987)
Richard Roundtree	...	Isaiah 'Ice' McAdams (11 episodes, 1986-1987)
Charles Napier	...	Wolfson Lucas (11 episodes, 1986-1987)
Patrick Houser	...	William Pike (11 episodes, 1986-1987)
Christine Belford	...	Maggie Randall (11 episodes, 1986-1987)

Storyline

Sometime during the 19th century, Sheriff Grail was chasing a gang of bank robbers when they were all accidentally thrown forward in time to the year 1986. Realizing they need to work together to survive (and perhaps to find a way home), the good guy and the bad guys team up to open their own private-detective agency to fight crime. Maggie was their neighbor and police contact.

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Plot Keywords:

cowboy | detective | time travel

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Genres:

Crime | Sci-Fi | Western | Action

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 December 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fuorilegge

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Wolf: [opening narration] Sheriff Jonathan Grail was mad! We'd hit a bank in his town: Harland Pike, me - Wolfson Lucas, William Pike, and Isaiah "Ice" McAdams, known collectively as "The Pike Gang." Grail had once been partners in crime with the four of us, but now all bets were off. The showdown was interrupted, however, by the Almighty, who sent us all sailing into the 20th century. And what a century it is! But we weren't what you'd call "ordinary men," so we dug in, tried to adapt, and started a ...

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Connections

Follows Outlaws: Outlaws (1986)

User Reviews

Yes, definitely a guilty pleasure

The plots weren't really all that great when you get right down to it.

What I really watched it for, for the few weeks it lasted, was the character interaction and the excellent actors who worked on the series.

I've always enjoyed Christine Belford since her days on "Banacek"; Rod Taylor, of course, has always been a joy (where is he lately?); William Lucking I liked from the time I saw him playing Babe Ruth in an episode of "Voyagers!" in the 80s; Charles Napier is one of those faces most recognize without knowing who he is (anyone remember him playing Adam in the episode The Way to Eden on Star Trek?); Richard Roundtree has remained one of my favorite actors over the years; and Patrick Houser managed to hold his own among all those illustrious performers.

Every so often I pull out my tapes and revisit this silly guilty pleasure just for fun.