The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. 

A bounty hunter rides the Old West, fighting bad guys, many with futuristic-type gadgets.

Creators:

Jeffrey Boam, Carlton Cuse

Stars:

Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Bruce Campbell	...	Brisco County Jr. 27 episodes, 1993-1994
Julius Carry	...	Lord Bowler 27 episodes, 1993-1994
Christian Clemenson	...	Socrates Poole 27 episodes, 1993-1994
Comet	...	Comet 27 episodes, 1993-1994

Storyline

Hired by local robber barons, Harvard Law Graduate Brisco County, Jr. searches for the members of the infamous John Bly gang, the same men who killed his father, a famous marshal and western legend. Accompanied by his one-time rival and fellow bounty hunter Lord Bowler, Brisco rides through the West trying to bring his father's killers to justice. Along the way, he encounters mysterious golden orbs with strange abilities and colorful characters who help or hinder his mission as he hunts down the Bly gang one by one.

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Plot Keywords:

bounty hunter | orb | gadget | magical object | year 1893 | 

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Taglines:

Smile. You're about to meet your new hero.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Western | Adventure | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Brisco County Jr.

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boam/Cuse Productions,Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min (27 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The pilot episode The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: Pilot (1993) featured a reporter named Jonah Collier who was played by Dan Gerrity. Collier was originally supposed to be a recurring character who would provide plot explanation at the beginning of episodes while covering news stories. The character was removed because the producers decided that the presence of Socrates Poole and his role as a provider of plot exposition made Jonah Collier unnecessary.

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Goofs

The show presents an idealized "should-have-been" version of the 1890s. One of the most obvious differences from the reality is that Lord Bowler, a proudly independent and defiant black man, never experiences any racism from whites who would have called him "uppity."

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Quotes

Ethan Emerson: I like that man.
Granville Thorogood: You never were a very good judge of character, Ethan.

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Connections

Referenced in Fox Halloween Bash (1993)

User Reviews

An amazing hilarious half-a-bubble off universe

This is one series you either get or you are far too enamored of reality. It was obviously made by a group of people who escaped from an institution featuring padded halls, probably on some other planet in a galaxy far, far away where the residents were tortured by watching too many old westerns spiced by the occasional grade "B" science fiction movie and bedroom farce. Billy Drago has never been better, utterly over the top and so far off the wall that he is in the next room; John Pyper-Ferguson gets to speak some of the most bizarre lines in television history; Bruce Campbell is simply perfect as the titular lead; and nobody lets down the side in acting. The music by Bunch, Edelman and Graziano is among the best ever composed for a television series, perfectly complimenting the Western theme of the series and the absurdity of the incidents chronicled. The writing of the first episodes is unsurpassed though it, as so many series, fails in some later ones. Still the most amazing writing: where else can one find a character criticize Impressionism, refer to Existentialism, and make references to "The Wizard of Oz"? And, by the way, Sergio Leone should sue over the gunfight in the pilot. I have been forced to wait far too long for the DVD, and purchased it on the day of release. I must say that "Brisco County Jr." is even funnier than I had remembered. I cannot recommend it highly enough, though not for children who would miss most of the jokes anyway. Simply great, if quite entertainingly bonkers with the most absurd one liners.