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 | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Western

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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

Was the last production to film on the Laramie Street backlot set at Warner Brothers Studios. It was actually being torn down to accommodate a post-production sound facility during filming of the show, which was used to rerecord the sound for episodes whose audio tracks were disrupted by the construction of said facility.

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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

Brisco County Jr.: [in reference to at least one thing per episode] Very fancy!

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Connections

Referenced in My Name Is Bruce (2007)

User Reviews

The most hilarious western on TV

I loved this show! I spent more time laughing at this show than any other on tv with maybe the exception of I Love Lucy.

Bruce Campbell plays Brisco County, Jr. who is a bounty hunter trying to find his father's killer, John Bly. Julius Carry is his friend Lord Bowler. While Brisco and Bowler travel around looking for John Bly, they run into Dixie Cousins, Brisco's sometime girlfriend and saloon girl, and a host of other characters that make up this show.

My favorite episode is one I've always called The Elvis Episode because I can never remember the real name of the episode. In this episode, Brisco and Bowler are aided by Aaron, the sheriff, who happens to dress in leather, has his hair slicked back into a DA, and runs around acting like singer Elvis Presley. In one scene, with the gang in jail, while Brisco and company are given a meal of bread and water, Aaron gets a huge tray full of food. He then gives the delivery person a tip and then says to him "This don't feel like no pound and a half of bacon". When the delivery person hands over the bacon, Aaron takes his tip money back.

What I love about this show is it is just plain hilarious from the get go. Brisco's horse, Comet, thinks he's human and not a horse. Socrates Poole is a friend of Brisco and the proverbial wet blanket.

I'm just sorry this show had to be canceled so quickly because it was such a laugh.