Release Date

18 Sep, 1957

Runtime

01:15: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

284/8

Synopsis

The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's, who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.

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Season 1

18 Sep, 1957

Season 2

01 Oct, 1958

Season 3

30 Sep, 1959

Season 4

28 Sep, 1960

Season 5

27 Sep, 1961

Season 6

19 Sep, 1962

Season 7

16 Sep, 1963

Season 8

20 Sep, 1964

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