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Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV series)

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1950s American television series
This article is about the television series. For the radio program, see Challenge of the Yukon.
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Richard Simmons as Sergeant Preston with Yukon King, 1955
Genre
Created by
StarringRichard Simmons
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes78
Production
Executive producerCharles E. Skinner
Running time22–24 minute
Production companyCharles E. Skinner Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 29, 1955 (1955年09月29日) –
September 25, 1958 (1958年09月25日)

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon is a half-hour long American action adventure northwestern television series, broadcast in color on CBS Thursday evenings at 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. from September 29, 1955, to September 25, 1958. It was based on the radio drama Challenge of the Yukon.[1]

Synopsis

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Richard Simmons starred as Sergeant Preston, who patrolled the Yukon Territory in search of renegades and outlaws, during the time of the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s.[2] In every episode, Preston was assisted by his Alaskan Malamute Yukon King, who had been raised by a female wolf. In episodes taking place during the summer he rode his horse Rex.[3]

The show's theme music was the overture to Emil von Reznicek's opera Donna Diana . As the theme played the announcer stated: "Sergeant Preston of the North-West Mounted Police, with Yukon King, swiftest and strongest lead dog, breaking the trail in the relentless pursuit of lawbreakers in the wild days of the Yukon."[3]

At the end of each episode, Preston would turn to his dog and say "Well, King, this case is closed."[4]

Production

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The series was filmed in mountainous sections of California and Colorado.[2] Trendle-Campbell-Meurer produced the first two seasons, and in its last season the Jack Wrather Corporation purchased the rights and produced Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.

Cast

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Main

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Guest stars

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The guest stars on Sergeant Preston included: [5]

  • Francis De Sales appeared in five episodes, concluding as Cy Bartok in "The Diamond Collar".
  • Kelo Henderson, played Pete Hollis in the 1958 episode "Escape to the North".
  • Ed Hinton appeared twice in 1956 as Barry Jeffers in "Remember the Maine" and as Lefty "Red" Burke in "The Rookie".
  • I. Stanford Jolley was Sam Haley in "The Fancy Dan" (1956) and Frisco in "Gold Rush Patrol" (1958).
  • Tyler MacDuff played Bill Corey in "Lost River Roundup" in 1957.
  • John M. Pickard appeared four times in 1956–1957 in different roles, including the role of Red Brody in "Old Ben's Gold".
  • Robert Shayne, was in the 1957 episode, "The Mark of Crime."
  • William Boyett appeared as Constable Malloy in "Gold Fever" from 1956, and appeared as Cary Braddock in "Ten Little Indians" from 1957.
  • Dan Blocker played 'Mule' Conklin in "Underground Ambush" from 1957.

Episodes

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Season 1 (1955–56)

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No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Vindication of Yukon King"Charles E. SkinnerDwight BabcockSeptember 29, 1955 (1955年09月29日)
22"Rebellion in the North"UnknownUnknownOctober 6, 1955 (1955年10月06日)
33"Trouble at Hogsback"UnknownUnknownOctober 13, 1955 (1955年10月13日)
44"Incident at Gordon Landing"UnknownUnknownOctober 20, 1955 (1955年10月20日)
55"Bad Medicine"UnknownUnknownOctober 27, 1955 (1955年10月27日)
66"Hidden Gold"UnknownUnknownNovember 3, 1955 (1955年11月03日)
77"Last Mail from Last Chance"UnknownUnknownNovember 10, 1955 (1955年11月10日)
88"The Assassins"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 1955 (1955年11月17日)
99"Golden Gift"UnknownUnknownNovember 24, 1955 (1955年11月24日)
1010"Cry Wolf"UnknownUnknownDecember 1, 1955 (1955年12月01日)
1111"Girl from Vancouver"Edward DewSidney SlonDecember 8, 1955 (1955年12月08日)
1212"Treasure of Fifteen Mile Creek"UnknownUnknownDecember 15, 1955 (1955年12月15日)
1313"The Boy Nobody Wanted"UnknownUnknownDecember 22, 1955 (1955年12月22日)
1414"The Mad Wolf of Lost Canyon"Edward DewRobert BennettDecember 29, 1955 (1955年12月29日)
1515"One Bear Too Many"UnknownUnknownJanuary 5, 1956 (1956年01月05日)
1616"Crime at Wounded Moose"Edward DewSidney SlonJanuary 12, 1956 (1956年01月12日)
1717"Dog Race"Edward DewRobert C. BennettJanuary 19, 1956 (1956年01月19日)
1818"Phantom of Phoenixville"Alan Crosland, Jr.Robert C. BennettJanuary 26, 1956 (1956年01月26日)
1919"Trapped"Charles D. LivingstoneRobert C. BennettFebruary 2, 1956 (1956年02月02日)
2020"Justice at Goneaway Creek"John PeyserMaurice TombragelFebruary 9, 1956 (1956年02月09日)
2121"Skagway Secret"Charles D. LivingstoneRobert C. BennettFebruary 16, 1956 (1956年02月16日)
2222"Relief Train"Edward DewRobert C. BennettFebruary 23, 1956 (1956年02月23日)
2323"Totem Treasure"UnknownUnknownMarch 1, 1956 (1956年03月01日)
2424"One Good Turn"UnknownUnknownMarch 8, 1956 (1956年03月08日)
2525"The Cache"UnknownUnknownMarch 15, 1956 (1956年03月15日)
2626"Cinderella of the Yukon"UnknownUnknownMarch 22, 1956 (1956年03月22日)
2727"Gold Fever"UnknownUnknownMarch 29, 1956 (1956年03月29日)
2828"The Fancy Dan"UnknownUnknownApril 5, 1956 (1956年04月05日)
2929"The Coward"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 1956 (1956年04月12日)
3030"Father of the Crime"UnknownUnknownApril 19, 1956 (1956年04月19日)
3131"Remember the Maine"UnknownUnknownApril 26, 1956 (1956年04月26日)
3232"Love and Honor"UnknownUnknownMay 3, 1956 (1956年05月03日)
3333"All is Not Gold"UnknownUnknownMay 10, 1956 (1956年05月10日)

Season 2 (1956–57)

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No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
341"Limping King"UnknownUnknownSeptember 13, 1956 (1956年09月13日)
352"The Rookie"UnknownUnknownSeptember 20, 1956 (1956年09月20日)
363"Pack Ice Justice"UnknownUnknownSeptember 27, 1956 (1956年09月27日)
374"Revenge"UnknownUnknownOctober 4, 1956 (1956年10月04日)
385"Littlest Rookie"UnknownUnknownOctober 11, 1956 (1956年10月11日)
396"Lost Patrol"UnknownUnknownOctober 18, 1956 (1956年10月18日)
407"King of Herschel Island"UnknownUnknownOctober 25, 1956 (1956年10月25日)
418"Ghost of the Anvil"Edward DewWilliam LivelyNovember 1, 1956 (1956年11月01日)
429"Eye of Evil"UnknownUnknownNovember 8, 1956 (1956年11月08日)
4310"Luck of the Trail"UnknownUnknownNovember 15, 1956 (1956年11月15日)
4411"Return Visit"UnknownUnknownNovember 22, 1956 (1956年11月22日)
4512"The Tobacco Smugglers"UnknownUnknownNovember 29, 1956 (1956年11月29日)
4613"Turnabout"UnknownUnknownDecember 6, 1956 (1956年12月06日)
4714"Emergency on Scarface Flat"UnknownUnknownDecember 13, 1956 (1956年12月13日)
4815"The Williwaw"UnknownUnknownDecember 20, 1956 (1956年12月20日)
4916"Border Action"UnknownUnknownDecember 27, 1956 (1956年12月27日)
5017"The Black Ace"W.B. EasonFran StrikerJanuary 3, 1957 (1957年01月03日)
5118"Scourge of the Wilderness"Alan Crosland, Jr.William LivelyJanuary 10, 1957 (1957年01月10日)
5219"Blind Justice"Alan Crosland, Jr.Robert C. BennettJanuary 17, 1957 (1957年01月17日)
5320"The Stolen Malamute"UnknownUnknownApril 4, 1957 (1957年04月04日)
5421"The Devil's Roost"UnknownUnknownApril 11, 1957 (1957年04月11日)
5522"Ten Little Indians"UnknownUnknownApril 18, 1957 (1957年04月18日)
5623"Underground Ambush"UnknownUnknownApril 25, 1957 (1957年04月25日)

Season 3 (1957–58)

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No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
571"Old Ben's Gold"UnknownUnknownOctober 3, 1957 (1957年10月03日)
582"The Rebel Yell"UnknownUnknownOctober 10, 1957 (1957年10月10日)
593"The Mark of Crime"UnknownUnknownOctober 17, 1957 (1957年10月17日)
604"Storm the Pass"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 1957 (1957年10月24日)
615"Old Faithful"UnknownUnknownOctober 31, 1957 (1957年10月31日)
626"The Skull in the Stone"UnknownUnknownNovember 7, 1957 (1957年11月07日)
637"Ghost Mine"UnknownUnknownNovember 14, 1957 (1957年11月14日)
648"The Jailbreaker"UnknownUnknownNovember 21, 1957 (1957年11月21日)
659"Out of the Night"UnknownUnknownNovember 28, 1957 (1957年11月28日)
6610"Three Men in Black"UnknownUnknownDecember 5, 1957 (1957年12月05日)
6711"Lost River Roundup"UnknownUnknownDecember 12, 1957 (1957年12月12日)
6812"The Old Timer"UnknownUnknownDecember 19, 1957 (1957年12月19日)
6913"Battle at Bradley's"UnknownUnknownDecember 26, 1957 (1957年12月26日)
7014"The Generous Hobo"UnknownUnknownJanuary 2, 1958 (1958年01月02日)
7115"Follow the Leader"UnknownUnknownJanuary 9, 1958 (1958年01月09日)
7216"Gold Rush Patrol"UnknownUnknownJanuary 16, 1958 (1958年01月16日)
7317"Grizzly"UnknownUnknownJanuary 23, 1958 (1958年01月23日)
7418"The Diamond Collar"UnknownUnknownJanuary 30, 1958 (1958年01月30日)
7519"Escape to the North"UnknownUnknownFebruary 6, 1958 (1958年02月06日)
7620"Outlaw in Uniform"UnknownUnknownFebruary 13, 1958 (1958年02月13日)
7721"Boy Alone"UnknownUnknownFebruary 20, 1958 (1958年02月20日)
7822"The Criminal Collie"UnknownUnknownFebruary 27, 1958 (1958年02月27日)

Release

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Syndication

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Because the series was filmed in color it remained popular long after its original prime-time broadcast.[6] Starting in the early 1960s it was shown on Saturday mornings.[3] The popular show aired internationally for decades.[4]

During the 2010s, the series was shown on GRIT classic TV/movie network, and on FETV (Family Entertainment TV).

DVD

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Timeless Media Group released a two-disc best-of set featuring ten episodes from the series in Region 1 on November 21, 2006.[7]

Infinity Entertainment has released all three seasons of the series on DVD in Region 1.[8] [9]

Comic books

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Dell Comics had produced Sergeant Preston comics based on the radio version, and then from 1956 to 1959 they brought out 29 issues based on the television series.[10]

In the 1980s, Don Sherwood adapted the series into comic books, with scripts by Stan Stunell.[11]

Sponsorship

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In 1955, the Quaker Oats company gave away land in the Klondike as part of the Klondike Big Inch Land Promotion which was tied in with the television show. Genuine deeds each to one square inch of a lot in Yukon Territory, issued by Klondike Big Inch Land Co. Inc., were inserted into Quaker's Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice cereal boxes.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 440–442. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
  2. ^ a b Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 – Present, 1st Edition, pages 553 - 554, Ballantine Books, 1979
  3. ^ a b c Ken Beck & Jim Clark, The Encyclopedia of TV Pets (ebook), Thomas Nelson, 2002
  4. ^ a b Dennis McLellan, Richard Simmons Actor, Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), January 18, 2003, page 138]
  5. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (1997). Television Westerns Episode Guide: All United States Series, 1949-1996. McFarland & Company. pp. 371–373. ISBN 978-0-7864-0377-6.
  6. ^ Western Clippings
  7. ^ "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon: Sergeant Preston, N/a: Movies & TV". Amazon. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 2014年04月22日.
  8. ^ "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon: Complete Season 1 : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". Dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2014年04月22日.
  9. ^ "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon: Complete Season 2 : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". Dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2014年04月22日.
  10. ^ Western Clippings Comics
  11. ^ "Don Sherwood". lambiek.net.
  12. ^ Juliano, Frank (October 3, 2010). "Oatmeal lots gave officials indigestion". Connecticut Post . Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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