Texas John Slaughter (TV series)

1958 TV series or program

Texas John Slaughter
Genre	Western
Written by	Frank D. Gilroy Burt Styler Albert E. Lewin
Directed by	Harry Keller James Neilson
Starring	Tom Tryon
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	17
Original release
Release	October 31, 1958 (1958年10月31日) – April 23, 1961 (1961年04月23日)

Texas John Slaughter (formally titled: Tales of Texas John Slaughter) is a Western television series which aired seventeen episodes between October 31, 1958 and April 23, 1961, as part of The Wonderful World of Disney , starring Tom Tryon in the title role. The character was based upon an actual historical figure, Texas Ranger John Horton Slaughter. Tryon memorably wore an enormous white cowboy hat with the brim pinned up in the front as part of his wardrobe for the series. Narration is provided by Paul Frees.^[1]

The beginning theme song for the series includes the line "Texas John Slaughter made 'em do what they oughter, and if they didn't, they died."

Episodes

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Season 1: 1958–59

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Texas John Slaughter"	Harry Keller	Albert E. Lewin & Burt Styler and Frank D. Gilroy	October 31, 1958 (1958年10月31日)
This pilot episode was expanded into a 74 minute feature film, also named after the titular Texas Ranger. It was released theatrically overseas in 1958 in color, though the TV version on ABC was broadcast in black & white. It featured Robert Middleton, Norma Moore, Robert J. Wilke, Edward Platt and Harry Carey Jr.
2	2	"Ambush in Laredo"	Unknown	Unknown	November 14, 1958 (1958年11月14日)
3	3	"Killers from Kansas"	Unknown	Unknown	January 9, 1959 (1959年01月09日)
4	4	"Showdown at Sandoval"	Unknown	Unknown	January 23, 1959 (1959年01月23日)
5	5	"The Man from Bitter Creek"	Unknown	Unknown	March 6, 1959 (1959年03月06日)
6	6	"The Slaughter Trail"	Unknown	Unknown	March 20, 1959 (1959年03月20日)

Season 2: 1959–60

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
7	1	"The Robber Stallion"	Unknown	Unknown	December 4, 1959 (1959年12月04日)
8	2	"Wild Horse Revenge"	Unknown	Unknown	December 11, 1959 (1959年12月11日)
9	3	"Range War Tombstone"	Unknown	Unknown	December 18, 1959 (1959年12月18日)
10	4	"Desperado from Tombstone"	Unknown	Unknown	February 12, 1960 (1960年02月12日)
11	5	"Apache Friendship"	Unknown	Unknown	February 19, 1960 (1960年02月19日)
12	6	"Kentucky Gunslick"	Unknown	Unknown	February 26, 1960 (1960年02月26日)
13	7	"Geronimo's Revenge"	Unknown	Unknown	March 4, 1960 (1960年03月04日)

Season 3: 1961

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
14	1	"The End of the Trail"	Unknown	Unknown	January 29, 1961 (1961年01月29日)
15	2	"A Holster Full of Law"	Unknown	Unknown	February 5, 1961 (1961年02月05日)
16	3	"A Trip to Tucson"	Unknown	Unknown	April 16, 1961 (1961年04月16日)
17	4	"Frank Clell's in Town"	Unknown	Unknown	April 23, 1961 (1961年04月23日)