TV Westerns Trivia
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Lancer, Laramie,
Laredo, Law of the Plainsman, The Lazarus Man, and The Legend of Jesse James
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 Lancer
1. This Western appears on CBS-TV during the 1968-1969
season. The lead character was Murdoch Lancer who owned a
sprawling ranch in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Who
played Murdoch Lancer?
- A. James Stacy
- B. David Carradine
- C. Clint Walker
- D. Andrew Duggan
2. Who played the bad tempered old cook Jelly Hoskins?
- A. Walter Brennan
- B. Keye Luke
- C. John Carradine
- D. Paul Brinegar
3. Who was NOT a cast member?
- A. Joan Blondell
- B. Wayne Maunder
- C. James Stacy
- D. Elizabeth Baur
Laramie
4. Slim Sherman owned a ranch. To make ends meet, he ran a
stage stop on his property. Who
played Slim?
- A. William Smith
- B. Robert Fuller
- C. John Smith
- D. Robert Crawford Jr.
5. The other lead character was Jess Harper. He is a
gunfighter who decides to help Slim. Who played Jess?
- A. William Smith
- B. Robert Fuller
- C. John Smith
- D. Robert Crawford Jr.
6. Jonesy is a friend of Slim’s and works at the station.
He is played my Hoagy Carmichael. What is a song NOT written
my Hoagy
- A. Stardust
- B. Georgia on My Mind
- C. In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
- D. Off We Go
7. “Laramie,” when it switched over to color broadcasts
in 1961, introduced the legendary NBC Peacock prelude
animation (“the following program is brought to you in
living color...”), which, of course, became the network's
anthem for color television over the next 18 or so years.
Laredo
8. The series revolved around Texas Rangers in this
hour-long Western. The show aired from September 1965 to
September 1967. Who was NOT a character during the first
season?
- A. Reese Bennett
- B. Chad Cooper
- C. Joe Riley
- D. Erik Hunter
Law of the Plainsman
9. This is a spin-off from what TV Western?
- A. Laredo
- B. Laramie
- C. Lawman
- D. The Rifleman
10. The main character was Deputy Marshall Sam Buckhart an
Apache lawman in New Mexico. Who played Buckhart?
- A. John Lupton
- B. Michael Ansara
- C. Las LaRue
- D. Rex Allen
The Lazarus Man
11. The Western ran in syndication during the 1996 season.
However, after being renewed the Western stars was diagnosed
with cancer and filmed was unable to be renewed. Who was the
star?
- A. David Soul
- B. Tim Mathison
- C. Robert Urich
- D. Kip Niven
The Legend of Jesse James
12. This Western only lasted one season, 1965-1966.
Christopher Jones played Jesse and Allen Case played Frank.
The main cast included Marshall Sam Corbett played by Robert
Wilke. However, Wilke is known best for?
- A. Playing Western bad guys
- B. Playing Western lawmen
- C. Playing bartenders
- D. Playing morticians
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