(Syndicated, 1952–1954)
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Sidney Fields (Themselves), Gordon Jones (Mike the Cop), Joe Besser (Stinky), Joe Kirk (Mr. Botchagalupe).
Basis: Out-of-work actors (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello) seek a means of employment (with Bud finding work for Lou) until they can make a show business comeback.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
Address: The Fields Rooming House at 214 Brookline Avenue in Hollywood.
Rent: $7 a week.
Telephone Number: Alexander 4444 (also given as Alexander 2222).
Jobs (Bud): Professional loafer (one who makes bread, not one who sleeps all day, like Lou believes).
Jobs (Lou and Bud): Whatever could make them money (including: salesman for the Susquehanna Hat Company on Flugel Street, door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesmen, waiters at Brodie’s Seafood Restaurant, roller skate salesmen (“Abbott and Costello Cheap Skates”), wallpaper hangers, pest exterminators, pet store owners, and drugstore soda jerks.
Favorite Way of Making Money: Pawning what they have at Harry’s Hock Shop.
Lou’s Catchphrase: “Heyyyyy Abbott!” (which he yells when he needs Bud’s help).
Character: Former vaudeville, radio, and feature film comedians who are now out of work (a specific reason is not given why they are suddenly out of show business, and they apparently have little chance of revitalizing their careers). Lou, born in Paterson, New Jersey, claims he has to support his sister and three nieces.
“We’ve got to raise money” could be considered Bud’s catchphrase as he continually seeks to find Lou a job to raise the money they need to pay their rent. Bud and Lou appeared on the TV game show Hold That Cuckoo, wherein Lou performed a stunt before the cuckoo sounded and won the grand prize—a box of bubble gum. If Bud and Lou encounter a situation where a friend (or stranger) is in trouble, Bud always remarks, “Costello will get you out of this.” They also attempted to become police officers but flunked out of rookie school.
Although Lou is an adult with child-like tendencies, he loves to play games with his pal Stinky Davis, a 30-year-old “kid” who dressed as a child and liked to play games with Lou like cops and robbers, football, and hopscotch. Lou also fancies himself as a private detective and is a graduate of the Junior G-Man Correspondence School; he also carries a cap pistol with him at all times.
Hillary Brooke
Character: A beautiful woman who lives across the hall from Bud and Lou. While Hillary is generally seen as Lou’s girlfriend, she handles a number of other roles that ignore her relationship with Bud and Lou (actually whatever a scene calls for—from secretary to hospital nurse). Hillary is the owner of the B-Bop-Bop Ranch in Texas (where Bud and Lou attempted to become ranch hands) and a haunted castle at Goblin’s Knob (which she inherited from her Uncle Montague and where Lou, Bud, and Hillary attempted to find the castle’s hidden treasure). Her regular series job appears to be a secretary-receptionist. When Hillary calls on Lou, she brings him cream puffs.
Sidney Fields
Character: The easily exasperated owner and landlord of the Fields Rooming House. Sidney wants only a peacefully run rooming house and has posted a number of rules tenants must follow: “No cooking cabbage in the apartment; no door slamming; no babies; no pets; and no loud music playing after 9:30 p.m.” Unintentionally, Lou sees to it that Sidney never gets that desired peace and quiet with his antics.
While Sidney Fields plays primarily the landlord, he also plays numerous other roles, most notably relations to Sidney: Professor Melonhead, the judo expert, and Claude Melonhead, the lawyer, and Judge Melonhead.
Bingo the Chimp
Character: The chimpanzee that Lou adopted when working at a pet shop. Bingo, six years of age, dresses like Lou (trademark checkered jacket and gray hat) and eats 50 pounds of bananas a week “with a side order of popcorn.” He and Lou alternate bubble bath nights, and at the dinner table, all that Bud asks is for Bingo to behave himself and eat “like a human being.” Lou has traced Bingo’s lineage and has learned that he was born in the Belgian Congo (where his father was a mighty gorilla) and that his mother now works in a circus.
Other Characters
Mike Kelly, better known as Mike the Cop, is the neighborhood foot patrol officer continually plagued by Lou’s antics; Mr. Bothagalupe is the Italian neighborhood entrepreneur, a street vendor (from vegetables to ice cream) simply trying to make an honest dollar in difficult times.
(ABC, 1959–1962)
Cast: Gardner McKay (Adam Troy), Weaver Levy (Oliver Wendell Key), James Holden (Clay Baker), Guy Stockwell (Chris Parker).
Basis: A schooner captain’s adventures (Adam Troy, owner of the Tiki) as he transports passengers and cargo around the South Pacific.
Adam Troy
Place of Birth: Connecticut.
Education: Yale University, Class of 1954 and a member of the Omega Fraternity.
Ambition: Hopes to one day own his own ranch (but for the moment he says, “Not right now”).
Blood Type: A-B negative.
First Sea-Related Job: Skipper of a barge in Pusong.
Current Job: Captain of the Tiki, a 60-foot schooner that anchors in the Papeete Harbor in Tahiti. The Tiki has two masts and five sails (two large, three small) and a temperamental engine that Adam and his crew call “The Lady.” The schooner’s transmitter, with the call letters KRQ, cost Adam $750; he also has a jeep (in Tahiti-based episodes with the license plate 3134 A). To guide him during long sea voyages, Adam follows the constellation called the Southern Cross (“Find those stars and you’ll never lose your way in the South Pacific”).
Other Characters
Oliver Wendell Key first served as Adam’s mate, cook, and lawyer (as Adam says, “He handles all the deals”). Clay Baker, born in Tennessee, replaced Oliver in second-season episodes, while Chris Parker replaced him in final-season episodes. When Chris signed on, Clay became the innkeeper of the Bali Miki, a hotel originally owned by Trader Penrose (played by George Tobias). Clay renamed the inn the Bali Miki Baker and became famous for two exotic drinks he created: Tahitian Madness and the Polynesian Rainmaker (“Two of these,” he says, “and you’ll swear it rained”). Before the inn became a featured aspect of the series, it was called the Hotel Dujour. Kelly (Lani Kai), who doubled as Clay’s lounge singer, and Bulldog Lovey (Henry Slate) also served as Adam’s shipmates in various episodes. Bulldog, who claimed that Adam lived by a code (“There are certain things he will do and there are certain things he won’t do”), was a master at predicting when night would fall simply by looking at the sky (“I can give you the exact hour and minute, but don’t hold me to the seconds”).
Note: To provide story lines other than Adam transporting cargo, Adam often became involved in the problems of his passengers. When police help was required, Inspector Marcel Bouchard (played by Marcel Hillaire) of the Tahitian Policia was most often called in. The program’s official title is James A. Michener’s Adventures in Paradise.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
(ABC, 1952–1966)
Cast: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson, June Nelson, Kris Nelson (Themselves).
Basis: A look at the lives of “America’s Favorite Family,” the Nelsons: parents Ozzie and Harriet and their children David (16) and Ricky (12), who live at 1822 Sycamore Road in the town of Hilldale.
Ozzie (full name Oswald George Nelson) was born in Bergen County, New Jersey, on March 20, 1906 (in real life, Ozzie was born in Jersey City, New Jersey). He attended Richfield Park High School and was a quarterback on the school’s football team. It was also at this time that Ozzie dated a girl named Penelope Briggs (according to the episode “Ozzie’s Old Team Mate”). Ozzie had intended to become a lawyer, but his love for music (especially singing and playing the saxophone) led him to organize his own dance band in the late 1920s. As the band became more and more successful, he abandoned his chances of becoming a lawyer.
In 1932, while performing in New York City, Ozzie met Harriet Hilliard, the 23-year-old daughter (born in 1909) of a show business couple, and hired her as the band’s singer. They dated, fell in love, and married in 1935. In another episode, Ozzie mentions it was in college that he and Harriet met (but no mention was made of the band). They eventually became the parents of two children: David (in 1936) and Ricky (in 1940). With two children to raise, Harriet gave up singing with the band to concentrate on becoming a housewife.
In real life, Ozzie and Harriet began a radio series called The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1944–1954), wherein Ozzie still had ties to his band while Harriet raised David and Ricky. Prior to adapting their radio series to television, Ozzie produced a feature film called Here Come the Nelsons (1952), which supposedly served as an introduction to the Nelson family, but its concept was not brought over to the actual TV series. Here Ozzie and Harriet are no longer associated with the band, and Ozzie has an actual job—as an executive with the H. J. Bellows and Company advertising agency. When the first episode of the TV series begins, there is no introduction to the characters, and Ozzie (with no mention of the job he held in the movie) is assumed to be retired, but his prior occupation is unknown. Two episodes reveal that Ozzie was a bandleader and is now retired: “Ricky, the Drummer” (April 10, 1957) and “The Sea Captain” (October 7, 1959). Ozzie admits that he has too much free time on his hands, and his efforts to find something to do often involve him (and his family) in some sort of mischief.
Ozzie, a member of The Men’s Club, is a man who seems to take a backseat to everything. He often wears a cardigan sweater, is very mellow, and has a stammering personality (often hesitant in speech and a bit absentminded). Harriet, on the other hand, is a take-control type of woman who manages to help Ozzie overcome the precarious situations he often becomes involved with. She is a member of the Women’s Club (also called the University Women’s Club). Ozzie believed in strong family values and preached that to his children. Ricky and David were typical sitcom kids, always finding mischief but always finding help in solving their problems from their parents. They did hold jobs (in 1952) delivering newspapers for an unnamed publication. While music was not a major part of the show, Ozzie and Harriet did perform a song when situations permitted it (like a PTA show). As the children grew, each picked up on what their father had originally intended to become: a lawyer.
The Nelson Family: Ricky, Ozzie, Harriet, and David. © ABC ABC/Photofest
Both David and Ricky attended Hilldale High School and State College (also called State University). David, the first to graduate, became a lawyer with the firm of Dobson and Kelly; Ricky followed, first as an apprentice, then as a lawyer. Love also entered the lives of David and Ricky. June Blair was David’s girlfriend (and later wife). After marrying in 1961, David moved out of the Nelson home and into an apartment with June while attending law school. For Ricky, love came in 1963 in the form of Kristin Harmon (in real life, the daughter of Heisman Trophy–winning football player Tom Harmon). Kristin and Ricky also married—both in real life (when Kristin became pregnant) and on TV (they became the parents of Tracy, perhaps best known for her TV roles on Square Pegs and Father Dowling Mysteries).
Life changed for the Nelson family in 1957 when Ricky, who played the drums, became a high school heartthrob when he sang the song “I’m Walking” (in the episode “Ricky, the Drummer”). Not only was Ricky’s singing incorporated into episodes, but occasional songs by Ozzie and Harriet were also featured. At this same time, Harriet would appear before the closing theme to promote Ricky’s current album releases and/or upcoming movies.
Other Characters
Ozzie’s friends: Thorny (Don Defore), Joe Randolph (Lyle Talbot), Herb Darby (Parley Baer), and Doc Williams (Frank Cady). Wally Dipple (Skip Young) is Ricky’s friend; Ginger (Catherine Salerno) is Wally’s girlfriend; Connie (Constance Harper) is David’s secretary; Ralph Dobson (Francis DeSales) and Don Kelley (Joe Flynn) are the senior law partners. In a flashback sequence in the episode “The Miracle,” Ricky plays his father as youngster and David plays Ozzie’s older brother, Al. The program is widely known as Ozzie and Harriet and was broadcast for a short time in 1960 under the title The Adventures of the Nelson Family.
In 1973 (to 1974) Ozzie and Harriet returned to television in the syndicated series Ozzie’s Girls (although the pilot aired on NBC). Here Ozzie and Harriet are now living at 1822 Sycamore Street in the town of Hilldale. Their sons, David and Ricky, have moved out, and to fill a void in their lives, they advertise in the Campus News for someone to rent their sons’ former room. College coeds Susan Hamilton (Susan Sennett) and Jennifer MacKenzie (Brenda Sykes; her character later became Brenda MacKenzie) answer the ad. The girls pay the difference between what it now costs the Nelsons to run the house as opposed to their just living alone. The school Brenda and Susan attend is called the “Campus” or the “College.” Brenda is an Aquarius, sophisticated, and neat. Susan is a hippie type and disorganized. She is a Pisces and plays the guitar. Her father calls her “Charlie” (her mother calls her father, whose name is George, “Jackson”). Ozzie is a Pisces and Harriet a Moonchild. Lenore Morrison (Lenore Stevens) and her daughter, Alice (Joie Guerico), are Ozzie’s neighbors.
(Syndicated, 1952–1957)
Cast: George Reeves (Clark Kent/Superman), Phyllis Coates, Noel Neill (Lois Lane), Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen), John Hamilton (Perry White), Robert Shayne (Inspector Bill Henderson).
Basis: Kal-El, the last known survivor of the doomed planet Krypton, assumes the identity of Clark Kent and, with his abilities of flight, speed, and strength and in the guise of the mysterious Superman, battles the evils of his adopted city, Metropolis.
Clark Kent
Home Planet: Krypton (saved from its destruction [being pulled into its sun] when his father placed him as an infant in an experimental rocket ship and programmed it to land on Earth).
Birth Parents: Jor-El (Robert Rockwell) and Lara (Aline Towne).
Earth Parents: Eben (Tom Fadden) and Sarah Kent (Dina Nolan), a childless farm couple who found the rocket when it landed (on April 10, 1926), adopted the infant, and named him Clark Kent.
Earth Home: Smallville, Kansas (a farming community), in Metropolis U.S.A.
Occupation: Reporter for the Daily Planet, a crusading newspaper.
Metropolis Residence: Apartment 5H of the Standish Arms Hotel.
Telephone Number: West 3-0963.
Character: As Clark Kent, Superman possesses strength, speed, the ability to fly, X-ray vision, and an immunity to harm. To conceal his true identity, Clark appears as a mild-mannered, somewhat wimpy reporter (seemingly to always disappear when trouble brews). This allows him to change into his Superman costume (which he apparently wears under his work clothes), discard his eye glasses, and bring criminals to justice. His red, white, and blue costume was made by Sarah from the blankets that were originally wrapped around him as an infant (it is never stated how Sarah was able to cut and sew the blankets to make the costume when they are indestructible).
Weakness: Kryptonite, green remnants from Krypton that provide a negative charge (Superman is positively charged) and deplete Superman of his powers (too long an exposure can kill him; lead can shield Superman from its effects). A series of articles written by Clark about crime in Metropolis were made into the feature film Czar of the Underworld. In his apartment, Clark has a human-like plastic head for his hat he calls “Sam.” Stuart Randall played Clark as a boy.
Lois Lane
Place of Birth: The small town of Clifton-By-The Sea.
Occupation: Investigative Reporter for the Daily Planet.
Address: Apartment 6 A at 453 Metropolitan Avenue.
Car License Plate: ZN 18683.
Character: Lois is a young woman who often places her life at risk by venturing into situations she is not totally prepared for. She wants to get the stories that make the headlines and often finds herself being saved by Superman. Lois suspects that Clark is really Superman, but she can’t prove it (as Clark always disappears when there is trouble and Superman then arrives on the scene; as she says when Clark makes an excuse to get away, “Looking for a hole to hide in, Clark?”).
James “Jimmy” Bartholomew Olsen
Place of Birth: Metropolis.
Home: McDougal Place where he resides with his never-seen mother.
Occupation: Cub Reporter (then photographer) for the Daily Planet.
Character: Not as brave as Lois; more of a follower than a leader (as he will accompany Lois and also find himself in harm’s way).
Relations: Louisa Horne, Jimmy’s aunt (Sarah Padden).
Perry White
Occupation: Editor of the Daily Planet. Perry was a top-notch crime reporter, then the mayor of Metropolis before becoming editor.
Mobile Phone Number: MX 31962.
Catchphrase: “Great Caesar’s ghost!” (which he says when he gets upset; the phrase refers to Julius Caesar).
Character: Perry is a member of the American Magician’s Society and often remarks that he can do a better job in acquiring the stories than some of the reporters he has working for him. Jimmy has a knack for calling Perry “Chief,” which upsets Perry, and he continually tells him, “Don’t Call Me Chief!”
Relations: Mabel Albertson as Kate White, Perry’s sister; Lane Bradford as Chris White, Perry’s nephew.
Daily Planet Facts
The building (with the street number 5045) is located next to the Thomas Drug Store (in close-up scenes and establishing shots, the building is actually Los Angeles City Hall). The building is characterized by a metal model of the planet Earth that can be seen through the front doorway in the lobby. Copies of the paper sell for five cents, and Metropolis 6-0500 is its phone number.
Note: Black and white episodes feature a steam locomotive in the opening sequence. Color episodes use stock footage of a diesel engine owned by Southern Pacific Railroad (its orange and red color scheme indicates that it is the Southern Pacific Daylight passenger train).
(CBS, 1951–1953)
Cast: Alvin Childress (Amos Jones), Spencer Williams Jr. (Andrew H. Brown), Tim Moore (George “Kingfish” Stevens), Ernestine Wade (Sapphire), Amanda Randolph (Mama), Jane Adams (Ruby Jones).
Basis: The mishaps that befall three African American men living in Manhattan: Amos Jones, Andrew H. Brown, and George “Kingfish” Stevens.
Amos Jones
Place of Birth: Marietta, Georgia.
Occupation: Co-owner and driver for the Fresh Air Taxi Cab Company of America, Inc.
Address: An apartment at 134th Street and Lexington Avenue.
Spouse: Ruby (maiden name Ruby Taylor).
Bank: The New Amsterdam Savings Bank.
Lodge: The Mystic Knights of the Sea.
Andrew H. Brown
Place of Birth: Marietta, Georgia.
Occupation: Co-owner and president of the Fresh Air Taxi Cab Company of America, Inc.
Address: A one-room apartment on 134th Street and Lexington Avenue.
Status: Single.
Most Famous For: His romantic involvement with Madame Queen.
Favorite Activity: Sleeping.
Bank: The Lenox Avenue Savings Bank.
Weakness: Gullible; easily taken advantage of.
Lodge: The Mystic Knights of the Sea (of which he is the entertainment chairman).
George Stevens
Place of Birth: Harlem (in New York City).
Occupation: Con artist.
Address: An apartment at 134 East 14th Street.
Spouse: Sapphire.
Mother-in-Law: Mama.
Nickname: Kingfish (he is the “Kingfish” of the lodge [the Mystic Knights of the Sea] in which he, Amos, and Andy are members). The lodge is located at 127th Street and Lenox Avenue.
Favorite Pigeon (person to con): Andy.
Favorite Activity: Being lazy.
Program Information
It began in 1933, when friends Amos Jones and Andrew H. Brown chose to leave Georgia and seek a better life in New York City. With only $340 in savings and hoping to start their own business, they met Kingfish and soon found themselves as the owners of a decrepit taxi cab (no roof, missing one door) when Kingfish conned Andy into buying the cab. Amos, the levelheaded, clear thinker, made the best of the situation by repairing the cab and beginning their company.
It was also at this time that Amos met Ruby Taylor at a Sunday church social and fell in love. They dated and married shortly after. Andy is simply not the brightest of beings. He believes virtually everything he hears (especially from Kingfish) no matter how absurd it may sound. He considers himself a ladies’ man and finds nothing but trouble being one. While not specifically stated, it could be assumed that his romantic woes began when he met the fabulous, flamboyant Madame Queen (Lillian Randolph), the woman who swept him off his feet and later sued him when he broke his promise to marry her (as marriage is not on Andy’s agenda).
George’s obsession with money (and not having to work to acquire it) began when he was a youngster. At a family christening, George noticed that his Uncle Clarence freely gave $500 to the child’s parents after the ceremony. George saw that money was easily acquired and figured that he too could make money by being clever. George began his new life by conning fellow students at school and has carried on this tradition ever since. He is the proud owner of a worthless lot in New Jersey (which he feels is the second mistake he made, as he can’t unload it. He bought it in 1932 for $1,000, “figuring to make a fortune when New Jersey spread into New York”). The first mistake he claims was marrying Sapphire (in 1931), an always nagging woman who constantly belittles George for not getting a real job. George knows he is henpecked, and his worries have also gotten worse when Sapphire’s equally annoying mother, Mama, moved in with them. George “tries” to find work and please Sapphire, but “there ain’t no jobs around for a man like me.” George has deduced that with his savings account, checking account, and Christmas Club account, his net worth is $9. Sapphire helps support the family with a job at the Superfine Brush Company and is treasurer of the neighborhood Women’s Club of Lexington. One of the few pleasures George has is lunching with Amos and Andy at the Beanery, the diner located next to the Mystic Knights lodge.
Other Characters
Algonquin J. Calhoun (Johnny Lee), the totally inept lawyer whom Andy hires to help him out of legal entanglements (as Algonquin once told a client who was sentenced to the electric chair, “Don’t sit down”). Lightnin’ (Nick O’Demus) is the slow-moving cab company janitor who doubles as the Mystic Knights’ janitor. He calls Andy “Mr. Andy” and George “Mr. Kingfish.” The series is based on the radio series of the same name created by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.
(NBC, 1955–1958)
Cast: Andy Devine (Andy).
Basis: A revised version of Smilin’ Ed’s Gang (see entry) wherein children are entertained with songs, stories, and adventure serials.
Movie actor Andy Devine, the genial host, first appeared to say, “Hi ya kids, it’s Andy’s Gang.” Andy, joined by the studio audience (his gang), would then sing the theme: “I got a gang, you got a gang, everybody’s gotta have a gang; but there’s only one gang for me—good old Andy’s Gang.”
Retreating to a large easy chair onstage (in the clubhouse), Andy would begin the program with “Andy’s Story Time.” As Andy opened a rather large book of stories and began reading a chapter, a previously filmed sequence would be shown that most often related the adventures of “Gunga, the Elephant Boy.” The tales, set in Bakore, India, related the exploits of Gunga (Nino Marcel) and his friend Rama (Vito Scotti) as they performed dangerous missions for the Maharajah (Lou Merrill, then Lou Krugman).
Additional segments included Grandie the Talking Piano (voice of June Foray) and Midnight the Cat and Squeaky the Mouse (here a cat, voiced by June Foray, and a mouse would perform a musical number). The most beloved segment, however, was Froggie the Gremlin (a rubber toy frog that caused havoc by interfering with a guest’s efforts to teach the gang a fact about life).
The conclusion of the Froggie segment also meant the end of our Saturday morning at Andy’s Clubhouse. Andy appeared one last time to say, “Yes sir, we’re pals and pals stick together. And now don’t forget church or Sunday School. And remember, Andy’s Gang will get together right here at this same time next week. So long fellows and gals.”
(Syndicated, 1954–1957)
Cast: Gail Davis (Annie Oakley), Brad Johnson (Lofty Craig), Jimmy Hawkins (Tagg Oakley).
Basis: A young woman of the Old West (Annie Oakley) risks her life to uphold the law in Diablo County.
Diablo County is a small but growing town in the Arizona of what appear to be the early 1900s (an exact time is not specified). When first seen, Annie Oakley is the guardian of her younger brother, Tagg, and being cared for by her uncle, Luke McTavish (Kenneth McDonald), the town sheriff (who is dropped from the series shortly after). While other girls had dreams of marrying, Annie was different and spent her spare time learning how to shoot, trick ride a horse, and follow in the footsteps of her Uncle Luke. The death of her parents in an Indian raid changed all that, as Annie soon became like a mother to Tagg, and began risking her life, as a town sheriff seemed to be out of the question. But Diablo is a town besieged by evil (mostly outlaws), and, with her skills as a cowgirl, Annie uses her abilities to help the town deputy, Lofty Craig, maintain the peace (although the concept originally established of Annie abandoning her dream had not been followed through).
Annie is not a young woman to walk away from trouble. She will do what it takes to keep her town safe but never shoots to kill; her skill with a gun has taught her that guns can be used to teach a lesson (like shooting one out of an opponent’s hand) rather than taking a life. Annie appears to live in town with Tagg but also seems to own a ranch that she inherited from her parents. Target and, later, Daisy are Annie’s horses; Forest is Lofty’s horse; Pixie is the horse ridden by Tagg. Tagg also had a pet frog (Hector) and a rabbit (Mr. Hoppity, who lived on a game preserve Annie called “Annie’s Ark”).
Judy Nugent played Lofty’s niece, Penny; and Nan Martin, a remarkable Gail Davis look-alike, played Annie’s outlaw double, “Alias Annie Oakley.” Fess Parker played Tom Conrad, editor of the town newspaper, the Diablo Courier (the role is later played by Stanley Andrews as Chet Osgood, editor of the Diablo Bugle). Other townspeople of note were Tom Jennings (played by William Fawcett), the postal clerk; Gloria Marshall (Sally Fraser), owner of the Diablo General Store; Curley Dawes (Roscoe Ates), the telegraph operator; George Lacey (Stanley Andrews), owner of the Diablo Hotel; and the Diablo County schoolteachers: Marge Hardy (Virginia Lee), Mary Farnsworth (Wendy Drew), and Deborah Scott (Nancy Hale).
In the original unaired pilot film, titled Bulls Eye, Billy Gray played the role of Tagg Oakley.