Buckskin (TV series)

Buckskin is an American Western television series starring Tom Nolan, Sally Brophy, and Mike Road. The series aired on the NBC network from July 3, 1958, until May 25, 1959, followed by summer reruns in 1959 and again in 1965.^[1]

Buckskin
Genre	Western
Written by	Charles Beaumont Richard Matheson Harold Swanton
Directed by	Earl Bellamy Abner Biberman John Brahm Edward Ludwig Fletcher Markle
Starring	Tom Nolan Sally Brophy Mike Road
Theme music composer	Stanley Morton Mort Green
Composer	Stanley Wilson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	39
Production
Producer	Robert Bassler
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	BetFord Corporation Revue Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	July 3, 1958 (1958-07-03) – May 25, 1959 (1959-05-25)

Synopsis

The show depicts life in fictitious Buckskin, Montana, in the 1880s, as seen through the eyes of 10-year-old Jody O'Connell, played by Nolan. Jody's widowed mother, Annie, played by Brophy,^[2] runs the town's boarding house. The lives of Jody and Annie interact with the townspeople and strangers passing through Buckskin. Another constant is Marshal Tom Sellers, played by Mike Road, who keeps the peace.^[3] Young Nolan narrates the series while on a corral fence and playing a harmonica.

Cast

• Tom Nolan as Jody O'Connell^[3]
• Sally Brophy as Mrs. Annie O'Connell^[3]
• Mike Road as Marshal Tom Sellers^[3]
• Marjorie Bennett and Shirley Knight as Mrs. Newcomb^[2]
• Michael Lipton as Ben Newcomb^[3]
• Orville Sherman as Mr. Feeney

Notable guest stars

• Virginia Christine
• Andy Clyde
• Jane Darwell
• Kathleen Freeman
• Robert Fuller
• Don Grady
• Clegg Hoyt
• Ricky Kelman
• Roger Mobley
• Warren Oates
• Dennis Patrick
• Pernell Roberts
• Olive Sturgess
• Lyle Talbot
• Vic Tayback

Episodes

No. in season	Title	Original release date
1	"The Lady from Blackhawk"	July 3, 1958 (1958-07-03)
2	"The Man Who Waited"	July 10, 1958 (1958-07-10)
3	"The Outlaw's Boy"	July 17, 1958 (1958-07-17)
4	"The Ballad of Gabe Pruitt"	July 24, 1958 (1958-07-24)
5	"The Trial of Chrissy Miller"	July 31, 1958 (1958-07-31)
6	"Cash Robertson"	August 7, 1958 (1958-08-07)
7	"Lament for Durango"	August 14, 1958 (1958-08-14)
8	"Tree of Death"	August 21, 1958 (1958-08-21)
9	"The Gold Watch"	August 28, 1958 (1958-08-28)
10	"The Ghost of Balaclava"	September 4, 1958 (1958-09-04)
11	"Hunter's Moon"	September 11, 1958 (1958-09-11)
12	"China Boy"	September 18, 1958 (1958-09-18)
13	"Tell Me, Leonardo"	September 25, 1958 (1958-09-25)
14	"A Picture of Pa"	October 2, 1958 (1958-10-02)
15	"The Money Man"	October 9, 1958 (1958-10-09)
16	"Miss Pringle"	October 16, 1958 (1958-10-16)
17	"A Permanent Juliet"	October 23, 1958 (1958-10-23)
18	"A Man from the Mountains"	October 30, 1958 (1958-10-30)
19	"The Bullnappers"	November 6, 1958 (1958-11-06)
20	"The Greatest Man in History"	January 5, 1959 (1959-01-05)
21	"The Monkey's Uncle"	January 12, 1959 (1959-01-12)
22	"Mr. Rush's Secretary"	January 19, 1959 (1959-01-19)
23	"Coup Stick"	February 2, 1959 (1959-02-02)
24	"Fry's Wife"	February 9, 1959 (1959-02-09)
25	"Who Killed Pat Devlin?"	February 16, 1959 (1959-02-16)
26	"Little Heathen"	February 23, 1959 (1959-02-23)
27	"The Knight Who Owned Buckskin"	March 2, 1959 (1959-03-02)
28	"Cousin Casey"	March 9, 1959 (1959-03-09)
29	"A Well of Gold"	March 16, 1959 (1959-03-16)
30	"Act of Faith"	March 23, 1959 (1959-03-23)
31	"The Venus Adjourner"	March 30, 1959 (1959-03-30)
32	"Charlie, My Boy"	April 6, 1959 (1959-04-06)
33	"Annie's Old Beau"	April 13, 1959 (1959-04-13)
34	"Mail-Order Groom"	April 20, 1959 (1959-04-20)
35	"The Manager"	April 27, 1959 (1959-04-27)
36	"I'll Sing at Your Wedding"	May 4, 1959 (1959-05-04)
37	"A Question of Courage"	May 11, 1959 (1959-05-11)
38	"Mary MacNamara"	May 18, 1959 (1959-05-18)
39	"The Better Mouse Trap"	May 25, 1959 (1959-05-25)

Production notes

The series first ran on Thursday evenings at 9:30 Eastern from July to September 1958^[3] as a summer replacement for The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford,^[2] Friday evenings at 7:30 from October 10, 1958,^[4] to January 1959, and Thursdays again at 7:30 from January to September 1959 (or Monday evenings at 7:30 from January to September 1959^[3]) The 1965 reruns were carried on Sundays at 8:30 pm.^[3] The Buckskin theme song was composed by Stanley Morton and Mort Green.^[5]

Sponsored by Ford automobiles,^[6] the show was produced by Tennessee Ernie Ford's company BetFord Corporation. It was Ernie's foray into production beyond The Ford Show.^{[citation needed]}