Your Top 10 Favorite westerns

[Zoneboy]

#1.Death Valley Days
#2.The Lone Ranger
#3.Wanted Dead Or Alive
#4.Bonanza
#5.Gunsmoke
#6.Alias Smith And Jones
#7.Wildside
#8.Wild Wild West
#9.The Rifleman
#10.Rawhide

[DianeChambers87]

The Magnificent 7

[BrandonS]

1. Kung-fu
2. The Rifleman
3. The Wild, Wild West
4. The High Chapparal
5. The Virginian
6. Stoney Burke
7. Have Gun Will Travel
8. Bat Masterson
9. Maverick
10. Bonanza

[Brady Fan]

Not sure if I have 10 but here's some (in no paticular order)

The High Chaparrel
Rawhide
Bonanza
Gunsmoke

[dandelion wine]

Alias Smith and Jones

Bonanza

The Wild, Wild West

The Lone Ranger

The Rifleman

Gunsmoke

[tdr]

1. Gunsmoke
2. The High Chaparrel
3. Rawhide
4. Daniel Boone
5. The Guns of Will Sonnett (anyone else remember that one?)
6. Bonanza
7. The Lawman
8. The Rifleman
9. Wagon Train
10. The Rebel

[BrandonS]

Originally posted by tdr
5. The Guns of Will Sonnett (anyone else remember that one?)

Oh, yes. I forgot that or it would be on my list. I like that show a lot. I've seen it really late at night a few times lately. Walter Brennan and Dack Rambo were good.

[vhshunter]

GUNSMOKE
BIG VALLEY
LAWMAN

[Small Wonderian]

I don't have a top 10....

but I like Gunsmoke and Bonanza. :)

[mcgwirefan]

I don't watch many Westerns, but I like most with John Wayne. My favorite is "Rio Bravo", but that's because Rick Nelson is in it.

[BrandonS]

Originally posted by mcgwirefan
My favorite is "Rio Bravo", but that's because Rick Nelson is in it.
One of the best movies ever made. Director Hawkes later ripped off his own masterpiece to make the film "El Dorado," which, while perhaps not quite so great, is still very good.

[B&W fan]

Well, I'm not sure about 10, but I go in order until I come to the end of what I'd consider favorites:

1) Lone Ranger
2) Wild, Wild West
3) Big Valley
4) Gunsmoke
5) Daniel Boone
6) Rifleman


I guess that's it. I can't think of any others at the moment.

B&W "that was tougher than I thought it would be" fan

[W.J. Griffin]

1. Bonanza.

2. Gunsmoke.

3. The Outcasts

4. F-Troop. (Okay, technically, this is a sitcom, but it's set in the old west, as is...)

5. Best Of The West.

6. The Rifelman (Da-dum-dum de-dum-dum--DOM-DE-DOM-DOM-DOOMMM!!!)

7. High Chapperelle (Okay, I barely remember this one, but it did have a slammin' theme song!!)

8. Wanted: Dead Or Alive.

9. Rawhide.("Rollin, rollin', rollin...")

10.Maverick.("Who is the tall, dark stranger there/Maverick is his name...")

Man...just naming all these shows brought back fond memories...thanx!

[Zoneboy]

Wasn't Best Of The West part sitcom?

[W.J. Griffin]

Originally posted by redrocker22
Wasn't Best Of The West part sitcom?

Yup.

[Stuck In The '70's]

Originally posted by redrocker22
Wasn't Best Of The West part sitcom? I liked Best Of The West. My favorite westerns include Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Big Valley, Maverick, Rawhide, Daniel Boone, Wyatt Earp, Rin Tin Tin, Lone Ranger, and The Virginian.

[Fleet]

Originally posted by tdr

5. The Guns of Will Sonnett (anyone else remember that one?)

I remember it. I have about 10 episodes on tape. The highlight of this show, of course, is Walter Brennan. No matter what T.V. show or movie he appears in, he looks like he really did just step out of the old west. He looked like he was really living in the late 1800's.
Anyway, here's my top 10:

#1... The Rifleman
#2... Bonanza (a strong #2, very close to being #1)
#3... Wild Wild West
#4... Kung Fu (a strong #4, almost #3)
#5... Guns of Will Sonnett
#6... Death Valley Days (a very long run- '52-'75)
#7... Lone Ranger
#8... Big Valley
#9... Gunsmoke
#10. Wagon Train

[Zoneboy]

[i]Originally posted by Fleet

#1... The Rifleman
#6... Death Valley Days (a very long run- '52-'75)
#7... Lone Ranger



The Rifleman & The Lone Ranger can be seen uncut monday-friday on World Harvest Television Network. If you have satellite, it can be found on G-4 transponder 15. They appear to be airing The Lone Ranger in broadcast order because they've been playing the John Hart episodes for the last 5 weeks. I thought Hart was good in the role but damn I miss Clayton. The episodes of both series are shown with no on screen logos, voice overs or spilt screens. By the way, The Lone Ranger airs at 4:30 P.M. E.S.T. & The Rifleman airs at 5 & 5:30. As for Death Valley Days. If anyone has this on tape, please let me know. I have the episodes being offered on Ebay & would like to find more.

[Fleet]

Originally posted by redrocker22
The Rifleman & The Lone Ranger can be seen uncut monday-friday on World Harvest Television Network. If you have satellite, it can be found on G-4 transponder 15. They appear to be airing The Lone Ranger in broadcast order because they've been playing the John Hart episodes for the last 5 weeks. I thought Hart was good in the role but damn I miss Clayton. The episodes of both series are shown with no on screen logos, voice overs or spilt screens. By the way, The Lone Ranger airs at 4:30 P.M. E.S.T. & The Rifleman airs at 5 & 5:30. As for Death Valley Days. If anyone has this on tape, please let me know. I have the episodes being offered on Ebay & would like to find more.
I have about 80% of the Rifleman episodes on tape already. Taped that about 15 years ago on "CBN."

I would like to tape some "Lone Ranger" and "Death Valley Days" shows- I only have about 5-10 episodes from store-bought tapes.

Thanks for the airing info.

[mister bluster]

The Virginian, Gunsmoke, Lone Ranger, Big Valley, Annie Oakley, Hopalong Cassidy (although I can't remember any of his episodes, I remember liking them), Bonanza, Best of the West, High Chapparal, and the John Wayne movie Chisum.

[Mickey]

1. The High Chaparral
2. Laramie
3. Bonanza (pre-Jamie. Got to be pre-Jamie!)
4. Alias Smith And Jones
5. Wagon Train
6. Rawhide (the Sheb Woolley era. Lost interest after he left, don't know why)
7. The Lone Ranger
8. Wanted: Dead Or Alive
9. Maverick (only seen about two episodes, but still...)
10. Does McCloud count?!

We get these things so rarely in the UK these days. It's not fair!

[mister bluster]

Does McCloud Count?!

I don't know, but I liked it too.

[EricIdlefan]

Originally posted by W.J. Griffin
1. Bonanza.

2. Gunsmoke.

3. The Outcasts

4. F-Troop. (Okay, technically, this is a sitcom, but it's set in the old west, as is...)

5. Best Of The West.

6. The Rifelman (Da-dum-dum de-dum-dum--DOM-DE-DOM-DOM-DOOMMM!!!)

7. High Chapperelle (Okay, I barely remember this one, but it did have a slammin' theme song!!)

8. Wanted: Dead Or Alive.

9. Rawhide.("Rollin, rollin', rollin...")

10.Maverick.("Who is the tall, dark stranger there/Maverick is his name...")

Man...just naming all these shows brought back fond memories...thanx!

1. Bonanza(Ponderosa was our house and ranch too!!)
2. Have Gun Will Travel(Richard Boone, the original Man in Black!!)
3. Maverick(preferred cards and poker over guns and violence!!)
4. Rifleman(Chuck Connors & son make perfect chemistry)
5. Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman(a woman in the lead for a change that is strong and determined!!)
6. Rawhide(a soon-to-be worldwide star in Clint Eastwood)
7. Gunsmoke(longest-running show in history for twenty years not counting live shows and/or news shows)
8. The Lone Ranger(Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheals rock!!)
9. Wild, Wild, West(Robert Conrad was gourgeous and Ross Martin the comic relief)
10. The Big Valley(like Bonanza, a family show and our home!!)

[GeorgeJefferson]

Gunsmoke is far superior to any western that has or will probably every air on television. I do think it would be interesting to see a western like that on network TV today.

[EricIdlefan]

Lancer, Wild Wild West, F-Troop

[~*Dailey'sGurl*~]

I don't have but one fave: BONANZA--- I hate all other westerns!

[FrithFan89]

Originally posted by DLQSfan
I don't have but one fave: BONANZA--- I hate all other westerns!

same here

[cablejockey]

My list would have to include--Kung Fu--still holds up, I have the first season on dvd
Have Gun Will Travel--very cerebral
Rawhide--Clint Eastwood stood out even then
Laramie--can still remember epi where Carol Lawrence guest starred
Rin Tin Tin--loved how the kid called the dog "Rinty"

[cpmaz]

My list would have to include--Kung Fu--still holds up, I have the first season on dvd
Have Gun Will Travel--very cerebral
Rawhide--Clint Eastwood stood out even then
Laramie--can still remember epi where Carol Lawrence guest starred
Rin Tin Tin--loved how the kid called the dog "Rinty"


I couldn't think of 10 that I liked enough for a top 10 list, be here are my 5 favorite shows and 5 favorite movies.

TV shows:
1. Maverick.
2. Kung Fu.
3. Wild Wild West.
4. High Chapparal.
5. Alias Smith and Jones

Movies:
1. Stagecoach (1939)
2. Rio Bravo
3. Shane.
4. High Noon.
5. Silverado.