Pioneers of Television

"Westerns"

Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Rifleman, Wild Wild West, Maverick, Big Valley and Daniel Boone are among the series profiled in this episode. With interviews from James Garner, Linda Evans, Robert Conrad, Fess Parker, Ed Ames, Peter Graves, Angie Dickinson, William Shatner, Ernest Borgnine, and Adam West, this episode includes both western stars and new celebrities who used Westerns as a launching pad.

"Westerns"

53m 14s

Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Rifleman, Wild Wild West, Maverick, Big Valley and Daniel Boone are among the series profiled in this episode. With interviews from James Garner, Linda Evans, Robert Conrad, Fess Parker, Ed Ames, Peter Graves, Angie Dickinson, William Shatner, Ernest Borgnine, and Adam West, this episode includes both western stars and new celebrities who used Westerns as a launching pad.

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    "Westerns"

    S2 E201 - 53m 14s

    Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Rifleman, Wild Wild West, Maverick, Big Valley and Daniel Boone are among the series profiled in this episode. With interviews from James Garner, Linda Evans, Robert Conrad, Fess Parker, Ed Ames, Peter Graves, Angie Dickinson, William Shatner, Ernest Borgnine, and Adam West, this episode includes both western stars and new celebrities who used Westerns as a launching pad.

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