Annie Oakley (TV series)

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Annie Oakley
Genre Western
Starring Gail Davis
Brad Johnson
Jimmy Hawkins
Bob Woodward
Composer(s) Erma E. Levin
Country of origin  United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 81
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Gene Autry
Louis Gray
Armand Schaefer
Producer(s) Colbert Clark
Louis Gray
Cinematography William Bradford
Joe Novak
Running time 25 mins.
Broadcast
Original channel Syndication
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original run January 1, 1954 – February 1, 1957

Annie Oakley is an American Western television series which fictionalized the life of famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley. It ran from January 1954 to February 1957 in syndication. ABC showed reruns on Saturday and Sunday daytime from 1959-1960 and from 1964-1965. It ran for three seasons, for a total of 81 black and white episodes, each 25 minutes long.

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Synopsis

The show starred Gail Davis in the title role, and co-starred Brad Johnson as Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig and Jimmy Hawkins, as Annie's brother, Tagg. He had a pinto pony names Pixie in the series.

Gail Davis had been discovered by Gene Autry, who cast her in several of his movies, then in his own series, The Gene Autry Show, in which she played a variety of characters. He then spun her off into her own show.

DVD release

Approximately two dozen episodes are currently available on DVD in North America (including several releases issued through Davis' estate) and elsewhere, although a formal full-series release has yet to happen.

Comics

A number of American comics were based on the TV series:

  • Annie Oakley 1-11 (1948-1956) by Atlas (Marvel) Comics
  • Annie Oakley and Tagg 4-18 (1953-1959) by Dell Comics
  • Annie Oakley and Tagg 1 (1965) by Gold Key Comics

Many of these issues were later reprinted in black and white by L. Miller and World Distributors Ltd.

Episodes

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