“The Rifleman.” I get the reference.
I once met “Paladin.” (Richard Boone). My dad had a ranch in Chandler when it was nothing but cotton fields and grazing. “Paladin” shot a scene in my dad’s barn and after the fight scene, Boone came over, shook my hand, and gave me an autographed “Have Gun Will Travel” card!
I spent many nights watching Have Gun Will Travel with my father. It was his favorite program. I still enjoy it.
I once met “Cheyenne” i.e. Clint Walker. I was a kid with my parents at a local Goldwater event headlined by Walker. I walked right up to him, looked him right in the belt buckle, and shook his hand. Biggest man I had ever seen.
When I was a kid I was an extra several times on The Rifleman. Chuck Connors was a wonderful guy who liked playing baseball with the kids at lunch. Johnny Crawford was also a terrific guy. He asked for me a couple of times to be called back.
Fun memory.
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Paladin was the greatest TV western. Several years ago I binge-watched it all.
A number of the shows were written by Gene Roddenberry. I could usually tell before the credits. They were the quirky ones.