Wide Country was an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 1962 to April 25, 1963.[1]
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Andrew Prine and Earl Holliman in a publicity portrait for The Wide Country episode The Girl from Knob Hill
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| Genre | Western |
| Written by | Alan Le May |
| Directed by | Alan Crosland, Jr. |
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| Theme music composer | John Williams |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
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| Cinematography | Walter Strenge |
| Editor | Milton Shifman |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production companies | Ralph Edwards Productions Revue Studios |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 20, 1962 (1962-09-20) – April 25, 1963 (1963-04-25) |
The series stars Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine as brothers, Mitch and Andy Guthrie, respectively, who are traveling rodeo competitors.[2]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "The Royce Bennett Story" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Donald S. Sanford | September 20, 1962 (1962-09-20) |
| 2 | "A Guy for Clementine" | Don Weis | Harold Swanton | September 27, 1962 (1962-09-27) |
| 3 | "Journey Down a Dusty Road" | John Newland | John Hawkins | October 4, 1962 (1962-10-04) |
| 4 | "Who Killed Edde Gannon?" | Robert Ellis Miller | Andy Lewis | October 11, 1962 (1962-10-11) |
| 5 | "What Are Friends For?" | John Brahm | Sy Salkowitz | October 18, 1962 (1962-10-18) |
| 6 | "Straitjacket for an Indian" | John Florea | Alan Le May | October 25, 1962 (1962-10-25) |
| 7 | "Our Ernie Kills People" | John Florea | T : Mark Rodgers S : Preston Wood | November 1, 1962 (1962-11-01) |
| 8 | "A Devil in the Chute" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Archie L. Tegland | November 8, 1962 (1962-11-08) |
| 9 | "The Girl in the Sunshine Smile" | John Brahm | Ken Kolb | November 15, 1962 (1962-11-15) |
| 10 | "Tears on a Painted Face" | Herschel Daugherty | Louis Pelletier | November 29, 1962 (1962-11-29) |
| 11 | "The Bravest Man in the World" | Ted Post | Margaret & Paul Schneider | December 6, 1962 (1962-12-06) |
| 12 | "Good Old Uncle Walt" | Don Weis | Dave & Andy Lewis | December 13, 1962 (1962-12-13) |
| 13 | "My Candle Burns at Both Ends" | Ted Post | S : June Randolph S/T : Mark Rodgers | December 20, 1962 (1962-12-20) |
| 14 | "Memory of a Filly" | Don Weis | Alan Le May | January 3, 1963 (1963-01-03) |
| 15 | "Step Over the Sky" | William Witney | Gustave Field | January 10, 1963 (1963-01-10) |
| 16 | "A Cry from the Mountain" | John Peyser | William D. Gordon | January 17, 1963 (1963-01-17) |
| 17 | "Don't Cry for Johnny Devlin" | John Florea | Harold Swanton | January 24, 1963 (1963-01-24) |
| 18 | "Speckle Bird" | John Peyser | T : Carey Wilber S : Slim Pickens | January 31, 1963 (1963-01-31) |
| 19 | "The Man Who Ran Away" | John English | John Hawkins | February 7, 1963 (1963-02-07) |
| 20 | "Whose Hand at My Throat?" | John Brahm | Gustave Field | February 14, 1963 (1963-02-14) |
| 21 | "The Judas Goat" | John Peyser | T : Mark Rodgers S : Jameson Brewer | February 21, 1963 (1963-02-21) |
| 22 | "To Cindy, with Love" | Paul Nickell | S/T : Franklin Barton Based on a story by Slim Pickens & Franklin Adreon | February 28, 1963 (1963-02-28) |
| 23 | "The Quest for Jacob Blaufus" | John Peyser | Harold Swanton | March 7, 1963 (1963-03-07) |
| 24 | "Farewell to Margarita" | Earl Bellamy | Mark Rodgers | March 21, 1963 (1963-03-21) |
| 25 | "The Girl from Nob Hill" | John Peyser | Dave & Andy Lewis | March 28, 1963 (1963-03-28) |
| 26 | "Yanqui, Go Home!" | Don Weis | T : Preston Wood S : Franklin Barton | April 4, 1963 (1963-04-04) |
| 27 | "The Lucky Punch" | Don Weis | Ken Kolb | April 18, 1963 (1963-04-18) |
| 28 | "The Care and Handling of Tigers" | John Peyser | T : Preston Wood S : Gilbert Ralston | April 25, 1963 (1963-04-25) |
On November 15, 2011, Timeless Media Group released Wide Country- The Complete Television Series on DVD in Region 1. The 8-disc set features all 28 episodes of the series.[3]
