RAWHIDE COMPLETE TV SERIES

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RAWHIDE COMPLETE TV SERIES

Rawhide is an American Western series that aired for eight seasons (1959-1966) on the CBS network on Friday nights, from January 9, 1959 to September 3, 1965, before moving to Tuesday nights from September 14, 1965 until January 4, 1966, with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes. Starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood, the series was produced and sometimes directed by Charles Marquis Warren who also produced early episodes of Gunsmoke. Rawhide was the fifth-longest-running American television Western, beaten only by nine years of The Virginian and Wagon Train, fourteen years of Bonanza, and twenty years of Gunsmoke.

In an early show, the date is given as 1869. It is given that there are 20-25 riders looking after 3,000 head of cattle. Gil (short for Gilbert, ep 181) Favor revealed this is about the maximum manageable size for a herd of cows. This cattle drive begins in San Antonio, Texas, and makes its way along the Sedalia Trail (Sedalia, the final destination, is in Missouri about 50 miles east from Kansas City). The herd is estimated to be worth about $50-60,000 if sold at market and represents a pool of animals from 200 owners. The Trail Boss carries a considerable sum of cash for all necessities and all possible emergencies. Pay was a dollar a day and often the drovers would go through six months pay in days at the end of the trail, often gambling and drinking all of it away. There were also women to help them spend the money. Riding "drag" was often a punishment since it was behind the herd, so you'd pick up all their dust. Drives had a "Remuda" which was a pool of extra horses since if something happened to a man's horse, he would be no good without an instant replacement.

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