Johnny Ringo (TV series)

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Johnny Ringo
Format Western
Starring Don Durant
Mark Goddard
Karen Sharpe
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 38
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Picture format Black and white (1959-1960)
Original run October 2, 1959 – June 3, 1960
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Johnny Ringo was a Western television series starring Don Durant that aired on CBS from October 1, 1959, until June 30, 1960. It was loosely based on the life of the notorious gunfighter Johnny Ringo, who tangled with Wyatt Earp, John "Doc" Holliday, and "Buckskin" Franklin Leslie.

This fictional account had Ringo putting aside his gunfighting ways to become the sheriff of a small town. He had a deputy named Cully, played by Mark Goddard, and a girlfriend, Laura Thomas, portrayed by Karen Sharpe.

The program was an early creation of Aaron Spelling for Four Star Television. Spelling created Johnny Ringo at the specific request of Dick Powell as a role for Durant. It was filmed at CBS Studio Center.

Johnny Ringo scored good ratings in its Thursday competition with ABC's The Real McCoys with Walter Brennan. It sometimes reached into the Top Twenty. The program was dropped at the request of its sponsor, Johnson Wax Company, which wanted a sitcom, rather than a western. At the time there were thirty Western series on the networks. For syndicated reruns, it was combined with three other short-lived Western series from the same company, Black Saddle starring Peter Breck, Law of the Plainsman starring Michael Ansara, and Sam Peckinpah's critically acclaimed creation, The Westerner starring Brian Keith, under the umbrella title The Westerners, with additional hosting segments featuring Keenan Wynn.

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