| Annie Oakley | |
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| 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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The show stars Gail Davis in the title role, and co-starred Brad Johnson as Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig and Jimmy Hawkins, as Annie's brother, Tagg. In one episode, "Bull's Eye", the role of Tagg was played by Billy Gray, better known as James "Bud" Anderson, Jr., on Father Knows Best. In the series, Annie Oakley rode a horse named Target, Tagg's horse was Pixie and Lofty's was named Forest.[1][2] Annie and Tagg lived in the town of Diablo, Arizona, with their uncle, Sheriff Luke MacTavish, who was usually away whenever trouble started. It would then be up to straight-shooting Annie and her "silent suitor" Lofty Craig to rescue law-abiding neighbors and arrest outlaws.[3] Often Tagg would be told to stay in town and out of the way, but through disobedience, the need to relay important new information, or being captured by outlaws, he would end up in the middle of the adventure.
Annie always wore the same fringed cowgirl outfit, of which 15 or more copies were made throughout the show's production.[4] Her hairstyle was braided pigtails.
Additional episodes were being considered, but Jimmy Hawkins had a growth spurt and outgrew the part of Annie's little brother.[5]
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. Some episodes of the series have lapsed into the public domain in the US and as such are available in several different releases.[6][7]
On March 31, 2009, Mill Creek Entertainment released Gun Justice Featuring The Lone Ranger, with other television Westerns such as Annie Oakley.
A number of American comics were based on the TV series:
Many of these issues were later reprinted in black and white by L. Miller and World Distributors Ltd.
At least three "Authorized TV Adventures" were published by Whitman Publishing Company.
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