The Monroes (1966 TV series)

The Monroes
Created by	Milt Rosen
Starring	Michael Anderson, Jr. Barbara Hershey Keith Schultz Kevin Schultz Tammy Locke
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Qualis Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	Colorvideo of the 1966 montos western
Original release	September 7, 1966 – March 15, 1967

The Monroes was a Western television series which originally aired on ABC during the 1966–67 season. The series centered on five orphans trying to survive as a family on the frontier in the area around what is now Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, Wyoming. Their parents die in an accident in the first episode and they try to carry on without them.

Production

The series was produced by Qualis in association with 20th Century Fox Television.^[1] Filming took place on location in Jackson Hole, Wyoming^[1] as well as Century City, California.

Cast

Starring

• Michael Anderson, Jr. as eldest brother, Clay Monroe^[1]
• Barbara Hershey as eldest sister, Kathy Monroe^[1]
• Keith Schultz as Jefferson "Big Twin" Monroe^[1]
• Kevin Schultz as Fenimore "Little Twin" Monroe^[1]
• Tammy Locke as youngest sibling, Amy Monroe^[1]

Recurring

• Ron Soble as Dirty Jim (19 episodes)^[1]
• Liam Sullivan as Major Mapoy (17 episodes)^[1]
• Ben Johnson as Sleeve (14 episodes)^[1]
• James Westmoreland as Ruel Jaxon (12 episodes)^[1]
• Robert Middleton as Barney Wales (6 episodes)
• Buck Taylor as John "Brad" Bradford (4 episodes)
• James Brolin as Dalton Wales (4 episodes)
• Dub Taylor as Cyrus (2 episodes)

Reception

The Monroes premiered at 8 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, September 7, 1966.^[1] Though it benefited from the lead-in of ABC’s popular Batman series, The Monroes faced stiff competition against the last hour of NBC’s The Virginian and CBS’s second half of Lost in Space and The Beverly Hillbillies.^[2] The series was unable to develop sufficient audience to remain on the air, and its concluding episode aired on March 15, 1967.^[3] Although not a ratings success, Michael Anderson, Jr. and Barbara Hershey both won American Heritage Awards for their work on the series.

DVD Release

The Monroes was first released on DVD by Shout! Factory on September 6, 2016. The DVD set includes all 26 original episodes from the series' single broadcast season. The product was initially released exclusively in Walmart stores, but is now widely available.

Episodes

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Monroes.

• The Monroes on IMDb