Wild Bill Hickok 51-04-01 (ep01) First Show

Wild Bill Hickok aired from 1 April 1951 until 31 December 1954 over the Mutual Broadcasting System on radio and then made the move to television from 1955 to 1958. The show was sponsored by Kellogg Cereals and aimed at the younger generation.

Guy Madison played Marshal Wild Bill Hickok and his sidekick Jingles B Jones was Andy Devine. Both stared in their roles for the television show. The Announcer was Charlie Lyon and the director was Paul Pierce.

According to Dunning the plots were simple and along lines of other radio western shows of the time. Our hero and his comic sidekick get themselves in a predicament. Then there is some gun play, fighting and in the end our heroes win the day. They get on their trusty mounts and ride off looking for another adventure.

Of the 274 episodes there are around 268 that appear to be available according to the Otter Database listings. So why not discover your inner child and listen to some old west adventures brought to you by Wild Bill Hickok.