Texas John Slaughter
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First Air DateOct 31, 1958
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Production
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Rotten tomato50%
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Original titleTexas John Slaughter
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ReleaseOct 31, 1958
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Overview
Texas John Slaughter is a television series run from 1958 to 1961 as part of the Wonderful World of Disney, starring Tom Tryon in the title role. The character was based upon an actual historical figure, Texas Ranger John Slaughter. Tryon memorably wore an enormous white cowboy hat with the brim pinned up in the front as part of his costume for the series. The beginning theme song for the series included the lines: "Texas John Slaughter made 'em do what they oughta, and if they didn't, they died." Tryon later became a novelist. John Vivyan appeared twice on the series in the role of dishonest rancher Jason Hemp and a third time in an uncredited part. Other co-stars were Darryl Hickman and Bing Russell. Chris Alcaide and Judson Pratt appeared as an outlaw and as Colonel Cooper, respectively, in the segment "Ambush in Laredo". The series appeared in re-runs on the Disney Channel's classic program block "Disney Drive-In" which was later known as "Vault Disney".
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Casts
Season 1 ( 1958-10-31)
Texas John Slaughter
Ambush at Laredo
Killers from Kansas
Showdown at Sandoval
The Man from Bitter Creek
The Slaughter Trail
Season 2 ( 1959-12-04)
The Robber Stallion
Wild Horse Revenge
Range War at Tombstone
Desperado from Tombstone
Apache Friendship
Kentucky Gunslick
Geronimo's Revenge
Season 3 ( 1961-01-29)
The End of the Trail
A Holster Full of Law
Trip to Tucson