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''Dusty's Trail'' was a 1973 - 1974 Syndicated Television Series set in the 1800s. It about a small group of travelers separated from their Wagon Train and become lost. '''Dusty's Trail''' stars Bob Denver as "Dusty" and Forrest Tucker as "Mr. Callahan", the assistant to the leader of a Wagon Train and his irascible boss, respectively. Twenty-six episodes were made. SUMMARY The series takes place in the 1800s, and portrays a Wagon and a Stagecoach that have become separated from the main wagontrain on its way to California . The people in this group are the drivers of the wagon (Mr. Callahan) and the stagecoach ("Dusty"), a wealthy Eastern banker and his wife (Mr. and Mrs. Brookhaven), a dance-hall woman (Lulu), an educated man (Andy) and a farmer's daughter (Betsy). The adventures come as this group attempts to find the main wagontrain. The program was created for Denver by Sherwood Schwartz , who had previously created its progenitor, '' Gilligan's Island ''. According to U.S. television researchers Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, the reason for the program's failure was that it was too derivative of ''Gilligan's Island''. Normally, retreading an old format shouldn't cost a series an early demise, unless the show being emulated is a rerun icon like ''Gilligan's Island''. Bob Denver did a string of post-'' Gilligan's Island '' series, including ''The Good Guys'' and a Saturday morning "live action" spoof. However, Denver professed on several occasions, including a May 1989 interview on KDKA radio, that ''Dusty's Trail'' was his favorite to do. The series also starred two "Petticoat Junction" alums: Jeannine Riley and Lorri Saunders as Lulu and Betsy, respectively. An interesting note is that one "Dusty's Trail" episode captured the last filmed appearance of Jay Silverheels who played Tonto on ''The Lone Ranger'' . |
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