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My Friend Flicka Season 1

September. 30,1955
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7.3
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My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka is a 39-episode western television series set at the fictitious Goose Bar Ranch in Wyoming at the turn of the 20th century. The program was filmed in color but initially aired in black and white on CBS at 7:30 p.m. Fridays from February 10, 1956, to February 1, 1957. It was a mid-season replacement for Gene Autry's The Adventures of Champion. Both series, however failed in the ratings against ABC's The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. After the initial Friday airing, viewers could still find the series on CBS Saturdays at 7 p.m. Eastern during March 1957, on Sundays at 6 p.m. from April to May 1957, and on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. from June to August 1957. NBC carried the program in color at 6:30 p.m. Sunday from September to December 1957 and at 7 p.m. Sunday from January to May 1958. In subsequent years, the series aired mostly on Saturday mornings on all networks. The Disney Channel ran it on Monday evenings in the mid-1980s. Over the years many viewers were unaware that the series produced episodes for only a single season. My Friend Flicka starred native Canadian Johnny Washbrook as Ken McLaughlin, a boy devoted to his horse Flicka, Swedish for "little girl", but actually an Arabian sorrel named Wahana. Gene Evans played the authoritarian father Rob McLaughlin, a former U.S. Army cavalry officer. Anita Louise was cast as the gentle-spirited mother, Nell. Frank Ferguson portrayed Gus Broeberg, the loyal ranch hand. Flicka is based on a novel by Mary O'Hara, written at the Remount Ranch, located between Laramie and Cheyenne, Wyoming. Some Internet sites say that the series is set in Montana, where some of the filming was done. The majority of the filming, however, was at Fox Movie Ranch. My Friend Flicka holds the distinction of having been the first television series filmed by 20th Century Fox. A 1943 film, My Friend Flicka, starred Roddy McDowall as Ken.

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My Friend Flicka Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 39 - Big Red
Episode 38 - Lost River
First Aired: June. 15,1956

The Mclaughlin ranch is on water rationing. Rob buys a horse from a horse trader. The horse is suppose to be bad luck because of his markings on the face. Rob's new well is dry. The horse is not bad luck, he finds water.

Episode 37 - Growing Pains
Episode 36 - The Foundlings
First Aired: June. 01,1956

Ken rebels against his father by running away, but regrets it after me meets two young orphans.

Episode 35 - The Recluse
Episode 34 - When Bugles Blow
First Aired: May. 18,1956

After listening to the stories of his old cavalry buddy, Rob considers re-enlistening in the Army.

Episode 33 - The Medicine Man
First Aired: May. 11,1956

Prejudiced neighbors interfere when Ken asks a young Indian doctor to treat his ill mother.

Episode 32 - The Old Champ
First Aired: May. 04,1956

When Ken learns of Rob's decision to join a traveling medicine show, he wages Flicka in a bet that Rob is sure to win.

Episode 31 - Against All Odds
Episode 30 - Refuge For The Night
Episode 29 - The Unmasking
Episode 28 - Lock, Stock & Barrel
First Aired: April. 06,1956

Settlers move near Ken's father's ranch and try to claim all of his property, including Flicka.

Episode 27 - Rebels In Hiding
Episode 26 - Mister Goblin
First Aired: March. 23,1956

After finding a white colt, Ken learns the difficulties of growing up for both people and horses.

Episode 25 - The Royal Carriage
First Aired: March. 16,1956

While stopping by to pick up parts for his family's carriage, Ken discovers a beautiful royal carriage at the blacksmith's shop.

Episode 24 - Rough And Ready
First Aired: March. 09,1956

Ken unknowingly saves his father's grazing land, by helping a fellow fisherman land a big catch.

Episode 23 - Old Danny
First Aired: March. 02,1956

McLaughlin's niece runs away with a dog, when the neighbor blames the dog for killing chickens and threatens to get rid of it.

Episode 22 - The Cameraman
First Aired: February. 24,1956

When a cameraman attempts to photograph a herd of wild horses, the horses turn and stampede in his direction.

Episode 21 - The Runaways
Episode 19 - Wind From Heaven
First Aired: February. 03,1956

Even though Ken's father and the rest of the ranchers are at war with a family of nesters, Ken befriends one of the youngsters.

Episode 18 - The Settler
Episode 17 - The Night Rider
Episode 16 - Black Dust
First Aired: January. 13,1956

A mine construction crew threatens livestock by contaminating water and blocking mountain pastures.

Episode 15 - The Golden Promise
First Aired: January. 06,1956

When Ken and Gus neglect their gold hunting duties, Rob fractures his leg trying to handle the ranch alone.

Episode 14 - The Little Visitor
First Aired: December. 30,1955

While visiting the McLaughlin ranch, a spoiled city boy learns an important lesson.

Episode 13 - The Phantom Herd
Episode 12 - The Silver Saddle
First Aired: December. 16,1955

Ken is accused of allowing a horse to escape to eliminate Flicka's competition for a silver saddle.

Episode 11 - Act Of Loyalty
Episode 10 - The Little Secret
First Aired: December. 02,1955

When an Indian girl leaves Ken with her sick papoose, Ken almost ends up in the middle of an Indian revolt.

Episode 9 - Rogue Stallion
Episode 8 - The Wild Horse
First Aired: November. 18,1955

After refusing to sell Flicka to some strangers, Ken's horse mysteriously disappears.

Episode 7 - The Stranger
Episode 6 - The Accident
First Aired: November. 04,1955

After a riding accident leaves Ken immobile, a stalking cougar meets him face to face.

Episode 5 - Cavalry Horse
Episode 4 - A Good Deed
First Aired: October. 21,1955

Ken, Flicka, and a young colt try to help a crippled boy overcome his fear of horses.

Episode 3 - A Case Of Honor
First Aired: October. 14,1955

A sheep herder moves into the valley and argues with the cattle ranchers over grazing land rights.

Episode 2 - Blind Faith
First Aired: October. 07,1955

When Flicka is accidentally hit by a hunter's bullet, Ken begs the hunter, who is also a surgeon, to operate on the horse.

Episode 1 - One Man's Horse
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My Friend Flicka is a 39-episode western television series set at the fictitious Goose Bar Ranch in Wyoming at the turn of the 20th century. The program was filmed in color but initially aired in black and white on CBS at 7:30 p.m. Fridays from February 10, 1956, to February 1, 1957. It was a mid-season replacement for Gene Autry's The Adventures of Champion. Both series, however failed in the ratings against ABC's The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. After the initial Friday airing, viewers could still find the series on CBS Saturdays at 7 p.m. Eastern during March 1957, on Sundays at 6 p.m. from April to May 1957, and on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. from June to August 1957. NBC carried the program in color at 6:30 p.m. Sunday from September to December 1957 and at 7 p.m. Sunday from January to May 1958. In subsequent years, the series aired mostly on Saturday mornings on all networks. The Disney Channel ran it on Monday evenings in the mid-1980s. Over the years many viewers were unaware that the series produced episodes for only a single season. My Friend Flicka starred native Canadian Johnny Washbrook as Ken McLaughlin, a boy devoted to his horse Flicka, Swedish for "little girl", but actually an Arabian sorrel named Wahana. Gene Evans played the authoritarian father Rob McLaughlin, a former U.S. Army cavalry officer. Anita Louise was cast as the gentle-spirited mother, Nell. Frank Ferguson portrayed Gus Broeberg, the loyal ranch hand. Flicka is based on a novel by Mary O'Hara, written at the Remount Ranch, located between Laramie and Cheyenne, Wyoming. Some Internet sites say that the series is set in Montana, where some of the filming was done. The majority of the filming, however, was at Fox Movie Ranch. My Friend Flicka holds the distinction of having been the first television series filmed by 20th Century Fox. A 1943 film, My Friend Flicka, starred Roddy McDowall as Ken.

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