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My Friend Flicka(1955)

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First Air Date: 1955-09-30
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 6.2
Votes: 4
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 39

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.

Keywords

horseranch

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 39
E01
One Man's Horse

Air Date: 1955-09-30

30m

Flicka is stolen when Ken discovers an outlaw's identity.

E02
Blind Faith

Air Date: 1955-10-07

30m

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

E03
A Case Of Honor

Air Date: 1955-10-14

30m

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

E04
A Good Deed

Air Date: 1955-10-21

30m

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

E05
Cavalry Horse

Air Date: 1955-10-28

30m

Sgt Tim O'Gara discovers that his old horse may be put to sleep.

E06
The Accident

Air Date: 1955-11-04

30m

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

E07
The Stranger

Air Date: 1955-11-11

30m

A wounded, escaped prisoner captures Ken and forces him to help with the getaway.

E08
The Wild Horse

Air Date: 1955-11-18

30m

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

E09
Rogue Stallion

Air Date: 1955-11-25

30m

When a captured stallion attacks its captor, Flicka is blamed for the deed.

E10
The Little Secret

Air Date: 1955-12-02

30m

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

E11
Act Of Loyalty

Air Date: 1955-12-08

30m

When Flicka helps an escaped fugitive, Ken is accused of assisting.

E12
The Silver Saddle

Air Date: 1955-12-16

30m

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

E13
The Phantom Herd

Air Date: 1955-12-23

30m

Rob decides to sell his ranch when all of his horses escape from the corral.

E14
The Little Visitor

Air Date: 1955-12-30

30m

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

E15
The Golden Promise

Air Date: 1956-01-06

30m

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

E16
Black Dust

Air Date: 1956-01-13

30m

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

E17
The Night Rider

Air Date: 1956-01-20

30m

Ken and Flicka unearth an old murder mystery involving a ghostly rider.

E18
The Settler

Air Date: 1956-01-27

30m

When a man's horse bolts, the McLaughlins offer him and his family shelter.

E19
Wind From Heaven

Air Date: 1956-02-03

30m

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

E20
The Whip

Air Date: 1956-02-10

30m

When a wild stallion injures his trainer, Ken takes over.

E21
The Runaways

Air Date: 1956-02-17

30m

Flicka and Rebel, a wild stallion, disappear from Rob's corral.

E22
The Cameraman

Air Date: 1956-02-24

30m

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

E23
Old Danny

Air Date: 1956-03-02

30m

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

E24
Rough And Ready

Air Date: 1956-03-09

30m

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

E25
The Royal Carriage

Air Date: 1956-03-16

30m

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

E26
Mister Goblin

Air Date: 1956-03-23

30m

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

E27
Rebels In Hiding

Air Date: 1956-03-30

30m

Ken befriends two runaway Indians from a neighboring reservation.

E28
Lock, Stock & Barrel

Air Date: 1956-04-06

30m

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

E29
The Unmasking

Air Date: 1956-04-13

30m

Ken tries to retrieve stolen horses from a rodeo veteran-turned- horse thief.

E30
Refuge For The Night

Air Date: 1956-04-20

30m

While Ken's father is away on business, a cattle rustler visits the ranch.

E31
Against All Odds

Air Date: 1956-04-27

30m

Ken finds a puppy in one of his rabbit snares, creating havoc in the McLaughlin home.

E32
The Old Champ

Air Date: 1956-05-04

30m

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.

E33
The Medicine Man

Air Date: 1956-05-11

30m

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

E34
When Bugles Blow

Air Date: 1956-05-18

30m

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

E35
The Recluse

Air Date: 1956-05-25

30m

Ken and two boys learn about kindness from an old woman they thought was a witch.

E36
The Foundlings

Air Date: 1956-06-01

30m

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

E37
Growing Pains

Air Date: 1956-06-08

30m

Ken's father purchases a prize bull and a young girl visits the ranch.

E38
Lost River

Air Date: 1956-06-15

30m

The Mclaughlin ranch is on water rationing. Rob buys a horse from a horse trader. The horse is suppose to be bad luck...

E39
Big Red

Air Date: 1956-06-22

30m

Rob and Ken must find a valuable show horse that has fled from a fire.

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Top Cast

Anita Louise
Anita Louise
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Gene Evans
Gene Evans
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Johnny Washbrook
Johnny Washbrook
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Pamela Baird
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