Guestward, Ho!
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| Guestward, Ho! | |
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Desilu Productions | |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 29, 1960 – June 22, 1961 |
Guestward, Ho! is an American
Overview
The premise revolves around a
Earle Hodgins appeared in at least three episodes as the 67-year-old ranch wrangler named "Lonesome". In the episode "Lonesome's Gal", ZaSu Pitts, formerly of The Gale Storm Show, played his romantic interest. Jody McCrea, whose Wichita Town, an NBC western series in which he starred with his father, Joel McCrea, ended in 1960, was cast as an Indian, "Danny Brave Eagle", in the 1961 episode entitled "The Wrestler".
The second episode was entitled "You Can't Go Home Again", borrowing from Thomas Wolfe's novel, You Can't Go Home Again. The series finale was "No Place Like Home".
Background
Guestward, Ho! initially began at CBS in 1958, with
Desilu eventually retooled the pilot, with
The program ran opposite Outlaws on NBC, and later in the season, against fellow Desilu program The Ann Sothern Show on CBS. ABC ultimately canceled the series following one season, replaced with The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet in its timeslot.
Guest stars
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Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Hootens Buy a Ranch" | September 29, 1960 |
| 2 | "You Can't Go Home Again" | October 6, 1960 |
| 3 | "The Lost Tribe" | October 20, 1960 |
| 4 | "Babs Meets Phyllis Brady" | October 27, 1960 |
| 5 | "Babs and the Cow" | November 3, 1960 |
| 6 | "The Hootens Fire Lonesome" | November 10, 1960 |
| 7 | "Babs' Mother" | November 17, 1960 |
| 8 | "The Thanksgiving Story" | November 24, 1960 |
| 9 | "Babs' Vanity" | December 1, 1960 |
| 10 | "Babs and the Lion" | December 8, 1960 |
| 11 | "The Matchmaker" | December 15, 1960 |
| 12 | "The Christmas Spirit" | December 22, 1960 |
| 13 | "The Model Mother" | December 29, 1960 |
| 14 | "Injun Bill" | January 5, 1961 |
| 15 | "The Social Director" | January 12, 1961 |
| 16 | "Frontier Week" | January 19, 1961 |
| 17 | "Too Many Cooks" | January 26, 1961 |
| 18 | "Dimples Goes Hollywood" | February 2, 1961 |
| 19 | "No Vacancy" | February 9, 1961 |
| 20 | "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round" | February 16, 1961 |
| 21 | "Bill, the Candidate" | February 23, 1961 |
| 22 | "Babs, the Guest" | March 2, 1961 |
| 23 | "Hawkeye's First Love" | March 9, 1961 |
| 24 | "Hawkeye, the Mother" | March 16, 1961 |
| 25 | "Hawkeye's Stadium" | March 23, 1961 |
| 26 | "The Honorary Indian" | March 30, 1961 |
| 27 | "The Hootens Build a Barbecue" | April 6, 1961 |
| 28 | "Hooten's Statue" | April 13, 1961 |
| 29 | "Two Guests From the Past" | April 20, 1961 |
| 30 | "Bill, the Fireman" | April 27, 1961 |
| 31 | "Babs, the Manager" | May 4, 1961 |
| 32 | "Lonesome's Gal" | May 11, 1961 |
| 33 | "The Wrestler" | May 18, 1961 |
| 34 | "The Hootens Versus Hawkeye" | May 25, 1961 |
| 35 | "The Hooten's Second Car" | June 1, 1961 |
| 36 | "The Wild West Show" | June 8, 1961 |
| 37 | "The Beatniks" | June 15, 1961 |
| 38 | "No Place Like Home" | June 22, 1961 |
See also
References
Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present
External links
- Guestward, Ho! at IMDb
