The Roy Rogers Show
Roy Rogers is the owner of the RR Ranch in the Mineral City area, which he runs with the help of the German shepherd dog Bullet and his horse Trigger. Roy, supported by his friend Pat Brady, is often helping the weakest usually threatened by cattle thieves, dishonest sheriffs and villains of various kinds. Pat Brady works as a cook at the Eureka Café, owned by Dale Evans.
Seasons
1. Death Medicine
Air Date: 1952-09-07
An elderly diabetic is kidnapped and held for ransom by a dishonest employee and his gang. Roy and Dale attempt to find the old man in time to give him the insulin injection he must have to survive.
2. Outlaw's Return
Air Date: 1952-09-28
Roy befriends an ex-convict and gives him a job at the ranch. When several holdups occur, the convict is put in jail, although Roy suspects that someone else is impersonating him.
3. Hunting for Trouble
Air Date: 1952-10-05
Roy is abducted by the Wolf gang, but the leader comes down with a case of the mumps which quarantines the whole group and gives the law a chance to subdue the outlaws.
4. The Feud
Air Date: 1952-11-16
Craig Ormond arrives in town after he supposedly murdered Andy Norton's father. Andy, who is about to be married, postpones the wedding in order to avenge his father's murder.
5. Go for Your Guns
Air Date: 1952-11-23
Dale's nephew Bob idolizes a dreadful gunfighter who is working as a front man for a gang of robbers.
6. The Mayor of Ghost Town
Air Date: 1952-11-30
A haughty young woman from Connecticut arrives at the Eureka Cafe seeking her father, who has established himself as Mayor of Red Dog, a nearby ghost town. Dale, who suspects the girl is a ""sweet person in spite of her high-falutin' manner,"" gets Roy to help the ""mayor"" and his daughter to hold onto their property.
7. Blind Justice
Air Date: 1952-12-14
A greedy veterinarian plots to murder an old prospector who has been blinded and is using Roy's dog, Bullet, to guide him to his diggings.
8. The Knockout
Air Date: 1952-12-28
Roy and Pat try to learn about a boxer's possible connection with a criminal gang. When Roy frees the boxer from the gang's control, the fighter helps to round up the wrongdoers.
9. The Run-a-Round
Air Date: 1953-02-22
A clever group of confidence men trick Dale into signing a bill of sale to her ranch, which they promptly palm off on an unsuspecting Easterner.
10. Phantom Rustlers
Air Date: 1953-04-05
Rustlers who use trucks are ruining small ranchers in Paradise Valley. Roy's first clue as to the identity of the crooks comes when the ringleader tries to sell stolen beef to Dale's cafe.
11. Loaded Guns
Air Date: 1953-04-12
Tom Larrabee's gun is used to kill a rancher, although Tom swears he never pulled the trigger. Roy believes him and helps to prove his innocence.
12. The Silver Fox Hunt
Air Date: 1953-04-19
Roy and Dale discover the murdered body of the chief of the Acuna Indians near the tribe's silver mine. Earlier, the old chief had told Roy that someone was stealing the silver from the mine. All of the evidence appeares to point towards the trading post operator.
13. The Mingo Kid
Air Date: 1953-04-26
When the Mingo Kid over-powers Roy and changes clothing with him, Roy is taken hostage by outlaw Turk Black to be his partner in the planned robbery of the Mineral City Bank.
14. The Long Chance
Air Date: 1953-05-24
The leader of a robbery and rustling gang tells Roy and Dale he didn't steal funds from a school and sets out to find the guilty party.
15. Money to Burn
Air Date: 1953-06-28
A peddler named Otis Cooper is in cahoots with robbers who have stolen a payroll and hidden it in a stove in Cooper's wagon. When the peddler sells the stove to Dale Evans, his cohorts go to all extremes to recover it and the treasure it holds.
1. And Sudden Death
Air Date: 1955-10-09
An election for mayor of Mineral City is interrupted when one of the candidates is knifed by a supposedly imbecilic tinker-in reality, the leader of the nefarious ""Shadow Gang.""
2. Ranch War
Air Date: 1955-10-23
A young man and his wife are driven from their ranch by a greedy, unscrupulous rancher and his treacherous son. Roy and Dale assist the young couple in their effort to reclaim the property.
3. Violence in Paradise Valley
Air Date: 1955-11-02
Four escaped prisoners try to take over Paradise Valley.
4. The Brothers O'Dell
Air Date: 1955-11-20
An old man has two sons: One a confirmed renegade and the other a manager of an express office. When the outlaw gang robs the express office, the renegade refuses to join them in harming his brother.
5. The Scavenger
Air Date: 1955-11-27
The town scavenger picks up a cache of counterfeit money which was left by outlaws. Roy must save the old man when the outlaws return for their false money.
6. Treasure of Paradise Valley
Air Date: 1955-12-11
An old miner is trading stock in a non-existent gold mine in exchange for food for his old prospector pals. When his granddaughter Maybelle arrives in town, Roy and Dale investigate the old man's case.
7. Three Masked Men
Air Date: 1955-12-18
Luke Taylor's gang tries to save him from hanging by kidnapping the Governor during Mineral City's 75th Anniversary celebration. When the gang shoots ex-convict Jim Forrset, suspicion centers around young Bob Arden, whom Forrest has declined to accept as a son-in-law.
8. Ambush
Air Date: 1956-01-15
A young miner is ambushed when a crooked assayer discovers that he has uncovered a bonanza.
9. Money Is Dangerous
Air Date: 1956-01-29
An old ex-rancher named Carson, whom the townsfolk believe to be a miser, has been robbed by a confidence man named Hi Talley who has been employed as his bodyguard.
10. False Faces
Air Date: 1956-02-05
Roy, serving as acting sheriff of Mineral County, works with his blood brother, Chief Gray Hawk, to prevent the crooked mayor from framing the Indians in a series of murders.
11. Horse Crazy
Air Date: 1956-02-26
Roy is captured by a desperado who wants him to track down his missing horse, an outstanding equine which he considers faster than Trigger. The desperado regains his horse but loses his freedom when Roy ultimately overpowers him.
12. Smoking Guns
Air Date: 1956-03-03
An Indian agent is murdered by an old prospector who is stealing gold he discovered in the Indian's salt mine.
13. Empty Saddles
Air Date: 1956-03-10
A group of ranchers, including Roy, are being stopped by rustlers from taking their cattle to market.
14. Sheriff Missing
Air Date: 1956-03-17
Sam Gardner, a Mineral City banker who wants to initiate legalized gambling, has a gang of thugs force Sheriff John Blodgett out of town so that he won't interfere with the shady dealings.
15. The Morse Mixup
Air Date: 1956-03-24
Charlie Morse sells a fine horse called ""Dutchess"" to ham actor Henry Hawkins. Morse's evil brother attempts to gain possession of the animal by murdering Charlie and framing Roy and Hawkins for the crime.
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Rating
6.8/10
Release Date
1951-12-30
Episodes
100 (6 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Roy Rogers Productions