And several other now obscure westerns that were on in the same period of years. At the time, I thought they were all the same show, or at least set in the same place.

My favorite was the Maverick with James Garner (Brett) not Beau or Bart. I thought Clint Walker was the last one alive, before he died, sorry I didn't know Sugarfoot was still alive.

For a kid, those shows were great, I still remember them, 60 years later.

I also remember him in Spinout and Clambake. I was surprised to see Sugarfoot in Elvis movies.

He's the lopin' cattle ropin' Sugarfoot. Once he gets his dander up there's no one who's quicker on the draw. You'll find him on the side of law and order from the Mexicali border to The rolling hills of something something something something.

I did not do a search for that. It came straight out of my head.

Oops, replied to the wrong post. See post directly below, unless someone replies to this.

I thought he was easy loping cattle roping, close enough for a kid I guess

I think easy loping is better, so that probably actually was it.

Sugarfoot, Sugarfoot, easy lopin', cattle ropin' Sugarfoot,
Carefree as the tumbleweeds, ajoggin' along with a heart full of song
And a rifle and a volume of the law.

Sugarfoot, Sugarfoot, never underestimate a Sugarfoot,
Once you got his dander up, ain't no one who's quicker on the draw.


You'll find him on the side of law and order,
From the Mexicali border, to the rolling hills of Arkansaw.

Sugarfoot, Sugarfoot, easy lopin', cattle ropin' Sugarfoot,
Ridin' down to cattle town, a-joggin' a-long with a heart full of song
And a rifle and a volume of the law.

out singing the show's theme every once in a while, I only remember the first line, I'm fine with that.
RIP Will

If I was trying to prove my mental acuity by quoting almost the whole thing, I guess I failed.

rsdsharp

His characters were so wholesome.

Sugarfoot and Bronco on METV Plus on sundays .

"Hadley's Hunters," which was in season 4 and was the second episode. One sequence had Jack Kelly encountering all of the stars of the WB TV westerns (except Wayde Preston because Colt .45 had just gone off the air and was represented by a dusty, empty office and Preston's character's briefcase), plus Edd "Kookie" Byrnes from 77 Sunset Strip. The episode is considered a classic today.

As I recall, the first three shows I listed were on rotation, while the last three were standalone series.

A non-western series called Conflict was also part of the rotation by using the same time slot as Cheyenne and the others.

I loved Maverick as well, but I did not confuse it with anything else.

It does for me:

https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/series/66d628b86ec6ad0013614d0c/season/4/episode/66e9e3fb85f1df0013d92ac8?utm_medium=deeplink&utm_source=justwatch


Robert Colbert can be seen in this episode, and he was later a lead in the series. The brief sequence with the WB TV western lead actors begins just after the 23-minute mark.

He was born on the same day as Tommy Kirk.

Tommy Rettig


Rettig in Death Valley Days in 1962

Born: Thomas Noel Rettig, December 10, 1941; Queens, New York
Died: February 15, 1996 (aged 54); Marina del Rey, California, US
Occupation: Actor, software engineer, author

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Early life and acting career

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On October 28, 1958, Rettig guest-starred in the episode "The Ghost" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Sugarfoot with Will Hutchins in the title role. In the series installment, Rettig played Steve Carter, a troubled youth whom Sugarfoot is taking to Missouri to collect an inheritance. Rettig also sang the popular ballad "The Streets of Laredo" in the episode.


Rettig (left) with Will Hutchins in Sugarfoot (1958).

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Post-acting career

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On February 15, 1996, Rettig died of heart failure at age 54. He was cremated through Inglewood Park mortuary, and his ashes were scattered at sea three miles off Marina del Rey, California with the ashes of his friend Rusty Hamer in a combined ceremony.

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