OK, I'll go first. The one with Clint Eastwood and cows.

Any scene with "Wishbone" (Paul Brinegar). One of my favorite characters in a western. The other: Jedidiah Nightlinger (Roscoe Lee Browne) - in The Cowboys.

Wishbone was great. Mr. Favor wasn't exactly a slouch. And everything I know about anthrax I learned on Rawhide.

My late father liked many of the western genre heroes but one of his favorite cowboy actors was a guy he always called "Toothy" after a character he had played once - the late, great Jack Elam. Many of those in the younger set may remember him as the crazed proctologist in the Cannonball movies (the Burt Reynolds - Dom DeLouise vehicles (pun intended)).

Your father had good taste. Jack Elam was one GREAT character actor. Don't make 'em like that anymore.

I'd send up a call for another great western, but they'd stuff it with these pretty little children who populate every television show now, and make them all just ... well, dumb.

I like the one where they get sent ahead to scout and help a girl in trouble.

Every once in while Rowdy Yates will get into a little jam due to his temper.

We watched Rawhide as a family back in the day, gathered around the old B&W with at least one light left on as prescribed by my mom, so we didn’t ruin our eyes.

I guess Bonanza was the next big thing for a while, but by then, I was getting a little old for westerns. My little sister, however, took up Hoss as her personal hero. We gave her a terrible time about it. She must have been about five.

In later life she favored the Michael Landon or Parnell Roberts type a bit more.

I still catch Bonanza on the weekend sometimes. I think the old westerns teach some good lessons and the good guys are expected to live up to certain standards.

A code, as it were.

Yes, I agree that there were some great parables.

How about Roger Moore as a Maverick brother? Saw one of those a little ways back.

Yeah, that one was good too.

Probably because some gal didn't realize them cows was steers.

I most certainly did, but it lacked the alliterative affect.

I’ve been trying to think what Rawhide was about, but I think I have it confused with Wagon Train.

What did the horse look like? That might jog this memory.
I liked Palladin.(sp)

"Head'm up, move'm out..get them dawgies rollin'...Rawhide!"

<crack o'the whip>

Which one, Rawhide, or Wagon Train, had Gabby Hayes in it?

Wagon train? I've seen both on the Hallmark channel lately, but I don't recall Gabby.

I Googled The Gabster...

Apparently, he was in neither.

However, he did have his own TV show..circa 1950-54, where he'd introduce/host the showings of Westerns...

I think the old grizzled cook was kind of Gabby-like. Maybe that's the character you were thinking of.

Georgr? Looks like he needs to buy a vowel.

Gabby Hayes --> Gene Autry?

I'm pretty sure Gabby singing would be a VERY VERY bad thing.

Oops…wasn’t Gabby Hays on the Gene Autry show?

whippersnappers

Gabby Hayes the side kick to Roy Rogers and Dale Evans but that guy could ride

I think I am getting the concept with the raw hide...and whips...so.................

aren't all texans that way?

now that is not spreading hate etc but rather an inquiry of fact

All Texans are skinny & tough, wear wranglers & boots. Don'tchoo know nuffin'?

Most Texans are from somewhere else.

Pluto?

Close.

The rust belt, and out west.

Stop confusin' the boy; I'm 'splainin' him Texas.

are they bow legged and that is why the women wear their hair so big to draw attention away from their legs?

I only know one Zonie that moved to Texas and he moved back. Lived in Fort Worth and said the women were the best in the US. Better than California.(which I think is overrated)

The men are bowlegged, yes; it is required. The wimmins wear their hair big so the men will swagger over cuz it is so kewl to see a tight-jeaned, skinny bowlegged swagger.

We'll be ready for a field trip in no time.

Make sure csh brings a permission slip.

People do play cowboy down here. It's kinda fun.

No prob. Csh, check this out:



That's a gay cowboy. Do not mess with Texas. And do not mess with those guys.

You can tell that guy's gay cuz he speaks French and he's calmly talking about fairies.

Play cowboy? Surely you jest.

sure that one is my date huh