Absolutely the best western in an era of great westerns.

For Christmas (probably in 1958) I got a Have Gun Will Travel gun and holster. It also had the derringer and, most important of all, the business cards. Christmas morning we went to church, and when the usher came around with the collection basket, I stuck a 'Have Gun Will Travel' business card in the basket. Dad was NOT pleased.....;)

@sydneyjohnson8741

2 ай бұрын

Lol... that's so cool! I'm sure Jesus understood and got a chuckle out of it.

My Uncle worked as a stage hand on the production of Paladin, one of many shows he had a part in production. He often spoke of Richard Boone, and how he was so involved in the small details in the making of the show. Late 50's actors had very little say on the making of the show as it was more "just act your lines, we'll do the thinking". Richard was often out spoken on how the direction of his charetor should be played, and soon his input and wisdom was well received. The finished product did stand apart from the vast wave of westerns of the time.

@suzannebest4681

3 жыл бұрын

He actually did direct many of the shows.

@drbinderust

2 жыл бұрын

@@suzannebest4681 - according to IMDB, he directed 28 episodes over the show's 225-episode run.

@robertsprouse9282

2 жыл бұрын

I am a huge Richard Boone fan. Meantime, my maternal grandparents worked as professional movie extras in the 1940's with Marlene Dietrich, with my late biological mother getting her name from Dietrich= Marlene(Mar leen)..

@spacelinx

2 жыл бұрын

This show definitely stood apart from many of the other Westerns of the time. It was full of deep storytelling and subtle progressive-ish commentaries about society of both the 50s when it was made and the late 1800s timesetting.

@robertsprouse9282

2 жыл бұрын

@@spacelinx, progressive, progressing toward what? Marxism? Duping people into believing things are 100 percent, indisputably true, when the proof points the opposite direction? How about reality-ism? And, as for the character Paladin, he did have anti-nuke/nitro glycerin sentiments in his day, true. He was against racism even as he called his Asian valets- HEY BOY AND HEY GIRL. --- Say! That is a lot like modern "progressive" tenets, thinking you're not a racist and telling everyone they are, but in reality being one because you want to hammer into poorer, or all blacks, that they cannot make it without your help, just so they will depend on your candidates and vote for them. But, I digress. So, "progressives" use racism in their own everyday lives and rationalize it away or excuse it by admitting it as "benevolent"= racism not designed to suppress but to give. In fact, its used for their/your convenience, and in the "giving" position plants progressives in a seat of what they and you think is power. Secondly, its also psychological racism, where unlike economic racism, the practician does not get or to keep more economic power, but psychologically gets an ego massage by being in that "giving" position, one that is only obtained by believing blacks can only succeed with your help because otherwise they are not in your minds flexible enough mentally without your help, to do that, without governmentally-based help to do that. Yep, that is racism..anyway you slice it, "progressive". Progress my arse.. Dems want blacks down on the vote growing plantation. That is why dems will never find real solutions for all of blacks' economic woes. But, blacks who believe that, and ten to 15 percent do not, need to wake up. They have the ability to succeed without the government. This is not 1853, nor 1903. They did it between 1920 and 1965 before their community's leaders were bought off with WELFARE/GREAT SOCIETY crap. If that helped, why did the residents then "progress" backwards and the race/poverty hustlers get much richer?

"Have Gun Will Travel" reads the card of a man. A knight without armor in a savage land. A soldier of fortune is the man called, Paladin." Loved that show!

@stever5887

3 жыл бұрын

The remaining lines of the lead-in song were, "Paladin, Paladin, where do you roam? Paladin, Paladin, far, far from home." There may have been more lines, but that's all that were sung by, I believe, a singer who appropriately went by the name Johnny Western. If you're able to catch reruns of "HGWT" where you live, watch the ending credits for the names of young actors, as well as the writers and directors, just starting their careers in the business.

@michaelgmoore5708

3 жыл бұрын

You really do have it down! You remember Paladin being a West Point Graduate and promoted to Major in the Union Army during the Civil war?

@TheAzmountaineer

3 жыл бұрын

Aas the story goes, Johnny Western guest-starred on the show, then wrote and recorded the 'Ballad of Paladin.'

@richardturner6981

3 жыл бұрын

@ Nancy Malcom: I watch Have Gun Will Travel on the tv 📺 mornings when i come home from work.I still enjoy it as much as i did when i was a kid.

@nancymalcom6190

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardturner6981 I'll have to check my TV listings! Another of my favorite TV shows was The Equalizer. It had a similar message.

Richard Boone was fabulous as Paladin. One of my all time favorite shows. I've watched a lot of the reruns too. The original theme song (and a second verse too) can be found on KZread.

Me and my 71yr old dad watched this toward the end of his life. Dementia took him back to his younger years I think. I would watch these episodes with him and he was so lucid and clear. Man i miss you Pops. 9-22-48 --- 6-27-20👑

@FactsVerse

3 жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss, Davin

@williammarszalec4423

8 ай бұрын

Yes, I watched the show religiously with my father every Saturday evening. He's long past this world, but I always remember HGWT as "our show"

@jesshenderson1844

5 ай бұрын

My Grandmother had severe alzheimers. But, we could jump over that to her early years which were still clear. Only the recent past was affected

Absolutely my favorite show...Richard Boone was magnificent!

@FactsVerse

3 жыл бұрын

He was! What was your favorite episode of the show, Michael?

@jackielaney5635

4 ай бұрын

I agree

One of my favorite shows. The scripts always had a moral trajectory. It also taught the value "a workman is worthy of his hire."

Boone was a respected Shakespearian actor, and extremely well read. The series were very tightly edited morality tales in a half hour format. It featured strong character actors, and exceedingly good scripts.

@FactsVerse

8 ай бұрын

Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

@DennisGeorge-cn3zu

4 ай бұрын

I would like to see more TV episodes of Paladin@@FactsVerse

Born in ‘76 , I did not know about this series until first seeing an episode on cable around 2011. Afterwards, the binge was on. The writing ,characters and authentic scenery make it a uniquely entertaining show. With other amazing shows like The Twilight Zone & I Love Lucy, I understand why these times are considered the Golden Era of TV.

@rickreese5794

Жыл бұрын

And America 😊

@billymatthews7346

Жыл бұрын

Born in’58, watched everything as a child can remember starting with about 1962 as a very very young child hearing from television about Cuba 🇨🇺 missile crisis right in to JFK in Dallas and the Sunday morning with Ruby shooting, remember Johnny Carson had a day time show from New York, and every show/and or sitcom possible from that time through today, thanks for networks like ME tv, Antenna tv, Circle ⭕️ tv and the rest, for keeping all the shows alive to watch and enjoy and keep in our ❤ forever….Best tv cop ever Steve McGarrett, best tv US marshal Matt Dillon Dodge City Kansas, Best of the best on tv Paladin, watched for four seasons, doc Kimball being chased and pushed around, right in to the Jets upsetting the Colts 🏈 too all the Apollo moon 🌙landings….to the fall season and the miracle Mets ⚾️ then the 70’s where growing up really got started…..enjoy being 42 years young 👍…thank you Billy

I was born in 1956. I started to watch Have Gun Will Travel along with my mom in 1959 when I was 3. That was my all time favorite TV Western show back then and still is to this very day.

A little known fact. Richard Boone was a tail gunner in the US Navy. At some point he was assigned to a squadron aboard the carrier Hancock in the Pacific.

@marknewton6984

9 ай бұрын

A real man!

Yes, Clay Alexander is a good professional name which fits a well educated graduate of West Point who was promoted to the rank of Major in the Union Army during the Civil War which Paladin was in. Paladin used the name Clay Alexander in one episode and as a guest of a high class family spoke of himself as a West Point graduate and a Major during the U. S. Civil War with the U. S. Union Army.

@FactsVerse

3 жыл бұрын

We agree, Michael!

@DennisGeorge-cn3zu

4 ай бұрын

Why are ex-Confederate army soldiers never cast as heroes?

I loved that show, my Dad and I watched it religiously. I actually found the Paladin card online and printed some on card stock. You can see the smile of recognition when you hand one to someone familiar with the show.

Dearly love this show still do and I’m 76❤

@FactsVerse

10 ай бұрын

We're happy to know that you're a fan of the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

He used his mind more than his gun ❤️

@michaeleasterwood6558

3 жыл бұрын

Uh no,he used his gun plenty ,plenty!

@suzannebest4681

3 жыл бұрын

"Using your mind" seems to be something people are using less & less of nowadays.

@robertsprouse9282

2 жыл бұрын

Uhhh..you can use both..

Yep, when I was 6 years old (1959) for Christmas I got the whole Paladin kit. The dual pistol holster with pistols, the black Paladin outfit, the hat and the "Have Gun Will Travel" business cards. I was ready to kick some serious butt.

@marknewton6984

9 ай бұрын

Me too! Have you seen "Kona Coast"?

@davidroman1654

6 ай бұрын

Had everything except the clothes but the set I got had the derringer that went behind he belt buckle.

@marknewton6984

6 ай бұрын

​@@davidroman1654I have Paladin checkers with all the pieces!

Best TV Western Ever !!!

@FactsVerse

7 ай бұрын

We're happy to know that you're a fan of the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

I've always been a fan, having seen various episodes over the years. A few years ago, I found the series on cable and managed to watch every episode in order before it was removed. So many popular stars started early on this show. Excellent!

@FactsVerse

3 жыл бұрын

What's your favorite episode of the show, Gary?

@richardturner6981

3 жыл бұрын

You can still watch it on the Hero's And Icons channel Monday through Friday at 8:00AM and 8:30AM.

Said more in 30 minutes than any full length film today, a masterpiece, thank god those silly re-boots never materialised.

Having been born in 1951, I was just a little guy when this show came out but enjoyed it and loved it all these years. To the point that I bought the box set. Richard Boone was outstanding. Absolutely stoic but could turn menacing in the blink of an eye. He was a very interesting character. Hey descendent truly of Daniel Boone. The storylines are still relevant today. Such a great series.

@user-rs8gz9us1g

3 ай бұрын

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One of my favorite programs. Still in reruns.

@DavidLLambertmobile

3 жыл бұрын

It's on Grit. 🤠

My Dad loved westerns and Paladin was one our family watched together every week. There was a Car Game we would play on trips; it was called Movie Stars Initials. We’d take turns trying to stump family members with movie star initials we chose. They would take turns asking yes or no questions and try to guess our famous person in movies, TV, or history, they just had to be famous. If you stumped everyone and they ‘gave up’ you got to go again, which was very exciting to us kids, especially this 8 yr old. MY TURN! I chose W.P. and nobody could guess, not even my parents! I revealed my famous person...Wire Paladin! Laughter ensued. On every episode, Paladin revealed his gun-for-hire business card. It read Have Gun, Will Travel and included the knight as you said. It also said: Wire Paladin in one corner and San Francisco in another. I naturally assumed, at the young age of 8, WIRE must be his first name. I never heard him called that, only Paladin. But you know what? After that family road trip, in my family...he was Wire Paladin! I hope you liked my story and thank you for allowing me to share mine.

@FactsVerse

3 жыл бұрын

What a great story. Thanks for sharing, Susan!

@pamelacorona3665

3 жыл бұрын

Loved your story ❤ thank you for sharing it, what a fun game. 🙋‍♀️ ✝️ 👑 📖

@davidroman1654

3 жыл бұрын

liked your story. We always watched the show. And one Christmas I got a set of Have Gun Will Travel cap guns with business cards and the derringer he also carried.

@socratesagain7822

3 жыл бұрын

Susan Sage, like you, many of us boomers grew up with the identical read. His name _was_ Wire Paladin as far as we could tell from his business card. And we're not changing our minds, not since we read it with our own eyes! Be well.

This was one of my favorite shows while growing up. It hold up well even today. A timeless morality play, sort of a western version of "The Saint".

@marilynguinnane4663

2 жыл бұрын

Michael Faklis -- I think Have Gun/Travel holds up very well, too.

As a kid growing up in the late 50's and 60's, this was my favorite show. I even had a toy gun and holster, as his. Wish I had that today, probably worth a fortune.

@FactsVerse

3 жыл бұрын

What's your favorite memory of the show, Catman?

@catmanflorida8545

3 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse well, as sick as this sounds, I liked when he would draw and shoot someone. I was always amazed with that. Now I was raised in a military family and we had guns and lived in the country, so I learned to shoot at a very early age of 5. Strangely enough, as an adult, I ended up being a competitive pistol shooter in action tactical shooting and ended up being 1 st place in the masters class and overall champion of the year.

@catmanflorida8545

3 жыл бұрын

@Rick Roehler yeah, looks like that might not be pretending pretty soon.

@c.a.t.732

3 жыл бұрын

@Rick Roehler A smart, well-educated man of culture and compassion such as Paladin would likely BE a liberal Democrat.

@nealhitchcock3519

3 жыл бұрын

I have a picture of me in me Palladin suit one Christmas morning.

I watched it originally and still do. Love it.

As an older viewer (74) I still watch the series in rerun.

@marknewton6984

9 ай бұрын

Me too! Paladin and Esther Williams forever!

@jackielaney5635

4 ай бұрын

Me too

The one recurring lesson from Have Gun was that guns and shooting were rarely the solution to problems. I thought of Paladin as a true man of peace.

@tomjustis7237

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. He more often than not solved problems with diplomacy, or maybe just the threat of violence, while only turning to his gun as a last resort. That was what set the show apart from most other westerns of the day.

I love watching this series. I love all of the things he quotes. I didn't get to watch him when I was young but I do anytime I can now!

@barbaraleszczynski2214

3 жыл бұрын

Georgia Varnum George ....I was just a kid when this first came out. It was such a great series and my friends and I would get together to watch it faithfully! We loved it as kids....now we are in our 70's....but remember it fondly!

@stephaniesilva3048

3 жыл бұрын

Ll,lll

@mikeprell2747

3 жыл бұрын

The complete series is on DVD.

@erikpayne8202

3 жыл бұрын

@@barbaraleszczynski2214 my dad was a baby's when this show came out I found the set at walmart and decided what the hell now we watch it together!

@barbaraleszczynski2214

3 жыл бұрын

Erik PAYNE ......Wow...that's great! Enjoy! 👍😀

Thankfully neither M&M or Travolta got the opportunity to destroy the legacy of Richard Boone's HGWT.

@jimandskittum

2 жыл бұрын

That's the comment I was looking for. The narrator said unfortunately and I was thinking "Really?"

@Vps-eb7ej

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that brother

@coop5329

Жыл бұрын

Definitely agree! Remakes are generally so much trash. I hope nobody actually tries a remake of Princess Bride either.

@rollo-koster5338

Жыл бұрын

Thank goodness

@jmcrae825

9 ай бұрын

I still enjoy this show every morning with my coffee. They don’t make tv like this anymore. I’d rather watch this in black n white than any of the garbage on today.

2021 watching never forgotten

Was a great Christmas morning back then when I opened up a present under the tree and found the Paladin gun rig.

Richard Boone and John Dehner were fantastic!

The "facts" start at 2:31. Great show. I'm glad they did not f*ck up the memory and do reboots with em&em or John T.

@tonyp1040

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the video says "unfortunately" but I can't think of anything more fortunate than a remake of Have Gun Will Travel with eminem or John travolta NOT being made

@55Quirll

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, few could do Paladin justice after Richard Boone.

@stevewixom9311

3 жыл бұрын

man i couldn't agree with you more. to do reboots using those two would be a joke.. a very bad joke

@richardturner6981

3 жыл бұрын

@ Dag The Wog: I wish Hollywood would please make Western films again. I always enjoyed a good old fashioned shoot 'em up Western movie.

@williamsherman1089

3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

The show's creators originally conceived the Paladin character in modern times as a detective. The network executives told them that if they made it a western it would have a better chance of being picked up. It was 1956 and westerns were all the rage.

I love it and Cheyenne and Laramie and Gunsmoke.

@FactsVerse

3 жыл бұрын

They were all so good! What's your favorite memory of the show, Jeffrey?

@ravensrulzaviation

3 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse forgot to add life and legend of Wyatt Earp and bat masterson. Well, With Have Gun, I always got a get a kick out of the whole business card routine. I’ve seen them all, so many favorites. We lost Richard Boone way to soon. I always enjoyed the characters Intelligence. Like the James Bond of The Western. The mannerisms, etc. So not one specific.

I saw this series in the early 60's and still love it. Fond, fond memories

@FactsVerse

3 жыл бұрын

What's your favorite memory of the show, Skjtheartist Jamison?

@marktwain368

3 жыл бұрын

My dad--former WWII pilot for USAF--loved this show very much. He looked like Boone as well. And he was a great shot with any firearm. RIP Dad!

@marknewton6984

9 ай бұрын

@@marktwain368 Me too!

You mention the four-note opening music, but did you know that this was also the closing music theme for half the first season? The famous closing ballad that we all remember wasn't written until after the show premiered and a local western singer brought it to the producers who reworked some of the original lyrics before adopting it. Also, the writer of "The Ballad of Paladin", Johnny Western, appeared briefly in one episode as a ranch hand.

Have Gun, Will Travel was my favorite show when it was on.

Best television western ever.

@stevedietrich8936

3 жыл бұрын

There were several great ones, Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, Hopalong Cassidy. This is in that category as well. What made Paladin unique was Paladin's dual life of well heeled San Francisco businessman and rough and tumble western gunfighter. Great show.

I love watching these TV westerns as a teenager. Paladin was different (in a good way) from all the other western characters. Violence was a last resort but if the situation required it, Paladin always got his man.

Paladin was my favorite TV Western . While in grade school I had a Paladin metal lunch box complete with thermos .Would be neat if I still had it . A few years back I saw one that survived the years and was in The Henry Ford museum in Michigan on exhibit .

@Davidautofull

3 жыл бұрын

i had the Paladin suit. hat, bolo tie, gunbelt with removable bullets and 2 silver six-shooters. i have a picture of myself wearing it i could be wrong but i think my parents bought me a pair of boots to got with it. i should find that picture.

This series was well made for the period. 📺. Richard Boone put a lot into it. 🤠

Paladin was a great role for Richard Boone, it gave me a lot of respect for his talent.

@johnholfelder6724

3 жыл бұрын

I never realized he played the Doctor in Emergency.

Loved it when it was new and love it now.

My favorite western ever!

I also liked Richard Boone in the 1967 movie "Hombre" with Paul Newman. Great acting by both of them.

I always thought Paladin had an influence on some of Lee Van Clef's characters.

@olive6405

3 жыл бұрын

@Douglas Davis That's exactly who I was thinking about. Not to take anything away from Van Clef but it would have been cool to have RB to costar with Eastwood.

Richard Boone is one of the greatest actors, ever. His show Medic was great too.

@55Quirll

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't know he had another TV show other than Have Gun Will Travel and Hec Ramsey. Thanks for that.

@robbieborne

3 жыл бұрын

@@55Quirll He also had a short lived show called "The Richard Boone Playhouse" almost all the episodes featured Harry Morgan. He worked a lot with Harry

@55Quirll

3 жыл бұрын

@@robbieborne Didn't know about that, thanks for that. Take care and stay well.

@garyk8558

3 жыл бұрын

He was the best i still watch the reruns every day

@robbieborne

3 жыл бұрын

@@55Quirll I've seen them all now. Just finished

I Really Love you Hayden Panettiere

"Teddy Duchamp" sang (parts of) the "Ballad of Paladin" during the movie, "Stand By Me."

I grew up watching this show. I loved it.

@FactsVerse

6 ай бұрын

We're happy to know that you're a fan of the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

I was a young cowboy during Paladin's time.... i still remember the music and lyrics... i still have my trusty six shooter...

It was one of my favorite programs!

I LOVED the show when I was a kid. I was fascinated by the 'Knight' chess piece on his holster so much that I could draw it precisely from memory. I especially liked the derringer pistol he would find cause to use upon occasion. When I found a toy derringer that was the size of a real one and which could be loaded with two fake (but firing) bullets, I HAD to have it. Though it probably only cost a couple of dollars back then, I had to save my dime a week allowance for weeks before I could finally buy it. Because Paladin was a gentleman who lived in a hotel in San Francisco, nobody had to tell me he was a gun for hire like no other 'gunslinger' was. Like the Lone Ranger, Paladin only resorted to pulling his gun after all else had failed. I'd love to see reruns. Yes, I thought he had the perfect voice and demeanor for the part, too.

You did not mention that Paladin was a West Point graduate. He also would carry a derringer inside his gun belt by his buckle.

@scooterbob4432

3 жыл бұрын

I became a small collector of inexpensive Davis/Cobra derringers because of Paladin.

My favorite western tv series.

Greatest theme song of the era, which is saying a lot.

One of the greatest TV shows ever.

Richard Boone also narrated a show called The Medic, which was highly acclaimed, though often depressing; the patients usually died.

Paladin's first name was ''Jimmy'', because in the episode ''Comanche'' (June, 1876), the Sergeant connected with the 7th Cavalry referred to him as ''Jimmy boy'' as they departed. Not long after that, the Sergeant was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

@gordonandrews245

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I heard the sergeant say that. So Paladin's first name was James or Jim.

@michaelhughes838

3 жыл бұрын

Nope “jimmy boy” is just a aphorism. Used by Irish and Scottish immigrants Just like anglos “yanks” calling Mexicans Jose or non Americans calling Americans joe. Ie gi joe.

@chrischeshire6528

Жыл бұрын

Paladin's real name was Clay Alexander.

@terrygoyan3022

6 ай бұрын

In season 5, episode 23, Hey Boy reads a card that refers to Paladin as Wire Paladin. So it is not just a reference to "wiring" him in San Francisco.

@JohnAlexanderBerry

6 ай бұрын

@@terrygoyan3022 It wouldn't be ''PC'' to say ''Hey Boy'' these days !

CBS originally planned to have Paladin's lead role played by 50's Western star Randolph Scott. When approached about the performance, however, he declined, believing that his personality wasn't really fit to play the Renaissance man that Meadow and Rolfe had in mind.

@radamspse

3 жыл бұрын

love Randolph but this was the role Richard Boone was born for!

Watched it every week with my mother.

@FactsVerse

8 ай бұрын

We're happy to know that you're a fan of the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

I always thought Paladin was an all around, fully developed character. In San Fransisco, he was sophisticated, a truly intelligent gentleman of culture. When he went on a mission to right wrongs, he was a gutsy kind of man who was not the least afraid to get grimy and dirty if necessary. But always he had respect for the law. That was the cultured part of him he carried even when in the wild west dealing with thieves and crooks. He always attempted to avoid a gunfight but was quick to act when he had to. He often aided those who had no means to pay him, just because he felt it was the right thing to do. He was witty, had a good sense of humor and always showed respect for others. In short, he was the perfect gentleman who could be as rough as he needed to be. I have watched every episode at least twice. They were all on youtube at differing times but slowly are taken down probably when the people who sell the DV D's notice.

@audreyricci6383

2 жыл бұрын

He could also be cuttingly sarcastic as well as funny if he wanted to be.

@rickreese5794

Жыл бұрын

Spot on, Mike😊

Best and smartest of all the old westerns.

Still watch it every morning.✌

Watched it every week. Loved it.

My all time favorite. So glad my cable network has it on Saturday afternoon

I watched the original airings and I still watch them now on ME. As kids we all had the business cards as someone was printing them up locally. One interesting item is the custom built revolver he used supposedly had a two ounce trigger pull. He actually said that on one of the episodes. A one pound trigger pull in single action is ridiculously light.

I remember as a young boy in the late 50s at the salinas rodeo he rode by and was waving at the crowd. So exciting to see a TV star just feet away.

I love this show !

I have been enjoying the radio show on my workouts lately. Didn't imagine the radio show came after the TV show. Fred Paladin was a great character and the radio shows always had good and kind lessons for living despite many fistfights and gunplay.

I still watch reruns of this show!

@janeiwasduncan8463

3 жыл бұрын

MeTV..9am to 10am Sat (eastern) don't miss!!⭐⭐⭐

I was age 5-9 when this show was on and never could figure out how a “half” gun could be of any use. When I started to read the title and not just listen to “Half gun will travel” it made much more sense.😁

Funny! "Dandy" ... for we old farts. LOL! Thanks for clear speaking, happy attitude & pleasant presentation.

@FactsVerse

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked our video, Ann! What's your favorite episode of the show?

@atbragdots8852

3 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse You are so kind to ask. I enjoy all .. no fave. Now, if ya asked me about Mr. Ed ... it's the one where Ed drove the milk truck & stuck his arm/hoof out to make a turn! Thank you for your presentations, when actors acted professionally. Quality.

I still watch this show. When I was growing up, in the 1970s and early 1980s, the guy that sang the theme song (Johnny Western) worked as a DJ for KFDI 1070AM, in Wichita, Ks.

My mom got me a Have Gun Will Travel Lunchbox when I was in second grade. Man, was I the coolest!

Yes, Clay Alexander was used on one episode I believe because the name sounds very familiar with the show. Clay Alexander just sounds like someone as intelligent as Paladin was. He only used the gun when he had to like the Lone Ranger did who never killed anyone. If Paladin had a companion like Tonto, it could have been Hey Boy showing up to help out in a few episodes as a Master Kung Fu artist since he was Chinese. I worked with a very frail looking Chinese man 50 years ago. He turned out to be a 6th degree Karate Master. So never judge anybody by their looks!!

@fromdebsstudio2022

2 жыл бұрын

TRUTH!!!

@vivianneal

7 ай бұрын

I have all 225 episodes on DVD and have watched them several times, but have not ever heard the name Clay Alexander mentioned. Could you tell me the episode title or which season it was mentioned in??

I only remember wathcing this show when visitng an aunt and uncle's house, but did watch plenty of westerns. I had no idea how popular was this western, since I remember GUNSMOKE AND BONANZA AT THE TOP. Now I am seeing what I missed from episodes on KZread. It was really well done. I turned 5 in 1958.

@bobvonkaenel1438

3 жыл бұрын

It aired opposite Lawrence Welk in most markets. That's why I never saw it as a child.

@larryloveless2967

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobvonkaenel1438 That's interesting to hear, since my mom, dad, (because of my mom), and grandparents on my mom's side watched Lawrence Welk. All but my Dad were very German, but I grew up in St. Louis. That likely explains it for me as well.

One of y favorites as a kid.

In the show Hec Ramsey, the title character, played by Boone, reveals himself to have been Paladin as a young man.

@mcmax571

3 жыл бұрын

No, Richard Boone made a joke when asked about that but there was no connection between the characters.

Clay Alexander seems to me to be a perfectly believable name for Paladin!

Great job, on a great western.🖋

We watch two episodes every morning,even when they are repeating them..

I was a big fan of the TV westerns of that era in my youth, and have watched many in recent years on basic cable channels. Most look rather dated by today's action and narrative standards. This series absolutely holds up better than the rest, with Maverick and Steve McQueen's Wanted: Dead or Alive not far behind.

John Dehner was one of the GREAT character actors. Lots of scene stealing performances in many movies and TV shows.

@johnprovince5304

3 жыл бұрын

He was a Disney animator before he began acting!

@janeiwasduncan8463

3 жыл бұрын

John was in several " Perry Mason" episodes🌟🌟

@joebloggs8636

7 ай бұрын

I LOVE John . Especially as a western gunfighter, sheriff ect...any western .

Here before Facts Verse quotes “Have Gun Will Travel”

Love the theme song.

Richard Boone was an avid weight lifter.

@FactsVerse

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this trivia, Neil!

@jjano2320

3 жыл бұрын

He was well built.

@portnuefflyer

2 жыл бұрын

@@jjano2320 He did many of his own stunts.

@coop5329

Жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse The bad thing is that he really didn't get to enjoy his fame and money in retirement. He was a 5 pack a day smoker and had problems with alcohol, and sadly died from it too young.

I love this show. Have a fan club card and the others.

You left out the song Paladin ,was written by Johnny Western.

@robbieborne

3 жыл бұрын

I just watched an episode and the guest star was Duane Eddie. George Kennedy was in many episodes.

@kybowler6682

3 жыл бұрын

Paladin Paladin where do you roam...classic beaut!!!

There was a show in the 70’s called Hec Ramsey set around 1910. Hec was hired by a police department in the New West and in one episode they referred to his past as a gunman called Paladin

Richard Boone graduated from my high school, Hoover High School in Glendale California.

@janeiwasduncan8463

3 жыл бұрын

How much longer will that name last??? " They" will find something wrong and remove it and rename it...

Of all the great TV Westerns this is my favorite (Gun smoke) was the best on radio) the episodes ranged from deadly serious and even dark, to whimsical and humorous, with Paladin being played consistently and with clear moral compass regardless. It also features some amazing guest stars highlighted by Buddy Epsom as a cruel sadist who became sheriff in a small town

Thanks you my friend 💕💕💕💕💕💕💗

I would like to know more about Hec Ramsey. It is one of my favorite westerns.

Always liked this show.

@FactsVerse

Жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you love the show. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. If we may ask, which episode did you like the best?

Every Saturday night, paladin ,then gunsmoke, then seahunt. Sitting on the living room floor, eating toast and grape jam. Many people wonder what paladins first name was..... Simple, it was - wire ,.. come on, it's right on his business card..

@PaulZink

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't the card simply say "Wire Paladin"?

@richardturner6981

3 жыл бұрын

Wire meant to send him a wire or telegram.

@DTavona

3 жыл бұрын

That's a very old joke. Amusing, but still very old.

@davidjones-vx9ju

3 жыл бұрын

@@DTavona joke?

@alanderson9711

3 жыл бұрын

When I read your reply I could hear the theme songs from the shows you mentioned replaying in my mind

Paladin was a West Point Graduate, an honest to goodness gentleman and man of honor. He was a man of science and used his intellect to solve problems. He once created an atlatl to get out of a jam.

@danwallach8826

8 ай бұрын

And made it on the run, no less!

Good Stuff, 👍Thanks!