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    Comedy TV Shows - 1960s 2 Mins Read

    Rounders, The

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    The Rounders was a fantastic western comedy of 1965 that paired Glenn Ford with Henry Fonda. That film is a classic of the period and remains a favourite of western fans.Β This TV series was a poor attempt to reignite the chemistry of the film.

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    The seriesΒ co-starred Ron Hayes as cowhand Ben Jones, who remarked sagely, “It strikes me we ain’t the smartest cowboys that ever lived” and Patrick Wayne (son ofΒ John Wayne), as Ben’s buddy Howdy Lewis, who kept repeating, “Whatever suits you just tickles me plumb to death”.

    The two rowdy, fun-loving, skirt-chasing cowpokes found themselves hog-tied and in debt to unscrupulous Jim Ed Love (Chill Wills), the tyrannical owner of the vast J.L. ranch and reputedly the second richest man in Texas.

    Jim Ed, a devious fast-talking wheeler-dealer who dressed in custom-tailored white cowboy suits and rode the range in a souped-up station wagon, tried to hornswoggle the two bird-brained cowhands each week.

    Ben and Howdy, meanwhile, had to put up with Old Fooler, a mean old roan horse with a mind of his own who stole every scene he was in (his favourite trick was to sit down sedately when someone wanted him to buck).

    Ben and Howdy got some relief at the Longhorn Cafe in the nearby town of Hi-Lo, which they tore up every Saturday night, with the assistance of their girlfriends, Ada (Bobbi Jordan) and Sally (Janis Hansen).

    Also in the cast on a recurring basis were Jay Silverheels as Wall Street Journal subscribing Native American John Tallgrass, Andy Devine as the richest man in Texas, Honest John Denton; and J. Pat O’Malley

    The series aired on Tuesday nights on ABC, up against the still-popular Red Skelton Show on CBS. Sponsors included R.J. Reynolds Tobacco.

    Ben Jones
    Ron Hayes
    Howdy Lewis
    Patrick Wayne
    Jim Ed Love
    Chill Wills
    Ada
    Bobbi Jordan
    Sally
    Janis Hansen
    Shony Dawes
    Jason Wingreen
    Regan
    Walker Edmiston
    John Tallgrass
    Jay Silverheels
    Vince
    J. Pat O’Malley
    Honest John Denton
    Andy Devine

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