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The Adventures of Champion
TV Series (1955 - 1956)
This television series is about the exploits of Champion, a wild stallion who befriends twelve year-old Ricky North (played by Barry Curtis) in the American Southwest in the 1880's. Although Ricky, who lived on his Uncle Sandy's (played by Jim Bannon) ranch, had a magnetic attraction for trouble, he was always rescued by the Wonder Horse...
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01x26 Calhoun Rides Again Aired: Mar. 03, 1956- An old cowboy returns to visit Ricky and Sandy. He helps them round up a gang of desperadoes. [continue reading]
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Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 23, 1955
Status:
Completed/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
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AKA:
Champion the Wonder Horse (UK Title)
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Series Fun Facts
- Show's theme song was sung by (an uncredited) Mike Stewart.
- Champion was in fact played by four different horses. The original "Champion" that made Gene Autry famous in the movies is not the same horse that appeared in the 1955-1956 TV series.…
[show]Champion was in fact played by four different horses. The original "Champion" that made Gene Autry famous in the movies is not the same horse that appeared in the 1955-1956 TV series. Champion easily earned his title of "Wonder Horse" by performing a variety of tricks which included kneeling, untying rope knots and dancing and prancing for the public. It died (buried at Autry's Melody Ranch) when Autry was serving in the military during World War II. The others: "Champion" (the horse of the TV series), a chestnut stallion foaled in 1940. The others - "Champion Jr." and "Little Champion" - were all used in Autry's postwar films. "Champion's" hoofprints can be seen in front of Graumann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
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