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1967-68 Television Season 50th Anniversary: Cowboy in Africa

The television western had three major successful series during the 1960s: Bonanza and The Virginian on NBC, and Gunsmoke on CBS, which had begun a second life on CBS during this 1967-1968 season with a move to Monday nights. ABC was always on the lookout for the next big thing in television westerns, with The Big Valley offering ABC its best hope of a successful television western drama. For the 1967-68 season, ABC was active in trying out a wide variety of ideas for a family western, including The High Chapparal, Hondo, The Guns of Will Sonnet and perhaps the most innovative of the group, Cowboy in Africa. Cowboy in Africa starred Chuck Connors as Jim Sinclair, champion cowboy who transplants to Africa to help introduce modern western methods to a game ranch in Kenya. The concept of the series was quite unique, and Connors, who had starred in another short lived series in the mid-1960s called 'Branded', was his always vibrant and entertaining self. But the series never quite caught on, and ran for just the one season on ABC, from September 11, 1967 to April 1, 1968. Chuck Connors had a long and successful career on television (and in feature films). His big hit television series was The Rifleman, which ran on ABC from 1958 to 1963. Connors also had some success in professional sports, playing in both MLB and NBA in the 1940s and 1950s. He passed away in November 1992, and will long be remembered as one of television's most engaging and larger than life actors and characters. RIP Chuck. This video clip is presented here on YouTube for the entertainment and informational value of the viewer, and no copyright infringement is intended. Enjoy.