The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin is an American children's television series in the Western genre that aired from October 1954 to May 1959 on the ABC television network. In all, 164 episodes aired. The show starred Lee Aaker as Rusty, a boy orphaned in an Indian raid, who was being raised by the soldiers at a US Cavalry post known as Fort Apache. Rusty and his German Shepherd dog, Rin Tin Tin, help the soldiers to establish order in the American West. James E. Brown appeared as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters. Co-stars included Joe Sawyer as Sergeant Biff O'Hara and Rand Brooks as Corporal Randy Boone.[1]
The character of Rin Tin Tin was named after Rin Tin Tin, a legendary screen dog of the 1920s and 1930s. The character was ostensibly played by Rin Tin Tin IV, who was either a descendant or related to the original dog. However, due to Rin Tin Tin IV's poor screen performance, the character was mostly performed by an unrelated dog, Flame Jr.[2]: 195
Series overview
editEpisodes
editSeason 1 (1954-55)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | "Meet Rin Tin Tin" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes | October 15, 1954 |
| 02 | 02 | "Wolf Cry" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes | October 22, 1954 |
| 03 | 03 | "Rin Tin Tin in the Flaming Forest" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes | October 29, 1954 |
| 04 | 04 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Raging River" | Robert G. Walker | Laurence Heath & Douglas Heyes | November 5, 1954 |
| 05 | 05 | "The Killer Cat" | Robert G. Walker | Wallace Bosco & Douglas Heyes | November 12, 1954 |
| 06 | 06 | "The Education of Corporal Rusty" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes & Frank L. Moss | November 19, 1954 |
| 07 | 07 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Apache Chief" | Charles S. Gould | Lee Berg & Douglas Heyes | November 26, 1954 |
| 08 | 08 | "Rin Tin Tin, Outlaw" | Charles S. Gould | Story by : Samuel Newman & Louis B. Appleton Jr. Screenplay by : Douglas Heyes | December 3, 1954 |
| 09 | 09 | "The Outcast of Fort Apache" | Charles S. Gould | Douglas Heyes | December 10, 1954 |
| 10 | 10 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Ancient Mariner" | Douglas Heyes | Roy Erwin | December 17, 1954 |
| 11 | 11 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Raw Recruit" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes & Frank L. Moss | December 24, 1954 |
| 12 | 12 | "Blood Brothers" | Douglas Heyes | Douglas Heyes & Paul Pierce | December 31, 1954 |
| 13 | 13 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Gold Bullion" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes & Hugh King | January 7, 1955 |
| 14 | 14 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Sacred Lance" | Don McDougall | Roy Erwin and Douglas Heyes | January 14, 1955 |
| 15 | 15 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Shifting Sands" | Earl Bellamy | Roy Erwin & Douglas Heyes | January 21, 1955 |
| 16 | 16 | "Rusty Plays Cupid" | Don McDougall | Story by : Samuel Newman & Louis B. Appleton Jr. Screenplay by : Wallace Bosco & Douglas Heyes | January 28, 1955 |
| 17 | 17 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Medicine Man" | Don McDougall | Douglas Heyes | February 4, 1955 |
| 18 | 18 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Babe in the Woods" | Robert G. Walker | Lee Berg and Douglas Heyes | February 11, 1955 |
| 19 | 19 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Eagle's Nest" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes and Wallace Bosco | February 18, 1955 |
| 20 | 20 | "Rusty Resigns from the Army" | Don McDougall | Story by : Samuel Newman and Louis B. Appleton Jr. Screenplay by : Douglas Heyes | February 25, 1955 |
| 21 | 21 | "The Legacy of Sean O'Hara" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes and Wallace Bosco | March 4, 1955 |
| 22 | 22 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Barber of Seville" | Robert G. Walker | Story by : Douglas Heyes Screenplay by : Roy Erwin | March 11, 1955 |
| 23 | 23 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Blushing Brides" | Don McDougall | Roy Erwin and Douglas Heyes | March 18, 1955 |
| 24 | 24 | "The Guilty One" | Don McDougall | Douglas Heyes & Paul Garrison | March 25, 1955 |
| 25 | 25 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Magic Box" | Robert G. Walker | Story by : Samuel Newman & Louis B. Appleton Jr. Screenplay by : Roy Erwin & Douglas Heyes | April 1, 1955 |
| 26 | 26 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Bandit Kingdom" | Robert G. Walker | Story by : Douglas Heyes Screenplay by : Wallace Bosco | April 8, 1955 |
| 27 | 27 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Printer's Devil" | Robert G. Walker | Roy Erwin & Douglas Heyes | April 15, 1955 |
| 28 | 28 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Dead Man's Gold" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes & Eve O'Hara | April 22, 1955 |
| 29 | 29 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Ghost Town" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes & David Robinson | April 29, 1955 |
| 30 | 30 | "O'Hara Gets Busted" | Earl Bellamy | Douglas Heyes | May 6, 1955 |
| 31 | 31 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Bounty Hunters" | Earl Bellamy | Douglas Heyes | May 13, 1955 |
| 32 | 32 | "Farewell to Fort Apache" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes & Paul Pierce | May 20, 1955 |
| 33 | 33 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Lost Scotchman" | Don McDougall | Douglas Heyes & Wallace Bosco | May 27, 1955 |
| 34 | 34 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Lonesome Road" | Robert G. Walker | Story by : Douglas Heyes Screenplay by : Roy Erwin | June 3, 1955 |
Season 2 (1955–56)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 1 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Bugle Call" | Robert G. Walker | Story by : Douglas Heyes Teleplay by : Samuel F. Roeca | September 9, 1955 |
| 36 | 2 | "Rin Tin Tin Meets Shakespeare" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes & David Robinson | September 16, 1955 |
| 37 | 3 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Wild Stallion" | Robert G. Walker | John O'Dea & Jerry Thomas | September 23, 1955 |
| 38 | 4 | "Rusty Volunteers" | Robert G. Walker | John O'Dea & Jerry Thomas | September 30, 1955 |
| 39 | 5 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Poor Little Rich Boy" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes | October 7, 1955 |
| 40 | 6 | "Rin Tin Tin and the White Buffalo" | Douglas Heyes | Douglas Heyes | October 14, 1955 |
| 41 | 7 | "Rin Tin Tin Meets Mister President" | Earl Bellamy | Tony Barrett | October 21, 1955 |
| 42 | 8 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Iron Horse" | Robert G. Walker | Story by : Douglas Heyes Teleplay by : Paul Pierce | October 28, 1955 |
| 43 | 9 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Connecticut Yankee" | Earl Bellamy | Roy Erwin | November 4, 1955 |
| 44 | 10 | "Higgins Rides Again" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes | November 11, 1955 |
| 45 | 11 | "Boone's Wedding Day" | Earl Bellamy | Lee Berg | November 18, 1955 |
| 46 | 12 | "Rusty Goes to Town" | Robert G. Walker | Jerry Thomas & John O'Dea | November 25, 1955 |
| 47 | 13 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Lost Patrol" | Unknown | Unknown | December 2, 1955 |
| 48 | 14 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Star Witness" | Robert G. Walker | Story by : Roy Erwin Teleplay by : Harry Bekkar | December 9, 1955 |
| 49 | 15 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Last Chance" | Robert G. Walker | Tony Barrett & Paul Pierce | December 16, 1955 |
| 50 | 16 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Christmas Story" | Douglas Heyes | Douglas Heyes | December 23, 1955 |
| 51 | 17 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Indian Burial Grounds" | Unknown | Unknown | December 30, 1955 |
| 52 | 18 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Missing Heir" | Douglas Heyes | John O'Dea & Jerry Thomas | January 13, 1956 |
| 53 | 19 | "Rusty's Romance" | Robert G. Walker | Harry Bekkar | January 20, 1956 |
| 54 | 20 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Tin Soldier" | Robert G. Walker | Lee Erwin | January 27, 1956 |
| 55 | 21 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Big Top" | Unknown | Unknown | February 3, 1956 |
| 56 | 22 | "Rusty's Bank Account" | Unknown | Unknown | February 10, 1956 |
| 57 | 23 | "Rin Tin Tin Meets O'Hara's Mother" | Robert G. Walker | Charles Stewart | February 17, 1956 |
| 58 | 24 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Return of the Ancient Mariner" | Don McDougall | Unknown | February 24, 1956 |
| 59 | 25 | "The Failing Light" | Unknown | Unknown | March 2, 1956 |
| 60 | 26 | "Rusty's Mystery" | Unknown | Unknown | March 9, 1956 |
| 61 | 27 | "The Third Rider" | Douglas Heyes | Douglas Heyes | March 16, 1956 |
| 62 | 28 | "Rusty Surrenders" | Earl Bellamy | John O'Dea & Jerry Thomas | March 23, 1956 |
| 63 | 29 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Rainmaker" | Harve Foster | Story by : Michael Cramoy Teleplay by : John O'Dea & Jerry Thomas | March 30, 1956 |
| 64 | 30 | "Scotchman's Gold" | Douglas Heyes | Roy Erwin | April 6, 1956 |
| 65 | 31 | "Attack on Fort Apache" | Douglas Heyes | Douglas Heyes & Paul Pierce | April 13, 1956 |
| 66 | 32 | "Rin Tin Tin and Homer the Great" | Robert G. Walker | Story by : Harry Poppe Jr. Teleplay by : John O'Dea & Jerry Thomas | April 20, 1956 |
| 67 | 33 | "Rinty Finds a Bone" | Douglas Heyes | Charles Stewart | April 27, 1956 |
| 68 | 34 | "Rin Tin Tin Meets Mister Nobody" | Robert G. Walker | Douglas Heyes | May 4, 1956 |
| 69 | 35 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Circle of Fire" | Harve Foster | Buckley Angell | May 11, 1956 |
| 70 | 36 | "Hubert Goes West" | Robert G. Walker | John O'Dea & Jerry Thomas | May 18, 1956 |
| 71 | 37 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Lost Treasure" | Robert G. Walker | Charles Stewart | May 25, 1956 |
| 72 | 38 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Second Chance" | Robert G. Walker | John O'Dea & Jerry Thomas | June 1, 1956 |
Season 3 (1956-57)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 01 | "Forward Ho!" | Douglas Heyes | Douglas Heyes | September 7, 1956 |
| 74 | 02 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Witch of the Woods" | Douglas Heyes | Roy Erwin | September 14, 1956 |
| 75 | 03 | "Sorrowful Joe" | Charles S. Gould | Story by : Ty Cobb Teleplay by : Buckley Angell & Jerry Thomas | September 21, 1956 |
| 76 | 04 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Return of the Chief" | Harry Gerstad | John O'Dea & Jerry Thomas | September 28, 1956 |
| 77 | 05 | "Silent Battle" | Robert G. Walker | Lee Erwin | October 5, 1956 |
| 78 | 06 | "Yo-o Rinty" | Douglas Heyes | Douglas Heyes | October 12, 1956 |
| 79 | 07 | "Rin Tin Tin and the White Wolf" | Lew Landers | Lee Berg & John O'Dea | October 19, 1956 |
| 80 | 08 | "Return of Rin Tin Tin" | Lew Landers | John O'Dea | October 26, 1956 |
| 81 | 09 | "Boone's Grandpappy" | Robert G. Walker | Jennings Cobb & Jerry Thomas | November 2, 1956 |
| 82 | 10 | "The Lost Puppy" | Robert G. Walker | Lee Erwin | November 9, 1956 |
| 83 | 11 | "Presidential Citation" | Robert G. Walker | John O'Dea | November 16, 1956 |
| 84 | 12 | "Wagon Train" | Lew Landers | Lee Erwin & Jerry Thomas | November 23, 1956 |
| 85 | 13 | "Fort Adventure" | Unknown | Unknown | November 30, 1956 |
| 86 | 14 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Invaders" | Robert G. Walker | John O'Dea & Jerry Thomas | December 14, 1956 |
| 87 | 15 | "Racing Rails" | Lew Landers | Buckley Angell & Arthur Rowe | December 28, 1956 |
| 88 | 16 | "Higgins' Last Stand" | Robert G. Walker | Roy Erwin | January 4, 1957 |
| 89 | 17 | "The Indian Hater" | Robert G. Walker | Story by : Arthur Browne Jr. Teleplay by : Jerry Thomas & Arthur Browne Jr. | January 11, 1957 |
| 90 | 18 | "Rin Tin Tin Meets the Southern Colonel" | Lew Landers | Jennings Cobb & Jerry Thomas | January 18, 1957 |
| 91 | 19 | "The Warrior's Promise" | Lew Landers | Arthur Fitzrichards | January 25, 1957 |
| 92 | 20 | "Sorrowful Joe Returns" | Lew Landers | Jerry Thomas | February 1, 1957 |
| 93 | 21 | "The Lieutenant's Lesson" | Lew Landers | Jennings Cobb | February 8, 1957 |
| 94 | 22 | "The Swedish Cook" | Unknown | Unknown | February 15, 1957 |
| 95 | 23 | "Rusty Gets Busted" | Lew Landers | Sidney Morse | February 22, 1957 |
| 96 | 24 | "O'Hara's Gold" | Unknown | Teleplay by : Jerry Thomas Based on a Short story by : Ralph W. Peterson | March 1, 1957 |
| 97 | 25 | "O'Hara Gets Culture" | Unknown | Unknown | March 8, 1957 |
| 98 | 26 | "The Frame-Up" | Unknown | Unknown | March 15, 1957 |
| 99 | 27 | "Boone's Commission" | Unknown | Unknown | March 22, 1957 |
| 100 | 28 | "The Silent Witness" | Lew Landers | Jennings Cobb | March 29, 1957 |
| 101 | 29 | "Indian Blood" | Lew Landers | John O'Dea | April 5, 1957 |
| 102 | 30 | "The Old Soldier" | Lew Landers | Don Brand & Lee Erwin | April 12, 1957 |
| 103 | 31 | "Stagecoach Sally" | Lew Landers | Jerry Thomas | April 19, 1957 |
| 104 | 32 | "Bitter Medicine" | Unknown | Unknown | April 26, 1957 |
| 105 | 33 | "Corporal Carson" | Lew Landers | Jerry Thomas | May 3, 1957 |
| 106 | 34 | "Hubert's Niece" | Fred Jackman Jr. | Jerry Thomas | May 10, 1957 |
| 107 | 35 | "O'Hara Gets Amnesia" | Fred Jackman Jr. | Sidney Morse | May 17, 1957 |
| 108 | 36 | "Along Came Tubbs" | Lew Landers | John O'Dea & Jerry Thomas | May 24, 1957 |
| 109 | 37 | "Swanson's Choice" | Lew Landers | Arthur Rowe | May 31, 1957 |
| 110 | 38 | "The Gentle Kingdom" | Fred Jackman Jr. | Roy Erwin & Jerry Thomas | June 7, 1957 |
| 111 | 39 | "The Swapper" | Lew Landers | Jennings Cobb | June 14, 1957 |
| 112 | 40 | "The Old Man of the Mountain" | Fred Jackman Jr. | John O'Dea | June 21, 1957 |
Season 4 (1957-58)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 01 | "Return to Fort Apache" | Robert G. Walker | Jennings Cobb | September 20, 1957 |
| 114 | 02 | "The Courtship of Marshal Higgins" | Robert G. Walker | Roy Erwin | September 27, 1957 |
| 115 | 03 | "Rusty's Reward" | Fred Jackman Jr. | Jerry Thomas | October 4, 1957 |
| 116 | 04 | "A Look of Eagles" | Robert G. Walker | Roy Erwin | October 11, 1957 |
| 117 | 05 | "The Last Navajo" | Robert G. Walker | John O'Dea | October 18, 1957 |
| 118 | 06 | "Mother O'Hara's Marriage" | William Beaudine | Jennings Cobb | October 25, 1957 |
| 119 | 07 | "Hostage of War Bonnet" | Fred Jackman Jr. | John O'Dea | November 1, 1957 |
| 120 | 08 | "Rodeo Clown" | Fred Jackman Jr. | Sidney Morse | November 8, 1957 |
| 121 | 09 | "Rusty's Strategy" | Fred Jackman Jr. | Roy Erwin | November 15, 1957 |
| 122 | 10 | "Frontier Angel" | Unknown | Unknown | November 22, 1957 |
| 123 | 11 | "The Hunted" | Robert G. Walker | Jennings Cobb | December 6, 1957 |
| 124 | 12 | "White Chief" | Robert G. Walker | Jerry Thomas | December 13, 1957 |
| 125 | 13 | "Boundary Busters" | Unknown | Unknown | December 20, 1957 |
| 126 | 14 | "Rin Tin Tin and the River Chase" | Robert G. Walker | John O'Dea & Samuel F. Roeca | January 10, 1958 |
| 127 | 15 | "Top Gun" | Fred Jackman Jr. | John O'Dea | January 24, 1958 |
| 128 | 16 | "Tomahawk Tubbs" | Fred Jackman Jr. | Jerry Thomas | February 7, 1958 |
| 129 | 17 | "The New C.O." | Fred Jackman Jr. | John O'Dea | February 14, 1958 |
| 130 | 18 | "Pritikin's Predicament" | Unknown | Unknown | February 21, 1958 |
| 131 | 19 | "Rusty's Remedy" | Fred Jackman Jr. | Jerry Thomas | February 28, 1958 |
| 132 | 20 | "Spanish Gold" | Robert G. Walker | Roy Erwin | March 7, 1958 |
| 133 | 21 | "Bitter Bounty" | William Beaudine | John O'Dea | March 14, 1958 |
| 134 | 22 | "Sorrowful Joe's Policy" | William Beaudine | Jerry Thomas | March 21, 1958 |
| 135 | 23 | "Border Incident" | William Beaudine | Unknown | March 28, 1958 |
| 136 | 24 | "Wind-Wagon McClanahan" | William Beaudine | Roy Erwin | April 4, 1958 |
| 137 | 25 | "Rin Tin Tin and the Secret Weapon" | William Beaudine | Victor McLeod | April 11, 1958 |
| 138 | 26 | "Brave Bow" | Fred Jackman Jr. | John O'Dea | April 18, 1958 |
Season 5 (1958-59)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | 01 | "The General's Daughter" | Robert G. Walker | Arthur Rowe | September 19, 1958 |
| 140 | 02 | "Escape to Danger" | William Beaudine | Unknown | September 26, 1958 |
| 141 | 03 | "Decision of Rin Tin Tin" | Fred Jackman Jr. | Jerry Thomas | October 3, 1958 |
| 142 | 04 | "The Foot Soldier" | Robert G. Walker | Roy Erwin & Jerry Thomas | October 10, 1958 |
| 143 | 05 | "Rusty's Opportunity" | Robert G. Walker | Story by : Sheila Lynch Teleplay by : Jerry Thomas | October 17, 1958 |
| 144 | 06 | "Running Horse" | William Beaudine | Unknown | October 24, 1958 |
| 145 | 07 | "The Cloudbusters" | William Beaudine | Jennings Cobb | October 31, 1958 |
| 146 | 08 | "Deadman's Valley" | William Beaudine | Arthur Rowe | November 7, 1958 |
| 147 | 09 | "Grandpappy's Love Affair" | Lew Landers | Jennings Cobb | November 14, 1958 |
| 148 | 10 | "The Epidemic" | William Beaudine | Unknown | November 21, 1958 |
| 149 | 11 | "The Best Policy" | William Beaudine | Unknown | December 5, 1958 |
| 150 | 12 | "Miracle of the Mission" | William Beaudine | Unknown | December 12, 1958 |
| 151 | 13 | "Star of India" | Lew Landers | Roy Erwin | January 2, 1959 |
| 152 | 14 | "The Misfit Marshal" | William Beaudine | Jerry Thomas | January 9, 1959 |
| 153 | 15 | "Old Betsy" | William Beaudine | Victor McLeod & Jerry Thomas | January 16, 1959 |
| 154 | 16 | "Stagecoach to Phoenix" | Lew Landers | Jerry Thomas | January 23, 1959 |
| 155 | 17 | "Major Mockingbird" | William Beaudine | Unknown | January 30, 1959 |
| 156 | 18 | "The Matador" | William Beaudine | Roy Erwin | February 6, 1959 |
| 157 | 19 | "The Accusation" | Lew Landers | Arthur Rowe | February 13, 1959 |
| 158 | 20 | "Royal Recruit" | William Beaudine | Unknown | February 20, 1959 |
| 159 | 21 | "The Devil Rides Point" | William Beaudine | Unknown | February 27, 1959 |
| 160 | 22 | "Pillajohn's Progress" | William Beaudine | Jerry Thomas | March 6, 1959 |
| 161 | 23 | "The Ming Vase" | Unknown | Unknown | March 13, 1959 |
| 162 | 24 | "Apache Stampede" | Lew Landers | Story by : John O'Dea Teleplay by : John O'Dea & Jerry Thomas | March 20, 1959 |
| 163 | 25 | "The Luck of O'Hara" | William Beaudine | John O'Dea | April 3, 1959 |
| 164 | 26 | "The Failure" | Robert G. Walker | Roy Erwin & Douglas Heyes | May 8, 1959 |
References
edit- ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 23–26. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- ^ Orlean, Susan (2012). Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. New York City: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-9014-2.