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S3 E19 The Reckless Press

Western

14+

26 minutes

Oct 6, 1956

It's the social event of the season when Sand Creek's newspaper editor marries a beautiful brunette, but joy turns to sorrow when an outlaw gang takes advantage of the ceremony to rob the bank and kill the sheriff.Starring: Gail Davis, Jimmy Hawkins, Brad Johnson, Harry Lauter, Eve Miller, Baynes Barron, Frank Fenton, Gregg Barton, Henry Rowland, Pierre Watkin

Season 3, 35 Episodes

Two outlaws rob a stage, kill the driver and leave the shotgun guard for dead. The guard survives the attack and, with the help of a passerby, manages to make it to Diablo.

Joker on Horseback,

After Annie thwarts a bank robbery attempt, young Smiley Douglas decides it would be a great joke to pretend to rob the bank the very next day without benefit of a weapon.

An miner's boastful letters to his grandson living in the East comes back to haunt him when the youngster announces he will be visiting the old man to learn more about his crime-fighting exploits.

Annie and the Twisted Trails,

Della envies Annie's freedom and trick riding skills. When the rodeo comes to town, Della's father refuses to allow her to meet her boyfriend, one of the best competitors.

The Robin Hood Kid,

When a range war over water rights appears imminent, a masked man wearing a Robin Hood costume supporting the homesteaders knocks down ranchers' fences and stampedes stock.

Annie and the Bicycle Riders,

A telegrapher's desperate message for help forces two murderous thieves to hide their loot in a box of bicycle parts meant for a pair of intrepid cross-country cyclists.

Annie and the Lacemaker,

Diablo's barber, Paul Denain, is murdered when he refuses to sell his small ranch. His will leaves everything to his daughter who he hadn't seen in years.

Annie and the First Phone,

While surveying the route for the first telephone line intended to link remote ranches with the Diablo phone company spot a burning ranch house and arrive at the neighboring homestead in time to drive off the attack.

Indian Justice,

When a member of Teddy Roosevelt's famed Roughriders returns to Diablo to land he'd been promised for reenlisting, he discovers the property is part of an Indian reservation.

Showdown at Diablo,

A gang of hired killers rides into Diablo. Lofty believes that they're in town to murder a state senator with powerful enemies in the capitol.

The Mississippi Kid,

A tenderfoot from Mississippi travels to Diablo to visit his sister and loses his watch in a stagecoach robbery.

Renegade’s Return,

During a heated election campaign between honest lawyer Dave Morgan and Carter Holmes, a crooked politician, the contest takes a violent turn when Holmes tries to have his competitor murdered.

Sugarfoot Sue Ryan tells so many tall tales that her friends no longer believe anything she says. When her father is surrounded by the crooks, Sue rides to the rescue.

Annie and the Leprechauns,

Annie and Tagg meet Tim Lafferty, a strange old Irishman who claims to be searching for treasure with the help of leprechauns who followed him to America from the Auld Country.

Dilemma at Diablo,

A young doctor returns to Diablo. Unknown to his father, the son fell in with bad company while at school and owes a crooked gambler a large sum of money.

While rummaging through an old trunk, Tagg and his friend Johnny Ward, the son of a murdered lawman, find evidence that they believe proves his uncle is an ex-convict and may be part of the outlaw gang who recently robbed Diablo's bank.

Shadow at Sonoma,

Lofty agrees to travel to the Sonoma County Fair and pose as the slain gunman to draw out the rest of the counterfeit ring, but knowing if he's discovered, the gang will kill him.

Western Privateer,

John Boone plans to settle in Diablo after years at sea, but learn most of the townspeople hate him because his father caused the death of one of the town's most beloved citizens when the two old men died searching the desert for pirate's treasure.

The Reckless Press,

It's the social event of the season when Sand Creek's newspaper editor marries a beautiful brunette, but joy turns to sorrow when an outlaw gang takes advantage of the ceremony to rob the bank and kill the sheriff.

Flint and Steel,

Lofty and Annie become concerned when homesteaders are forced to sell their spreads cheaply because of rustlers, poisoned waterholes and cut fences

Tagg Oakley, Sheriff,

Tagg Oakley is tricked into driving a wagon full of gunpowder to Fort Yuma not realizing that Geronimo and his Apache braves have been tipped to the time and route of the delivery.

A old female peddler is injured when her team of horses bolts. While she recuperates under Lofty's care, Annie writes to her estranged son in Texas, asking him to visit his parent.

The Saga of Clement O’Toole,

A young man is mistaken for a notorious outlaw and has a hard time convincing Diablo's townspeople that he didn't commit a stagecoach robbery.

The Front Trail,

Annie and Lofty try to close the local gambling hall. It's owner, the son of a legendary lawman, is convinced that making money is more important than being respected.

Annie Rides the Navajo Trail,

When their handicrafts meant to trade for goods at the local trading post are stolen by white men, the Navajo tribe decides to seek vengeance by going on the warpath.

Annie Rings the Bell,

When Annie rescues Gentleman Jim Corbett's championship belt, the ex-world's heavyweight champion volunteers to fight in an exhibition match to raise money for Diablo's school.

Santa Claus Wears a Gun,

A elderly sharpshooter, Snowy Kringle, arrives in town for show where he will demonstrate his skill with a flintlock rifle and cap-and-ball pistol, but is suspected to be a crook.

Amateur Outlaw,

Annie, Lofty and Tagg try to help a young Indian when he inherits a stagecoach line with a valuable mail contract after his white patron, the owner of company is bushwhacked and murdered.

Grubstake Bank,

After years of fruitless prospecting, old Scissorbill Childers finally strikes it rich and decides to use his new-found wealth to open a bank to grubstake other prospectors who are searching for gold and silver.

Annie, Tagg and Lofty try to help a history buff who believes he has found a map that could lead to gold hidden by the Spanish explorer Coronado over in the early 1500s.

Annie and the Miser,

Annie and Lofty investigate when two outlaws hold-up the messanger carrying the Cattlemen's Association receipts to the bank.

An ex-convict is killed by outlaws before he can recover the gold he stole ten years earlier. The crooks believe he may have confided the location of the hidden loot to his son.

Dude’s Decision,

A retired army officer who has been recalled to active duty in Washington decides to sell his valuable ranch for less than market value just to be rid of the property.

The Dutch Gunmaker,

A Dutch gunsmith, the inventor of an new rifle with superior range, plans to give the weapon to the United States Army in gratitude for being allowed to immigrate.

While Annie and Lofty pursue an outlaw who killed a sheriff, Tagg tries to coach his schoolteacher on the finer points of romance.

Details

Annie Oakley

Western

14+

3 Seasons

25 minutes

In the quiet Western town of Diablo, legendary Wild West sharpshooter Annie Oakley and her little brother Tagg fight against outlaws who moseyed into town.

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