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Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966-67)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Frank Pilato, John King, Mark Topaz
Aaron Tom Alger, James Beer,  Robert Leszczak
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PISTOLS 'n' PETTICOATS
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Universal City Studios Inc.
for
CBS (Saturdays 8:30 pm EST)
Produced by Joe Connelly
Associate Producer Irving Paley
Created by George Tibbles
US Comedy Western 1966-67   26 episodes x 30 min color
Starring:
Ann Sheridan as Henrietta Hanks
Co-Starring:
Douglas V. Fowley as Grandpa
Ruth McDevitt as Grandma
Carole Wells as Lucy Hanks
Gary Vinson as Sheriff Harold Sikes
Robert Lowery as Buss Courtney
Recurring Guest Stars:
Lon Chaney, Jr. as Chief Eagle Shadow
Marc Cavell as Gray Hawk
Alex Henteloff as Little Bear
Jay Silverheels as Great Bear

Director Of Photography Benjamin H. Kline
"Pistols 'n' Petticoats" theme song
words by George Tibbles, music by Jack Elliott.
Music Score: Jack Elliott
Source: "Pistols-n-Petticoats" DVD catalog no. 30569.
episodes.
"The Golden Fleece" "Shoot-out at O'Day Corral" "Harold's Double"
"The Triangle' "Sir Richard of Wretched" "A Wagonload of Wives"
These episodes are in B&W instead of Color, but of course, Robert Brower
was Universal's Color Coordinator on the series and film proccessing was
done by Techincolor. [J.Beer]

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Theme Song written by George Tibbles and Jack Elliot.

"Here's the legend about the Hanks in Pistols 'n' Petticoats.

Henrietta can fire a gun with one hand milkin' the goat.
And hit a coyote on the run in Pistols n Petticoats.

The story goes that grandma is the best
at shootin' buttons off a rustler's vest.
Shootin' buttons off a rustler's vest.

Grandpa kept his gun in trim, nobody messed around with him.
Nobody messed around with him.

Chasin' bandits was fun for them from Bristol to Tarahut.
Everyone in the west would run from Pistols 'n' Petticoats.

That's the legend about the Hanks just as she was wrote.
They kept busy protecting banks in Pistols 'n' Petticoats."

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[01] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: (Unaired Pilot)
Synopsis:
The Hanks attempt to put down an Indian uprising.
Remade as episode #11 "Quit Shootin' Folks, Grandma"
The part of Lucy Hanks was played by Chris Noel in
the unaired pilot, and by Carole Wells in the series. [MT]

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CBS Saturdays 8:30 pm Eastern

[01] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: A CROOKED LINE
17Sep66 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Pat Buttram ................... Pa Turner
Murray MacLeod ................ Kenny Turner
Nancy Andrews ................. Ma Turner
Butch Patrick ................. Chad Turner
Walker Edmiston ............... Ernie Turner
Jay Ripley .................... Buster Turner
Bill Quinn .................... Mr. Stebbins
Howard Wright ................. Sanders
Gail Bonney ................... Mrs. Sanders

[02] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: NO SALE
24Sep66 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
with: Douglas V. Fowley, Ruth McDevitt,
Gary Vinson, Carole Wells, Robert Lowery
guest cast:
Morgan Woodward ............... Hangman
Stanley Adams ................. Jed Timmons
Eleanor Audley ................ Mrs. Teasley
Gil Lamb ...................... Town Drunk
Francine Pyne ................. Flossie
A ruthless land grabber, backed by hired gunslingers is buying
up the entire town of  Wretched - but the Hanks would rather
shoot than sell. [TA]

[03] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: BITTER BLOSSOM O'BRIAN
1Oct66 CBS
Produced by Joe Connelly
Written by Lois Hire
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Jack Albertson ................ O'Brian
Julie Parrish ................. Bitter Blossom
Tina Menard ................... Whispering Water
Kent McWhirter (Kent McCord from "Adam-12") ... Cousin Fred
Recuring guest cast:
Lon Chaney, Jr ................ Chief Eagle Shadow
Marc Cavell ................... Grey Hawk

[04] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: SIR RICHARD OF WRETCHED
8Oct66 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Patrick Horgan ................ Sir Richard
John Wright ................... Bud Bunnoy
Eleanor Audley ................ Mrs. Teasley
Robert Pine ................... Boy Bunnoy
Stanley Adams ................. Jed Timmons

[05] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: THE HANK AND THE INDIAN WAR
15Oct66 CBS
Produced by Joe Connelly
Written by ?
Directed by ?
Starring: Ann Sheridan
Guest Cast:
Jay Silverheels ............... Great Bear
Willis Bouchey ................ Doctor
Henry O'Brien ................. Running Beaver
Foster Hood ................... Goose Quill
Recurring guest cast:
Lou Chaney, Jr ................ Chief Eagle Shadow
Marc Cavell ................... Gray Hawk
Alex Henteloff ................ Little Bear

[06] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: THE TRIANGLE
22Oct66 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
Guest Cast:
Charlie Ruggles ............... Orville Snipe
Clinton Sundberg .............. Loomis
Read Morgan ................... Moose Dreyfus
Joe Quinn ..................... Townsman

1.7 [--] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: A WAGONLOAD OF WIVES [verified -RL]
29Oct66 CBS Sat
Produced and Directed by Joe Connelly
Teleplay by George Tibbles / Based on a story by Del Moore
Starring: Ann Sheridan
Guest Cast:
John Hoyt .............. Simon
Dorothy Green .......... Emily
Barbara Heller ......... June
Gil Lamb ............... Alfred
Max Mellinger .......... the bartender
Paul Sorensen .......... the buffalo hunter
Cal Currens ............ the rider
Synopsis:
After placing an ad, a wagonload of potential wives for the town bachelors comes to
Wretched. However, a band of marauders kidnaps the brides-to-be, and the Hanks
must figure out a way to get them freed. [RL]

[08] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: THE ROSS GUTTLEY STORY
(a.k.a. "Touch and Ross")
05Nov66 CBS
Produced by Joe Connelly
Written and Created by George Tibbles
Directed by Alan Rafkin
Starring: Ann Sheridan
Guest Cast:
Beverly Garland ............... Ross Guttley
Stacy Harris .................. Touch Wilson
Hal Baylor .................... Roy
Richard Reeves ................ Cowhand
George Taylor ................. Philip

[09] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: THE GUN RUNNERS
(a.k.a. "Cards Anyone?")
12Nov66 CBS
Produced by Joe Connelly
Written by Bud Freeman
Directed by Lawrence Dobkin.
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Leo Gordon .................... Cyrus Breech
Simon Scott ................... Sloan
Gerald Mohr ................... 1st Card Player
G.D. Spradlin ................. Marshal
Burt Mustin ................... Old Man
Dee Cooper .................... Ern
Foster Hood ................... Floating Cloud

[10] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: LOOKOUT POINT
19Nov66 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Grant Woods ................... Matt Dexter

[11] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: QUIT SHOOTIN' FOLKS, GRANDMA
(remake of the unaired pilot)
26Nov66 CBS
    Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Fred Willard
recurring guest:
Lon Chaney Jr ................. Chief Eagle Shadow

1.12 [--] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: SHOOTOUT AT THE O'DAY CORRAL [verified -RL]
3Dec66 CBS Sat
Written by George F. Slavin and Stanley Adams
Directed by Leslie Goodwins
Starring: Ann Sheridan
Guest cast
Willilam O'Connell ........ Clarence O'Day
Stuart Margolin ........... Rafe Blanton
Bruce Watson .............. Billy Blanton
Charles Maxwell ........... Ike Blanton
Roy Engel ................. Wyatt Earp
Don Beddoe ................ Doc Holliday
Gil Lamb .................. the town drunk
Synopsis:
The bad Blanton Brothers come to town, raising havoc and causing trouble for Sheriff
Harold. When they become too much for Harold to handle, Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday
are summoned and all of the town folk feel safe - until they realize how rusty the
marksmen skills of Wyatt and Holliday have become. [RL]

[13] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: GRANDMA'S DATE
10Dec66 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Lurene Tuttle ................. Adelaide Coulter

[14] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: HERE COMES TROUBLE
17Dec66 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Johnny Haymer ................. Etienne LaVoissiere
Mickey Simpson ................ Luke
John Mitchum .................. Claw
Frank Wilcox .................. Arthur Grenoble
Robert Buckingham ............. Allen Grenoble
John Fox ...................... Bartender

[15] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: WILLIE THE KID
(a.k.a. "Curly Repents")
24Dec66 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Ron Russell ................... Curly Bigelow
Robert Carraway ............... the Rev. Mr. Smith
Harry Hickox .................. Jonah Pettigrew

[16] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: WRETCHED BEAUTIFUL
31Dec66 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Robert Easton ................. Will Dill
James McCallion ............... Big Shorty
Eleanor Audley ................ Mrs. Teasley

[17] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: FAINT HEART N'VR WON GRANDPA
(a.k.a. "Daisy And The Gambler")
07Jan67 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Judy Canova ................... Daisy Frogg
Harry Raybould ................ Cowhand
Bill Oberlin .................. Gambler
Bob Lyons ..................... Virgil Hoeffer

[18] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: THE STRANGER
14Jan67 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Lee Bergere ................... Pirandello Lovelace
Eleanor Audley ................ Mrs. Teasley

[19] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: BEWARE THE HANGMAN
21Jan67 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
(**** Ann Sheridan died the day this episode aired *****)
guest cast:
Donald "Red" Barry ............ Colonel Malloy
George Keymas ................. Hangman
Jay Silverheels ............... Great Bear
Phil Arnold ................... Sad Owl
Peter Virgo, Jr. .............. Rain Pool

[20] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: A MAN FOR HANK
28Jan67 CBS
Produced by Joe Connelly
Written by Paul West
Directed by David Alexander
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
William Schallert ............. Stanley Dill
Ken Mayer ..................... Dirty Dan
Lou Krugman ................... Smoking Horse
William Fawcett ............... Old Timer

[21] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: PETRIFIED WRETCHED
(a.k.a. "Prospectors")
4Feb67 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Royal Dano .................... Virgil
Timothy Scott ................. Cat
Robert Sorrells ............... Leroy

1.22 [--] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: THE GOLDEN FLEECE [verified -RL]
11Feb67 CBS Sat
Written by Lois Hire
Directed by Ezra Stone
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Pat Buttram .............. Jake Turner
Judy Canova .............. Sadie
George Neise ............. Lafayette Ambrose
Philip Bourneuf .......... Clif Ledbetter
Warren Edmiston .......... Ernie
Jay Ripley ............... Buster
Murray MacLeod ........... Kenny
Rory Stevens ............. Roy
Synopsis:
Andrew (Pat Buttram in a role very similar to Mr. Haney on "Green Acres") is recently
released from prison, and swears that he is a changed man. However, his lawless family
leads him back into a life of crime. He latest scam is a bogus gold mine. [RL]

[23] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: PEACE OFFERING
18Feb67 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Jonathan Daly ................. John Fire String
Jan Arvan ..................... Burnt Rope

[24] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: THE TAMING OF SORRY WATER
25Feb67 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
John Doucette ................. Curt Morton
Margaret Lindsay .............. Maggie Lawson
Ross Elliott .................. Link Lawson
Vinton Hayworth ............... Doc Fenmore

[25] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: COLONEL COMES TO TOWN
4Mar67 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Michael Evans ................. Col. Randolph Rodney

[26] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: HAROLD'S DOUBLE
(final episode of "Pistols 'n' Petticoats")
11Mar67 CBS
Starring: Ann Sheridan
guest cast:
Joan Staley ................... Cynthia
Chubby Johnson ................ Stage Driver
Joe Dougherty ................. Floyd
Jane A. Johnston .............. Woman

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[--] Pistols 'n' Petticoats: FAR OUT WEST
(90min compilation TV movie)
Universal TV
Starring: Ann Sheridan

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email from <Norranradd@aol.com> 
Re: final episode "Harold's Double"//
"I can't recall the plot much to it, but I sure know where i was when I seen
it! My family and me were stuck waiting to transfer on a dc 3,at watertown
south dakota for several hours. In that time, I wactched that episode on the
tv in the little lobby. It was a very intertaining series, and until tonight,
I did'nt know that the star Ann Sheriden passed away after only 18
episodes.. Without a doubt, her death also ment the shows death. Sure would like
to get video tapes of this series. If possible, please try to get the song
posted so Us boomers can again hear it"

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