| Rank | 5,031 / 29,986 |
|---|---|
| Trend | 41 |
| Genres | Drama, Western |
| Seasons | 8 |
| Episodes | 284 |
| Total votes | 25,410 |
| Average votes | 89 |
| Average rating | 7.9 / 10 |
Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts, and Rocky Mountains. The first treks were led by gruff, but good-at-heart Major Seth Adams, backed up by his competent frontier scout, Flint McCullough. After Adams and McCullough, the wagon train was led by the avuncular Christopher Hale, along with new scouts Duke Shannon and Cooper Smith. Many stories featured the trustworthy Assistant Wagonmaster Bill Hawks, grizzled old cook Charlie Wooster, and a young orphan, Barnaby West.
Directors: Aaron Spelling, Abner Biberman, Allen H. Miner, Andrew V. McLaglen, Arnold Laven, Arthur Hiller, Bernard Girard, Bretaigne Windust, Charles F. Haas, Christian Nyby, David Butler, David Lowell Rich, David Swift, Dick Moder, Don Taylor, Don Weis, Earl Bellamy, Frank Arrigo, George Waggner, Herschel Daugherty, Jack Arnold, James H. Brown, James Neilson, James Sheldon, Jerry Hopper, Jesse Hibbs, John Brahm, John English, John Ford, Joseph Pevney, Justus Addiss, Mark Stevens, Mitchell Leisen, R.G. Springsteen, Richard Bartlett, Richard Donner, Richard Whorf, Robert Florey, Sidney Lanfield, Sutton Roley, Sydney Pollack, Tay Garnett, Ted Post, Virgil W. Vogel, William Witney Writers: Aaron Spelling, Adrian Spies, Alford Van Ronkel, Allen H. Miner, Arthur Browne Jr., Berne Giler, Bloise N. Coon, Bob Barbash, Boris Ingster, Calvin Clements Sr., Charles Dickens, Clarke Reynolds, Dale Eunson, Dana Wynter, David Swift, Donald S. Sanford, Doris Hursley, Dorothy M. Johnson, Dwight Newton, E. Jack Neuman, Earl Hamner Jr., Frank Chase, Frank Hursley, Frank L. Moss, Frank Phares, Frank Waldman, Gene L. Coon, Gerry Day, Gilbert Roland, Halsey Melone, Halsted Welles, Harold Swanton, Harry Brown, Harry von Zell, Harry W. Junkin, Hendrik Vollaerts, Howard Christie, Jack Curtis, James Gunn, Jane Austen, Jean Holloway, John Dunkel, John Kneubuhl, John McGreevey, Joseph Stone, Katherine Albert, Kathleen Hite, Ken Kolb, Ken Trevey, Lawrence B. Marcus, Lawrence Menkin, Lee Karson, Leo Lieberman, Leo Townsend, Leonard Praskins, Lester Dent, Lester Wm. Berke, Louis S. Peterson, Martin Berkeley, Mathilde Ferro, Meyer Dolinsky, Milton Krims, Myles Wilder, Nat Tanchuck, Norman Jolley, Oliver Crawford, Palmer Thompson, Pat Fielder, Paul King, Paul Savage, Peggy O'Shea, Peter Germano, Philip MacDonald, Richard Bartlett, Richard Collins, Richard Maibaum, Robert E. Thompson, Robert Florey, Robert Libott, Robert M. Fresco, Sheldon Stark, Sloan Nibley, Stanley Kallis, Steven Ritch, Sutton Roley, Ted Sherdeman, Teddi Sherman, Terry Wilson, Theodore Ferro, Thomas Thompson, Turnley Walker, Virgil W. Vogel, Warren Wilson, William Douglas Lansford, William Douglas Lansford, William F. Leicester, William Jerome Fay, William R. Cox, William Raynor, Winston Miller Hint: you can examine a particular season more clearly on the graphs if you disable the trendline and all other seasons (via clicking on their labels). Episodes average rating