My Friend Flicka (TV series)
A boy and his horse on the Wyoming frontier.
It was one of the first series produced by TCF Television Productions and originally aired on CBS in black-and-white despite being filmed in color. Only one season was produced, but it continued in syndicated reruns for many years.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Western/Children's
- Starring
- Gene Evans
- Anita Louise
- Johnny Washbrook
- Frank Ferguson
- Pamela Beaird
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 39
- Location
- Fox Movie Ranch, now part of Malibu Creek State Park
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
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Synopsis
Ranch hand Gus Broeberg (Frank Ferguson) and his niece Hildy (Pamela Beaird) appear regularly. Stories center on Ken and his horse Flicka, exploring ranch life and the lessons learned from mistakes. Rob often tells Ken, "You did what you thought was right son, and that's the important thing."
Production
Interior scenes were filmed at the old William Fox Motion Pictures Studio, while exteriors were shot at the 20th Century Fox Movie Ranch, now part of Malibu Creek State Park. The series had higher-than-average production costs and was filmed in color, though originally broadcast in black-and-white. High production costs are believed to have prevented a second season, and 20th Century-Fox offered the series as one of its first rerun syndication packages.
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