My Friend Flicka

1955
My Friend Flicka

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 One Man's Horse Sep 30, 1955

Flicka is stolen when Ken discovers an outlaw's identity.

EP2 Blind Faith Oct 07, 1955

When Flicka is accidentally hit by a hunter's bullet, Ken begs the hunter, who is also a surgeon, to operate on the horse.

EP3 A Case Of Honor Oct 14, 1955

A sheep herder moves into the valley and argues with the cattle ranchers over grazing land rights.

EP4 A Good Deed Oct 21, 1955

Ken, Flicka, and a young colt try to help a crippled boy overcome his fear of horses.

EP5 Cavalry Horse Oct 28, 1955

Sgt Tim O'Gara discovers that his old horse may be put to sleep.

EP6 The Accident Nov 04, 1955

After a riding accident leaves Ken immobile, a stalking cougar meets him face to face.

EP7 The Stranger Nov 11, 1955

A wounded, escaped prisoner captures Ken and forces him to help with the getaway.

EP8 The Wild Horse Nov 18, 1955

After refusing to sell Flicka to some strangers, Ken's horse mysteriously disappears.

EP9 Rogue Stallion Nov 25, 1955

When a captured stallion attacks its captor, Flicka is blamed for the deed.

EP10 The Little Secret Dec 02, 1955

When an Indian girl leaves Ken with her sick papoose, Ken almost ends up in the middle of an Indian revolt.

EP11 Act Of Loyalty Dec 08, 1955

When Flicka helps an escaped fugitive, Ken is accused of assisting.

EP12 The Silver Saddle Dec 16, 1955

Ken is accused of allowing a horse to escape to eliminate Flicka's competition for a silver saddle.

EP13 The Phantom Herd Dec 23, 1955

Rob decides to sell his ranch when all of his horses escape from the corral.

EP14 The Little Visitor Dec 30, 1955

While visiting the McLaughlin ranch, a spoiled city boy learns an important lesson.

EP15 The Golden Promise Jan 06, 1956

When Ken and Gus neglect their gold hunting duties, Rob fractures his leg trying to handle the ranch alone.

EP16 Black Dust Jan 13, 1956

A mine construction crew threatens livestock by contaminating water and blocking mountain pastures.

EP17 The Night Rider Jan 20, 1956

Ken and Flicka unearth an old murder mystery involving a ghostly rider.

EP18 The Settler Jan 27, 1956

When a man's horse bolts, the McLaughlins offer him and his family shelter.

EP19 Wind From Heaven Feb 03, 1956

Even though Ken's father and the rest of the ranchers are at war with a family of nesters, Ken befriends one of the youngsters.

EP20 The Whip Feb 10, 1956

When a wild stallion injures his trainer, Ken takes over.

EP21 The Runaways Feb 17, 1956

Flicka and Rebel, a wild stallion, disappear from Rob's corral.

EP22 The Cameraman Feb 24, 1956

When a cameraman attempts to photograph a herd of wild horses, the horses turn and stampede in his direction.

EP23 Old Danny Mar 02, 1956

McLaughlin's niece runs away with a dog, when the neighbor blames the dog for killing chickens and threatens to get rid of it.

EP24 Rough And Ready Mar 09, 1956

Ken unknowingly saves his father's grazing land, by helping a fellow fisherman land a big catch.

EP25 The Royal Carriage Mar 16, 1956

While stopping by to pick up parts for his family's carriage, Ken discovers a beautiful royal carriage at the blacksmith's shop.

EP26 Mister Goblin Mar 23, 1956

After finding a white colt, Ken learns the difficulties of growing up for both people and horses.

EP27 Rebels In Hiding Mar 30, 1956

Ken befriends two runaway Indians from a neighboring reservation.

EP28 Lock, Stock & Barrel Apr 06, 1956

Settlers move near Ken's father's ranch and try to claim all of his property, including Flicka.

EP29 The Unmasking Apr 13, 1956

Ken tries to retrieve stolen horses from a rodeo veteran-turned- horse thief.

EP30 Refuge For The Night Apr 20, 1956

While Ken's father is away on business, a cattle rustler visits the ranch.

EP31 Against All Odds Apr 27, 1956

Ken finds a puppy in one of his rabbit snares, creating havoc in the McLaughlin home.

EP32 The Old Champ May 04, 1956

When Ken learns of Rob's decision to join a traveling medicine show, he wages Flicka in a bet that Rob is sure to win.

EP33 The Medicine Man May 11, 1956

Prejudiced neighbors interfere when Ken asks a young Indian doctor to treat his ill mother.

EP34 When Bugles Blow May 18, 1956

After listening to the stories of his old cavalry buddy, Rob considers re-enlistening in the Army.

EP35 The Recluse May 25, 1956

Ken and two boys learn about kindness from an old woman they thought was a witch.

EP36 The Foundlings Jun 01, 1956

Ken rebels against his father by running away, but regrets it after me meets two young orphans.

EP37 Growing Pains Jun 08, 1956

Ken's father purchases a prize bull and a young girl visits the ranch.

EP38 Lost River Jun 15, 1956

The Mclaughlin ranch is on water rationing. Rob buys a horse from a horse trader. The horse is suppose to be bad luck because of his markings on the face. Rob's new well is dry. The horse is not bad luck, he finds water.

EP39 Big Red Jun 22, 1956

Rob and Ken must find a valuable show horse that has fled from a fire.
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Released: 30 September 1955 Ended
Producted By: NBC
Country: United States of America
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Synopsis

My Friend Flicka is a 39-episode western television series set at the fictitious Goose Bar Ranch in Wyoming at the turn of the 20th century. The program was filmed in color but initially aired in black and white on CBS at 7:30 p.m. Fridays from February 10, 1956, to February 1, 1957. It was a mid-season replacement for Gene Autry's The Adventures of Champion. Both series, however failed in the ratings against ABC's The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. After the initial Friday airing, viewers could still find the series on CBS Saturdays at 7 p.m. Eastern during March 1957, on Sundays at 6 p.m. from April to May 1957, and on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. from June to August 1957. NBC carried the program in color at 6:30 p.m. Sunday from September to December 1957 and at 7 p.m. Sunday from January to May 1958. In subsequent years, the series aired mostly on Saturday mornings on all networks. The Disney Channel ran it on Monday evenings in the mid-1980s. Over the years many viewers were unaware that the series produced episodes for only a single season. My Friend Flicka starred native Canadian Johnny Washbrook as Ken McLaughlin, a boy devoted to his horse Flicka, Swedish for "little girl", but actually an Arabian sorrel named Wahana. Gene Evans played the authoritarian father Rob McLaughlin, a former U.S. Army cavalry officer. Anita Louise was cast as the gentle-spirited mother, Nell. Frank Ferguson portrayed Gus Broeberg, the loyal ranch hand. Flicka is based on a novel by Mary O'Hara, written at the Remount Ranch, located between Laramie and Cheyenne, Wyoming. Some Internet sites say that the series is set in Montana, where some of the filming was done. The majority of the filming, however, was at Fox Movie Ranch. My Friend Flicka holds the distinction of having been the first television series filmed by 20th Century Fox. A 1943 film, My Friend Flicka, starred Roddy McDowall as Ken.

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bydandforever A great, although short-lived (due to Anita Louise's departure) family series. There is now a comprehensive web site on the ground-breaking series that lists everything about the cast, crew, episodes, horses, stunts, etc. The series was based on Mary O'Hara's best-selling books, as was the motion picture of the same name starring Roddy McDowall that preceded it. It concerns a boy named Ken McLaughlin (played by Johnny Washbrook) who lives on a ranch (The Goose Bar Ranch, near mythical Coulee Springs, Wyoming) with his father, Rob (played by Gene Evans), his mother, Nell (played by Anita Louise), and their ranch hand Gus (played by Frank Ferguson), and is set around 1900. It was a well-written series that had several famous guest stars. The series was broadcast on all three major networks at one time or another, as well as the Disney Channel.