The Tv Museum

Grab your six shooters and your ten gallon, 'cause the TV Museum's finally tackling a Western! We take a look at one of the 28 (yes, really!) primetime shows set in the Old West that aired in 1958: The Rifleman. Listen in to hear about star Chuck Connors's bizarre and varied pro sports career, find out which Rat Packer made not one but two guest appearances on the show, and learn where to go when you just can't afford enough salt to get through the winter. Note: We apologize if you hear a little audio crackle in this ep. Just imagine we're all sitting around a camp fire, shootin' the breeze.... Mentioned in the exhibit and worth a look: Inside the Box podcast talks about the Dumont Network AV Club's The Rifleman Roundtable The Encyclopedia of TV on westerns FCC Chair Newton Minnow on the "vast wasteland" of TV A look at the special effects challenges of The Ordeal The Rifleman's casualty list on RiflemanConnors.com The Johnny Crawford Dance Orchestra   We are sponsored again by Audible and hope you'll take a