Roy Rogers

I was a young kid when these shows came out. I'm thinking they were in black and white. The killing was about the same as the war movies.

 

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I forgot all about those. Thanks

 

As a kid, I found the Roy Rogers TV show to be disappointing. I was looking for a show that was set in the days of the old wild west. Instead that show was set in modern times with a jeep, Pat Butrum's "Nellie Belle," rolling around or more often breaking down. That was the running joke.

The "Annie Oakley Show" was kind of vague about that, and I liked it better. I noted on the Internet that the "Annie Oakley Show" was a Gene Autry Productions creation. He spotted the little lady who played the lead and made her a TV star. She was a talented athlete who did her own stunts.

 

Early episode of Gunsmoke were black and white, then in season 12 (1967) they started being in color.

 

Roy Rogers apparently had several different types of handout tokens minted.
The OP's token is one that I have not seen.

Here are two other Roy Rogers tokens:


Roy Rogers Lucky Piece Good Luck Coin - Copyright RRR
Brass, 30 mm, 8.94 gm

Obverse:
Roy Rogers facing in cowboy hat
ROY ROGERS RIDERS / LUCKY PIECE
Reverse:
Trigger facing in a horseshoe
GOOD LUCK FOREVER / RR / TRIGGER
© (Copyright) R.R.R. INC.


Roy Rogers Lucky Piece Good Luck Coin - Wreath
Brass, 27 mm, 6.38 gm

Obverse:
Roy Rogers facing in cowboy hat
LUCKY PIECE / ROY ROGERS RIDERS
Reverse:
Trigger facing in a horseshoe, wreath on top
RR / TRIGGER / GOOD LUCK FOREVER

I have to admit that while Roy (and Dale) were good, there is only one Hopalong Cassidy.

 

Same with females not allowed to show belly buttons.

 

I loved Roy and still watch his reruns. Here's a bit of trivia for you--he was born in Cincinnati, at the exact spot where second base at old Riverfront Stadium used to be.

 

Yep, if Gene Roddenberry was still alive, he'd tell you all about it! The book, "The Making of Star Trek", deals with that and a few other things the networks didn't allow years ago.

 

That's why Barbara Eden's was iconic in IDOJ.

 

Open-mouth kissing was also taboo.