Laramie
The central characters in Laramie were Slim Sherman and
his 14-year old brother Andy - two brothers looking after the
family ranch in Wyoming in the 1870s (Their father had been killed
by a land-grabber).
Only Jonesy, a friend of their father who had helped to raise
the two boys, was around to help run the ranch.
In the first episode a drifter named Jess Harper wandered in
and was persuaded to settle down and throw in his lot with the
Shermans.
In addition to raising cattle, the boys used their ranch as a
relay station for stagecoach traffic into and out of nearby
Laramie, which provided the series with a constant stream of guest
stars (including many a desperado).
Young Andy left the series in 1961, and two new cast members
were added to the household; Mike Williams (an orphan whose
parents had been killed by Indians), and Daisy Cooper (who took
over the job of housekeeper and surrogate mother in the all-male
household).
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