Four Feather Falls
Sheriff Tex Tucker maintained the peace in Four Feather Falls,
Kansas, with the aid of four magic feathers which enabled his dog,
Dusty, and horse, Rocky, to talk, and his guns to swivel and fire
automatically when he was in danger.
Tex was given the magic feathers as a reward when he saved the
life of Makooya, the son of Indian chief Kalamakooya.
The villains in this early Gerry Anderson series were Mexican
bandits Pedro and Fernando, Red Scalp the renegade Indian Chief,
and Big Bad Ben the bandit.
Other characters included Ma Jones
(the proprietor of the general store), Marvin Jackson, the town
bank manager, Dan Morse (who as his name suggested was the
telegraph operator), Doc Haggerty, Slim Jim (owner and bartender
of Denison Saloon), Grandpa Twink and Little Jake.
This was the first of Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation
productions (which would eventually bring us Supercar, Stingray,
Thunderbirds, Joe 90 and Captain Scarlet &
The Mysterons).
Michael Holliday recorded the songs from the series, including Phantom
Rider, Two Gun Tex and the theme song.
The sets for the series were the largest ever made for a puppet
program at the time, with a 'Prairie' stretching thirty feet and a
full main street, where the 20" high characters could act out
their Western dramas.
EPISODES
How It Began | Kidnapped | Pedro Has A Plan | Pedro's Pardon | A
Close Shave | Indian Attack | Sheriff For A Day | Dusty Becomes Deputy | Gunrunners | Trouble At Yellow Gulch |
Frame Up | Gold Diggers | Gold Is Where You Find It | Trapped |
Best Laid Schemes . . . | Escort | Toughest Guy In The West |
Ghost Of A Chance | Gunplay | A Lawman Rides Alone | Jailbreak | A
Little Bit Of Luck | Land Grabbers | Once A Lawman | Election Day
| Gunfight On Main Street | A Bad Name | Horse Thieves | The Ma
Jones Story | Bandits Abroad | A Cure For Everything | Teething
Troubles | Buffalo Rocky | Safe As Houses | First Train Through |
Happy Birthday | Fancy Shootin' | Ambush | Ride 'Em Cowboy
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