The Deputy (TV series)

*The Deputy*
The Deputy
	Allen Case as McCord on the set with guest star Vivian Vance, 1959
Genre	Western
Created by	Roland Kibbee; Norman Lear;
Starring	Henry Fonda; Allen Case; Read Morgan; Wallace Ford; Betty Lou Keim;
Narrated by	Henry Fonda
Theme music composer	Jack Marshall
Composer	Jack Marshall
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	76 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Henry Fonda; William Frye;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Top Gun Productions; Revue Studios;
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 12, 1959 –; July 1, 1961

The Deputy is an American Western series starring Henry Fonda that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1961. Fonda portrayed Chief Marshal Simon Fry of the Arizona Territory and Allen Case played Deputy Clay McCord, a storekeeper who tried to avoid using a gun.[1]

Synopsis

Fonda narrated most episodes and appeared briefly at the beginning and ending of most segments. He played the lead in only six episodes in the first season and 13 in the second. Usually, he gave his deputy the assignment, and on rare occasions, thanked him at the conclusion of the episode. As Fred MacMurray did while shooting the sitcom series My Three Sons, Fonda performed all of his work on The Deputy in several lengthy sessions, so as to leave himself free for other projects. Although based in Silver City, the marshal's district also covered several nearby towns. Deputy McCord was a storekeeper who bore arms with great reluctance. Wallace Ford appeared as the elderly marshal, Herk Lamson, with Betty Lou Keim as McCord's sister, Fran, in the first season. Read Morgan joined the show in the second season as Sergeant Hapgood Tasker, known as "Sarge", a one-eyed United States Army cavalry enlisted man stationed in town. Gary Hunley played as Deputy Clay McCord's young brother Brandon McCord in an episode of the television series.[2]

Cast

Henry Fonda as Chief Marshal Simon Fry
Allen Case as Deputy Clay McCord
Read Morgan as Sergeant Hapgood Tasker
Wallace Ford as Marshal Herk Lamson
Betty Lou Keim as Fran McCord

Recurring cast

Vito Scotti as Jose
Addison Richards as Doc Landy

Episodes

Season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Badge For A Day (The Deputy)"	Unknown	Unknown	September 12, 1959 (1959-09-12)
2	2	"The Wild Wind"	Unknown	Unknown	September 19, 1959 (1959-09-19)
3	3	"Back To Glory"	Unknown	Unknown	September 26, 1959 (1959-09-26)
4	4	"Shadow Of The Noose"	Unknown	Unknown	October 3, 1959 (1959-10-03)
5	5	"Powder Keg"	Unknown	Unknown	October 10, 1959 (1959-10-10)
6	6	"Like Father"	Unknown	Unknown	October 17, 1959 (1959-10-17)
7	7	"Proof Of Guilt"	Unknown	Unknown	October 24, 1959 (1959-10-24)
8	8	"The Johnny Shanks Story"	Unknown	Unknown	October 31, 1959 (1959-10-31)
9	9	"Focus Of Doom"	Unknown	Unknown	November 7, 1959 (1959-11-07)
10	10	"The Big Four"	Unknown	Unknown	November 14, 1959 (1959-11-14)
11	11	"The Next Bullet"	Unknown	Unknown	November 28, 1959 (1959-11-28)
12	12	"The Deal"	Unknown	Unknown	December 5, 1959 (1959-12-05)
13	13	"Land Greed"	Unknown	Unknown	December 12, 1959 (1959-12-12)
14	14	"Man Of Peace"	Unknown	Unknown	December 19, 1959 (1959-12-19)
15	15	"The Orphans"	Unknown	Unknown	December 26, 1959 (1959-12-26)
16	16	"Backfire"	Unknown	Unknown	January 2, 1960 (1960-01-02)
17	17	"Hang The Law"	Unknown	Unknown	January 9, 1960 (1960-01-09)
18	18	"Silent Gun"	Unknown	Unknown	January 23, 1960 (1960-01-23)
19	19	"The Hidden Motive"	Unknown	Unknown	January 30, 1960 (1960-01-30)
20	20	"Lawman's Blood"	Unknown	Unknown	February 6, 1960 (1960-02-06)
21	21	"The Return Of Simon Fry"	Unknown	Unknown	February 13, 1960 (1960-02-13)
22	22	"Queen Bea"	Unknown	Unknown	February 20, 1960 (1960-02-20)
23	23	"The Two Faces Of Bob Claxton"	Unknown	Unknown	February 27, 1960 (1960-02-27)
24	24	"Lady With A Mission"	Unknown	Unknown	March 5, 1960 (1960-03-05)
25	25	"The Border Between"	Unknown	Unknown	March 12, 1960 (1960-03-12)
26	26	"Final Payment"	Unknown	Unknown	March 19, 1960 (1960-03-19)
27	27	"Dark Reward"	Unknown	Unknown	March 26, 1960 (1960-03-26)
28	28	"Marked For Bounty"	Unknown	Unknown	April 2, 1960 (1960-04-02)
29	29	"The Truly Yours"	Unknown	Unknown	April 9, 1960 (1960-04-09)
30	30	"A Time To Sow"	Unknown	Unknown	April 23, 1960 (1960-04-23)
31	31	"The Last Gunfight"	Unknown	Unknown	April 30, 1960 (1960-04-30)
32	32	"Chain Of Action"	Unknown	Unknown	May 7, 1960 (1960-05-07)
33	33	"The Lucifer Urge"	Unknown	Unknown	May 14, 1960 (1960-05-14)
34	34	"Palace Of Chance"	Unknown	Unknown	May 21, 1960 (1960-05-21)
35	35	"The X Game"	Unknown	Unknown	May 28, 1960 (1960-05-28)
36	36	"The Stand-Off"	Unknown	Unknown	June 11, 1960 (1960-06-11)
37	37	"Trail Of Darkness"	Unknown	Unknown	June 18, 1960 (1960-06-18)
38	38	"The Choice"	Unknown	Unknown	June 25, 1960 (1960-06-25)
39	39	"Ma Mack"	Unknown	Unknown	July 9, 1960 (1960-07-09)

Season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
40	1	"The Deadly Breed"	Unknown	Unknown	September 24, 1960 (1960-09-24)
41	2	"Meet Sergeant Tasker"	Unknown	Unknown	October 1, 1960 (1960-10-01)
42	3	"The Jason Harris Story"	Unknown	Unknown	October 8, 1960 (1960-10-08)
43	4	"The Fatal Urge"	Unknown	Unknown	October 15, 1960 (1960-10-15)
44	5	"Mother And Son"	Unknown	Unknown	October 29, 1960 (1960-10-29)
45	6	"Bitter Root"	Unknown	Unknown	November 5, 1960 (1960-11-05)
46	7	"The Higher Law"	Unknown	Unknown	November 12, 1960 (1960-11-12)
47	8	"Passage To New Orleans"	Unknown	Unknown	November 19, 1960 (1960-11-19)
48	9	"The World Against Me"	Unknown	Unknown	November 26, 1960 (1960-11-26)
49	10	"Sally Tornado (aka Lady For A Hanging)"	Unknown	Unknown	December 3, 1960 (1960-12-03)
50	11	"The Three Brothers"	Unknown	Unknown	December 10, 1960 (1960-12-10)
51	12	"Day Of Fear"	Unknown	Unknown	December 17, 1960 (1960-12-17)
52	13	"Second Cousin To The Czar"	Unknown	Unknown	December 24, 1960 (1960-12-24)
53	14	"The Judas Town"	Unknown	Unknown	December 31, 1960 (1960-12-31)
54	15	"Duty Bound"	Unknown	Unknown	January 7, 1961 (1961-01-07)
55	16	"The Lesson"	Unknown	Unknown	January 14, 1961 (1961-01-14)
56	17	"Past And Present"	Unknown	Unknown	January 21, 1961 (1961-01-21)
57	18	"The Hard Decision"	Unknown	Unknown	January 28, 1961 (1961-01-28)
58	19	"The Dream"	Unknown	Unknown	February 4, 1961 (1961-02-04)
59	20	"Shackled Town"	Unknown	Unknown	February 11, 1961 (1961-02-11)
60	21	"The Lonely Road"	Unknown	Unknown	February 18, 1961 (1961-02-18)
61	22	"The Challenger"	Unknown	Unknown	February 25, 1961 (1961-02-25)
62	23	"Edge Of Doubt"	Unknown	Unknown	March 4, 1961 (1961-03-04)
63	24	"Two-Way Deal"	Unknown	Unknown	March 11, 1961 (1961-03-11)
64	25	"The Means And The End"	Unknown	Unknown	March 18, 1961 (1961-03-18)
65	26	"The Example"	Unknown	Unknown	March 25, 1961 (1961-03-25)
66	27	"Cherchez La Femme"	Unknown	Unknown	April 1, 1961 (1961-04-01)
67	28	"Tension Point"	Unknown	Unknown	April 8, 1961 (1961-04-08)
68	29	"Brother In Arms"	Unknown	Unknown	April 15, 1961 (1961-04-15)
69	30	"The Return Of Widow Brown"	Unknown	Unknown	April 22, 1961 (1961-04-22)
70	31	"Spoken In Silence"	Unknown	Unknown	April 29, 1961 (1961-04-29)
71	32	"An Enemy Of The Town"	Unknown	Unknown	May 6, 1961 (1961-05-06)
72	33	"The Legend Of Dixie"	Unknown	Unknown	May 20, 1961 (1961-05-20)
73	34	"The Deathly Quiet"	Unknown	Unknown	May 27, 1961 (1961-05-27)
74	35	"Brand Of Honesty"	Unknown	Unknown	June 10, 1961 (1961-06-10)
75	36	"Lorinda Belle"	Unknown	Unknown	June 24, 1961 (1961-06-24)
76	37	"Lawman's Conscience"	Unknown	Unknown	July 1, 1961 (1961-07-01)

Production notes

The series was created by Roland Kibbee and Norman Lear, produced by Revue Studios, and featured a jazz guitar score by Jack Marshall. It was the first television series that involved Lear as a creator or executive producer.

The Deputy aired at 9 pm Eastern on Saturdays.

Original tie-in novel

An original, licensed novel, based on the TV series concept and characters, was issued in paperback by Dell Publishing. The book was titled simply The Deputy, after the series; the author was veteran Western novelist Roe Richmond; the publication date was September, 1960; and the cover illustration, featuring Henry Fonda and Allan Case, was a painting by John Leone. The cover price was 35¢.

Bantam Books reissued the novel in 1986, as a non-tie-in, paperback edition, displaying no stated connection to the TV series whatsoever, under the title The Saga of Simon Fry. The cover price was $2.75. The circumstances behind the reprint are unknown.

Home media

On October 26, 2010, Timeless Media Group released the complete series on DVD in Region 1. The 12-disc set features all 76 episodes of the series.

References

Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, pp. 212-213
Aaker, Everett (May 16, 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 9781476628561 – via Google Books.

External links

The Deputy at IMDb

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[1] Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, pp. 212-213

[2] Aaker, Everett (May 16, 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 9781476628561 – via Google Books.

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