Alias Smith and Jones

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Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western comedy–drama television series from the early 1970s that follows two charming outlaws trying to go straight while evading their past.

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instanceOf Western television series
comedy-drama television series
television series
audioFormat mono
broadcastFormat color
characterAlias Joshua Smith
Thaddeus Jones
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Glen A. Larson
distributor ABC
endedYear 1973
filmingLocation Universal Studios Hollywood
firstAired 1971-01-05
firstAiredYear 1971
format live-action television series
genre Western
comedy-drama
hasEpisodeRuntime approximately 50 minutes
hasOpeningNarration series includes explanatory opening narration about the amnesty deal
hasProtagonistGoal to obtain amnesty
hasProtagonistOccupation outlaw
hasTheme outlaws seeking amnesty
hasThemeMusicComposer Billy Goldenberg
inspiredBy Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
leadActor Ben Murphy
Pete Duel
Roger Davis
mainCharacter Hannibal Heyes
Kid Curry
narrativeTone humorous
light-hearted
numberOfEpisodes 50
numberOfSeasons 3
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ABC
originalRun early 1970s
pictureFormat 4:3
plotSummary Two reformed outlaws seek amnesty while trying to avoid capture and resist returning to crime.
portrays Ben Murphy as Kid Curry
Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes
Roger Davis as Hannibal Heyes
productionCompany Universal Television
settingPeriod Old West
subgenre revisionist Western television series
targetAudience general audience

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Joseph Ruskin notableWork Alias Smith and Jones