The Wide Country

The Wide Country is an American Western television series which aired on NBC from September 20, 1962 to April 25, 1963. The series starred Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine as brothers, Mitch and Andy Guthrie, respectively, who are traveling rodeo competitors. In the recurring story line, older, wiser brother Mitch, a champion bronco rider, discourages Andy from following in Mitch's footsteps. The pilot for the series entitled "Second Chance" was ai... more

The Wide Country is an American Western television series which aired on NBC from September 20, 1962 to April 25, 1963. The series starred Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine as brothers, Mitch and Andy Guthrie, respectively, who are traveling rodeo competitors. In the recurring story line, older, wiser brother Mitch, a champion bronco rider, discourages Andy from following in Mitch's footsteps. The pilot for the series entitled "Second Chance" was aired on March 13, 1962, on the anthology Alcoa Premiere on ABC. The Wide Country is similar to the ABC series Stoney Burke, starring Jack Lord as a rodeo performer, which aired thirty-two episodes during the same season. The Wide Country faced tough competition from ABC's The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and The Donna Reed Show and CBS's Mr. Ed and the first half of the legal drama, Perry Mason starring Raymond Burr. Slim Pickens appeared in four episodes of the series as Slim Walker. Other guest stars were Bruce Yarnell of NBC's Outlaws,... less