I recorded this series right around the same time as the Bat Masterson series. It too comes from the Lonestar Network in Canada. The episodes run about 23 minutes each with commercials removed. The Lonestar logo appears in the bottom right of the screen. The video/quality is very good although it appears to be a bit more lighter when compared to the Bat Masterson screen caps. Of the 81 episodes I was able to capture, 79 .... there are 2 missing which I am still searching for. They are episode #17 "Annie and the Mystery Woman" and episode #44 "Annie Takes A Chance". The episodes are in mpeg format, and will be archives as is for now - I have no plans of making a DVD set any time soon.
Annie Oakley is an American Western television series that fictionalized the life of famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley. It ran from January 1954 to February 1957 in syndication, for a total of 81 black and white episodes. The show starred Gail Davis in the title role, and co-starred Brad Johnson as Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig and Jimmy Hawkins, as Annie's brother, Tagg. In the series, Annie Oakley rode a horse named Target, Tagg's horse was Pixie and Lofty's was named Forest. Annie and Tagg lived in the town of Diablo, Arizona, with their uncle, Sheriff Luke MacTavish, who was usually away whenever trouble started. It would then be up to straight-shooting Annie and her "silent suitor" Lofty Craig to rescue law-abiding neighbors and arrest outlaws. Often Tagg would be told to stay in town and out of the way, but through disobedience, the need to relay important new information, or being captured by outlaws, he would end up in the middle of the adventure. Annie always wore the same fringed cowgirl outfit, and wore were hair in braided pigtails.
