In this episode of the Six-Gun Justice Podcast, Paul and Rich posse up to track down the best of the rooting, tooting, fumbling, bumbling, high voiced, lazy-eyed, horse faced, Western sidekicks to ever ride the range in movies and on TV...
03:09 — Rich reviews Rick O’ Shay, Hipshot, and Me by Stan Lynde
6:30 — Christmas comes in July for Paul with podcast stats and the story of Jim Baird’s Western TV and Movie Tie-In collection.
10:04 — A history of the trusty sidekick.
15:40 — Tonto: the Wild One who friended the Lone Ranger
19:19 — Gene Autry’s pal, Frog, aka: Smiley Burnett
23:38 — Pat Brady takes the stage—and don’t forget Nelly Belle
25:30 —Chill Wills had a hot showbiz career, in more ways than one
28:35 — Andy Devine and Jack Elam: turning physical handicaps into valuable characteristics
32:00 — Slim Pickens: The Gabby Hayes of the ‘60s and ‘70s
34:06 — Pat Buttram steps in
36:19 — Ken Curtis: From Colorado to Hollywood’s Dodge City
38:20 — Leo Carillo’s California roots stretch far beyond the Cisco Kid
41:19 — Possibly the Most Famous Western sidekick of all time: Gabby Hayes
43:43 — Paul and Rich pay tribute to the four-legged co-stars
50:36 — Shoot-outs and Shout-outs
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Pat Brady sings “Hot Lead” in Bells of San Angelo — https://youtu.be/Asw2nsIwnkQ
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