The Adventures of Champion

The Adventures of Champion

1955
The Adventures of Champion
The Adventures of Champion

The Adventures of Champion

7.3 | TV-Y | en | Western

The Adventures of Champion follow a wild stallion named Champion, who remarkably becomes friends with a young boy named Ricky North.The show followed the boy and the horse as they went on crazy adventures in the Southern West during the late 1800s.

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EP26  Calhoun Rides Again
Mar. 03,1956
Calhoun Rides Again

An old cowboy returns to visit Ricky and Sandy and help them round up a gang of desperadoes.

EP25  The Die-Hards
Mar. 03,1956
The Die-Hards

Rebel is hurt by a Porcupine and Ricky gets help for him from a new Southern Doctor who just arrived in town. However, persistent prejudices for Southerners that linger long after the civil war, engender hatred and turmoil for the Doctor and his Wife to endure until the prejudiced perpetrator's gunshot wound is treated by the doctor.

EP24  Brand of the Lawless
Feb. 27,1956
Brand of the Lawless

An outlaw who has escaped from custody joins his old gang and plans his next robbery - a rich bank that's not too far away. With a posse pursuing them, the gang leader decides to pick up a grubstake from his law-abiding sister by blackmailing her.

EP23  The Return of Red Cloud
Feb. 24,1956
The Return of Red Cloud

When a Indian chief who has just returned to his tribe is framed for murder, Ricky and Sandy try to prove his innocence before this followers go on the warpath.

EP22  Bad Men of the Valley
Feb. 14,1956
Bad Men of the Valley

An ex-convict trying to go straight and his pretty wife buy the ranch next to the North's. He has a chance meeting with his former gang members who threaten his wife if he doesn't cooperate with their bank robbing scheme. Ricky, Champ and Rebel help the young man bring his former confederates to justice.

EP21  Andrew and the Deadly Double
Feb. 13,1956
Andrew and the Deadly Double

Mary Jane, Ricky's young neighbor, is upset when she learns that Uncle Andrew, her newly appointed guardian, plans to sell the ranch she lives on and force her to move East with him. While Ricky and Sandy try to convince the Easterner of the virtues of ranch life, Mary Jane learns that the man is an impostor and is taken captive by a crooked land-grabbing lawyer.

EP20  The Real Unfriendly Ghost
Feb. 02,1956
The Real Unfriendly Ghost

Ricky and Sandy search for a missing politician in a ghost town and encounter one eccentric living resident and, apparently, a lively dead one, too.

EP19  Rails West
Jan. 26,1956
Rails West

Ricky and Sandy persuade a railroad line to bypass the range where Champion and his remuda live, but removing prospectors who try to claim the same valley after stumbling onto what they think is gold-bearing rock proves a tougher nut to crack.

EP18  Mystery Mountain
Jan. 17,1956
Mystery Mountain

When a naive Easterner is duped into performing gold assays for a swindler, Ricky and Sandy come to the rescue.

EP17  Black Kachina
Jan. 10,1956
Black Kachina

An evil medicine man holds the tribe's chief captive while plotting a new Indian war against the territory's ranchers.

EP16  Johnny, Hands Up
Jan. 03,1956
Johnny, Hands Up

Ricky and Sandy come to the assistance of a young lawman who is being held responsible for the mistakes of his predecessor.

EP15  The Golden Hoax
Dec. 27,1955
The Golden Hoax

When Champion discovers that a gang of stagecoach robbers stash their loot in an abandoned mineshaft, Ricky and Sandy try to apprehend the gang.

EP14  The Deer Hunters
Dec. 20,1955
The Deer Hunters

Ricky tries to rescue a fawn from a snare and incurs the trappers' wrath. The men are trying to provide meat for a railroad construction crew but are wiping out the native game in the process. Ricky, Sandy and an Eastern conservationist try to convince the railroad construction boss to find a new source of meat for his men.

EP13  The Stone Heart
Dec. 13,1955
The Stone Heart

Ricky tries to help a wounded prisoner who was forced to participate in a jail break and becomes the target of the rest of the gang of counterfeiters.

EP12  A Bugle for Ricky
Dec. 06,1955
A Bugle for Ricky

Ricky soon finds a use for his new musical instrument - signaling for help using a cavalry bugle call when he is trapped in a barn by outlaws.

EP11  King of the Rodeo
Nov. 29,1955
King of the Rodeo

Ricky and Sandy try to rescue Champ from a carnival owner who has captured the horse and uses him as an attraction, offering a large prize to anyone who can ride him.

EP10  Hangman's Noose
Nov. 22,1955
Hangman's Noose

When a crooked ranch foreman discovers oil on a neighboring spread, he plots with a businessman to grab the property by killing one rancher and framing the other for the crime. When Ricky stumbles upon a pair of oil-soaked boots near the murder scene, he becomes the target for the real killers.

EP9  The Outlaw's Secret
Nov. 15,1955
The Outlaw's Secret

A thief confesses to a stage robbery---and implicates a banker. Barry Curtis, Jim Bannon, Howard J. Negley, Leonard Penn.

EP8  Challenge of the West
Nov. 08,1955
Challenge of the West

Ricky tries to prove that an outlaw's son wasn't responsible for a robbery at Sandy's ranch.

EP7  Canyon of Wanted Men
Nov. 05,1955
Canyon of Wanted Men

A horse trader tries to dupe Sandy North. Barry Curtis, Jim Bannon, George J. Lewis.

EP6  Renegade Stallion
Oct. 29,1955
Renegade Stallion

The sheriff blames Champion for the trampling of a prospector. Barry Curtis, Jim Bannon, Francis McDonald, William Tannen, Chris Alcaide, Ewing Mitchell, Rex Lease.

EP5  Lost River
Oct. 22,1955
Lost River

In a drought, Ricky and Sandy search for a legendary lost river. Barry Curtis, Jim Bannon, Edna Holland.

EP4  The Medicine Man Mystery
Oct. 15,1955
The Medicine Man Mystery

Sandy investigates Ricky's wild tale of a medicine show operator who he saw stuff a small boy into a box. The Norths learn that Doc Terwilliger, the show's owner, is a ventriloquist who uses his dummy, Wilbur, to draw in crowds. A trio of jewel thieves find Wilbur fascinating as well, since their leader hid the gems from his latest heist in the dummy's stomach.

EP3  Salted Ground
Oct. 07,1955
Salted Ground

Ricky and Sandy try to prevent a gullible general store owner from being fleeced by a couple of con men trying to sell a salted mine.

EP2  Crossroad Trail
Sep. 30,1955
Crossroad Trail

A young ranch hand nearly falls in with bad companions until Ricky is blinded from a fall sustained when fleeing the two men and needs his assistance.

EP1  The Saddle Tramp
Sep. 23,1955
The Saddle Tramp

A down-on-luck prospector and spinner of tall tales helps Ricky capture a gang of rustlers.

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7.3 | TV-Y | en | Western , Family | More Info
Released: 1955-09-23 | Released Producted By: Flying 'A' Productions , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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The Adventures of Champion follow a wild stallion named Champion, who remarkably becomes friends with a young boy named Ricky North.The show followed the boy and the horse as they went on crazy adventures in the Southern West during the late 1800s.

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Reviews

Jasha Hirsh Fun western set in the early twentieth century. Young "Ricky" (the protagonist, played by Barry Curtis of the 1960 Lassie TV series) lives on his uncle Sandy's ranch and encounter rustlers, bad men, and odd characters. Champion is the horse-interest who leads a wild herd and who will only let Ricky ride him. Altho we weren't expecting much imagination, we were pleasantly surprised with the stories (in independent installments), and the humor is good throughout, often a little tongue-in-cheek. Barry Curtis does all his own riding, rides Champion bareback at full speed and doesn't need a double, and for a twelve-year-old he is astoundingly skilled, which you will appreciate if you ride yourself. Be aware, tho, that since the series is from 1955, the B&W picture clarity is a little dim.
Mark-192 A big hit with kids in the UK during its re-run in the 1970s. Always played at the end of the childrens slot around 5.30pm on weeknights, before the boring grownups shows came on... like the Six O'Clock News.Sat glued week after week. Never mind that it's black & white, never mind that it's good ole' cowboy action, with the hook of a "trick" horse, it was wholesome, brilliant entertainment for young minds. 'Gentle Ben' and 'Flipper' never came close with the formula.Long overdue a DVD release, so we can show OUR kids what it was like!
sirarthurstreebgreebling II Damn Right he will.I remember this series with a lot of affection, "Champion The Wonder Horse" as it was released in the U.K heralded the beginning of the weekend and a whole heap of action for my 6 yr old mind.Living in London, and not even having a pet the wild adventures of Ricky, Champion, Ricky's Dog and Uncle Sandy (who never seemed to do anything, but always had a pearl of wisdom for the end credits) were a staple of Saturday morning's.Basic adventures but ones that fired the imagination. Baddies would be trying to sell worthless land by shooting gold dust into the ground, but Ricky and Champ would foil their plans, hiding from baddies Ricky would put a branch on Champ's tail to wipe away Hoof print's and would generally save the day. Which is what most kids at that age would love to do.Light and harmless entertainment that was truly innocent, a great series and where is the DVD!
abarsby One of those classic gems of 50's made American TV. Innocent and wholesome, the bad guys wore black hats, the good guys wore white hats and the kid, the horse and the dog saved the day ! Brilliant. Period.