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22 September 1957 (USA)
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Brett and Bart Maverick (and in later seasons, their English cousin, Beau) are well dressed gamblers...
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Won Primetime Emmy.
Another 4 nominations
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AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
(From Extra. 4 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)
Actor Reimers Dies
(From WENN. 17 August 2009, 1:16 AM, PDT)
(From Extra. 4 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)
Actor Reimers Dies
(From WENN. 17 August 2009, 1:16 AM, PDT)
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Still just as funny today
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(Series Cast Summary - 2 of 288) | Jack Kelly | ... | Bart Maverick / ... (79 episodes, 1957-1962) |
 | James Garner | ... | Bret Maverick / ... (59 episodes, 1957-1961) |
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60 min (124 episodes) | Argentina:60 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Series creator Roy Huggins never received on-screen credit for this show. In the 1950s Warner Bros. wanted to avoid paying royalties to creators and wanted all television projects to be based on properties held by the studio. The "pilot" episode was based on a Warners-held book, "War of the Copper Kings"; Huggins' script became episode 1.2. Huggins wouldn't get credit until Maverick (1994), the film version with Mel Gibson.
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Bret Maverick:
As my old pappy used to say, if at first you don't succeed, try something else.
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Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#1.1)" (1984)
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Maverick
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UPDATE: Encore Westerns started showing Maverick from Episode 1 in early July 2008. Hopefully they have the entire five year run under contract for a turn or two. Six PM Eastern time daily. Enjoy!!
2ND UPDATE: Re my last comment below on the Bart and Beau episodes. Encore Westerns is in the process of going thru the entire run for the 2nd time. The first time around they showed every episode in the order originally aired. Its been a wonderful experience to go thru this series again show by show. **************************************
This is the role that made James Garner, and as much as I like his later work, for me he would never be this much fun to watch again (exception: Support Your Local Sheriff, but that was unquestionably written to capitalize on his Maverick role).
I remembered liking Maverick when I was a kid, but after 40 odd years I didn't remember a single episode or plot line. I can't tell you what a pleasure it was to find this series resurrected on Good Life (Now American Life) TV. Discovering each episode's charm brought my wife and I months of entertainment, and expectation for the next week.
Among some classic episodes to look for are:
* "War of the Silver Kings", this is the first episode and unquestionably one of the best
* "Gun Shy", an absolutely hilarious take off on Gun Smoke
* "A Fellow's Brother", an entertaining story throughout that made me fall out of my chair laughing when presented with the twist that resolved the crises
* "Shady Day at Sunny Acres", in which Bret Maverick spends the majority of the episode in a rocking chair on the town's boardwalk, whittling and uttering the line, "I'm workin' on it"
* "Pappy", wherein you meet the originator of all of Bret's "My old Pappy used to say ..." lines. Garner of course plays dual roles in the episode and does a great job. (So the movie is only the 2nd time he got to play Bret's father!)