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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   315 votes
Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 more
Release Date:
15 September 1965 (USA) more
Genre:
Western more
Plot:
Victoria Barkley heads her adult brood on the Barkley Ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley, near Stockton... more
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Boy Howdy!! more

Cast

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Richard Long ... Jarrod Barkley (112 episodes, 1965-1969)

Lee Majors ... Heath Barkley (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Linda Evans ... Audra Barkley (112 episodes, 1965-1969)

Barbara Stanwyck ... Victoria Barkley (112 episodes, 1965-1969)
Peter Breck ... Nick Barkley (102 episodes, 1965-1969)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (112 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:G
MOVIEmeter: ?
V 53% since last week why?

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Victoria's horse was Misty Girl, while Nick rode Coco. more
Quotes:
Nick Barkley: Untie me and I'll show you a little justice, Barkley style. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Black Scorpion (#2.12)" (1990) more

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15 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Boy Howdy!!, 12 February 2003
Author: heathnick69 from Stonehaven, Scotland

I am really greatly relieved to read the previous reviews, knowing that I am not alone in being a huge fan of this great series!! There was just something about this show as a whole which really appealed to me - in a big way. I loved all the Barkley characters. Victoria was played to perfection by Stanwyck. The widow Barkley was a curious but convincing mixture of gracious elegance and guts: her Victoria Barkley is practically a cult figure of female characters of the Western genre. Richard Long was genuinely likeable as the level-headed eldest son, Jarrod, who provided a nice balance between the tough, egotistical Nick and the more sensitive half-brother Heath. Linda Evans was astonishingly beautiful as Audra (she alone kept many male baby boomers tuned in!). But there was so much else "right" with this show - artificial though it may have looked to those critical of Stanwyck being "Ben Cartwright in a skirt". The storylines were well-written & original and the shows were well-directed and well-acted. Most every episode was colourful, tasteful, upright & moral - but rarely dull, somehow: there was a larger-than-life quality to the series which appealed to its particular fans: the colour is beautiful to look at, and the score by George Duning is beautiful to hear. The series boasted many interesting guest stars: Julie Harris, Cloris Leachman, Colleen Dewhurst among many others. An embarrassing confession: as a kid, Heath Barkley was my sole hero: I thought Lee Major's playing of the half-breed illegitimate son of Tom Barkley was really inspired. Majors made Heath a really likeable character. Although Majors did many more successful TV roles, it is for his playing of Heath Barkley that I most fondly identify him with to this day.

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