"The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." (1993)TV series 1993-1994

Creators:

Jeffrey Boam
Carlton Cuse
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

7 August 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Western | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

Smile. You're about to meet your new hero.

Plot:

A bounty hunter rides the Old West, fighting bad guys, many with futuristic-type gadgets.

Plot Keywords:

Steampunk | Rider Horse Relationship | 1890s | Gadget | Invention

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Bruce Campbell	...	Brisco County Jr. (27 episodes, 1993-1994)
Julius Carry	...	Lord Bowler (27 episodes, 1993-1994)
Christian Clemenson	...	Socrates Poole (27 episodes, 1993-1994)

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Series Directed by
Kim Manners		(7 episodes, 1993-1994)
Andy Tennant		(2 episodes, 1993)
Michael Lange		(1 episode, 1993)
Joe Napolitano		(1 episode, 1993)
Win Phelps		(1 episode, 1993)
Kevin Bright		(unknown episodes)
Michael Caffey		(unknown episodes)
Tom Chehak		(unknown episodes)
Joseph L. Scanlan		(unknown episodes)
Michael Schultz		(unknown episodes)
Larry Shaw		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Carlton Cuse		(14 episodes, 1993-1994)
Jeffrey Boam		(11 episodes, 1993)
John McNamara		(5 episodes, 1993-1994)
David Simkins		(4 episodes, 1993)
Brad Kern		(3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Tom Chehak		(2 episodes, 1993)
John Wirth		(2 episodes, 1993)
Richard Outten		(1 episode, 1993)
Chris Ruppenthal		(1 episode, 1993)
John Warren		(1 episode, 1993)
Kathryn Baker		(unknown episodes)
Tony Blake		(unknown episodes)
Tracy Friedman		(unknown episodes)
Paul Jackson		(unknown episodes)
Donald Marcus		(unknown episodes)
James L. Novack		(unknown episodes)
Jeff Vlaming		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jeffrey Boam	....	executive producer (27 episodes, 1993-1994)
Carlton Cuse	....	executive producer (27 episodes, 1993-1994)
Paul Marks	....	producer / co-producer (11 episodes, 1993)
David Simkins	....	co-producer (11 episodes, 1993)
Tom Chehak	....	supervising producer (10 episodes, 1993)
Russell Denove	....	associate producer (10 episodes, 1993)
Brad Kern	....	supervising producer (10 episodes, 1993)
John Wirth	....	supervising producer (10 episodes, 1993)
Wendy Spence	....	associate producer (9 episodes, 1993)
John McNamara	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Hans Tobeason	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Stephen Graziano		(6 episodes, 1993)
Velton Ray Bunch		(4 episodes, 1993)

Series Cinematography by
Richard Thorpe		(10 episodes, 1993)

Series Film Editing by
Timothy Snell		(8 episodes, 1993-1994)
Jim Gross		(3 episodes, 1993)
Randy Jon Morgan		(3 episodes, 1993)

Series Casting by
John Levey		(11 episodes, 1993)
Kevin Scott		(11 episodes, 1993)
Patricia Noland		(5 episodes, 1993)

Series Production Design by
Robert J. Bacon		(10 episodes, 1993)

Series Set Decoration by
Warren Welch		(11 episodes, 1993)

Series Costume Design by
Paula Lynn Kaatz		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Mel Berns Jr.	....	makeup artist (8 episodes, 1993)
Joan Phillips	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (7 episodes, 1993)
Bette Iverson	....	hair stylist (4 episodes, 1993)
Michael Hancock	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1993)

Series Production Management
Paul Marks	....	unit production manager (11 episodes, 1993)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Pendell	....	second assistant director (10 episodes, 1993)
Johanna Jensen	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (6 episodes, 1993)
Steven Tramz	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1993)

Series Art Department
Lee Lazarow	....	assistant property master (27 episodes, 1993-1994)
Jimmie Herron Jr.	....	property master (10 episodes, 1993)
Dervon 'Von' Herron	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Nancy Mickelberry	....	set designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
James Bailey	....	foley artist (27 episodes, 1993-1994)
Walter Newman	....	supervising sound editor (27 episodes, 1993-1994)
Catherine Flynn	....	dialogue editor (26 episodes, 1993-1994)
Don H. Matthews	....	production sound mixer (11 episodes, 1993)
Michael Jiron	....	sound re-recording mixer (4 episodes, 1993)
Frank Jones	....	sound re-recording mixer (4 episodes, 1993)
Vern Poore	....	sound re-recording mixer (4 episodes, 1993)
Paul Drenning	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Dennis C. Salcedo	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Clancy T. Troutman	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Kam Cooney	....	special effects coordinator / special effects (6 episodes, 1993)
Bill Doane	....	special effects coordinator (3 episodes, 1993)
Charles E. Dolan	....	special effects foreman (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
John Murrah	....	compositor (3 episodes, 1993)
Adam Howard	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Christopher Doyle	....	stunt coordinator (10 episodes, 1993)
Chuck Borden	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bobby Burns	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Toby Holguin	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Barbara Anne Klein	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Michael R. Long	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Joe Murphy	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Brian Simpson	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Grady Walker	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Mele	....	rigging gaffer (5 episodes, 1993)
Ron Kunecke	....	night light operator (3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Craig Finetti	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Damon Marcellino	....	lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Michael Douglas Middleton	....	still photographer: props (unknown episodes)
Arianne Peckham Palmieri	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Rex Anson Rhorer	....	grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Barbara Miller	....	executive in charge of casting (9 episodes, 1993)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Radford Polinsky	....	set costumer (27 episodes, 1993-1994)
Thomas S. Dawson	....	key costumer: men / costumer: men (11 episodes, 1993)
Paula Lynn Kaatz	....	wardrobe supervisor / costume supervisor (11 episodes, 1993)

Series Editorial Department
Richard L. McCullough	....	assistant editor (1 episode, 1993)
David Augsburger	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Randy Edelman	....	composer: theme music (10 episodes, 1993)
Dino A. Moriana	....	music editor (3 episodes, 1993)
Elton Ahi	....	score engineer (unknown episodes)
Norval D. Crutcher III	....	music editor: laybacks (unknown episodes)
Jeff Marsh	....	orchestrator (unknown episodes)
Jeff Vaughn	....	score mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Jack Grant	....	transportation coordinator (1 episode, 1993)
Dave Robling	....	transportation coordinator (1 episode, 1993)

Series Other crew
Gordon A. Spencer	....	wrangler (11 episodes, 1993)
John McNamara	....	story editor (10 episodes, 1993)
Suzanne Gundlach	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 1993)
R. Ruddell Weatherwax	....	animal trainer (5 episodes, 1993-1994)
Tristan Daoussis	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Kenneth Hunter	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Michael Sandknop	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Boam/Cuse Productions
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• Fox Network (1993) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Fox Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2004-2005) (Hungary) (TV)

Also Known As:

Brisco County Jr.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Boam/Cuse Productions

Trivia:

The pilot episode featured a reporter named Jonah Collier who was played by Dan Gerrity. Collier was originally supposed to be a recurring character who would provide plot explanation at the beginning of episodes while covering news stories. The character was removed because the producers decided that the presence of Socrates Poole and his role as a provider of plot exposition made Jonah Collier unnecessary.

Quotes:

[Ned is robbing a bank]
Ned Zed: What are you lookin' at?
Hostage: Nothing.
Ned Zed: You callin' me nothin'?

Will it ever come to DVD?

Bruce Campbell played Brisco County Jr, bounty hunter son of a much revered marshal who was gunned down by a smarmy villain by name of John Bly (Billy Drago). Brisco forms an uneasy alliance with Lord Bowler (AKA: James Lonefeather), a hulking Civil War Union soldier turned fellow bounty hunter, a lawyer, and a mad scientist played by John Astin in his various missions and personal quest for vengeance that often found him up against various technological advancements like motorcycles and also a funky alien gizmo that looked like a big gold orb with spikes and possessing various "magical" properties. Kelly Rutherford played Brisco's on again/off again girlfriend.

Even though I wasn't big on westerns I was really excited when this show came on and I enjoyed watching it every Friday night. It had action, adventure, comedy, and the last episode actually had a naked time traveling FBI woman! (Sorry, had to get that out of my system)

Despite its high entertainment value, this show got canceled while "The X-Files", which debuted the same year, went on to become one of Fox's longest running staples for reasons I can't fathom.