My Friend Flicka (1956)

Directed by

John English

Genre

children's television series, Westerns on television

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 39 episodes

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy grows up on a Wyoming ranch and bonds with a wild horse named Flicka. The series shows their adventures together and the challenges of ranch life.

wholesomegentlenostalgicslow-pacedheartfeltoutdoorsyfamily-orientedearnest

What happens

My Friend Flicka is an American children's Western television series. The series is based on the novel of the same name by Mary O'Hara and the 1943 film My Friend Flicka by 20th Century Fox. It was one of the first television series produced by TCF Television Productions (later 20th Century Fox Television and 20th Television). Though filmed in color, it was originally shown on CBS in black-and-white from February 10, 1956 until May 18, 1958. Only one season was produced, but was broadcast in syndicated reruns for many years, starting in September 1957 on NBC. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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