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Rezny@gmail.com · 03-14-2011, 06:29 PM

And NO,NOT the Nickelodeon animated movie of 2011 called "Rango",this was an ABC 1967 short-lived comedy called "Rango",starring Tim Conway.I only remember the ads for it,but never saw the series.Does anyone remember seeing the series?

tiredmike59 · 03-14-2011, 09:49 PM

it was a great show, kind of like f-troop. i have a few episodes on dvd. i have been looking for others for years.

TV Knowledge Fan · 03-14-2011, 10:51 PM

...it was on Fridays at 9pm(et) in early 1967 [replacing half of "THE MILTON BERLE SHOW", his unsuccessful attempt to star in a "contemporary" comedy/variety series; "THE PHYLLIS DILLER SHOW", formerly "THE PRUITTS OF SOUTHAMPTON", filled the other half-hour]. Aaron Spelling, who never had much success producing a sitcom, co-produced it {through "Thomas/Spelling Productions"} with Conway's production company, "Tim-Kel". It was about a bumbling Texas Ranger in the Old West who gets the job done {and catches the bad guys} despite his klutziness, with an "Indian" friend (Guy Marks).

I remember reading Tim's recollection on when ABC cancelled "RANGO" after 17 episodes. He claimed an ABC executive came to him and said, "Don't do this show anymore ". Not "You're being cancelled", or "Sorry, Conway, that's the way it goes", just...."Don't do this show anymore". He certainly has a sense of humor about his past failures in fronting his own series- his license plate reads, "13WKS".

YouTube used to have one episode posted [with commercials], but I haven't seen it in a long time.

treky · 03-16-2011, 01:02 AM

sure, I also remember it on ABC (the network that had carried his previous series the year before, "McHALES NAVY").
Recently I saw an episode on tv4u.com for the first time since it first aired. It was funny, but not as funny as I remember.

bencasey · 03-20-2011, 12:21 PM

Not a good show. There's a reason second bananas should stay that way (Tim Conway, MacLean Stevenson, etc.). Smore Entertainment was actually looking to release this a few years ago but the music costs make it unworkable.

03-14-2011, 06:29 PM	#1
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	Remember the 1967 short-lived comedy with Tim Conway called Rango? And NO,NOT the Nickelodeon animated movie of 2011 called "Rango",this was an ABC 1967 short-lived comedy called "Rango",starring Tim Conway.I only remember the ads for it,but never saw the series.Does anyone remember seeing the series?

03-14-2011, 10:51 PM	#3
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	Sure, I remember it... ...it was on Fridays at 9pm(et) in early 1967 [replacing half of "THE MILTON BERLE SHOW", his unsuccessful attempt to star in a "contemporary" comedy/variety series; "THE PHYLLIS DILLER SHOW", formerly "THE PRUITTS OF SOUTHAMPTON", filled the other half-hour]. Aaron Spelling, who never had much success producing a sitcom, co-produced it {through "Thomas/Spelling Productions"} with Conway's production company, "Tim-Kel". It was about a bumbling Texas Ranger in the Old West who gets the job done {and catches the bad guys} despite his klutziness, with an "Indian" friend (Guy Marks). I remember reading Tim's recollection on when ABC cancelled "RANGO" after 17 episodes. He claimed an ABC executive came to him and said, "Don't do this show anymore ". Not "You're being cancelled", or "Sorry, Conway, that's the way it goes", just...."Don't do this show anymore". He certainly has a sense of humor about his past failures in fronting his own series- his license plate reads, "13WKS". YouTube used to have one episode posted [with commercials], but I haven't seen it in a long time.

03-16-2011, 01:02 AM	#4
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	sure, I also remember it on ABC (the network that had carried his previous series the year before, "McHALES NAVY"). Recently I saw an episode on tv4u.com for the first time since it first aired. It was funny, but not as funny as I remember.
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03-14-2011, 09:49 PM	#2
tiredmike59 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 05, 2010 Location: OUTLAW STATE {MO} Posts: 1,868	it was a great show, kind of like f-troop. i have a few episodes on dvd. i have been looking for others for years.

03-20-2011, 12:21 PM	#5
bencasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,692	Not a good show. There's a reason second bananas should stay that way (Tim Conway, MacLean Stevenson, etc.). Smore Entertainment was actually looking to release this a few years ago but the music costs make it unworkable.