Mr. Pratt Goes to Sheridan

Episode aired Apr 25, 1995
TV-PG
50m

IMDb RATING

8.6/10

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Richard Dean Anderson and John de Lancie in Legend (1995)

Comedy Sci-Fi Western

A well known bank robber name Jimmy Siringo comes to Pratt telling him he's been falsely accused of murdering a bank guard and stealing one million dollars, and wants his help in clearing hi... Read allA well known bank robber name Jimmy Siringo comes to Pratt telling him he's been falsely accused of murdering a bank guard and stealing one million dollars, and wants his help in clearing his name of said charges.A well known bank robber name Jimmy Siringo comes to Pratt telling him he's been falsely accused of murdering a bank guard and stealing one million dollars, and wants his help in clearing his name of said charges.

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Trivia
Joaquin Murrieta Carillo was in California during the 1850s gold rush. There are many accounts, some contradictory, of his actions but he is generally thought of as The Mexican Robin Hood. His life and death was popularized in a dime novel and probably served as the template for Zorro.

Goofs
Rigor mortis sets in in about two to three hours after a person dies, stiffening the body in the position it had died in, yet when Bartok examines the dead body, dead for well over two days, it jostles around like it's not been dead for more than an hour.

Quotes
Janos Bartok: Oh, wonderful, your grand reception in an alley behind a saloon.
[sarcastically to Pratt]

Connections
References Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Soundtracks
Beautiful Dreamer
(uncredited)
Written by Stephen Foster
Saloon music

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7/10

Young Stephen Baldwin

"Legend" still isn't comfortable in his role of an alcoholic, cowardly author who must live up to the reputation of the dime-store cowboy hero he's created.

In this episode he learns that a bank robber who is accused of not only robbing a bank, but killing a company bank guard, will surrender ONLY to Legend.

With an accused killer and plenty of potentially trigger-happy security men promised to be in place for the surrender, Legend is very hesitant to be part of the entire proceeding.

THEN, "Gentleman Jim", the outlaw, approaches Legend at night, in an alley, and convinces him that not only did he NOT kill the guard, but he only got away with ten thousand dollars, not the 250 thousand claimed. He asks Legend to investigate and set the record straight.

This episode was entertaining but wasn't able to pack quite as much humor as the pilot. Part of that is going to be how long Richard Dean Anderson can play the same reluctant dialogue over and over again and keep it fresh. I'll comment on that in reviews of later episodes as we watch them.

The point of the plot also wasn't very original. I've seen a few TV shows where a bank (or someone else) claimed more was stolen than actually was.