S4.E15

The Puppeteer

Name: The Puppeteer
Genre: Western
Released: 1960-12-24
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Richard Boone, Crahan Denton, Denver Pyle

Episode aired Dec 24, 1960
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30m

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7.8/10

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On the trail, Paladin has to kill his fallen horse. He is soon picked up by a mountebank heading for Fort Pawnee. He soon learns that his benefactor has ulterior motives for coming here and ... Read allOn the trail, Paladin has to kill his fallen horse. He is soon picked up by a mountebank heading for Fort Pawnee. He soon learns that his benefactor has ulterior motives for coming here and reveals them during a puppet show.On the trail, Paladin has to kill his fallen horse. He is soon picked up by a mountebank heading for Fort Pawnee. He soon learns that his benefactor has ulterior motives for coming here and reveals them during a puppet show.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

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In their book 'The Have Gun - Will Travel Companion', authors Martin Grams, Jr. and Les Rayburn report that Richard Boone's real life son, Peter, made his acting debut in this episode. They further state that this episode was written with the expectation that Red Skelton would portray the role of puppeteer Jack Burnaby. Apparently, negotiations were unable to come to fruition.

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Paladin: I'd be obliged to you for a ride.
Jack Burnaby (Dr. Humbug): I'd be obliged if you'd drive these miracles of nature for me.

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6/10

Merry Christmas??

Well, I can't say that this episode will be remembered as one of my favorite.

It was watchable...but I felt unsettled by seeing Denver Pyle in such a cauldron of a script. Yes, guilt and bitterness can certainly be a cauldron......but I just wish that Pyle's character had had a bit more time to flesh out his personality. Too one-dimensional for an actor such as Pyle.

Perhaps more than anything, I can't but wonder why the people at CBS chose to air this on Christmas Eve!