Dustys Trail ep1 pt1

episode 'Here Come the Grooms' of the 70's sitcom "Dusty's Trail", which ran during the 1973-1974 season. Although the show was a huge flop, and was panned by the critics, it has since become a 'Cult Classic'. Basically a western-sitcom, created by the same person as "Gilligan's Island". It appears this show is now Public Domain.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• western
• comedy
• sitcome
• dustys
• trail
• 70's
• tv

[OceanbornAngel]

I think this show's biggest mistake is to basically be Gilligan's Island in the Wild West.

[cinemavirtualis]

I think it's what makes it so funny, because the concept is so cheezy and it's such a blatant ripoff of GI.

[silverose1209]

Wow you can even tell which GI characters each person is LOL!

[cotey4]

@markxxx21 I suppose you are right. I can think of a thousand and one uses for another me.

[markxxx21]

The real problem with this show was that "Gilligan's Island" was running non-stop in syndication at the same time as this show. You couldn't help compare the two. With the original running all the time, there was no need for a remake

[markxxx21]

@cotey4 You can rip yourself off

[cotey4]

@cinemavirtualis Its not a "ripoff" because it was made by the same people that made Gilligan's Island.

[fromthesidelines]

This was syndicated as a first-run series to local stations in the fall of 1973 [WCBS-TV in New York was the "flagship" station]- it lasted 26 episodes. Apparently, someone at the successor to Metromedia Producers Corporation failed to renew the series' copyright in 2001, and that's why it entered public domain- and why most of the episodes have popped up on videocassettes and DVD's over the years.

[Teobi1]

I remember this and I loved it! Of course it's essentially the same as Gilligan's Island but I could watch Bob Denver in anything. His comic timing and reactions were amazing.

[Eligius4917]

Is this show in the public domain? That might explain why I found a DVD of three episodes on sale in Sydney for $2. I never expected this show to be on DVD! It was shown in Australia in 1976 on weekday afternoons during the non-ratings period.

[davidesk]

The blonde ain't too bad looking.