

My Friend Flicka
1955 · 1 season · 39 episodes · Ended · CBS
Western, Drama
TMDB 6.2 · 4 votes
My Friend Flicka is a 39-episode western television series set at the fictitious Goose Bar Ranch in Wyoming at the turn of the 20th century. The program was filmed in color but initially aired in black and white on CBS at 7:30 p.m. Fridays from February 10, 1956, to February 1, 1957. It was a mid-season replacement for Gene Autry's The Adventures of Champion. Both series, however failed in the ratings against ABC's The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. After the initial Friday airing, viewers could still find the series on CBS Saturdays at 7 p.m. Eastern during March 1957, on Sundays at 6 p.m. from April to May 1957, and on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. from June to August 1957. NBC carried the program in color at 6:30 p.m. Sunday from September to December 1957 and at 7 p.m. Sunday from January to May 1958. In subsequent years, the series aired mostly on Saturday mornings on all networks. The Disney Channel ran it on Monday evenings in the mid-1980s. Over the years many viewers were unaware that the series produced episodes for only a single season. My Friend Flicka starred native Canadian Johnny Washbrook as Ken McLaughlin, a boy devoted to his horse Flicka, Swedish for "little girl", but actually an Arabian sorrel named Wahana. Gene Evans played the authoritarian father Rob McLaughlin, a former U.S. Army cavalry officer. Anita Louise was cast as the gentle-spirited mother, Nell. Frank Ferguson portrayed Gus Broeberg, the loyal ranch hand. Flicka is based on a novel by Mary O'Hara, written at the Remount Ranch, located between Laramie and Cheyenne, Wyoming. Some Internet sites say that the series is set in Montana, where some of the filming was done. The majority of the filming, however, was at Fox Movie Ranch. My Friend Flicka holds the distinction of having been the first television series filmed by 20th Century Fox. A 1943 film, My Friend Flicka, starred Roddy McDowall as Ken.
Episodes
- S01E01One Man's Horse1955-09-3030m
Flicka is stolen when Ken discovers an outlaw's identity.
- S01E02Blind Faith1955-10-0730m
When Flicka is accidentally hit by a hunter's bullet, Ken begs the hunter, who is also a surgeon, to operate on the horse.
- S01E03A Case Of Honor1955-10-1430m
A sheep herder moves into the valley and argues with the cattle ranchers over grazing land rights.
- S01E04A Good Deed1955-10-2130m
Ken, Flicka, and a young colt try to help a crippled boy overcome his fear of horses.
- S01E05Cavalry Horse1955-10-2830m
Sgt Tim O'Gara discovers that his old horse may be put to sleep.
- S01E06The Accident1955-11-0430m
After a riding accident leaves Ken immobile, a stalking cougar meets him face to face.
- S01E07The Stranger1955-11-1130m
A wounded, escaped prisoner captures Ken and forces him to help with the getaway.
- S01E08The Wild Horse1955-11-1830m
After refusing to sell Flicka to some strangers, Ken's horse mysteriously disappears.
- S01E09Rogue Stallion1955-11-2530m
When a captured stallion attacks its captor, Flicka is blamed for the deed.
- S01E10The Little Secret1955-12-0230m
When an Indian girl leaves Ken with her sick papoose, Ken almost ends up in the middle of an Indian revolt.
- S01E11Act Of Loyalty1955-12-0830m
When Flicka helps an escaped fugitive, Ken is accused of assisting.
- S01E12The Silver Saddle1955-12-1630m
Ken is accused of allowing a horse to escape to eliminate Flicka's competition for a silver saddle.
- S01E13The Phantom Herd1955-12-2330m
Rob decides to sell his ranch when all of his horses escape from the corral.
- S01E14The Little Visitor1955-12-3030m
While visiting the McLaughlin ranch, a spoiled city boy learns an important lesson.
- S01E15The Golden Promise1956-01-0630m
When Ken and Gus neglect their gold hunting duties, Rob fractures his leg trying to handle the ranch alone.
- S01E16Black Dust1956-01-1330m
A mine construction crew threatens livestock by contaminating water and blocking mountain pastures.
- S01E17The Night Rider1956-01-2030m
Ken and Flicka unearth an old murder mystery involving a ghostly rider.
- S01E18The Settler1956-01-2730m
When a man's horse bolts, the McLaughlins offer him and his family shelter.
- S01E19Wind From Heaven1956-02-0330m
Even though Ken's father and the rest of the ranchers are at war with a family of nesters, Ken befriends one of the youngsters.
- S01E20The Whip1956-02-1030m
When a wild stallion injures his trainer, Ken takes over.
- S01E21The Runaways1956-02-1730m
Flicka and Rebel, a wild stallion, disappear from Rob's corral.
- S01E22The Cameraman1956-02-2430m
When a cameraman attempts to photograph a herd of wild horses, the horses turn and stampede in his direction.
- S01E23Old Danny1956-03-0230m
McLaughlin's niece runs away with a dog, when the neighbor blames the dog for killing chickens and threatens to get rid of it.
- S01E24Rough And Ready1956-03-0930m
Ken unknowingly saves his father's grazing land, by helping a fellow fisherman land a big catch.
- S01E25The Royal Carriage1956-03-1630m
While stopping by to pick up parts for his family's carriage, Ken discovers a beautiful royal carriage at the blacksmith's shop.
- S01E26Mister Goblin1956-03-2330m
After finding a white colt, Ken learns the difficulties of growing up for both people and horses.
- S01E27Rebels In Hiding1956-03-3030m
Ken befriends two runaway Indians from a neighboring reservation.
- S01E28Lock, Stock & Barrel1956-04-0630m
Settlers move near Ken's father's ranch and try to claim all of his property, including Flicka.
- S01E29The Unmasking1956-04-1330m
Ken tries to retrieve stolen horses from a rodeo veteran-turned- horse thief.
- S01E30Refuge For The Night1956-04-2030m
While Ken's father is away on business, a cattle rustler visits the ranch.
- S01E31Against All Odds1956-04-2730m
Ken finds a puppy in one of his rabbit snares, creating havoc in the McLaughlin home.
- S01E32The Old Champ1956-05-0430m
When Ken learns of Rob's decision to join a traveling medicine show, he wages Flicka in a bet that Rob is sure to win.
- S01E33The Medicine Man1956-05-1130m
Prejudiced neighbors interfere when Ken asks a young Indian doctor to treat his ill mother.
- S01E34When Bugles Blow1956-05-1830m
After listening to the stories of his old cavalry buddy, Rob considers re-enlistening in the Army.
- S01E35The Recluse1956-05-2530m
Ken and two boys learn about kindness from an old woman they thought was a witch.
- S01E36The Foundlings1956-06-0130m
Ken rebels against his father by running away, but regrets it after me meets two young orphans.
- S01E37Growing Pains1956-06-0830m
Ken's father purchases a prize bull and a young girl visits the ranch.
- S01E38Lost River1956-06-1530m
The Mclaughlin ranch is on water rationing. Rob buys a horse from a horse trader. The horse is suppose to be bad luck because of his markings on the face. Rob's new well is dry. The horse is not bad luck, he finds water.
- S01E39Big Red1956-06-2230m
Rob and Ken must find a valuable show horse that has fled from a fire.
















































