The Roy Rogers TV Show

Below are episodes of "The Roy Rogers Show" from television for sale. "The Roy Rogers Show" was an action-packed Western adventure series that first aired on television on December 30, 1951. It starred the wildly popular singing cowboy superstar Roy Rogers and his golden palomino stallion Trigger, Roy's real-life wife Dale Evans and her horse Buttermilk, their friend Pat Brady and his Jeep Nellybelle, and Bullet The Wonder Dog. "The Roy Rogers Show" is still popular today with faithful fans of all ages watching the show on video or DVDs. For more information on the Roy Rogers TV show, please scroll down.

The Roy Rogers Show TV Show Information and Trivia

• "The Roy Rogers Show" was first shown on December 30, 1951. It was in black and white, was 30 minutes long, and was shown on the NBC network. It ran new episodes until June of 1957.
• After "The Roy Rogers Show" stopped making new shows for NBC, the CBS network showed reruns of it for four years.
• All of the stars of the show had characters with the same name as their real-life names. The stars of the show were:
  • Roy Rogers - Roy had become an international superstar as a singing cowboy in the movies, and was widely known as King Of The Cowboys.
  • Trigger - Trigger was Roy's palomino horse. Trigger had been partnered with Roy from Roy's very first starring role in the movies in "Under Western Stars,' released in 1938. Roy purchased Trigger for his own shortly thereafter.
  • Dale Evans - Dale was known as "Queen Of The West." She was also Roy's real-life wife, having married him on December 31, 1947.
  • Pat Brady - Pat Brady was a long-time friend of Roy and Dale's. He was a member of the popular Western singing group founded by Roy, the Sons Of The Pioneers, and had appeared in many of Roy's movies.
  • Nellybelle - Nellybelle was Pat Brady's Jeep, and was a prominent character in the show. Even though Pat also had a horse named Phineas, he most often chose to drive Nellybelle.
  • Bullet The Wonder Dog - Bullet was a German Shepherd that was also a Rogers family pet. He was often a featured part of the cast, always coming to the rescue at just the right time.
  • Buttermilk - While Trigger's name was mentioned by the announcer in the opening credits of the show, Buttermilk's wasn't. However, Buttermilk's name was mentioned in many episodes and he was a regular member of the cast.
• Post Cereals sponsored "The Roy Rogers Show."
• The show took place in Mineral City in Paradise Valley.
• Roy Rogers and Dale Evans played sweethearts on the show, and were married to each other in real life. Their relationship on the show never featured any heavy romance, but instead quietly showcased their friendship, respect, and trust in one another.
• On the show Roy owned the Double R Bar Ranch, which was the same name as his and Dale's home in Encino, California.
• On the show Dale ran the Eureka Cafe that was also a hotel. Pat Brady cooked for the cafe.
• In many of the movies Dale Evans had made with Roy Rogers, she had ridden a palomino horse named Pal. However, Roy and Dale were concerned that Pal would look too much like Roy's palomino horse Trigger on a smaller television screen, so for the television show Dale got a new buckskin colored horse named Buttermilk.
• The chorus of "Happy Trails," Roy and Dale's signature theme song, was sung by Roy and Dale at the close of each show. "Happy Trails" was just one highly popular and successful song written by Dale Evans.

Pictures From The Roy Rogers TV Show

The three photos below are from a season 1 episode of "The Roy Rogers Show" titled "Desert Fugitives."

Bullet The Wonder Dog finds some important missing papers.	Bullet receives an award giving him the honorary title of Deputy Sheriff. Dale Evans is placing a special collar on Bullet.	Roy Rogers and Dale Evans enjoy a laugh after Bullet's award ceremony.