Sugarfoot

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Western

Sugarfoot is an American western television series that aired on ABC from 1957 to 1961. The series stars Will Hutchins as Tom Brewster, an Easterner who comes to the Oklahoma Territory to become a lawyer. Jack Elam is cast in occasional episodes as sidekick Toothy Thompson. Brewster was a correspondence-school student whose apparent lack of cowboy skills earned him the nickname "Sugarfoot", a designation even below that of a tenderfoot.

Episodes

Cast

Brannigan's Boots

1. Brannigan's Boots

17th Sep 1957

Crooked politicians in Bluerock appoint Tom sheriff after noting his poor shooting aim. Tom, however, takes the job seriously, and in the sheriffs office he dons a pair of boots standing against the wall. A pretty girl who is watching him says he's not man enough to fill her father's boots and, to prove her wrong, Tom sets out to find her father's killer.

Reluctant Hero

2. Reluctant Hero

1st Oct 1957

Sugarfoot takes a job with a rancher, unaware that his new employer is involved in a range war. Then he learns that the owner of the rival ranch is an attractive young lady.

The Strange Land

3. The Strange Land

15th Oct 1957

An elderly rancher, bitter at the world, uses a gunman as a means of avenging himself. Sugarfoot attempts to stop the gunman's reign of terror, but first must talk to the old man.

Bunch Quitter

4. Bunch Quitter

29th Oct 1957

When a trail boss is shot by outlaws, Sugarfoot is appointed to lead a cattle drive to a secret destination. The cattle-owner's daughter reveals this destination to a charming cowboy who then joins the rustlers in an ambush.

Trail's End

5. Trail's End

12th Nov 1957

Reunited with his childhood sweetheart, Sugarfoot is disappointed to learn that she is now a dance-hall queen. She tells Sugarfoot that she is trying to break away from this life, but a ruthless cattle baron intends to force her to marry him.

Quicksilver

6. Quicksilver

16th Nov 1957

Sugarfoot comes to the aid of a silver-mine owner who can't meet his payroll because he has been robbed.

Misfire

7. Misfire

10th Dec 1957

Mercy Preston schemes to use Sugarfoot to dispose of two men who stand between her and the possession of a rich mine. Her sister Patience attempts to help Sugarfoot.

The Stallion Trail

8. The Stallion Trail

24th Dec 1957

While out in the mountains Sugarfoot captures a wild horse. Later the horse is stolen from him and sold to a rancher. Sugarfoot takes a job as a stablehand in order to take care of the animal and to expose the horse thief.

Small War at Custer Junction

9. Small War at Custer Junction

7th Jan 1958

Sugarfoot rescues a girl after claim jumpers kill her miner father.

Bullet Proof

10. Bullet Proof

21st Jan 1958

In an attempt to trap the robbers, Sugarfoot pretends to know the whereabouts of a haul made in a bank robbery.

Deadlock

11. Deadlock

4th Feb 1958

Sugarfoot, who has been studying law by correspondence, is tricked into serving as a juror in a crime case in which his own employer is the plaintiff. As the trial progresses, Sugarfoot comes to the realization that some of the evidence being presented is phony.

Man Wanted

12. Man Wanted

18th Feb 1958

A friend of Sugarfoot's decides to write to Sweden for a mail-order bride. Convinced that he isn't good-looking enough to attract a young lady, he sends along Sugarfoot's picture instead of his own.

The Dead Hills

13. The Dead Hills

4th Mar 1958

Sugarfoot's boss, Lucy Barron, tells him that there is a large sum of money owing on her ranch and that it's threatened with foreclosure. Sugarfoot determines to protect his employer's interest.

A Wreath For Charity Lloyd

14. A Wreath For Charity Lloyd

18th Mar 1958

Sugarfoot, as acting sheriff, is asked to help find a woman's missing husband. When he finds the man, he realizes that he is a wanted outlaw who must be taken into custody.

Hideout

15. Hideout

1st Apr 1958

A group of teenagers decide to become bandits. Sugarfoot tries to help the sister of one of the youngsters who wants to keep her brother from a life of crime.

Guns for Big Bear

16. Guns for Big Bear

15th Apr 1958

A pretty Indian girl guides Sugarfoot as he drives a wagonload of supplies to a Pawnee village. But he doesn't realize just what cargo he's carrying.

Price on His Head

17. Price on His Head

29th Apr 1958

when four stagecoach passengers are kidnapped by masked bandits, Sugarfoot is dispatched to raise the ransom money.

Short Range

18. Short Range

13th May 1958

Sugarfoot is on the trail of a renegade who is selling guns to the Indians. Learning that his quarry is connected with a traveling puppet show, Sugarfoot joins the show.

The Bullet and the Cross

19. The Bullet and the Cross

27th May 1958

After a mine cave-in, Sugarfoot is trapped with a half-breed Indian who has been accused of murder. The man tells Sugarfoot that he has been wrongly accused and that he hid in the mine to escape from the lawmen hunting him.

Mule Team

20. Mule Team

10th Jun 1958

When Sugarfoot inherits a mine and a mule team he is hard put to realize any value from them. He begins to build a railroad spur to work the mine but is blocked by a man who wants to gain control of the mine.

First air date

17th Sep 1957

Last air date

17th Apr 1961

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks