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The Troubleshooters

30min

Action & Adventure

Drama

The Troubleshooters is an American 26-segment half-hour adventure series starring Keenan Wynn as Kodiak and Bob Mathias as Frank Dugan. The show aired on NBC Television from September 11, 1959, to April 10, 1960. Based on events at international construction sites, the program was directed by Robert Altman early in his career. It was the first TV series offered by United Artists. It starred Chet Allen as Slats, Roland "Bob" Harris as Jim, Bob Fortier as Scotty, and stunt actor Carey Loftin as Skinner. Forrest Compton also appeared in two episodes as Davis.

Production Companies

United Artists Television

Meridian Productions

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Liquid Death

1. Liquid Death

30min

11th Sep 1959

Action-adventure stories following the experiences of six crack construction men as they travel the world "Troubleshooting" production stoppages.

The Law and the Profits

2. The Law and the Profits

30min

18th Sep 1959

Trouble at Elbow Bend

3. Trouble at Elbow Bend

30min

25th Sep 1959

The Lower Depths

4. The Lower Depths

30min

2nd Oct 1959

Tiger Culhane

5. Tiger Culhane

30min

9th Oct 1959

Moment of Terror

6. Moment of Terror

30min

16th Oct 1959

Gino

7. Gino

30min

23rd Oct 1959

Pipeline

8. Pipeline

30min

30th Oct 1959

Trapped

9. Trapped

30min

6th Nov 1959

The Big Squeeze

10. The Big Squeeze

30min

20th Nov 1959

Downrange

11. Downrange

30min

27th Nov 1959

Tunnel to Yesterday

12. Tunnel to Yesterday

30min

4th Dec 1959

The Chain

13. The Chain

30min

11th Dec 1959

Trouble at the Orphanage

14. Trouble at the Orphanage

30min

25th Dec 1959

The Mountain That Moved

15. The Mountain That Moved

30min

1st Jan 1960

High Steel

16. High Steel

30min

15th Jan 1960

Harry Maru

17. Harry Maru

30min

22nd Jan 1960

The Big Blaze

18. The Big Blaze

30min

29th Jan 1960

Headhunter Road

19. Headhunter Road

30min

12th Feb 1960

The Town That Wouldn't Die

20. The Town That Wouldn't Die

30min

19th Feb 1960

Incident at Rain Mountain

21. Incident at Rain Mountain

30min

26th Feb 1960

Senorita

22. Senorita

30min

4th Mar 1960

The Landmark

23. The Landmark

30min

11th Mar 1960

Fire in the Hole

24. Fire in the Hole

30min

18th Mar 1960

No Stone Unturned

25. No Stone Unturned

30min

25th Mar 1960

The Carnival

26. The Carnival

30min

10th Apr 1960

First air date

11th Sep 1959

Last air date

10th Apr 1960

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks