Challenge of the Yukon
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Challenge of the Yukon was a radio
series that began on Detroit
's station WXYZ (as had The Lone Ranger
and The Green Hornet
), and an example of a Northern genre
story. The series was first heard on February 3, 1938. The title changed from Challenge of the Yukon to Sergeant Preston of the Yukon in November 1951, and remained under that name through the end of the series and into television.
The program was an adventure series about Sergeant William Preston of the North-West Mounted Police
and his lead sled dog
, Yukon King
, as they fought evildoers in the Northern wilderness during the Gold Rush
of the 1890s. Preston, according to radio historian Jim Harmon
, first joined the Mounties to capture his father's killer, and when he was successful he was promoted to Sergeant. Preston worked under the command of Inspector Conrad, and in the early years was often assisted by a French-Canadian guide named Pierre.
Preston's staunchest ally, who was arguably the true star of the show and indeed often did more work than he did, was the brave Alaskan husky
, Yukon King. Typical plots involved the pair helping injured trappers, tracking down smugglers, or saving cabin dwellers from wolverines. Sgt. Preston's faithful steed was Rex, used primarily in the summer months, but generally Yukon King and his dog team were the key mode of transportation (as signaled by Preston's cry of "On, King! On, you huskies!."
There is some confusion regarding King's actual breed. The writers seemed to use malamute and husky
interchangeably. At least once, Preston answered "malamute" to the question from another character. In the early radio shows, the cry of "On, you huskies!" would alternate with "On, you malamutes" from show to show.
The theme music was Emil von Reznicek
's overture to Donna Diana
a now long-forgotten opera, though the overture remains a concert staple to this day. The shows episodes ended with the official pronouncement, Well, King, this case is closed.
, the station owner, asked for a similar adventure show, but with a dog as the hero. According to WXYZ staffer Dick Osgood, in his history of the station, Trendle insisted that it not be "a dog like Lassie because.. this must be an action story. It had to be a working dog." Writer Tom Dougall, who had been influenced by the poems of Robert W. Service
, naturally chose a Husky
. The dog was originally called Mogo, but after criticism by Trendle, Dougall re-christened the canine King. Dougall likewise created Sgt. Preston and the French-Canadian guide. Fran Striker
, who wrote for The Lone Ranger, also contributed scripts.
However, Trendle's criticism of Dougall may have had another reason behind it. Shortly before the two Trendle series aired (Lone Ranger and Challenge of the Yukon), popular author Zane Grey
had a book in circulation (Lone Star Ranger) about a Texas Ranger like the Lone Ranger and a comic book series in circulation (King of the Royal Mounted
) about the adventures of Sgt. King, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman like Sgt. Preston. It could be that Trendle borrowed both ideas from Grey's work and wanted to retain the name "King" as a tribute to Grey, who died after a long illness one year following the first airing of Challenge of the Yukon.
Challenge of the Yukon began as a 15-minute serial
, airing locally from 1938 until May 28, 1947. Shortly thereafter, the program acquired a sponsor, Quaker Oats, and the series, in a half-hour format, moved to the networks. The program aired on ABC
from June 12, 1947, to December 30, 1949. It was then heard on The Mutual Broadcasting System
from January 2, 1950, through the final broadcast on June 9, 1955. In November 1951, the title changed to Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.
published 29 issues of Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. The first four issues appeared bi-annually, then quarterly, in the weekly catch-all series, Four Color Comics (#344,373,397,419), then assumed its own numbering with issue #5, most-often as a quarterly but also bi-monthly.
All issues were written by Gaylord Du Bois (creator of Turok
), and illustrated by Alberto Giolitti
(best-known as the long-time illustrator of Turok
).
The Dell comic book covers were paintings portraying drama or action, featuring Yukon King and Sergeant Preston in exciting scenes. Once the Sergeant Preston of the Yukon television series premiered, the comic book featured photo covers of the TV series star in character as Sergeant Preston.
starred as Sgt. Preston, and was supported by Yukon King and Rex, now played by real animals. The dog cast as King was not a husky, however, but a large Alaskan Malamute
. Charles Livingstone, who had worked on the radio version, directed several episodes. Though no plotlines seem to have been re-used from the radio show, they were generally built upon the same themes. The same few buildings were regularly seen as part of many settlements in the shows. The additional visual component of the snowy Yukon
, however, did give the television version a different feel but like all such films when filmed on a stage set, the frosty breath of people in Arctic conditions could not be simulated. Generally, however, there was an outdoor feel though a few times shadows on the skyline could be seen. Genuine outdoor scenes were added to give the show some reality though the viewer could not help but notice a sameness to them as they were all filmed in the same area and reused at times.
Mainly filmed at Ashcroft
, Colorado
, the series was telecast on CBS from September 29, 1955, to September 25, 1958. The first two seasons were produced by Trendle-Campbell-Meurer, and the show was broadcast in the same time slot as ABC
's The Lone Ranger
. In its last season, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon was purchased and produced by the Jack Wrather
Corporation.
In 1955, the Quaker Oats company gave away land in the Klondike
as part of a promotional tie-in with the television show. Genuine deeds each to one square inch of a lot in Yukon Territory, issued by Klondike Big Inch Land Co. Inc., were inserted into Quaker's Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice
cereal boxes.
Season one of the series is scheduled for DVD release on March 17, 2009.
came up with King Yukon of the Northwest, a rabid dog who viciously attacked the mountie and all around him. Two episodes of the animated series Dudley Do-Right
paired Dudley with a wild wolf who he attempted to train in the manner of Yukon King. More recently, in an issue of the comic book
Cerebus the Aardvark
, bungling superhero The Roach posed as Sgt. Preston.
The series was parodied in the 1972 short film Sergeant Swell of the Mounties
, written by and starring Chuck Menville
.
The National Lampoon Radio Hour parodied Sergeant Preston in "Corporal McInerny of the Northwest Mounted Library Police, with Yukon Glenn, the Wonder Moose." In the parody, Corporal McInerny tracked down a trapper, Frenchy LeMerde, who had broken an unwritten law of the Yukon by keeping the only copy of the Kama Sutra within 500 miles past its due date.
The title "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon" was also used for a song written and performed by Ray Stevens
for National Recording Corporation
. The producers of the program, The King-Trendle Broadcasting corporation, objected to Stevens' use of their characters without permission and threatened him with a lawsuit. Unaware that he had committed copyright infringement
, NRC agreed to pull the record, and King dropped the suit.
The Arrogant Worms song "The Mountie Song" contains the lines "Sometimes I just want to puke on/Sergeant Preston of the Yukon".
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
series that began on Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
's station WXYZ (as had The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked Texas Ranger who, with his Native American companion Tonto, fights injustice in the American Old West. The character has become an enduring icon of American culture....
and The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet is an American radio and television masked vigilante created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, with input from radio director James Jewell, in 1936. Since his radio debut in the 1930s, the Green Hornet has appeared in numerous serialized dramas in a wide variety of media...
), and an example of a Northern genre
Northern (genre)
The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...
story. The series was first heard on February 3, 1938. The title changed from Challenge of the Yukon to Sergeant Preston of the Yukon in November 1951, and remained under that name through the end of the series and into television.
The program was an adventure series about Sergeant William Preston of the North-West Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
and his lead sled dog
Sled dog
Sled dogs, known also as sleigh man dogs, sledge dogs, or sleddogs, are highly trained types of dogs that are used to pull a dog sled, a wheel-less vehicle on runners also called a sled or sleigh, over snow or ice, by means of harnesses and lines.Sled dogs have become a popular winter recreation...
, Yukon King
Yukon King
Yukon King was a fictional dog on the radio and television versions of Challenge of the Yukon .Although nominally the sidekick to Sergeant Preston, in both versions, the real hero was often King, his "wonder dog". Yukon King, an Alaskan husky, was the lead dog for Preston's sled team, as well as...
, as they fought evildoers in the Northern wilderness during the Gold Rush
Gold rush
A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers to an area that has had a dramatic discovery of gold. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, Brazil, Canada, South Africa, and the United States, while smaller gold rushes took place elsewhere.In the 19th and early...
of the 1890s. Preston, according to radio historian Jim Harmon
Jim Harmon
James Judson Harmon , better known as Jim Harmon, was an American short story author and popular culture historian who wrote extensively about the Golden Age of Radio. He sometimes used the pseudonym Judson Grey, and occasionally he was labeled Mr...
, first joined the Mounties to capture his father's killer, and when he was successful he was promoted to Sergeant. Preston worked under the command of Inspector Conrad, and in the early years was often assisted by a French-Canadian guide named Pierre.
Preston's staunchest ally, who was arguably the true star of the show and indeed often did more work than he did, was the brave Alaskan husky
Alaskan Husky
The Alaskan husky is not a breed of dog rather it is a type or a category. It falls short of being a breed in that there is no preferred type of and no restriction as to ancestry; it is defined only by its purpose, which is that of a highly efficient sled dog...
, Yukon King. Typical plots involved the pair helping injured trappers, tracking down smugglers, or saving cabin dwellers from wolverines. Sgt. Preston's faithful steed was Rex, used primarily in the summer months, but generally Yukon King and his dog team were the key mode of transportation (as signaled by Preston's cry of "On, King! On, you huskies!."
There is some confusion regarding King's actual breed. The writers seemed to use malamute and husky
Husky
Husky is a general name for a type of dog originally used to pull sleds in northern regions, differentiated from other sled dog types by their fast hard pulling style...
interchangeably. At least once, Preston answered "malamute" to the question from another character. In the early radio shows, the cry of "On, you huskies!" would alternate with "On, you malamutes" from show to show.
The theme music was Emil von Reznicek
Emil von Reznicek
Emil Nikolaus Freiherr von Reznicek was an Austrian late Romantic composer of Czech ancestry.-Life:...
's overture to Donna Diana
Donna Diana
Donna Diana is a comic opera in three acts by Emil von Reznicek. The libretto, written by the composer, is based on a German translation by Carl August West titled Donna Diana oder Stolz und Liebe of the Spanish comedy El desdén con el desdén by Agustín Moreto y Cavana.-Performance history:It was...
a now long-forgotten opera, though the overture remains a concert staple to this day. The shows episodes ended with the official pronouncement, Well, King, this case is closed.
History
Following the success of Lone Ranger and Green Hornet, George W. TrendleGeorge W. Trendle
George Washington Trendle was a Detroit lawyer and businessman, best known as the producer of the Lone Ranger radio and television programs along with The Green Hornet. He is entombed in Detroit's Woodlawn Cemetery.-Movie theaters:...
, the station owner, asked for a similar adventure show, but with a dog as the hero. According to WXYZ staffer Dick Osgood, in his history of the station, Trendle insisted that it not be "a dog like Lassie because.. this must be an action story. It had to be a working dog." Writer Tom Dougall, who had been influenced by the poems of Robert W. Service
Robert W. Service
Robert William Service was a poet and writer who has often been called "the Bard of the Yukon".Service is best known for his poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee", from his first book, Songs of a Sourdough...
, naturally chose a Husky
Husky
Husky is a general name for a type of dog originally used to pull sleds in northern regions, differentiated from other sled dog types by their fast hard pulling style...
. The dog was originally called Mogo, but after criticism by Trendle, Dougall re-christened the canine King. Dougall likewise created Sgt. Preston and the French-Canadian guide. Fran Striker
Fran Striker
Fran Striker was an American writer for radio and comics, best known for creating The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and Sgt...
, who wrote for The Lone Ranger, also contributed scripts.
However, Trendle's criticism of Dougall may have had another reason behind it. Shortly before the two Trendle series aired (Lone Ranger and Challenge of the Yukon), popular author Zane Grey
Zane Grey
Zane Grey was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the Old West. Riders of the Purple Sage was his bestselling book. In addition to the success of his printed works, they later had second lives and continuing influence...
had a book in circulation (Lone Star Ranger) about a Texas Ranger like the Lone Ranger and a comic book series in circulation (King of the Royal Mounted
King of the Royal Mounted
King of the Royal Mounted is a fictional series featuring the character Dave King, created by Stephen Slesinger in 1936. Slesinger licensed popular Western writer Zane Grey's byline and marketed the character as Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted....
) about the adventures of Sgt. King, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman like Sgt. Preston. It could be that Trendle borrowed both ideas from Grey's work and wanted to retain the name "King" as a tribute to Grey, who died after a long illness one year following the first airing of Challenge of the Yukon.
Challenge of the Yukon began as a 15-minute serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
, airing locally from 1938 until May 28, 1947. Shortly thereafter, the program acquired a sponsor, Quaker Oats, and the series, in a half-hour format, moved to the networks. The program aired on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
from June 12, 1947, to December 30, 1949. It was then heard on The Mutual Broadcasting System
Mutual Broadcasting System
The Mutual Broadcasting System was an American radio network, in operation from 1934 to 1999. In the golden age of U.S. radio drama, MBS was best known as the original network home of The Lone Ranger and The Adventures of Superman and as the long-time radio residence of The Shadow...
from January 2, 1950, through the final broadcast on June 9, 1955. In November 1951, the title changed to Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.
Radio cast
- Sgt. Preston – The part of Sgt. Preston was played by different actors over the course of the long run. Jay Michael, who had often played villain Butch Cavendish on The Lone Ranger, originated the role, and played the brave Mountie from 19381938 in radioThe year 1938 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.-Events:*13 March: CBS carries the first-ever point-to-point news roundup, including Edward R. Murrow's first live report, as part of its coverage of the Anschluss in Austria...
through the mid 1940s. Former movie actor Paul SuttonPaul SuttonPaul Sutton was an American film actor, appearing mostly in uncredited roles, and most often in low budget B-movies during the 1930s and 1940s. He is perhaps best known as one of the actors who portrayed Sergeant William Preston on the radio serial Challenge of the Yukon...
took over the role, followed briefly by Brace BeemerBrace BeemerBrace Beemer was an American radio actor and announcer at radio station WXYZ, Detroit, Michigan.Born in Mount Carmel, Illinois, Beemer was six foot, three inches tall and was an expert horse rider. He served as the deep-voiced announcer for The Lone Ranger soon after its first broadcast in 1933...
when The Lone Ranger ended in 19541954 in radioThe year 1954 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*1 February: KECA and KECA-FM, both in Los Angeles, change call letters to KABC and KABC-FM, reflecting their owners, ABC-United Paramount Theaters....
. Sutton took over again, however, by the time of the final broadcast.
- Yukon King – The barks, whines, and howls of Yukon King were supplied by one of the station's sound effects men, Dewey Cole, and following Cole's death, by actor Ted Johnstone.
- Narrator and supporting players – The original announcerAnnouncerAn announcer is a presenter who makes "announcements" in an audio medium or a physical location.-Television and other media:Some announcers work in television production , radio or filmmaking, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in...
/narratorNarratorA narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for...
was Bob HiteBob Hite (announcer)Bob Hite, Sr. was an American radio and television announcer, voice-over artist, and news anchor.Hite began his announcing career in the 1930s at WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan...
, also a narrator for the Lone Ranger, Green Hornet and The Shadow. Hite was replaced by former star Jay Michael when Sutton took over. Lone Ranger narrator Fred FoyFred FoyFrederick William Foy was an American radio and television announcer, who used Fred Foy as his professional name. He is best known for his narration of The Lone Ranger...
also filled the role from time to time. John ToddJohn Todd (actor)John Todd , born Fred McCarthy was an American radio actor.A former stage actor known for Shakespearean roles, Todd soon gained work at Detroit radio station WXYZ, as part of director James Jewell's repertory company, with roles on the various series produced by the station.His most famous work was...
was heard occasionally as Inspector Conrad, and Frank Russell played Pierre. Episodic performers came from the same talent pool as the other WXYZ shows.
Episode guide
| Airdate | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 43-07-17 | Meeting the Terms of a Contract | 00:14:42 |
| 43-07-24 | Till a Man's Proved Dead | 00:14:52 |
| 43-07-31 | A Swindler Swindled | 00:14:46 |
| 43-08-14 | A Footprint in Leather | 00:14:38 |
| 43-08-21 | Caught by a Button | 00:14:45 |
| 43-08-28 | The Last Days of a Freight Line | 00:14:34 |
| 43-09-11 | A Swill O' Gunpowder | 00:15:00 |
| 43-09-18 | King's Ransom | 00:14:46 |
| 43-09-25 | Murder on Train Time | 00:14:46 |
| 43-10-02 | A Previewed Confession | 00:14:41 |
| 43-10-09 | Attempted Manslaughter | 00:14:37 |
| 43-10-16 | Lantern Rock | 00:14:46 |
| 43-10-23 | The Ring on His Finger | 00:14:46 |
| 43-10-30 | The Tell-Tale Bullet | 00:14:19 |
| 43-11-06 | A Date to Remember | 00:14:32 |
| 43-11-13 | Belated Revenge | 00:14:21 |
| 43-11-20 | Return to the Crime | 00:14:26 |
| 43-11-27 | King Spots Murder | 00:14:32 |
| 43-12-04 | Self Defense or Murder | 00:14:16 |
| 43-12-11 | By Hook or by Crook | 00:14:45 |
| 43-12-18 | The Eleventh Hour | 00:14:42 |
| 43-12-25 | Murder in ABC's | 00:13:26 |
| 43-12-27 | Bob Hite Announces (Audition) | 00:28:51 |
| 44-01-01 | No Escape for a Murderer | 00:14:42 |
| 44-01-06 | Revenge in the Yukon | 00:14:39 |
| 44-01-13 | Forgery and Murder | 00:14:20 |
| 44-01-20 | Macbeth's Bloody Knife | 00:14:32 |
| 44-01-27 | Wolf Pack | 00:14:35 |
| 44-02-03 | Cabin on the Trail | 00:14:41 |
| 44-02-10 | Lady Luck Claim | 00:14:24 |
| 44-02-17 | As a Man Thinketh | 00:14:54 |
| 44-02-24 | The Hannagan Brothers | 00:14:17 |
| 44-03-02 | The Great Dog King | 00:14:29 |
| 44-03-09 | The Vallera Diamond | 00:14:21 |
| 44-03-23 | King Meets Soapy Smith | 00:14:01 |
| 44-03-30 | A Pack of Bacon | 00:13:59 |
| 44-04-06 | Edward Carson | 00:14:11 |
| 44-04-13 | The Plaid Coat | 00:14:07 |
| 44-04-20 | Belle Brady's Gesture | 00:14:17 |
| 44-04-27 | Preston's Right Hand Man | 00:14:11 |
| 44-05-04 | A Woman Scorned | 00:14:12 |
| 44-05-11 | Outlaw Dog | 00:14:16 |
| 44-05-18 | The Outlaw's Nemesis | 00:14:32 |
| 44-05-25 | The Idol | 00:14:23 |
| 44-06-01 | A Joke Led to the Gallows | 00:14:11 |
| 44-06-08 | Reverend Jim | 00:14:22 |
| 44-06-15 | The Man from Missouri | 00:14:38 |
| 44-06-22 | Design for Murder aka Killing Sullivan | 00:14:31 |
| 44-06-29 | The Duke Bows to a King | 00:14:28 |
| 44-07-13 | The Lady's Locket | 00:14:39 |
| 44-07-20 | Lucky Walters | 00:14:43 |
| 44-07-27 | Of Dogs and Horses | 00:14:40 |
| 44-08-03 | Maintiens Le Droit | 00:14:42 |
| 44-08-10 | The Plan That Failed | 00:14:40 |
| 44-08-17 | King Breaks the Wheel of Fortune | 00:14:39 |
| 44-08-24 | A Rendezvous | 00:14:40 |
| 44-08-31 | Smokey | 00:14:53 |
| 44-09-07 | A Frame-Up That Failed | 00:13:48 |
| 44-09-14 | Death and the Flickering Eye | 00:13:36 |
| 44-09-21 | A Masquerade | 00:13:51 |
| 44-09-28 | Eyes for the Blind | 00:13:47 |
| 44-10-12 | King Saves the Day | 00:14:33 |
| 44-10-19 | Suzanne Verrill | 00:14:41 |
| 44-10-26 | Case History of a Mountie | 00:14:30 |
| 44-11-02 | Seahorse City's Editor | 00:14:14 |
| 44-11-09 | King Found the Clue | 00:14:15 |
| 44-11-16 | Florabelle's Adventure | 00:14:19 |
| 44-11-23 | Paula Buchanan | 00:14:23 |
| 44-11-30 | King Meets a Grizzly | 00:14:08 |
| 44-12-07 | Trial by Fire | 00:14:06 |
| 44-12-14 | One Went to the Gallows | 00:14:11 |
| 44-12-21 | How Connelly Paid the Law | 00:14:11 |
| 44-12-28 | Preston's Dilemma | 00:13:47 |
| 45-01-04 | Trap for a Mountie | 00:13:44 |
| 45-01-13 | Manhunt | 00:13:57 |
| 45-01-18 | Murder on the Trail | 00:14:03 |
| 45-01-25 | The Fugitives | 00:14:50 |
| 45-01-30 | King Led the Way | 00:14:55 |
| 45-02-06 | An Unlucky Gambler | 00:14:23 |
| 45-02-13 | Guilty by Proxy | 00:15:01 |
| 45-02-20 | Wilderness Girl | 00:14:50 |
| 45-02-27 | Glynns Canyon | 00:14:56 |
| 45-03-06 | Trail Scent | 00:14:40 |
| 45-03-13 | The Dog-Head Nugget | 00:14:48 |
| 45-03-20 | Silver Point Renegades | 00:14:25 |
| 45-03-27 | Landslide | 00:14:19 |
| 45-04-03 | Blizzard in the Yukon | 00:14:28 |
| 45-04-10 | Back Door of the Mountain | 00:14:36 |
| 45-04-24 | Her Weight in Gold | 00:14:22 |
| 45-05-01 | Spawn of the North | 00:14:30 |
| 45-05-08 | The Dog Team Race | 00:14:23 |
| 45-05-15 | God of the Mountain | 00:14:27 |
| 45-05-22 | A Boy and a Dog | 00:14:27 |
| 45-05-29 | Ambush | 00:14:24 |
| 45-06-05 | Trap Robber | 00:14:28 |
| 45-06-12 | Medicine Man | 00:14:22 |
| 45-06-19 | Thunder | 00:14:15 |
| 45-06-26 | Recovered Claim | 00:14:23 |
| 45-07-03 | Old Tom | 00:14:32 |
| 45-07-10 | The Brass Button | 00:14:24 |
| 45-07-17 | Escape | 00:14:31 |
| 45-07-24 | Skipper | 00:14:27 |
| 45-07-31 | The Chase | 00:14:19 |
| 45-08-07 | The Map | 00:14:14 |
| 45-08-14 | Arctic Chase | 00:14:31 |
| 45-08-21 | Maw Baker's Pies | 00:14:15 |
| 45-08-28 | Magnamimous Ghost | 00:14:33 |
| 45-09-04 | Bear Trap | 00:14:24 |
| 45-09-11 | Alibi | 00:14:19 |
| 45-09-18 | Big Bill | 00:14:29 |
| 45-09-25 | The Red Mitten | 00:14:28 |
| 45-10-02 | Chechako | 00:14:23 |
| 45-10-09 | The Black Bear | 00:14:16 |
| 45-10-16 | Scorpion Sam's Gold | 00:14:09 |
| 45-10-23 | Dynamite Provides | 00:14:24 |
| 45-10-30 | The Trail | 00:14:30 |
| 45-11-06 | The Last Laugh | 00:14:17 |
| 45-11-13 | The Irish Wolf Hound | 00:14:25 |
| 45-11-20 | Father Donovan | 00:14:16 |
| 45-11-27 | Long Fall Canyon | 00:14:16 |
| 45-12-04 | The Bonanza Belle | 00:14:34 |
| 45-12-11 | The Dachshund | 00:14:32 |
| 45-12-18 | Christmas Present | 00:14:26 |
| 45-12-29 | New Year's Eve | 00:14:21 |
| 46-01-05 | The Grave Robbers | 00:14:20 |
| 46-01-10 | The Mail Team | 00:14:29 |
| 46-01-17 | Preston Takes Over | 00:14:00 |
| 46-01-24 | Jane Gets Her Man | 00:14:34 |
| 46-01-31 | The Blind Man | 00:14:16 |
| 46-02-14 | The Cure | 00:14:30 |
| 46-02-21 | Mabel | 00:14:34 |
| 46-02-28 | The Shamaness | 00:14:40 |
| 46-03-07 | Mad Wolf | 00:14:23 |
| 46-03-14 | The Bully | 00:14:36 |
| 46-03-21 | Hold Up | 00:14:41 |
| 46-03-28 | The Rivals | 00:14:46 |
| 46-04-04 | The Return of Pete Hill | 00:14:41 |
| 46-04-11 | Ned's Wife | 00:14:45 |
| 46-04-18 | Rex | 00:14:46 |
| 46-04-25 | Torn Parka | 00:14:46 |
| 46-05-02 | Balmy Bill | 00:14:45 |
| 46-05-09 | Eskimo Justice | 00:14:44 |
| 46-05-16 | Shrimp Togan | 00:15:07 |
| 46-05-23 | Chap | 00:14:46 |
| 46-05-30 | The Mitten | 00:14:38 |
| 46-06-06 | Annie Jones | 00:14:21 |
| 46-06-13 | The Great Dane | 00:14:40 |
| 46-06-20 | How Preston Got King | 00:14:27 |
| 46-06-27 | The Sharp Shooter | 00:14:35 |
| 46-07-04 | The Pup That Ate Too Much | 00:15:01 |
| 46-07-11 | Flash | 00:14:49 |
| 46-07-18 | Preston Breaks a Rule | 00:14:58 |
| 46-07-25 | Beaver Dam | 00:14:32 |
| 46-08-01 | The Silver Fox | 00:14:40 |
| 46-08-15 | The Mute Speaks | 00:14:40 |
| 46-08-22 | Grizzly Martin | 00:14:20 |
| 46-08-29 | Preston Goes to Jail | 00:14:33 |
| 46-09-12 | The Epidemic | 00:14:12 |
| 46-09-19 | Preston Sells King | 00:14:22 |
| 46-09-26 | Blind Man's Claim | 00:14:01 |
| 46-10-03 | The Wooden Case | 00:14:08 |
| 46-11-07 | Trap in the Mountains | 00:14:01 |
| 46-11-14 | The Choice | 00:14:10 |
| 46-11-21 | The Cat Collar | 00:14:21 |
| 46-11-28 | Thanksgiving in the Wilderness | 00:13:56 |
| 46-12-05 | The Watch Dog | 00:14:11 |
| 46-12-12 | The Dog Fight | 00:14:14 |
| 46-12-19 | Christmas Present | 00:14:19 |
| 46-12-26 | The Man Who Limped | 00:14:12 |
| 47-01-02 | The False Beard | 00:14:09 |
| 47-01-09 | Zeb | 00:14:13 |
| 47-01-16 | The Black Dog | 00:14:16 |
| 47-01-23 | A Question of Ethics | 00:14:15 |
| 47-01-30 | The Gold Fang | 00:14:16 |
| 47-02-04 | Pet Bear | 00:14:07 |
| 47-02-11 | The Substitution | 00:16:10 |
| 47-02-20 | The Red Parka | 00:14:08 |
| 47-02-27 | The Hermit of Nugget Hill | 00:14:41 |
| 47-03-06 | The Coffin | 00:08:58 |
| 47-03-12 | Sunshine Stones | 00:14:30 |
| 47-03-19 | The Birthday Present | 00:14:03 |
| 47-03-26 | The Big Stone House | 00:14:18 |
| 47-04-02 | The Dancing Bear | 00:14:04 |
| 47-04-09 | The Story of Big John | 00:14:11 |
| 47-04-16 | The Torn Sleeve | 00:14:10 |
| 47-04-23 | The Mad Trapper | 00:14:12 |
| 47-04-30 | The Red Setter | 00:13:55 |
| 47-05-14 | The Usurpers | 00:14:20 |
| 47-05-28 | Lost Mitten | 00:14:03 |
| 47-06-12 | The Wolf Cub | 00:28:45 |
| 47-06-19 | Grizzly | 00:29:01 |
| 47-06-26 | Pet Bear | 00:27:26 |
| 47-07-03 | The Puppy | 00:28:08 |
| 47-07-12 | Sam's Gold | 00:29:18 |
| 47-07-19 | The Man in the Fur Cap | 00:28:32 |
| 47-07-26 | A Dog Named Mabel | 00:28:19 |
| 47-08-02 | Messenger of Mercy | 00:28:55 |
| 47-08-09 | Derelict Dog | 00:27:41 |
| 47-08-23 | The Revenge of Steve Carlton | 00:29:29 |
| 47-08-30 | Clue to a Killer | 00:29:18 |
| 47-09-06 | The Stolen Pups | 00:28:28 |
| 47-09-11 | The Northern Pursuit | 00:28:05 |
| 47-09-18 | The Fraud | 00:29:20 |
| 47-09-25 | Reprisal | 00:29:24 |
| 47-10-02 | The Proof | 00:29:24 |
| 47-10-09 | The Malamute Pup | 00:29:20 |
| 47-10-16 | The Last Cabin | 00:29:46 |
| 47-10-23 | Rex | 00:29:16 |
| 47-11-01 | Sam's Wife | 00:29:13 |
| 47-11-08 | King's Escape | 00:29:50 |
| 47-11-15 | The Limping Dog | 00:27:28 |
| 47-11-22 | King Gets His Man aka The Piano | 00:29:21 |
| 47-11-29 | Tara | 00:29:32 |
| 47-12-06 | The Marked Cards | 00:28:23 |
| 47-12-13 | White Man's Law | 00:28:45 |
| 47-12-27 | The Shepherd Dog | 00:28:52 |
| 48-01-03 | The Silent One | 00:29:23 |
| 48-01-10 | Tago, the Half Breed | 00:29:18 |
| 48-01-17 | The Bridge | 00:29:45 |
| 48-01-24 | The Loyalty of Chief | 00:29:43 |
| 48-01-31 | The Pamphlet | 00:29:42 |
| 48-02-07 | The Red Herring | 00:29:41 |
| 48-02-14 | The Klondike Palace | 00:29:44 |
| 48-02-21 | Aunt Em | 00:29:37 |
| 48-02-28 | Silvertip | 00:29:41 |
| 48-03-06 | The Debt | 00:29:37 |
| 48-03-13 | Witness for the Crown | 00:29:34 |
| 48-03-20 | King Comes Home | 00:29:38 |
| 48-03-27 | The Wire Haired Terrier | 00:29:37 |
| 48-04-24 | Rusty | 00:30:22 |
| 48-06-26 | Breakup | 00:28:45 |
| 48-09-06 | Shots in the Dark | 00:29:17 |
| 48-09-08 | Winner by Proxy | 00:29:29 |
| 48-09-13 | The Fraud | 00:29:48 |
| 48-09-15 | Trader Muldoon | 00:29:17 |
| 48-09-17 | The Showdown | 00:25:32 |
| 48-09-20 | Lost Indian Mine | 00:26:02 |
| 48-09-22 | Icebound | 00:25:54 |
| 48-09-24 | Old Ben's Gold | 00:29:12 |
| 48-09-27 | Pot Luck Killers | 00:25:12 |
| 48-09-29 | Ghost Town | 00:29:30 |
| 48-10-01 | Find the Body | 00:29:37 |
| 48-10-04 | The Extra Uniform | 00:28:49 |
| 48-10-06 | Record Run | 00:29:04 |
| 48-10-08 | Parson Shorty Meadows | 00:29:04 |
| 48-10-11 | The Red Ace | 00:29:02 |
| 48-10-13 | Mine of Good Hope | 00:29:07 |
| 48-10-15 | White Hawk | 00:28:46 |
| 48-10-18 | Underground Ambush | 00:29:04 |
| 48-10-20 | The False Trail | 00:29:06 |
| 48-10-22 | The Poisoner of Chiliwaw | 00:29:04 |
| 48-10-25 | Samaritan of the Trail | 00:29:32 |
| 48-10-27 | Preston Turns the Tables | 00:29:35 |
| 48-10-29 | The Phantom Gang | 00:29:38 |
| 48-11-01 | The Call of Duty | 00:29:25 |
| 48-11-03 | The Man with the Red Hair | 00:29:37 |
| 48-11-05 | Death on the Trail | 00:29:37 |
| 48-11-08 | The Wilderness Uprising | 00:29:38 |
| 48-11-10 | Ben Yancy's Legacy | 00:29:41 |
| 48-11-12 | Shadow | 00:29:32 |
| 48-11-15 | The Second Chance | 00:29:42 |
| 48-11-17 | Manhunt | 00:29:34 |
| 48-11-19 | The St Bernard Dog | 00:29:31 |
| 48-11-22 | Mutiny on the Penguin | 00:29:21 |
| 48-11-24 | Old Moby's Cairn | 00:23:46 |
| 48-11-26 | Lost River Roundup | 00:29:24 |
| 48-11-29 | Strike at Pelican Creek | 00:29:11 |
| 48-12-01 | The Black Husky | 00:28:40 |
| 48-12-03 | The Sergeant's Right | 00:21:40 |
| 48-12-06 | Timber | 00:29:22 |
| 48-12-08 | The Dawson Fire | 00:29:24 |
| 48-12-10 | The Trap in Cabin Four | 00:29:31 |
| 48-12-13 | Escape to the North | 00:29:24 |
| 48-12-15 | Marlow's Gang | 00:24:23 |
| 48-12-17 | Faith in a Mountie | 00:25:33 |
| 48-12-20 | The Emerald in the Nugget | 00:23:54 |
| 48-12-22 | The Man with the Red Coat | 00:29:19 |
| 48-12-27 | Injun Devil | 00:29:17 |
| 48-12-29 | Arrowhead Frame-Up | 00:29:10 |
| 48-12-31 | Case of Frank Weaver | 00:29:14 |
| 49-01-03 | King Takes Over | 00:29:35 |
| 49-01-07 | Jim Beldens Secret | 00:29:47 |
| 49-01-10 | King Proves His Worth | 00:29:12 |
| 49-01-14 | Lem Baileys Pet Bear | 00:29:15 |
| 49-01-17 | White Water | 00:29:14 |
| 49-01-19 | Jimmy's Birthday Cake | 00:29:18 |
| 49-01-21 | Skagway Patrol | 00:29:20 |
| 49-01-24 | Mystery in the Cave | 00:29:18 |
| 49-01-26 | The Moose River Murder | 00:29:23 |
| 49-01-28 | Lost River Ambush | 00:29:09 |
| 49-01-31 | The Mongrel | 00:29:12 |
| 49-02-02 | On One Condition | 00:29:15 |
| 49-02-04 | The Trail of Grizzly Grayson | 00:29:58 |
| 49-02-07 | Rogue's Progress | 00:29:25 |
| 49-02-09 | Sergeant Preston Faces Death | 00:29:35 |
| 49-02-11 | Ambush | 00:29:24 |
| 49-02-14 | The Coward | 00:29:24 |
| 49-02-16 | Double Cross Creek | 00:29:30 |
| 49-02-18 | The Dog with the Gold Tooth | 00:29:31 |
| 49-02-21 | The Magic Light | 00:29:32 |
| 49-02-23 | Signal in Green | 00:29:28 |
| 49-02-25 | Danger Signal | 00:29:24 |
| 49-02-28 | River Pirates | 00:29:28 |
| 49-03-02 | Ambush at Forty Mile | 00:29:27 |
| 49-03-04 | The Music Hall Murder | 00:29:27 |
| 49-03-07 | Trail Mates | 00:25:59 |
| 49-03-09 | Bulldog Charm | 00:29:24 |
| 49-03-11 | The Meal the Convicted | 00:29:24 |
| 49-03-14 | The White Huskie | 00:29:44 |
| 49-03-16 | The Kondike Queen | 00:20:04 |
| 49-03-18 | The Caribou Case | 00:29:42 |
| 49-03-21 | The Black and White Pup | 00:00:52 |
| 49-03-23 | The Devil Dog | 00:29:47 |
| 49-03-25 | Letters to a Killer | 00:24:44 |
| 49-03-28 | Conover's Crime | 00:21:29 |
| 49-03-30 | Crumpled Handbill | 00:29:42 |
| 49-04-01 | The Killer | 00:29:37 |
| 49-04-04 | The Remittance Man | 00:29:41 |
| 49-04-06 | Dead Man's Man | 00:29:31 |
| 49-04-08 | The Knife Throwers | 00:29:37 |
| 49-04-11 | The Lucky Shirt | 00:29:42 |
| 49-04-13 | The Trail of the Werewolf | 00:29:33 |
| 49-04-15 | Trouble at Forty-Mile | 00:29:24 |
| 49-04-18 | The Luck of the Newtons | 00:29:27 |
| 49-04-20 | The Empty Coffin | 00:29:04 |
| 49-04-22 | The Doomed Witness | 00:29:06 |
| 49-04-25 | The Bear Trap | 00:29:45 |
| 49-04-27 | The Perfect Crime | 00:29:03 |
| 49-04-29 | Fire in the Sky | 00:29:34 |
| 49-05-02 | Escape to the North | 00:29:09 |
| 49-05-04 | The Sparrow | 00:29:09 |
| 49-05-06 | The Case of the Hard-Hearted Hermit | 00:29:22 |
| 49-05-09 | Race to Twenty Mile | 00:29:20 |
| 49-05-11 | The Million Dollar Deadline | 00:29:07 |
| 49-05-13 | The Skagway-Mail | 00:29:00 |
| 49-05-16 | The Counter Plan | 00:29:05 |
| 49-05-18 | The Bad Penny | 00:29:45 |
| 49-05-20 | Adventure in Selkirk | 00:29:33 |
| 49-05-23 | The Duel | 00:29:06 |
| 49-05-25 | Death and the Lucky Seven | 00:29:31 |
| 49-05-27 | The Skull in the Stone | 00:11:25 |
| 49-05-30 | The Case of the Turncoat Mountie | 00:29:29 |
| 49-06-01 | The Case of the Frightened Child | 00:29:30 |
| 49-06-03 | The Case of the Canyon Holdup | 00:29:33 |
| 49-06-06 | The Missing Code | 00:32:21 |
| 49-06-08 | The Case of the Yellow Ribbon | 00:22:46 |
| 49-06-10 | A Boy and His Dog | 00:25:38 |
| 49-06-15 | The Uphill Sled | 00:26:10 |
| 49-06-22 | King Takes Over | 00:29:34 |
| 49-06-29 | The Case of the Beautiful Swindler | 00:29:52 |
| 49-07-06 | The Case of the Crown Fire | 00:29:18 |
| 49-07-13 | Trickery in the River | 00:30:46 |
| 49-07-20 | The Case of the Kind Hearted Killer | 00:29:32 |
| 49-07-27 | The Case of the Unwilling Guardian | 00:29:52 |
| 49-08-03 | The Renegade Huskie | 00:27:46 |
| 49-08-10 | What Price King | 00:28:53 |
| 49-08-17 | The Case of the Friendly Enemies | 00:29:17 |
| 49-08-24 | The Yellow Kitten | 00:29:37 |
| 49-08-31 | The Minister's Missing Money | 00:29:32 |
| 49-09-07 | The Case of the Detective Who Liked Excitement | 00:29:51 |
| 49-09-12 | The Fan-Tan Gold Robbery | 00:27:57 |
| 49-09-14 | The Boy Who Feared Dogs | 00:29:39 |
| 49-09-16 | The Case of the Wishbone | 00:29:43 |
| 49-09-19 | Fire on the Trail | 00:29:59 |
| 49-09-21 | King and the Baxter Gang | 00:29:25 |
| 49-09-23 | The Case of the River Pirates | 00:29:45 |
| 49-09-26 | Ambush Near Selkirk | 00:29:34 |
| 49-09-28 | The Case of the Sourdough's Dog | 00:29:47 |
| 49-09-30 | The Phantom Witness | 00:29:31 |
| 49-10-03 | The Scent of Blood | 00:29:46 |
| 49-10-05 | Murder on the Mountain | 00:29:24 |
| 49-10-07 | The Generous Hobo | 00:29:41 |
| 49-10-10 | Allen's McRae's Birthday Present | 00:29:07 |
| 49-10-12 | The Burning Cabin | 00:29:31 |
| 49-10-14 | The Great Charlotta | 00:29:22 |
| 49-10-17 | The Doctor Disappears | 00:29:48 |
| 49-10-19 | Hazel Crest Decision | 00:29:28 |
| 49-10-21 | Rescue in the Forest | 00:29:42 |
| 49-10-24 | The Missing Money | 00:29:37 |
| 49-10-26 | Bad Boy | 00:29:43 |
| 49-10-28 | The Last Will | 00:29:11 |
| 49-10-31 | Nipper Moves Himself | 00:29:27 |
| 49-11-02 | Bear Trap | 00:29:24 |
| 49-11-04 | Dr Blake's Surrender | 00:29:39 |
| 49-11-09 | The Miser and the Mob | 00:51:28 |
| 49-11-11 | The Old Timer | 00:59:19 |
| 49-11-14 | The Senator Finds a Treasure | 00:41:34 |
| 49-11-16 | Note of Evidence | 00:37:05 |
| 49-11-18 | The Brothers' Promise | 00:47:43 |
| 49-11-21 | The King Emperor | 00:56:00 |
| 49-11-23 | The Stolen Box | 00:39:30 |
| 49-11-25 | The Barbary Gang | 00:54:32 |
| 49-11-28 | Grubstake for Vickers | 00:53:12 |
| 49-11-30 | 48 Hours to Pay | 00:32:16 |
| 49-12-02 | Outlaw's Twin | 00:39:51 |
| 49-12-05 | Dance at Caribou Creek | 00:29:24 |
| 49-12-07 | The Return of Tom Becket | 00:29:23 |
| 49-12-09 | Swindlers Luck | 00:33:18 |
| 49-12-12 | Copper Gulch Patrol | 00:31:08 |
| 49-12-14 | The Wainwright Cache | 00:32:12 |
| 49-12-16 | The Black Bag | 00:32:15 |
| 49-12-19 | Missing Gold | 00:33:07 |
| 49-12-21 | The Shanghaied Sergeant | 00:31:49 |
| 49-12-23 | The Sergeant's Present | 00:29:13 |
| 49-12-26 | Journey for Revenge | 00:37:18 |
| 49-12-28 | Swindler's Luck | 00:42:46 |
| 49-12-30 | The Prodigal Father | 00:34:21 |
| 50-01-02 | Rainbow's End | 00:33:16 |
| 50-01-04 | Jeff Marco's Gang | 00:32:08 |
| 50-01-06 | The Battle at Bradley's | 00:37:36 |
| 50-01-09 | Barry Jeffer's Trust | 00:42:20 |
| 50-01-11 | Red Devil | 00:34:56 |
| 50-01-13 | The Miners' Meeting | 00:33:55 |
| 50-01-16 | The Diamond Collar | 00:37:04 |
| 50-01-18 | The Long Trail | 00:35:48 |
| 50-01-20 | No Epitaph for Tombstone | 00:34:39 |
| 50-01-23 | The Ten Thousand Dollar Rewards | 00:34:45 |
| 50-01-25 | The Trap That Failed | 00:37:13 |
| 50-01-27 | The Ghost Raider | 00:35:26 |
| 50-01-30 | Casper Mott's Adventure | 00:29:24 |
| 50-02-01 | Circumstantial Evidence | 00:29:18 |
| 50-02-03 | Blind Man's Buff | 00:29:12 |
| 50-02-06 | Jailbreak | 00:25:39 |
| 50-02-08 | The Runaway Heir | 00:29:22 |
| 50-02-10 | Flaming Valley | 00:29:19 |
| 50-02-13 | The Haunted Mine | 00:36:33 |
| 50-02-15 | The Black Cat | 00:33:25 |
| 50-02-17 | Alias Al Gibson | 00:29:22 |
| 50-02-20 | The Murdered Witness | 00:35:30 |
| 50-02-22 | Trail's End | 00:33:53 |
| 50-02-24 | Uncle Joe's Luck | 00:28:38 |
| 50-02-27 | Guardian for Jimmy | 00:34:16 |
| 50-03-01 | When Thief Catches Thief | 00:33:50 |
| 50-03-03 | The Innocent Criminal | 00:29:37 |
| 50-03-06 | Wolf Creek | 00:29:46 |
| 50-03-08 | Restitution | 00:29:53 |
| 50-03-10 | The Lost Lady | 00:29:37 |
| 50-03-13 | Hidden Evidence | 00:29:53 |
| 50-03-15 | Secret Orders | 00:29:36 |
| 50-03-17 | The Man Who Fled | 00:33:14 |
| 50-03-20 | The Cascade Case | 00:32:13 |
| 50-03-22 | The Fugitive Bride | 00:30:41 |
| 50-03-24 | The Wolf Cub | 00:29:55 |
| 50-03-27 | Canyon Cache | 00:31:18 |
| 50-03-29 | Mystery of the Ridge | 00:30:01 |
| 50-03-31 | Twenty Little Indians | 00:31:03 |
| 50-04-03 | Unfinished Note | 00:30:01 |
| 50-04-05 | The Two Bullets | 00:30:01 |
| 50-05-26 | Wand Diamond | 00:28:44 |
| 50-05-29 | Notorious Chet Craig | 00:30:10 |
| 50-05-31 | The Dead Man's Trail | 00:29:12 |
| 50-06-02 | The Angel of Death | 00:31:39 |
| 50-06-05 | Six Gun Clue | 00:29:44 |
| 50-06-07 | Jose's Return | 00:31:36 |
| 50-06-09 | Revenge from Beyond | 00:29:21 |
| 50-06-28 | The Bag of Gold | 00:29:43 |
| 50-07-07 | Race of the River Boats | 00:29:42 |
| 50-07-10 | The Diamond Solitaire | 00:29:44 |
| 50-07-19 | Stolen Gold | 00:30:12 |
| 50-07-26 | The Spread Eagle Raid | 00:30:52 |
| 50-08-02 | The Beaverton Legacy | 00:30:57 |
| 50-08-09 | A Change of Mind | 00:31:31 |
| 50-08-16 | Ten Thousand Counterfeit | 00:29:47 |
| 50-08-23 | The Branded Pelts | 00:30:45 |
| 50-08-30 | Logan's Luck | 00:29:52 |
| 50-09-06 | Cal Dorset's Hair | 00:30:29 |
| 50-09-11 | The Gold Behind the Waterfall | 00:30:47 |
| 50-09-13 | The Polar Quest | 00:24:22 |
| 50-09-15 | Left to Die | 00:30:40 |
| 50-09-18 | The Sack of Sand | 00:31:44 |
| 50-09-20 | The Malemute Express | 00:22:00 |
| 50-09-22 | The Torn Map | 00:30:15 |
| 50-09-25 | Diagram of Danger | 00:28:14 |
| 50-09-27 | The Red Raiders | 00:24:52 |
| 50-09-29 | Dog Crazy | 00:29:09 |
| 50-10-02 | The Malacca Cane | 00:22:15 |
| 50-10-04 | The Vagabond | 00:26:34 |
| 50-10-06 | The Criminal Collie | 00:23:48 |
| 50-10-09 | The Blue Paper | 00:28:12 |
| 50-10-11 | Harper's Castle | 00:22:56 |
| 50-10-13 | A Dog Called Sparky | 00:28:48 |
| 50-10-16 | Fugitive from Bald Rock | 00:28:48 |
| 50-10-18 | The Masked Gunman | 00:27:05 |
| 50-10-20 | Out of the Night | 00:25:48 |
| 50-10-23 | Heart of a Killer | 00:29:12 |
| 50-10-25 | Dead Man's Whistle | 00:28:17 |
| 50-10-27 | A Call to Action | 00:28:23 |
| 50-10-30 | Undercover | 00:28:01 |
| 50-11-01 | Contention | 00:29:31 |
| 50-11-03 | Whistling in the Dark | 00:29:41 |
| 50-11-06 | Friend in Need | 00:29:43 |
| 50-11-08 | The Ghost Riders | 00:29:10 |
| 50-11-13 | The Clue of the Silver Pup | 00:29:23 |
| 50-11-15 | Passport to Death | 00:29:29 |
| 50-11-17 | The Telltale Knife | 00:29:43 |
| 50-11-20 | The Wrong Map | 00:24:26 |
| 50-11-22 | The Rebel Yell | 00:27:12 |
| 50-11-24 | Death Waits on the River | 00:27:14 |
| 50-11-27 | The Man in the Canyon | 00:25:15 |
| 50-11-29 | Gold Fever | 00:27:33 |
| 50-12-01 | Spider Burke's Daughter | 00:27:50 |
| 50-12-04 | Wild Dog | 00:28:55 |
| 50-12-06 | The Indian Sign | 00:29:23 |
| 50-12-08 | The Notorious Hawk Cooper | 00:29:30 |
| 51-01-20 | Danger at Devil's Gorge | 00:29:40 |
| 51-01-27 | Murder on Fox Run | 00:31:00 |
| 51-01-28 | Escape by Night | 00:29:56 |
| 51-02-03 | White Fox for Marie | 00:29:09 |
| 51-02-04 | Storm the Pass | 00:30:53 |
| 51-02-10 | The King of Keena Creek | 00:30:36 |
| 51-02-11 | The Trail Robbers | 00:29:10 |
| 51-02-17 | Wrong Trail | 00:32:11 |
| 51-02-18 | Honest Young Man | 00:30:56 |
| 51-02-24 | Blackmailer's Payoff | 00:32:01 |
| 51-02-25 | Vanished Loot | 00:30:17 |
| 51-03-03 | Job for Jim Lackey | 00:31:52 |
| 51-03-04 | The Russian Rubies | 00:30:44 |
| 51-03-10 | Secret of the Closed Room | 00:31:38 |
| 51-03-11 | Doctor Redcoat | 00:29:36 |
| 51-03-17 | The Third Strike | 00:31:44 |
| 51-03-18 | Never Be Missed | 00:29:44 |
| 51-03-24 | The Counterfeit Heiress | 00:31:36 |
| 51-03-25 | Old Faithful | 00:31:05 |
| 51-03-31 | Cabin 102 | 00:32:38 |
| 51-04-01 | The Blue Scarf | 00:31:53 |
| 51-04-07 | Trapper's Trail | 00:26:54 |
| 51-04-08 | Take It Easy | 00:29:16 |
| 51-04-14 | The Blind Husky | 00:26:55 |
| 51-04-15 | Team-Mates | 00:30:49 |
| 51-04-21 | Rowdy's Choice | 00:29:41 |
| 51-04-22 | Indian Dream | 00:29:03 |
| 51-06-10 | Number One Challenger | 00:28:52 |
| 51-07-01 | The Stuffed Shirt | 00:28:39 |
| 51-07-08 | Murder at the Flood | 00:29:28 |
| 51-07-12 | A Boy Called Jack | 00:29:28 |
| 51-07-15 | Thieve's Congress | 00:29:27 |
| 51-07-19 | Tom Barry's Return | 00:29:22 |
| 51-07-22 | The Trail's End | 00:29:23 |
| 51-07-26 | The Innocent Fugitives | 00:29:31 |
| 51-08-02 | And Far Away | 00:29:29 |
| 51-08-05 | The Widow's Son | 00:29:23 |
| 51-08-09 | The Man Who Feared Dogs | 00:29:21 |
| 51-08-12 | Ambush in Bellary Flats | 00:29:23 |
| 51-08-16 | Against Time | 00:28:17 |
| 51-08-19 | The Red Parka | 00:28:36 |
| 51-08-23 | The Scent of Death | 00:28:21 |
| 51-08-26 | Bullets for Preston | 00:28:38 |
| 51-08-30 | Red Coated Crook | 00:25:05 |
| 51-09-02 | Boy Alone | 00:28:41 |
| 51-09-06 | Junior Partner | 00:28:40 |
| 51-09-09 | Dividend on Murder | 00:28:32 |
| 51-09-13 | The Landlady | 00:22:01 |
| 51-09-16 | The Killer Cree | 00:28:20 |
| 51-09-20 | Chance Meeting | 00:28:30 |
| 51-09-23 | Trapper's Gold | 00:28:01 |
| 51-09-27 | Uncle Ben | 00:27:55 |
| 51-10-04 | Open and Shut | 00:27:46 |
| 51-10-07 | Fire in the Forest | 00:28:10 |
| 51-10-09 | Man in Hiding | 00:27:41 |
| 51-10-11 | Double Identity | 00:27:51 |
| 51-10-21 | The Mutiny's Survivor | 00:29:23 |
| 51-10-25 | Claim 22 | 00:22:21 |
| 51-10-30 | Reward for Shiloh | 00:28:45 |
| 51-11-01 | Trail to Trouble | 00:29:04 |
| 51-11-04 | The Diamond Solitaire | 00:28:33 |
| 51-11-13 | Sneak Gun | 00:27:57 |
| 52-09-07 | Murder on the Mountain | 00:29:31 |
| 53-02-19 | The Queen's Parlor | 00:29:09 |
| 53-03-05 | SOS from Panamint | 00:28:45 |
| 53-10-29 | The Death Dart | 00:29:19 |
| 53-11-03 | The Rag Doll | 00:29:16 |
| 55-01-06 | Outlaw in Uniform | 00:28:28 |
Comic book series
From 1951 to 1958 Dell ComicsDell Comics
Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...
published 29 issues of Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. The first four issues appeared bi-annually, then quarterly, in the weekly catch-all series, Four Color Comics (#344,373,397,419), then assumed its own numbering with issue #5, most-often as a quarterly but also bi-monthly.
All issues were written by Gaylord Du Bois (creator of Turok
Turok
Turok is a fictional American comic book character initially in comics from Western Publishing published through licensee Dell Comics. He first appeared in Four Color Comics #596 , then graduated to his own title, Turok, Son of Stone...
), and illustrated by Alberto Giolitti
Alberto Giolitti
Alberto Giolitti was an Italian-American comic book artist.He was born in Rome, where his family held one of the most famous café, Giolitti, where he also worked for a while. He debuted as artist for Il Vittorioso in the late 1940s...
(best-known as the long-time illustrator of Turok
Turok
Turok is a fictional American comic book character initially in comics from Western Publishing published through licensee Dell Comics. He first appeared in Four Color Comics #596 , then graduated to his own title, Turok, Son of Stone...
).
The Dell comic book covers were paintings portraying drama or action, featuring Yukon King and Sergeant Preston in exciting scenes. Once the Sergeant Preston of the Yukon television series premiered, the comic book featured photo covers of the TV series star in character as Sergeant Preston.
Television series: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
In 1955, the same year the radio show ended, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon premiered as a television series. Richard SimmonsRichard Simmons (actor)
Richard Simmons , also known as Dick Simmons, was an American actor.-Early life and career:Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Simmons started his film acting career in 1937...
starred as Sgt. Preston, and was supported by Yukon King and Rex, now played by real animals. The dog cast as King was not a husky, however, but a large Alaskan Malamute
Alaskan Malamute
The Alaskan Malamute is a generally large breed of domestic dog originally bred for use as a utilitarian dog and later an Alaskan sled dog. They are sometimes mistaken for a Siberian Husky, but in fact are quite different in many ways...
. Charles Livingstone, who had worked on the radio version, directed several episodes. Though no plotlines seem to have been re-used from the radio show, they were generally built upon the same themes. The same few buildings were regularly seen as part of many settlements in the shows. The additional visual component of the snowy Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
, however, did give the television version a different feel but like all such films when filmed on a stage set, the frosty breath of people in Arctic conditions could not be simulated. Generally, however, there was an outdoor feel though a few times shadows on the skyline could be seen. Genuine outdoor scenes were added to give the show some reality though the viewer could not help but notice a sameness to them as they were all filmed in the same area and reused at times.
Mainly filmed at Ashcroft
Ashcroft, Colorado
Ashcroft originally known as Castle Forks City and then Chloride until 1882, was a mining town located ten miles south of Aspen near Castle Creek, in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. A few buildings remain standing as a testament to the town's past.-The early years:In the spring of 1880 two...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, the series was telecast on CBS from September 29, 1955, to September 25, 1958. The first two seasons were produced by Trendle-Campbell-Meurer, and the show was broadcast in the same time slot as ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked Texas Ranger who, with his Native American companion Tonto, fights injustice in the American Old West. The character has become an enduring icon of American culture....
. In its last season, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon was purchased and produced by the Jack Wrather
Jack Wrather
John Devereaux "Jack" Wrather, Jr. , was a petroleum millionaire who became a television producer and later diversified by investing in broadcast stations and resort properties...
Corporation.
In 1955, the Quaker Oats company gave away land in the Klondike
Klondike, Yukon
The Klondike is a region of the Yukon in northwest Canada, east of the Alaska border. It lies around the Klondike River, a small river that enters the Yukon from the east at Dawson....
as part of a promotional tie-in with the television show. Genuine deeds each to one square inch of a lot in Yukon Territory, issued by Klondike Big Inch Land Co. Inc., were inserted into Quaker's Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice
Puffed rice
Puffed rice is a type of puffed grain made from rice; usually made by heating rice kernels under high pressure in the presence of steam, though the method of manufacture varies widely.-Origin:Pori has been mentioned in various Tamil...
cereal boxes.
Guest stars
The guest stars on Sergeant Preston included:- Francis De SalesFrancis De Sales (actor)Francis A. De Sales was an American actor. He was known for his roles on two early television series: as police Lieutenant Bill Weigand on the CBS and then NBC drama Mr. and Mrs. North and as Sheriff Maddox in the syndicated western Two Faces West...
appeared in five episodes, concluding as Cy Bartok in "The Diamond Collar". - Kelo HendersonKelo HendersonKelo Henderson is an American former actor who co-starred as Deputy Clint Travis in the 1957-1959 syndicated western television series 26 Men. The program starred Tristram Coffin as Captain Thomas H. Rynning, the real-life commander of the Arizona Rangers, the case files of which were the basis...
, a future Golden BootGolden Boot AwardsThe Golden Boot Awards honor actors, actresses, and crew members who have made significant contributions to the genre of Western television and movies. The award is sponsored and presented by the Motion Picture & Television Fund...
winner who appeared as Pete Hollis in the 1958 episode "Escape to the North". - Ed HintonEd Hinton (actor)Edgar Latimer Hinton, Jr., known as Ed Hinton and sometimes as Edward Hinton , was an American actor known particularly for guest-starring roles on television westerns...
appeared twice in 1956 as Barry Jeffers in "Remember the Maine" and as Lefty "Red" Burke in "The Rookie". - I. Stanford JolleyI. Stanford JolleyIsaac Stanford Jolley, Sr., known as I. Stanford Jolley was a prolific American character actor of film and television, primarily in western roles as cowboys, law-enforcement officers, or villains...
guest starred as Sam Haley in "The Fancy Dan" (1956) and as Frisco in "Gold Rush Patrol" (1958) - Tyler MacDuffTyler MacDuffTyler MacDuff, born Tyler Glenn Duff, Jr. , was an American actor, primarily on television westerns and dramas who was cast as Billy the Kid in The Boy from Oklahoma.-Biography:...
appeared as Bill Corey in "Lost River Roundup" in 1957 - John M. PickardJohn Pickard (American actor)John M. Pickard was an American actor who appeared primarily in television Westerns.-Early life and career:...
appeared four times in 1956-1957 in different roles, including the role of Red Brody in "Old Ben's Gold".
Season one of the series is scheduled for DVD release on March 17, 2009.
Spoofs and cultural references
The series was parodied many times over the years. Radio comics Bob and RayBob and Ray
Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding were an American comedy team whose career spanned five decades. Their format was typically to satirize the medium in which they were performing, such as conducting radio or television interviews, with off-the-wall dialogue presented in a generally deadpan style as...
came up with King Yukon of the Northwest, a rabid dog who viciously attacked the mountie and all around him. Two episodes of the animated series Dudley Do-Right
Dudley Do-Right
Dudley Do-Right, created by Alex Anderson, is the eponymous hero of a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show which parodied early 20th century melodrama and silent film in the form of the Northern genre....
paired Dudley with a wild wolf who he attempted to train in the manner of Yukon King. More recently, in an issue of the comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
Cerebus the Aardvark
Cerebus the Aardvark
Cerebus the Aardvark, or simply Cerebus , is an independent comic book, written and illustrated by Canadian artist Dave Sim, with backgrounds by fellow Canadian Gerhard. Cerebus ran for 300 issues from December 1977 to 2004, and was over 6000 pages long, the longest-running original...
, bungling superhero The Roach posed as Sgt. Preston.
The series was parodied in the 1972 short film Sergeant Swell of the Mounties
Sergeant Swell of the Mounties
Sergeant Swell of the Mounties is a 1972 short film written and directed by Len Janson and Chuck Menville, and starring Menville in the title role.The film is a pixilation spoof of Sergeant Preston of the Yukon....
, written by and starring Chuck Menville
Chuck Menville
Charles David "Chuck" Menville was an American animator and writer for television. His credits included Batman: The Animated Series, Land of the Lost, The Real Ghostbusters, The Smurfs, Star Trek: The Animated Series, and Tiny Toon Adventures.-Pixilation: career in 1960s and 1970s:Menville was...
.
The National Lampoon Radio Hour parodied Sergeant Preston in "Corporal McInerny of the Northwest Mounted Library Police, with Yukon Glenn, the Wonder Moose." In the parody, Corporal McInerny tracked down a trapper, Frenchy LeMerde, who had broken an unwritten law of the Yukon by keeping the only copy of the Kama Sutra within 500 miles past its due date.
The title "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon" was also used for a song written and performed by Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty songs.-Early career:...
for National Recording Corporation
National Recording Corporation
-Early years:National Recording Corporation was incorporated in Atlanta in 1958. Founders were Bill Lowery, at the time the number one Country Music disc jockey and already a successful music publisher, and Boots Woodall, whose band recorded for Capitol, King, and Bullet Records and performed on...
. The producers of the program, The King-Trendle Broadcasting corporation, objected to Stevens' use of their characters without permission and threatened him with a lawsuit. Unaware that he had committed copyright infringement
Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...
, NRC agreed to pull the record, and King dropped the suit.
The Arrogant Worms song "The Mountie Song" contains the lines "Sometimes I just want to puke on/Sergeant Preston of the Yukon".
Listen to
- NPR: Daniel Pinkwater remembers Sergeant Preston of the Yukon and Yukon King (January 20, 2003)
- Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, 12-28-1945
- Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, 12-19-1946
See also
- Northern (Genre)Northern (genre)The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...
- Old-time radioOld-time radioOld-Time Radio and the Golden Age of Radio refer to a period of radio programming in the United States lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until television's replacement of radio as the primary home entertainment medium in the 1950s...
- Due SouthDue SouthDue South is a Canadian crime drama series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, and latterly Callum Keith Rennie...
- Sergeant Preston (board game)Sergeant Preston (board game)The Sergeant Preston Game is a Milton Bradley Company board game copyright dated 1956, and based on the television program, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon starring Richard "Dick" Simmons.-Object of the game:...
Sources
- Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-507678-8
- Harmon, Jim (1967). The Great Radio Heroes. New York: Doubleday and Company.
- Ohmart, Ben (2002). It's That Time Again. Albany: BearManor Media. ISBN 0-9714570-2-6
- Osgood, Dick (1981). Wyxie Wonderland: An Unauthorized 50-Year Diary of WXYZ Detroit. Ohio: Bowling Green University Press.