Four Feather Falls

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Four Feather Falls was the third puppet TV show produced by Gerry Anderson for Granada Television. It was based on an idea by Barry Gray, who also wrote the show's music. The series was the first to use an early version of Anderson's Supermarionation puppetry. Thirty-nine 13-minute episodes were produced, broadcast by Granada from February until November 1960. The setting is the late 19th-century fictional Kansas town of Four Feather Falls, where the hero of the series, Tex Tucker, is sheriff. The four feathers of the title refers to four magical feathers given to Tex by the Indian chief Kalamakooya as a reward for saving his grandson: two allowed Tex's guns to swivel and fire without being touched whenever he was in danger, and two conferred the power of speech on Tex's horse and dog. Tex's speaking voice was provided by Nicholas Parsons, and his singing voice by Michael Holliday. The series has never been repeated on British television, but it was released on DVD in 2005.

Production

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Seasons

39 Episodes • Premiered 1960

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1. How It Began

7.0

Sheriff Tex Tucker arrives in Four Feather Falls.

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2. Kidnapped

7.0

Sheriff Tucker must solve a kidnapping.

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3. Pedro Has A Plan

7.0

Pedro has a great idea, but will it all go wrong?

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4. Pedro's Pardon

7.0

Pedro is pardoned by Tex.

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5. A Close Shave

7.0

Tex Tucker has a close call.

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6. Indian Attack

7.0

Four Feather Falls is attacked by a group of Indians.

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7. Sheriff For A Day

7.0

Tex takes a day off, but who will be the sheriff?

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8. Dusty Becomes Deputy

Tex promotes Dusty to the position of deputy sheriff.

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9. Gun Runners

Tex encounters a group of gunrunners and it's his job to bring them in.

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10. Trouble At Yellow Gulch

Tex experiences a spot of bother at Yellow Gulch.

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11. Frame Up

Can Tex discover who really committed the crime?

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12. Gold Diggers

Tex encounters some gold diggers.

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13. Gold Is Where You Find It

Tex and the gang go looking for gold.

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14. Trapped

Tex and the gang become trapped in a dangerous situation, but can they save themselves?

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15. The Best Laid Plans

Even the best plans can go wrong.

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16. Escort

Pedro and Fernando pose as sheriffs so they can steal a shipment of gold.

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17. The Toughest Guy In The West

A reward is offered for the capture of Indian Jack.

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18. Chance Of A Ghost

Marvin Jackson is trying to sell the Eureka Silver Mine, but the main buyer, Harman, pays Pedro and Fernando to pretend to be ghosts to bring the price down.

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19. Gun Play

Two cattle rustlers challenge Tucker to fight without his magic guns.

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20. A Lawman Rides Alone

As Tex prepares to take a criminal to court, Big Ben plans a jail break.

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21. Jail Break

Pedro helps Tex capture some criminals in return for the reward money.

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22. A Little Bit of Luck

Tex is away visiting family, but in his absence crime runs out of control.

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23. Land Grabbers

The Circle Z Ranch is under siege from Morg Fenton and Big Ben, but Tex discovers it is outside his area of juristiction and cannot help defend it.

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24. Once a Lawman

With the townspeople unhappy with Tex's dealing of a spate of robberies, Tex turns in his badge.

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25. Election Day

Usually Tex is the only one to run for the post of sheriff on election days, but this time Pedro makes a bid for the position.

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26. Gun Fight On Main Street

Tex's old friend arrives in town looking for two criminals. Tex helps him, but they end up in a dangerous showdown on Main Street.

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27. A Bad Name

Pedro and Fernando steal all of Four Feather Falls' horses and Tex is unable to pursue them until new horses arrive.

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28. Horse Thieves

Big Ben needs Tex's help after being falsly accused of stealing cattle.

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29. The Ma Jones Story

Ma Jones falls a scam and is almost swindled out of her shop.

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30. Bandits Abroad

Fernando bears a striking resemblance to another master criminal, so Pedro comes up with an idea to get the reward money for capturing him.

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31. A Cure for Everything

A medicine man arrives in town claiming to have a cure for everything and almost puts Doc Haggerty out of business before he discovers the true source of the medicines.

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32. Teething Troubles

Rocky gets toothache but won't let Doc Haggerty remove it.

Still image for Four Feather Falls season 1 episode 33: Buffalo Rocky

33. Buffalo Rocky

When several horses are stolen, the only suspects seems to be a buffalo...

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34. Safe As Houses

A stranger arrives in town claiming to be able to sell things to people they didn't even know they wanted.

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35. First Train Through

The railroad finally comes to Four Feather Falls connecting it to Dallas, however someone keeps sabotaging the tracks.

Still image for Four Feather Falls season 1 episode 36: Happy Birthday

36. Happy Birthday

The 'fastest and bestest in the westest' arrives in town, worrying Tex that he will attract other gunmen to the town.

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37. Fancy Shooting

The townspeople plan a party for Tex's birthday.

Still image for Four Feather Falls season 1 episode 38: Ambush

38. Ambush

The train from Dallas is robbed of $10,000.

Still image for Four Feather Falls season 1 episode 39: Ride 'Em Cowboy

39. Ride 'Em Cowboy

Tex takes part in the rodeo against Silver City's best rider, Bart Stevens.

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