The Adventures of Champion (TV series)

The Adventures of Champion
Also known asChampion the Wonder Horse
GenreWestern/Children's
Directed by
StarringBarry Curtis
Jim Bannon
Theme music composerNorman Luboff (music)
Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
Opening theme"Champion, the Wonder Horse"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producerArmand Schaefer
Producers
Production locationsNewhall, California
Lone Pine, California
Running time30 minutes
Production companyFlying A Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 23, 1955 (1955-09-23) –
March 3, 1956 (1956-03-03)
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The Adventures of Champion is an American children's Western television series that aired from September 23, 1955, to March 3, 1956, for 26 episodes on CBS. In the United Kingdom, the series was re-broadcast under the title Champion the Wonder Horse.[1] The series was repeated on and off by the BBC in the UK throughout the 70s, 80s and early 90s, with its final BBC broadcast being the episode "The Stone Heart" on 23 January 1993.[2]

  1. ^ Hughes, Howard (2007). Stagecoach to Tombstone: The Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Westerns. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9780857730466. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Search – BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2021-10-13.