Ended · NBC · Premiered 1957 · 8 seasons so far · 284 episodes
Wagon Train has ended after 8 seasons.
Wagon Train has finished its run on NBC, wrapping up after 8 seasons and 284 episodes since 1957. It is listed as ended rather than cancelled, meaning it concluded as planned rather than being pulled mid-story.
The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin ...
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