Adventure at its Best!
When a Birmingham, Alabama TV station began showing Yancy Derringer weekday afternoons in 1961, it was almost enough to cause this young man to fail the fifth grade due to truancy. I was first introduced to the show courtesy of a case of German Measles. While bored one afternoon waiting for the red spots to go away, I turned on the TV set and became mesmerized by Yancy and his sidekick, Pahoo.
I was awestruck by the clever concealment of Yancy's weapon of choice...the derringer. There was one up his fancy white sleeve, one up his white britches leg and who would have thought of hiding one in his white pillbox crown gambler's hat. The latter was immensely valuable since every western hero could count on being surprised at least once from behind and knocked senseless by the villain's six-gun. Not Yancy, the derringer always "cushioned" the blow from above. At least that made sense when I was 11.
And that Pahoo! Took no prisoners. He had this long knife in a...
Good "Public Domain" Release
I had been looking forward to Yancy Derringer for a long time to add to my collection of 1950s TV Westerns on DVD. When this set was first announced I was quite happy to pre-order it. Now that I have it in hand to watch, I am of mixed emotions.
The quality of the episodes vary. These are not the same quality as Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Rawhide releases -- remixed for DVD. The video quality varies from episodes to episode. Some are quite clear but others look like the versions you might see syndicated on local TV, with scratches, blank spots, etc.
The audio quality is acceptable but only just.
There are no opening credits -- only a night scene with Yancy walking down a New Orleans street with the series title. The well-remembered "Yancy Derringer" theme is missing -- replaced by a nondescript instrumental which sounds much like the theme for "The Rifleman." I believe Timeless Media Group opted to produce this series on the cheap -- and did not pay...
Great series & Note- "Frances Bergen"
First off letting the word out for those who don't know, Frances Bergen was Edgar Bergen's wife and the mother of Candace. As far as I have ever seen or know this is the only tv she ever did. Yancy Derringer is an excellent series, I watched it as a kid and although I already have the entire series as a bootleg set I will be purchasing this Box set as well.
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