30 minute wartime variety show
Wild Bill Hickock was a real life Civil War soldier, sharpshooter, gunfighter and lawman of the Old West. He was an adventurer who had many brushes with death, but they were greatly exaggerated by the stories told about him in various media. His fame lives on, not so much for his real life tales, but because he was the first dime novel hero, he appears in various movies, television shows, and this old time radio program. His tale comes to a sad, yet iconoclastic end. He was killed while playing a round of poker. His hand was aces and eights. For those who know poker, that’s known as the ‘Dead Man’s Hand.’
Wild Bill started on the radio in 1951 as a kids western show. It emphasized the tracking down the bad guys and fighting for the law rather than the shootin, poker playin, rough and tumble Civil War vet, who lies about his life to get good publicity aspects of Wild Bill’s life. The show is in the tradition of the Lone Ranger and the Cisco Kid. Guy Madison starred as Bill with Andy Devine as his sidekick, Jingles. (Now there’s a name you want to go through Hollywood with.) This Wild Bill Hickock was quick with his fists and a quip, but Jingles (dear god that nickname) got all his glory by using his immense girth to fight the bad guys. Jingles if you couldn’t tell was the comedic element in the series. And what is it with overweight sidekicks in westerns? See Cisco Kid’s partner, the jolly and rotund Pancho. Give the horses a break.
The radio program lasted until 1954. The television show was started at the same time in 1951 and lasted until 1958. Also Wild Bill was portrayed by Gary Cooper in the 1936 movie, The Plainsman.
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All of our Old Time Radio Programs are in MP3 format. You can play them on your computer, you can transfer them to MP3 players (like the IPod), but, by and large, you cannot play them on stereos, walkmen, or car radios.
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Episode List Set 1
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-04-08_0002_TheMissouriKid.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-04-15_0003_TheCaseOfTheUnluckySeven.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-04-22_0004_AnOutlawsRevenge.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-04-29_0005_TheRedWagonJinx.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-05-06_0006_ACaveIn.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-05-13_0007_OutlawsBargain.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-05-20_0008_AChargeOnDevilsMountain.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-05-27_0009_TheRoadAgentsAtRedRock.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-06-03_0010_TheShadowHillGang.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-06-10_0011_TheConfidenceGame.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-06-17_0012_PressForJustice.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-06-24_0013_WarpathOrPeace.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-07-01_0014_TheSecretOfArroyoDiablo.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-07-08_0015_GhostTownGold.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-07-15_0016_TheTrailOfDeath.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-07-22_0017_TrailHerdTrouble.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-07-29_0018_ADangerousWedding.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-08-05_0019_TheFuryOfSavageRiver.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-08-12_0020_MixedBrands.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-08-19_0021_FourAcesForDeath.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-08-26_0022_MysteriousFist.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-09-02_0023_RangeWar.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-09-09_0024_NoTitleGiven.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-09-16_0025_WhiteFury.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-09-30_0027_ABlindTrail.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-10-07_0028_TheMenWhoDidntComeBack.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-10-14_0029_AMissionInAlamagordo.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-10-21_0030_TheFiveDeadlyDoubleEagles.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-10-28_0031_BadMedicineAtDryGulch.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-11-04_0032_TheVengeanceTrail.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-11-11_0033_TheVoiceOfEchoCanyon.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-11-19_0034_TheGoldMaker.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-11-25_0035_TheRedTrunkRiddle.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-12-02_0036_TheChallengeOfSentinelRidge.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-12-09_0037_WyattFostersSecret.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-12-16_0038_TheWheelsOfDoom.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-12-23_0039_SirTommyTheSilverKnight.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-12-30_0040_TheDeadOfWinter.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-04_0041_TheLegacyOfDeath.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-09_0042_TheShawneeRaid.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-11_0043_TheTwoFacedHornyToad.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-16_0044_ForgedFire.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-18_0045_TheSecretOfTheHardLuckMine.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-23_0046_RevengeOfTheRedMan.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-25_0047_TheMarkOfAKiller.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-30_0048_DarkHorseCandidate.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-01_0049_GunsmokePass.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-06_0050_ATrailOfVengeance.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-08_0051_TheTreasureOfOldNumber9.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-13_0052_TheRiverBoatKiller.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-15_0053_TheMysteriousBellRinger.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-20_0054_GunsmokeAndViolet.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-22_0055_BuckshotsVictory.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-27_0056_TheFlameRiders.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-29_0057_FightinTheBits.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-05_0058_ThePhantomOfTheGoldCircle.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-07_0059_ThunderOnThePlain.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-12_0060_BigJohnAndLittleMike.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-14_0061_DeathAtSunsetTrail.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-19_0062_BattleAtBearCreek.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-21_0063_PettigrewsPrizePig.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-26_0064_JokesAndGunsmoke.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-28_0065_TheWildMillerOfPaiuteFalls.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-04_0067_RescueAtSalvationSprings.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-09_0068_TheMonstrousToothache.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-11_0069_ThunderAndLightning.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-16_0070_ASnapForSnooper.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-18_0071_TheSecretOfSandyHook.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-23_0072_TheDeadlockAtSilverSite.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-25_0073_BulletsAtRheSilverBell.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-30_0074_AHornetsNest.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-02_0075_JinglesTheLadiesMan.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-07_0076_TheBlackCanyonGang.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-09_0077_AlkaliJustice.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-14_0078_TwoPlusTwo.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-16_0079_TheChampionOfFaroFlats.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-21_0080_BanditsOfBadwaterCounty.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-23_0081_TheShotgunSwindlers.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-28_0082_RawhideWhip.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-30_0083_WhineOfTheSaw.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-06-04_0084_TheDukaneRevenge.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-06-06_0085_BaronOfTheBadlands.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-09-10_0086_DaringOfDigbyDean.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-09-12_0087_LetterOfWarning.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-09-17_0088_TheSunnySideScrap.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-09-19_0089_TheSecretOfMileHighRock.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-09-24_0090_TheQueenOfTheQuantrills.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-09-26_0091_TheMayorOfMuleMesa.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-01_0092_AViciousJoke.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-03_0093_TheWolfOfGhostMountain.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-08_0094_JinglesBirthday.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-10_0095_OneMoreToGet.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-15_0096_TheSecretOfTheIronDoor.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-17_0097_TheTerribleCook.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-22_0098_TheMarkOfTheClaw.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-24_0099_ADangerousVacation.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-29_0100_TheJawsOfTheLaw.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-31_0101_TheTrapAtPistolSprings.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-11-05_0102_MadmanOfMoonMountain.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-11-07_0103_TheGunmansBrand.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-11-12_0104_WildBillsDoubleTrouble.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-11-14_0105_TheTreasureMapWar.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-11-19_0106_OldRedsRevenge.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-11-21_0107_HangTownJail.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-03_0109_TheTinkersRevenge.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-05_0110_WarDrumsAndThePrincess.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-07_0111_TimberTrouble.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-12_0113_JokeBookBandits.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-14_0114_DeltaBelleHijack.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-22_0116_TheRustlersOfRattlesnakeBend.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-26_0117_TheRuinsOfBlackCanyon.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-29_0118_TheStranger.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1953-01-05_0119_JinglesSettlesDown.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1953-01-09_0120_TwoGunJustice.mp3
Episode List Set 02
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-04-08_0002_TheMissouriKid.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-04-15_0003_TheCaseOfTheUnluckySeven.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-04-22_0004_AnOutlawsRevenge.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-04-29_0005_TheRedWagonJinx.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-05-06_0006_ACaveIn.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-05-13_0007_OutlawsBargain.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-05-20_0008_AChargeOnDevilsMountain.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-05-27_0009_TheRoadAgentsAtRedRock.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-06-03_0010_TheShadowHillGang.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-06-10_0011_TheConfidenceGame.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-06-17_0012_PressForJustice.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-06-24_0013_WarpathOrPeace.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-07-01_0014_TheSecretOfArroyoDiablo.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-07-08_0015_GhostTownGold.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-07-15_0016_TheTrailOfDeath.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-07-22_0017_TrailHerdTrouble.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-07-29_0018_ADangerousWedding.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-08-05_0019_TheFuryOfSavageRiver.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-08-12_0020_MixedBrands.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-08-19_0021_FourAcesForDeath.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-08-26_0022_MysteriousFist.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-09-02_0023_RangeWar.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-09-09_0024_NoTitleGiven.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-09-16_0025_WhiteFury.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-09-30_0027_ABlindTrail.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-10-07_0028_TheMenWhoDidntComeBack.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-10-14_0029_AMissionInAlamagordo.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-10-21_0030_TheFiveDeadlyDoubleEagles.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-10-28_0031_BadMedicineAtDryGulch.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-11-04_0032_TheVengeanceTrail.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-11-11_0033_TheVoiceOfEchoCanyon.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-11-19_0034_TheGoldMaker.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-11-25_0035_TheRedTrunkRiddle.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-12-02_0036_TheChallengeOfSentinelRidge.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-12-09_0037_WyattFostersSecret.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-12-16_0038_TheWheelsOfDoom.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-12-23_0039_SirTommyTheSilverKnight.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1951-12-30_0040_TheDeadOfWinter.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-04_0041_TheLegacyOfDeath.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-09_0042_TheShawneeRaid.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-11_0043_TheTwoFacedHornyToad.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-16_0044_ForgedFire.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-18_0045_TheSecretOfTheHardLuckMine.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-23_0046_RevengeOfTheRedMan.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-25_0047_TheMarkOfAKiller.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-01-30_0048_DarkHorseCandidate.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-01_0049_GunsmokePass.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-06_0050_ATrailOfVengeance.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-08_0051_TheTreasureOfOldNumber9.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-13_0052_TheRiverBoatKiller.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-15_0053_TheMysteriousBellRinger.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-20_0054_GunsmokeAndViolet.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-22_0055_BuckshotsVictory.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-27_0056_TheFlameRiders.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-02-29_0057_FightinTheBits.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-05_0058_ThePhantomOfTheGoldCircle.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-07_0059_ThunderOnThePlain.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-12_0060_BigJohnAndLittleMike.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-14_0061_DeathAtSunsetTrail.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-19_0062_BattleAtBearCreek.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-21_0063_PettigrewsPrizePig.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-26_0064_JokesAndGunsmoke.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-03-28_0065_TheWildMillerOfPaiuteFalls.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-04_0067_RescueAtSalvationSprings.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-09_0068_TheMonstrousToothache.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-11_0069_ThunderAndLightning.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-16_0070_ASnapForSnooper.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-18_0071_TheSecretOfSandyHook.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-23_0072_TheDeadlockAtSilverSite.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-25_0073_BulletsAtRheSilverBell.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-04-30_0074_AHornetsNest.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-02_0075_JinglesTheLadiesMan.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-07_0076_TheBlackCanyonGang.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-09_0077_AlkaliJustice.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-14_0078_TwoPlusTwo.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-16_0079_TheChampionOfFaroFlats.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-21_0080_BanditsOfBadwaterCounty.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-23_0081_TheShotgunSwindlers.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-28_0082_RawhideWhip.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-05-30_0083_WhineOfTheSaw.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-06-04_0084_TheDukaneRevenge.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-06-06_0085_BaronOfTheBadlands.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-09-10_0086_DaringOfDigbyDean.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-09-12_0087_LetterOfWarning.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-09-17_0088_TheSunnySideScrap.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-09-19_0089_TheSecretOfMileHighRock.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-09-24_0090_TheQueenOfTheQuantrills.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-09-26_0091_TheMayorOfMuleMesa.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-01_0092_AViciousJoke.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-03_0093_TheWolfOfGhostMountain.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-08_0094_JinglesBirthday.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-10_0095_OneMoreToGet.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-15_0096_TheSecretOfTheIronDoor.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-17_0097_TheTerribleCook.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-22_0098_TheMarkOfTheClaw.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-24_0099_ADangerousVacation.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-29_0100_TheJawsOfTheLaw.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-10-31_0101_TheTrapAtPistolSprings.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-11-05_0102_MadmanOfMoonMountain.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-11-07_0103_TheGunmansBrand.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-11-12_0104_WildBillsDoubleTrouble.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-11-14_0105_TheTreasureMapWar.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-11-19_0106_OldRedsRevenge.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-11-21_0107_HangTownJail.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-03_0109_TheTinkersRevenge.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-05_0110_WarDrumsAndThePrincess.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-07_0111_TimberTrouble.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-12_0113_JokeBookBandits.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-14_0114_DeltaBelleHijack.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-22_0116_TheRustlersOfRattlesnakeBend.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-26_0117_TheRuinsOfBlackCanyon.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1952-12-29_0118_TheStranger.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1953-01-05_0119_JinglesSettlesDown.mp3
Wild-Bill-Hickok_1953-01-09_0120_TwoGunJustice.mp3