Gun Shy (TV series)

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Gun Shy
Genre	Comedy-western
Directed by	Peter Baldwin; Marc Daniels; Alan Myerson
Starring	Barry Van Dyke; Tim Thomerson; Keith Mitchell; Bridgette Andersen; Henry Jones; Geoffrey Lewis
Music by	Dennis McCarthy
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	William Robert Yates
Producers	Eric Cohen; Tom Leetch
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	March 15 –; April 19, 1983

Gun Shy is an American sitcom that was shown on CBS from March 15 to April 19, 1983.^[1] The series, produced by Walt Disney Productions, was based on its popular comedy-western films The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) and The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979).

Premise[]

Set in 1869, a gambler (Van Dyke) wins two children (Mitchell and Andersen) in a poker game and moves to Quake City, California.^[2]

Season	Episodes	Start Date	End Date	Nielsen Rank	Nielsen Rating	Tied With
1982–83	6	March 15, 1983	April 19, 1983	83^[3]	N/A	N/A

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Western Velvet"	TBA	TBA	March 15, 1983 (1983-03-15)
Donovan wins a horse in a game of cards and gives it to his son, but he later finds out that the horse is a legendary racehorse.
2	"Pardon Me Boy, Is That the Quake City Choo Choo?"	TBA	TBA	March 22, 1983 (1983-03-22)
Theodore and Amos are the two only people standing in the way of Quake City becoming a railroad stop.
3	"What Do You Mean We, Amigo?"	TBA	TBA	March 29, 1983 (1983-03-29)
A legendary gunfighter (Lyle Waggoner) returns to Quake City.
4	"You Gotta Know When to Hold 'Em"	TBA	TBA	April 5, 1983 (1983-04-05)
Donavan challenges a card shark (Henry Polic II) who previously beat him to another game of cards.
5	"Reading, Writing and Robbing"	TBA	TBA	April 12, 1983 (1983-04-12)
A stagecoach is repeatedly ambushed by robbers.
6	"Mail Order Mommy"	TBA	TBA	April 19, 1983 (1983-04-19)
Amos' mail order bride (Delta Burke) thinks Donovan is the one for her.

^ Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 228–229. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.
^ "Gun Shy Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
^ Lina. "The TV Ratings Guide: 1982-83 Ratings History -- Soap Bubbles Rise, Several Veterans Part and NBC Renews Poorly Rated Masterpieces". Retrieved 1 April 2018.