Can you guess which classic Western these animals are from?

There were more than just horses and cattle in the television Old West.

 

While many sitcom families had a dog and the occasional police procedural might involve an animal or two, the shows keeping the Hollywood animal trainer industry alive and thriving in the 1950s and 60s were Westerns.

Horses and cattle go with the territory but certain episodes called for more specific species. Here are ten animals from classic Westerns that stand out from the usual frontier livestock. Can you guess which show each animal was in?

  1. What is this elephant from?
  2. This camel stood in for a horse on which Western?
  3. This buffalo was the title character in the episode "Clyde" of which show?
  4. Which Western had a room full of rabbits?
  5. This kitten accompanied an outlaw on which series?
  6. Which Western featured this sheep herd?
  7. This mountain lion attacked a character in which series?
  8. Not many cowboys drove a dogsled team, but nothing was out of the question for the hero of which show?
  9. This faithful dog named Tiger appeared in which Western?
  10. This black cat showed up in which series?

Can you guess which classic Western these animals are from?

Your Result...

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63 Comments

RichLorn 39 months ago
Have they done a quiz on TV horses yet? I know my forelocks from my withers.
And if MeTV picks up on this idea I want honorable mention.
Jaxter14 RichLorn 39 months ago
I could name a few here: Trigger, Silver, Fury, Flica, Mr. Ed after that I’d really have think. 🤔
Zip 39 months ago
9/10 Missed #10. Should have been a lot worse though, since plenty were guesses. If not for clues like Festus' big hat and Michael Landon in some of the questions, I wouldn't have know those. The only one I knew for sure(and not from any hint) was #9, because I have been watching a lot of Wanted Dead Or Alive lately.
TSeym22 39 months ago
6/10 Should have been 7 correct, but I accidentally hit the wrong choice on #4. I recognized Little Joe, so I did know it was Bonanza. Sigh . . .
Cowgirl 39 months ago
You got 10 out of 10
You weren't kitten around on this quiz. Great job!
Riff60 39 months ago
5/10 I’ll show myself out
dodgebob Riff60 39 months ago
I'm right behind you with the 5/10, I smelt something bad during the whole thing.
d_stepler 39 months ago
9 out of 10. Missed the little dog.
Dajj 40 months ago
9/10 Seeing some of the characters in the pics helped!!
Mac2Nite Dajj 39 months ago
Same here...9/10... and for the exact same reason 😉😂
SkyeAnne 40 months ago
I thought I would do at least better than I did lol, I thought by looking at the pictures would help but there were more questions on shows that I haven’t gotten really interested in watching, I still love this station!!
justjeff 40 months ago
6/20... I took a 'paws' to guess on some of these questions, and ended up with 'ruff' results. Wahl, I'll be 'dogged'! No need to 'pussyfoot' around here - and I ain't 'lion'... I've been 'buffaloed'. Perhaps if I had spent a lot of time with my eyes glued to the TV as many other TV watchers have, I'd have done better... but I'd probably still end up getting the 'bird'...

I feel kind of 'sheepish' admitting my shortcomings, burt I don't have an 'elephant's' memory when it comes to animal guest stars. Since I don't smoke, I wouldn't even walk a mile for a 'camel'... No 'bull'!

So, for any lowdown 'snake' in the grass who wants to criticize my poor quiz showings... I'll take you on with 1950s rock and roll trivia...
hmjentsch 40 months ago
10-10 had to guess on Black cat!
TheCalawayRanch 40 months ago
Had fun with this,learned a lot.
Should of done better
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