Riders in the Sky

Riders in the Sky Information

Riders in the Sky was an American live-action/animated children's television series starring western/comedy band Riders in the Sky. It aired on CBS in 1991.

Production

Creation

Riders in the Sky was originally pitched as a sitcom in which the Riders moved from a frontier town in the American west to Hollywood, California, with most of the humor of the series coming from the trio being "fish out of water". The idea was unappealing to television executives due to the premise sounding too similar to that of The Beverly Hillbillies, and the show was passed on. Later, producer Alan Sacks developed the idea of a children's show starring the Riders and pitched it to CBS executives, who after seeing the Riders perform, were immediately interested.

Writing and filming

CBS assigned George McGrath to write the series, although Sacks would later say, "that was a big mistake, we should have had the Riders writing." The series began taping on July 17 and wrapped up on September 14 1991, the same day it premiered.

Cast

Riders in the Sky - Themselves
- Douglas B. Green - Ranger Doug
- Paul Chrisman - Woody Paul
- Fred LaBour - Too Slim
Joey Miskulin - Joey The Cow-Polka King
Al Rodrigo - Senor Senor
Patrick Bristow - Sourdough

Crew

Puppets by the Puppet Studio
Producers - Chris Plourde, George McGrath, Alan Sacks
Costume Designers - Jacqueline Saint Anne, Roberta Samet
Camera Operator - Keeth Lawrence
Animatronic Puppeteer - Kirk Skodis
Sound Mixer- Laura King
Sound Effects Editor - Chris Trent

Awards

Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design - Won

Tie-in album

Main article: Harmony Ranch

A few weeks before the series premiered, Riders in the Sky released Harmony Ranch, their second children's album and their first on the Columbia Records label. The album features characters from the show on the cover and takes its name from the Riders' home in the series.

Home video releases

The series has never been officially released on any home media, either physical or digital, due to rights issues. This was revealed while answering a question for the "Youth Wants To Know" article on the Riders in the Sky website, with "Ranger Doug" Green stating that "far too many people have a little piece of that series to make a video viable".

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