Four Feather Falls was the third puppet TV show produced by Gerry Anderson for Granada Television. It was based on an idea by Barry Gray, who also wrote the show's music. The series was the first to use an early version of Anderson's Supermarionation puppetry. Thirty-nine 13-minute episodes were produced, broadcast by Granada from February until November 1960. The setting is the late 19th-century fictional Kansas town of Four Feather Falls, where the hero of the series, Tex Tucker, is sheriff. The four feathers of the title refers to four magical feathers given to Tex by the Indian chief Kalamakooya as a reward for saving his grandson: two allowed Tex's guns to swivel and fire without being touched whenever he was in danger, and two conferred the power of speech on Tex's horse and dog. Tex's speaking voice was provided by Nicholas Parsons, and his singing voice by Michael Holliday. The series has never been repeated on British television, but it was released on DVD in 2005.
Four Feather Falls (Season 1)
How It Began (Episode 1) 7.0
Writer: Gerry Anderson
Air date: 1960-02-25
Overview: Sheriff Tex Tucker arrives in Four Feather Falls.
Kidnapped (Episode 2) 7.0
Air date: 1960-03-03
Overview: Sheriff Tucker must solve a kidnapping.
Pedro Has A Plan (Episode 3) 7.0
Air date: 1960-03-10
Overview: Pedro has a great idea, but will it all go wrong?
Pedro's Pardon (Episode 4) 7.0
Air date: 1960-03-17
Overview: Pedro is pardoned by Tex.
A Close Shave (Episode 5) 7.0
Air date: 1960-03-24
Overview: Tex Tucker has a close call.
Indian Attack (Episode 6) 7.0
Air date: 1960-03-31
Overview: Four Feather Falls is attacked by a group of Indians.
Sheriff For A Day (Episode 7) 7.0
Air date: 1960-04-07
Overview: Tex takes a day off, but who will be the sheriff?
Dusty Becomes Deputy (Episode 8)
Air date: 1960-04-14
Overview: Tex promotes Dusty to the position of deputy sheriff.
Gun Runners (Episode 9)
Air date: 1960-04-21
Overview: Tex encounters a group of gunrunners and it's his job to bring them in.
Trouble At Yellow Gulch (Episode 10)
Air date: 1960-04-28
Overview: Tex experiences a spot of bother at Yellow Gulch.
Frame Up (Episode 11)
Air date: 1960-05-05
Overview: Can Tex discover who really committed the crime?
Gold Diggers (Episode 12)
Air date: 1960-05-12
Overview: Tex encounters some gold diggers.
Gold Is Where You Find It (Episode 13)
Air date: 1960-05-19
Overview: Tex and the gang go looking for gold.
Trapped (Episode 14)
Air date: 1960-05-26
Overview: Tex and the gang become trapped in a dangerous situation, but can they save themselves?
The Best Laid Plans (Episode 15)
Air date: 1960-06-02
Overview: Even the best plans can go wrong.
Escort (Episode 16)
Air date: 1960-06-09
Overview: Pedro and Fernando pose as sheriffs so they can steal a shipment of gold.
The Toughest Guy In The West (Episode 17)
Air date: 1960-06-16
Overview: A reward is offered for the capture of Indian Jack.
Ghost of a Chance (Episode 18)
Air date: 1960-06-23
Overview: Marvin Jackson is trying to sell the Eureka Silver Mine, but the main buyer, Harman, pays Pedro and Fernando to pretend to be ghosts to bring the price down.
Gunplay (Episode 19)
Air date: 1960-06-30
Overview: Two cattle rustlers challenge Tucker to fight without his magic guns.
A Lawman Rides Alone (Episode 20)
Air date: 1960-07-07
Overview: As Tex prepares to take a criminal to court, Big Ben plans a jail break.
Jail Break (Episode 21)
Air date: 1960-07-14
Overview: Pedro helps Tex capture some criminals in return for the reward money.
A Little Bit of Luck (Episode 22)
Air date: 1960-07-21
Overview: Tex is away visiting family, but in his absence crime runs out of control.
Land Grabbers (Episode 23)
Air date: 1960-07-28
Overview: The Circle Z Ranch is under siege from Morg Fenton and Big Ben, but Tex discovers it is outside his area of juristiction and cannot help defend it.
Once a Lawman (Episode 24)
Air date: 1960-08-04
Overview: With the townspeople unhappy with Tex's dealing of a spate of robberies, Tex turns in his badge.
Election Day (Episode 25)
Air date: 1960-08-11
Overview: Usually Tex is the only one to run for the post of sheriff on election days, but this time Pedro makes a bid for the position.
Gunfight On Main Street (Episode 26)
Air date: 1960-08-18
Overview: Tex's old friend arrives in town looking for two criminals. Tex helps him, but they end up in a dangerous showdown on Main Street.
A Bad Name (Episode 27)
Air date: 1960-08-25
Overview: Pedro and Fernando steal all of Four Feather Falls' horses and Tex is unable to pursue them until new horses arrive.
Horse Thieves (Episode 28)
Air date: 1960-09-01
Overview: Big Ben needs Tex's help after being falsly accused of stealing cattle.
The Ma Jones Story (Episode 29)
Air date: 1960-09-08
Overview: Ma Jones falls a scam and is almost swindled out of her shop.
Bandits Abroad (Episode 30)
Air date: 1960-09-15
Overview: Fernando bears a striking resemblance to another master criminal, so Pedro comes up with an idea to get the reward money for capturing him.
A Cure for Everything (Episode 31)
Air date: 1960-09-22
Overview: A medicine man arrives in town claiming to have a cure for everything and almost puts Doc Haggerty out of business before he discovers the true source of the medicines.
Teething Troubles (Episode 32)
Air date: 1960-09-29
Overview: Rocky gets toothache but won't let Doc Haggerty remove it.
Buffalo Rocky (Episode 33)
Air date: 1960-10-06
Overview: When several horses are stolen, the only suspects seems to be a buffalo...
Safe As Houses (Episode 34)
Air date: 1960-10-13
Overview: A stranger arrives in town claiming to be able to sell things to people they didn't even know they wanted.
First Train Through (Episode 35)
Air date: 1960-10-20
Overview: The railroad finally comes to Four Feather Falls connecting it to Dallas, however someone keeps sabotaging the tracks.
Happy Birthday (Episode 36)
Air date: 1960-10-27
Overview: The 'fastest and bestest in the westest' arrives in town, worrying Tex that he will attract other gunmen to the town.
Fancy Shooting (Episode 37)
Air date: 1960-11-03
Overview: The townspeople plan a party for Tex's birthday.
Ambush (Episode 38)
Air date: 1960-11-10
Overview: The train from Dallas is robbed of $10,000.
Ride 'Em Cowboy (Episode 39)
Air date: 1960-11-17
Overview: Tex takes part in the rodeo against Silver City's best rider, Bart Stevens.
Seasons
Episodes 39