About this season
Rango is an American Western situation comedy starring comedian Tim Conway which was broadcast in the United States on the ABC television network in 1967. In Rango, Conway played an inept Texas Ranger who had been assigned to the quietest post the Rangers had, Deep Wells, so as to keep him from creating unnecessary trouble. The Rangers apparently had wanted him removed from the service altogether but were prevented from doing so by the fact that his father was their commander. But he seemed to bring his own trouble with him, as crime suddenly returned to a place that had seen very little of it the prior 20 years. Also appearing in Rango was the American Indian character Pink Cloud, an overly-assimilated Indian who was very fond of the ways of the whites and whose command of the English language was generally better than theirs. The theme song co-written by Earle Hagen and sung by Frankie Laine. The series ran for less than a year. TV Guide ranked the series number 47 on its TV Guide's 50 Worst Shows of All Time list in 2002.
Episodes (17)
1. Rango the Outlaw
Aired 13 January 1967 • 30 min
The Texas Rangers must get Rango out of their way so they can carry out their plan to trap a gang of thieves.
2. The Daring Holdup of the Deadwood Stage
Aired 20 January 1967 • 30 min
Rango plays a wild hunch while he tracks down a gang of bank robbers.
3. The Town Tamer
Aired 27 January 1967 • 30 min
Rango believes he has reformed an outlaw, who is planning a large gold heist.
4. Gunfight at the K. O. Saloon
Aired 3 February 1967 • 30 min
Confusion reigns when Captain Horton uses Rango's resemblance to a debonair thief to locate hidden loot.
5. The Spy Who Was Out Cold
Aired 10 February 1967 • 30 min
Rango tries his hand at being a detective and he just happens to find two prime suspects from a gun-running gang.
6. What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing Holding Up a Place Like This?
Aired 17 February 1967 • 30 min
A charming lady robber Belle charms Rango who he mistakes for the governor's daughter. The bumbling lawman helps her case the bank for her next holdup.
7. Requiem for a Ranger
Aired 24 February 1967 • 30 min
Rango fakes his death in an effort to catch the crooks who hijacked a $25,000 shipment.
8. Diamonds Look Better Around Your Neck Than a Rope
Aired 3 March 1967 • 30 min
Rango and Pink Cloud are in Junction City when a beautiful blonde reports her priceless diamond necklace stolen. With the sheriff out of town, Rango and Pink Cloud step in to solve the case.
9. My Teepee Runneth Over
Aired 10 March 1967 • 30 min
Pink Cloud is taken captive by a hostile tribe and Rango poses as a traveling salesman in an attempt to free his friend.
10. The Not-So-Good Train Robbery
Aired 17 March 1967 • 30 min
Rango is transporting Kit Clanton, a woman prisoner, when he mistakes a disguised Horton for a gang member. The error allows her to escape.
11. Viva Rango
Aired 24 March 1967 • 30 min
Rango has fallen in love with a pretty señorita but finds his romance blocked by the local boss.
12. It Ain't the Principle, It's the Money
Aired 31 March 1967 • 30 min
Rango and Pink Cloud pretend to be wanted criminals in order to apprehend the notorious Walker gang.
13. Shootout at Mesa Flats
Aired 7 April 1967 • 30 min
Rango helps a wounded Captain Horton guard an outlaw.
14. In a Little Mexican Town
Aired 14 April 1967 • 30 min
Rango and Pink Cloud end up south of the border while hunting down a Mexican outlaw. Fiasco follows fiasco as the two men try their best to apprehend El Diablo.
15. If You Can't Take It With You, Don't Go
Aired 21 April 1967 • 30 min
Rango is proud of himself for jailing the notorious Larson brothers. But it's part of the outlaws scheme to tunnel into the bank next door.
16. You Can't Scalp a Bald Indian
Aired 28 April 1967 • 30 min
Rango dons a Native American disguise to apprehend Chief Angry Bear. Complications ensue when the man's daughter Little Sparrow falls in love with the bumbling Rango.
17. The Rustlers
Aired 5 May 1967 • 30 min
Rango suspects the Brooks family that herd sheep of being rustlers. He decides to infiltrate their operation to find out the truth.