The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.

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Television series
German title The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
Original title The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1993-1994
length 45 minutes
Episodes 27 in 1 season
genre Western , science fiction
idea Jeffrey Boam ,
Carlton Cuse
music Randy Edelman
First broadcast August 27, 1993 (USA) on Fox
German-language
first broadcast
November 16, 1994 on ProSieben
occupation
synchronization

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (Original title: The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. ) is a short-lived American television series from 1993-1994, which takes place in the Wild West and was combined with science fiction elements. The series is one of the few western series made for television in the 1990s.

The series had a season of 27 episodes.

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Brisco County Jr., son of a famous marshal , is a Harvard graduate and former attorney who turned to bounty hunting . After his father is murdered by the 13-man gang of John Bly , Brisco goes on a chase. Under the guidance of the rabble-footed lawyer Socrates Poole , he roams the country with the bounty hunter Lord Bowler and hunts down his father's murderers.

During this trip, for example, he meets the brilliant inventor Professor Albert Wickwire and the saloon singer Dixie Cousins , who are always at his side. Furthermore, Brisco , Bly and others come across mysterious golden balls that are endowed with supernatural properties. Initially it is assumed that it is a sphere, but instead it turns out in the course of the series that three different spheres exist. These bullets give superhuman strength to Chinese slave laborers, they cast a spell over Big Smith and Brisco County sr. knew the secret of these spheres and with their help can return to earth as a spirit.

Episodes

  • 1. The sphere of power
  • 2. The student of power
  • 3. In the realm of the Amazons
  • 4. In the heart of the revolution
  • 5. When women love too much
  • 6. The soldiers of fortune
  • 7. The Wild West Pirates
  • 8. The Spirit of the Fathers
  • 9. Vengeance from the realm of the dead
  • 10. Twelve fifteen noon
  • 11. Strong girls - weak boys
  • 12. The bounty hunter
  • 13. Hot ovens
  • 14. Three brides and a bull
  • 15. The future is calling
  • 16. The Bounty Hunter Meeting
  • 17. The fountain of youth
  • 18. Hard rock
  • 19. Two little millionaires
  • 20. The woman from the future
  • 21. Ned Zed, the Iron
  • 22. Hell trip to Mexico
  • 23. Jack, Queen, King, Ace
  • 24. Gone with diapers
  • 25. The Phantom of Midnightville
  • 26. The Magnificent Six, Part 1
  • 27. The Magnificent Six, Part 2

synchronization

role Voice actor
Brisco County Jr. Martin Keßler
James "Lord Bowler" Lonefeather Michael Telloke
Socrates Poole Wolfgang number
Brisco County Sr. Werner Ehrlicher , Michael Chevalier

Others

Awards

  • 1994 - Young Artist Award for Adam Wylie
  • 1994 - Nomination for the Saturn Award of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for Best Genre Television Series

DVD appearance

  • A DVD set with all 27 episodes was released in the USA on July 18, 2006.

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