Alias Smith and Jones: The Complete Series

great dvd package

I'm like everyone else. This is my favorite tv show of all time. The writing, performance, and direction are second to none. Pete and Ben were made for each other. The guest stars always brought their A game. I will always mourn Pete Duel, he WAS Hannable Heyes. Brilliant actor. Roger did his best, but in this case, Pete was irreplaceable.

I fell in love with this show from the first time I watched it on TV back in Spring of 2015.Couldn't decide which one of the main characters was the cutest; Ben Murphy as "Kid" Curry (alias Thaddeus Jones) or Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes (alias Joshua Smith ). I decided I'll take them both.I was particularly impressed with "Kid" Curry's fast draw; Let some slime ball come along picking a fight with him just for the he** of it, thinking the Kid is a punk and will grovel at the bully's knees for mercy; The Kid, taking on the bully, eying him down, while the tough guy's hand is on this gun at the hip of his holster, and the Kid's right hand handing carefree down by his side...and faster than a blink of the bully's eye, the Kid's quick to draw his gun; sometimes he shoots it, and at whatever part of his adversary's body he deemed necessary to make his point; and other times, all is necessary for him to make his point is to whip it out faster than his opponent could even start to reach for his gun. Wooo weee...now that's fast!A few of my favorite episodes are:-- The Posse That Wouldn't Quit; starring Vera Miles (A rancher who assisted the outlaw cousins, Alias Smith and Jones from a posse of 13 bounty hunters looking to capture the boys for a 20,000 reward)-- The McCreedy Bust; staring Burl Ives ( A wealthy art collector who owns half the town; hires the duo for unethical purposes that could jeopardize their chances for pardon of all past crimes by the governor who says the pair must stay out of trouble for one year to get a clean slate.-- What's in it for Mia: starring Ida Lupino (A con artist who's used all her ill-gotten money to control an entire town, and destroys George Austin's newspaper (newspaper owner: played by Buddy Ebsen). Austin, with the help of Smith and Jones, Mia finally gets what 's coming to her.The DVDs to the set is without any problems; picture bright and clear, audio is great. Glad I made the purchase.

So far, I've watched Seasons 1 and 2 and they are still as good as I remember! It brought back memories of my youth!

Alias Smith and Jones screened on NZ television back in the early 1970s. It was on Saturday night and I always enjoyed watching it. By that time westerns were becoming less popular, the reason being that the popularity reached a climax back in the 1960s, but Alias Smith and Jones was something a bit differant. This was the last western to screen in New Zealand.

Unfortunate ending: At age 30, Peter Duel blows his brains out after the second season. w/o Duel, the show fails. Duel had "it", that one indefinable trait that leads to stardom, fame and fortune. Destined to be the 1970's version of James Dean. A tragic loss. Buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Penfield NY, his childhood town.

All the DVD collection in one case for convenience, one western series I really enjoyed.Video quality is good but not fantastic.But remember it is on DVD and the age of the series to take into consideration.Overall an excellent buy for a well loved TV series!

I'm so happy to be able to get this TV series on DVD. I was completely in love with Ben Murphy when I was eight years old. It's nice to realize I had great taste even then!