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The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)

Family · Western

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin is an American children's television program. Beginning in October 1954 until May 1959, 166 episodes originally aired on ABC television network. It starred child actor Lee Aaker as Rusty, a boy orphaned in an Indian raid, who was being raised by the soldiers at a US Cavalry post known as Fort Apache. He and his German shepherd dog, Rin Tin Tin, helped the soldiers to establish order in the American West. Texas-born actor James Brown appeared as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters. Co-stars included veteran actor Joe Sawyer and actor Rand Brooks from Gone with the Wind fame.

IMDb rating
7.0 (960 votes)
Seasons
4
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (1954)

6.93 avg 30 episodes 7.0 → 7.5 29 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 38 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 23 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 26 votesEp 4: 7.1 · 26 votesEp 5: 6.9 · 24 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 22 votesEp 7: 6.9 · 14 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 24 votesEp 9: 6.9 · 20 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 12 votesEp 11: 6.6 · 21 votesEp 12: 7.1 · 26 votesEp 13: 7.0 · 25 votesEp 14: 6.4 · 11 votesEp 15: 6.8 · 22 votesEp 16: 7.0 · 18 votesEp 17: 7.4 · 25 votesEp 18: 7.2 · 22 votesEp 19: 6.2 · 18 votesEp 20: 6.5 · 20 votesEp 21: 6.5 · 24 votesEp 22: 7.0 · 24 votesEp 24: 7.4 · 19 votesEp 25: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 28: 6.8 · 14 votesEp 29: 6.8 · 20 votesEp 31: 6.7 · 16 votesEp 32: 7.1 · 16 votesEp 33: 6.6 · 16 votesEp 34: 7.5 · 20 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Meet Rin Tin Tin7.038
2Wolf Cry7.023
3Rin Tin Tin and the Flaming Forest7.026
4Rin Tin Tin and the Raging River7.126
5The Killer Cat6.924
6The Education of Corporal Rusty7.122
7Rin Tin Tin and the Apache Chief6.914
8Rin Tin Tin, Outlaw7.324
9The Outcast of Fort Apache6.920
10Rin Tin Tin and the Ancient Mariner7.012
11Rin Tin Tin and the Raw Recruit6.621
12Blood Brothers7.126
13Rin Tin Tin and the Gold Bullion7.025
14Rin Tin Tin and the Sacred Lance6.411
15Rin Tin Tin and the Shifting Sands6.822
16Rusty Plays Cupid7.018
17Rin Tin Tin and the Medicine Man7.425
18The Babe in the Woods7.222
19The Eagle's Nest6.218
20Rusty Resigns from the Army6.520
21The Legacy of Sean O'Hara6.524
22The Barber of Seville7.024
24The Guilty One7.419
25The Magic Box7.120
28The Dead Man's Gold6.814
29The Ghost Town6.820
31Bounty Hunters6.716
32Farewell to Fort Apache7.116
33The Lost Scotchman6.616
34The Lonesome Road7.520

Season 2 (1955)

7.12 avg 24 episodes 7.1 → 6.3 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 17 votesEp 2: 7.1 · 16 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 21 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 5: 6.9 · 14 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 29 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 17 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 18 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 18 votesEp 14: 7.0 · 15 votesEp 15: 6.7 · 17 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 18: 6.2 · 16 votesEp 19: 7.4 · 16 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 16 votesEp 23: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 27: 6.8 · 20 votesEp 28: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 29: 7.0 · 17 votesEp 30: 6.7 · 13 votesEp 32: 6.3 · 13 votesEp 33: 6.3 · 13 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Bugle Call7.117
2Rin Tin Tin Meets Shakespeare7.116
3The Wild Stallion7.021
4Rusty Volunteers7.420
5The Poor Little Rich Boy6.914
6The White Buffalo8.729
7Rin Tin Tin Meets Mister President7.516
8The Iron Horse7.417
10Higgins Rides Again7.717
11Boone's Wedding Day7.218
12Rusty Goes to Town7.218
14The Star Witness7.015
15The Last Chance6.717
16Rin Tin Tin and the Christmas Story7.717
18The Missing Heir6.216
19Rusty's Romance7.416
20The Tin Soldier7.816
23Rin Tin Tin Meets O'Hara's Mother6.818
27The Third Rider6.820
28Rusty Surrenders7.013
29Rin Tin Tin and the Rainmaker7.017
30Scotchman's Gold6.713
32Homer the Great6.313
33Rinty Finds a Bone6.313

Season 3 (1956)

7.12 avg 10 episodes 7.2 → 7.2 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.2 · 13 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 14 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 15 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 16 votesEp 7: 6.9 · 15 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 16 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 14 votesEp 11: 6.7 · 14 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 11 votesEp 16: 7.2 · 16 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Forward Ho7.213
2Witch of the Woods7.014
4Return of the Chief7.315
6Yo-o Rinty7.216
7The White Wolf6.915
8Return of Rin Tin Tin7.316
10The Lost Puppy7.014
11Presidental Citation6.714
14The Invaders7.411
16Higgins' Last Stand7.216

Season 4 (1957)

6.90 avg 5 episodes 6.8 → 6.8 30 min avg

Ep 2: 6.8 · 12 votesEp 3: 6.7 · 14 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 12 votesEp 9: 6.8 · 12 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
2The Courtship of Marshal Higgins6.812
3Rusty's Reward6.714
4A Look of Eagles7.013
5The Last Navajo7.212
9Rusty's Strategy6.812
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