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.
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James Brown
Lt. Rip Masters
Lee Aaker
Cpl. Rusty
Joe Sawyer
Rand Brooks
Cpl. Boone
Rin-Tin-Tin II
Rinty
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34 episodes • 1954
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet Rin Tin Tin | Oct 15, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Wolf Cry | Oct 22, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rin Tin Tin in the Flaming Forest | Oct 29, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Rin Tin Tin and the Raging River | Nov 5, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Killer Cat | Nov 12, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Education of Corporal Rusty | Nov 19, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rin Tin Tin and the Apache Chief | Nov 26, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Rin Tin Tin, Outlaw | Dec 3, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Outcast of Fort Apache | Dec 10, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Rin Tin Tin and the Ancient Mariner | Dec 17, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rin Tin Tin and the Raw Recruit | Dec 24, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Blood Brothers | Dec 31, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Rin Tin Tin and the Gold Bullion | Jan 7, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rin Tin Tin and the Sacred Lance | Jan 14, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Rin Tin Tin and the Shifting Sands | Jan 21, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Rusty Plays Cupid | Jan 28, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Rin Tin Tin and the Medicine Man | Feb 4, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Rin Tin Tin and the Babe in the Woods | Feb 11, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Rin Tin Tin and the Eagle's Nest | Feb 18, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Rusty Resigns from the Army | Feb 25, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Legacy of Sean O'Hara | Mar 4, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Rin Tin Tin and the Barber of Seville | Mar 11, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Rin Tin Tin and the Blushing Brides | Mar 18, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Guilty One | Mar 25, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Rin Tin Tin and the Magic Box | Apr 1, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Rin Tin Tin and the Bandit Kingdom | Apr 8, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Rin Tin Tin and the Printer's Devil | Apr 15, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Rin Tin Tin and the Dead Man's Gold | Apr 22, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Rin Tin Tin and the Ghost Town | Apr 29, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 30 | O'Hara Gets Busted | May 6, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Rin Tin Tin and the Bounty Hunters | May 13, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Farewell to Fort Apache | May 20, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Rin Tin Tin and the Lost Scotchman | May 27, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Rin Tin Tin and the Lonesome Road | Jun 3, 1955 | 0.0 |
38 episodes • 1955
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rin Tin Tin and the Bugle Call | Sep 9, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Rin Tin Tin Meets Shakespeare | Sep 16, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rin Tin Tin and the Wild Stallion | Sep 23, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Rusty Volunteers | Sep 30, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Rin Tin Tin and the Poor Little Rich Boy | Oct 7, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Rin Tin Tin and the White Buffalo | Oct 14, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rin Tin Tin Meets Mister President | Oct 21, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Rin Tin Tin and the Iron Horse | Oct 28, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Rin Tin Tin and the Connecticut Yankee | Nov 4, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Higgins Rides Again | Nov 11, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Boone's Wedding Day | Nov 18, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Rusty Goes to Town | Nov 25, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Rin Tin Tin and the Lost Patrol | Dec 2, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rin Tin Tin and the Star Witness | Dec 9, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Rin Tin Tin and the Last Chance | Dec 16, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Rin Tin Tin and the Christmas Story | Dec 23, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Rin Tin Tin and the Indian Burial Grounds | Dec 30, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Rin Tin Tin and the Missing Heir | Jan 13, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Rusty's Romance | Jan 20, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Rin Tin Tin and the Tin Soldier | Jan 27, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Rin Tin Tin and the Big Top | Feb 3, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Rusty's Bank Account | Feb 10, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Rin Tin Tin Meets O'Hara's Mother | Feb 17, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Rin Tin Tin and the Return of the Ancient Mariner | Feb 24, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Failing Light | Mar 2, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Rusty's Mystery | Mar 9, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 27 | The Third Rider | Mar 16, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Rusty Surrenders | Mar 23, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Rin Tin Tin and the Rainmaker | Mar 30, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Scotchman's Gold | Apr 6, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Attack on Fort Apache | Apr 13, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Rin Tin Tin and Homer the Great | Apr 20, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Rinty Finds a Bone | Apr 27, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Rin Tin Tin Meets Mister Nobody | May 4, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Rin Tin Tin and the Circle of Fire | May 11, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Hubert Goes West | May 18, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Rin Tin Tin and the Lost Treasure | May 25, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Rin Tin Tin and the Second Chance | Jun 1, 1956 | 0.0 |
40 episodes • 1956
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forward Ho! | Sep 7, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Rin Tin Tin and the Witch of the Woods | Sep 14, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Sorrowful Joe | Sep 21, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Rin Tin Tin and the Return of the Chief | Sep 28, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Silent Battle | Oct 5, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Yo-o Rinty | Oct 12, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rin Tin Tin and the White Wolf | Oct 19, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Return of Rin Tin Tin | Oct 26, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Boone's Grandpappy | Nov 2, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Lost Puppy | Nov 9, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Presidential Citation | Nov 16, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Wagon Train | Nov 23, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Fort Adventure | Nov 30, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rin Tin Tin and the Invaders | Dec 14, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Racing Rails | Dec 28, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Higgins' Last Stand | Jan 4, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Indian Hater | Jan 11, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Rin Tin Tin Meets the Southern Colonel | Jan 18, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Warrior's Promise | Jan 25, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Sorrowful Joe Returns | Feb 1, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Lieutenant's Lesson | Feb 8, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Swedish Cook | Feb 15, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Rusty Gets Busted | Feb 22, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 24 | O'Hara's Gold | Mar 1, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 25 | O'Hara Gets Culture | Mar 8, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Frame-Up | Mar 15, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Boone's Commission | Mar 22, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 28 | The Silent Witness | Mar 29, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Indian Blood | Apr 5, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 30 | The Old Soldier | Apr 12, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Stagecoach Sally | Apr 19, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Bitter Medicine | Apr 26, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Corporal Carson | May 3, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Hubert's Niece | May 10, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 35 | O'Hara Gets Amnesia | May 17, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Along Came Tubbs | May 24, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Swanson's Choice | May 31, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 38 | The Gentle Kingdom | Jun 7, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 39 | The Swapper | Jun 14, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 40 | The Old Man of the Mountain | Jun 21, 1957 | 0.0 |
26 episodes • 1957
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Return to Fort Apache | Sep 20, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Courtship of Marshal Higgins | Sep 27, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rusty's Reward | Oct 4, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 4 | A Look of Eagles | Oct 11, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Last Navajo | Oct 18, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mother O'Hara's Marriage | Oct 25, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Hostage of War Bonnet | Nov 1, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Rodeo Clown | Nov 8, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Rusty's Strategy | Nov 15, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Frontier Angel | Nov 22, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Hunted | Dec 6, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 12 | White Chief | Dec 13, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Boundary Busters | Dec 20, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rin Tin Tin and the River Chase | Jan 10, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Top Gun | Jan 24, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Tomahawk Tubbs | Feb 7, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The New C.O. | Feb 14, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Pritikin's Predicament | Feb 21, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Rusty's Remedy | Feb 28, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Spanish Gold | Mar 7, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Bitter Bounty | Mar 14, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Sorrowful Joe's Policy | Mar 21, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Border Incident | Mar 28, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Wind-Wagon McClanahan | Apr 4, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Rin Tin Tin and the Secret Weapon | Apr 11, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Brave Bow | Apr 18, 1958 | 0.0 |
26 episodes • 1958Avg: 7.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The General's Daughter | Sep 19, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Escape to Danger | Sep 26, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Decision of Rin Tin Tin | Oct 3, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Foot Soldier | Oct 10, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Rusty's Opportunity | Oct 17, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Running Horse | Oct 24, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Cloudbusters | Oct 31, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Deadman's Valley | Nov 7, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Grandpappy's Love Affair | Nov 14, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Epidemic | Nov 21, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 11 | The Best Policy | Dec 5, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Miracle of the Mission | Dec 12, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Star of India | Jan 2, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Misfit Marshal | Jan 9, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Old Betsy | Jan 16, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Stagecoach to Phoenix | Jan 23, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Major Mockingbird | Jan 30, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Matador | Feb 6, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Accusation | Feb 13, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Royal Recruit | Feb 20, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Devil Rides Point | Feb 27, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Pillajohn's Progress | Mar 6, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Ming Vase | Mar 13, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Apache Stampede | Mar 20, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Luck of O'Hara | Apr 3, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Failure | May 8, 1959 | 0.0 |
