The Roy Rogers Show

American television program

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The Roy Rogers Show was an American television program that aired from 1951 to 1957, starring cowboy actor-singer Roy Rogers and his wife, Dale Evans. Rogers, known as the "king of the cowboys," was a quintessential "good guy" who subdued villains non-lethally. The show featured wholesome family values, straightforward storylines, and lavish costumes. Rogers and Evans often signed off each episode with the song "Happy Trails," which Evans wrote. The couple also starred in numerous films together and later had a musical variety show.12

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Dale Evans
…starred in a television series, The Roy Rogers Show, and they returned in 1962 for the short-lived variety series The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show. Happy Trails Theatre (1986–89) brought their films to the TV audience on cable television’s Nashville Network.
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…starred in a television series, The Roy Rogers Show, and they returned in 1962 for the short-lived variety series The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show. Happy Trails Theatre (1986–89) brought their films to the TV audience on cable television’s Nashville Network.
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Roy Rogers
…in their own television series, The Roy Rogers Show. At the end of each series episode, they signed off with the song “Happy Trails,” which Evans had written and which also became the title of their 1979 autobiography.
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…in their own television series, The Roy Rogers Show. At the end of each series episode, they signed off with the song “Happy Trails,” which Evans had written and which also became the title of their 1979 autobiography.
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