Have Gun, Will Travel
I don't think you got a very good look at this gun while you had it.
Created by Herb Meadow, Sam Rolfe
On CBS
A classic Western procedural centered on a principled gunfighter-for-hire solving frontier problems with skill and moral clarity across 225 episodes.
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.
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Questions people ask
Is Have Gun, Will Travel violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.
Is Have Gun, Will Travel sad? Not especially. Less sad than 63% of series.
Is Have Gun, Will Travel easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 61% of series.
Does Have Gun, Will Travel leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Have Gun, Will Travel scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Have Gun, Will Travel
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Have Gun, Will Travel
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Have Gun, Will Travel, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Have Gun, Will Travel, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Have Gun, Will Travel, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
