Gun Shy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This comedy western is based on two successful films "The Apple Dumpling Gang" and "The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again." Barry Van Dyke stars as Russell Donovan, a gambler and ladies' man who finds himself caring for two youngsters (Keith Mitchell and Bridgette Andersen) he won in a poker game. The bumbling in this show falls to Tim Thomerson and Geoffrey Lewis as two so-called outlaws. Henry Jones stars as Homer McCoy, the town's barber, sheriff and justice of the peace.

Series details

• Title: Gun Shy
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1983-03-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1983-04-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 28 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 56539
• IMDb ID: tt0085025
• TVDB ID: 78008

Cast and credited roles

• Barry Van Dyke — Russell Donovan
• Tim Thomerson — Theodore Ogilvie
• Keith Coogan — Clovis
• Bridgette Andersen — Celia
• Henry Jones — Homer McCoy
• Geoffrey Lewis — Amos Tucker

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-03-15; final listed air date 1983-04-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Gun Shy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.