The Coyote Kids Return: Wild Bill Hickok (April 3, 1953)

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“The Coyote Kids Return” is an episode of Wild Bill Hickok, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 3, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Marshal Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy Jingles confront Slaton, a gambling hall owner in Blake Wells who is running the town through fear. A reckless young rider calling himself the Coyote Kid arrives and makes friends with Slaton, and soon Hickok and Jingles are chasing a series of robberies, including one at the bank. Hickok insists the Coyote Kid is not behind the crimes and is determined to find the real robber. Guy Madison plays Wild Bill and Andy Devine plays Jingles in this 1953 episode of the Wild Bill Hickok series, first broadcast on April 3, 1953.

The town of Blake Wells in the Old West

Characters: Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Slaton, Coyote Kid, Mr. Muggins

Listen for: Hickok's confrontation with Slaton in the gambling hall and the Coyote Kid's arrival

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.