

Season 1 • Episode 17
LatestHondo's stolen hat leads him to a outlaw bandit.
Hondo is a 17-episode Western television series starring Ralph Taeger that aired in the United States on ABC during the 1967 fall season. The series was produced by Batjac Productions, Inc., Fenady Associates, Inc., and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television.
Production
Wayne's Batjac backing gave it cinematic ambition.
Practical Effects
Genuine 1960s Arizona locations, not a backlot in sight.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Batjac was John Wayne's production company, making this his rare TV venture—he reportedly hated television and only approved it for the money.
Based on a Louis L'Amour novel that Wayne had already adapted into a 1953 3D film, so this was basically a remake nobody asked for.