The series is based on the novel of the same name by Mary O'Hara and the 1943 film My Friend Flicka by 20th Century Fox.
[2] The series takes place around 1900 on the fictional Goose Bar Ranch near Coulee Springs, Wyoming.
Stories dealt with the struggles of earning a living as a rancher, and problems that neighbors and friends encountered.
[2] Sometimes Ken's wrong choices caused problems, but the series taught the importance of learning from your mistakes.
Instead, 20th Century-Fox chose My Friend Flicka as one of the first two series that they offered as rerun syndication packages.