[1] Richard Simmons starred as Sergeant Preston, who patrolled the Yukon Territory in search of renegades and outlaws, during the time of the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s.

[2] In every episode, Preston was assisted by his Alaskan Malamute Yukon King, who had been raised by a female wolf.

[3] The show's theme music was the overture to Emil von Reznicek's opera Donna Diana.

The guest stars on Sergeant Preston included: [5] Because the series was filmed in color it remained popular long after its original prime-time broadcast.

Timeless Media Group released a two-disc best-of set featuring ten episodes from the series in Region 1 on November 21, 2006.