During his quest for the Golden Buckle, Stoney becomes entangled in the lives of numerous people and is accompanied on the rodeo circuit by friends Ves Painter (Warren Oates), Cody Bristol (Robert Dowdell), and E. J. Stocker (Bruce Dern).

[7] The same year that Stoney Burke premiered, NBC aired its own drama about rodeo performers, Wide Country.

By the mid-1960s, market saturation had begun to take its toll; while established series such as Bonanza and Gunsmoke continued to thrive, new shows with less than robust ratings struggled to survive.

Edgar Buchanan        Alan BunceGeorge Mitchell        Bill HartClaudia Bryar        Leonard NimoyBill Zuckert        Paul Birch

Judson LaireGeorge Mitchell        Charles CarlsonBill Hart        Dee J. Thompson        and Stan BermanUncredited Shep Houghton

Gene Lyons        Denise AlexanderBill Gunn        Curt ConwayFord Rainey        John DukeKim Hamilton        Bill Hartand Michael Parks as Tack ReynoldsUncredited Buck Taylor

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