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Re: dropdeadfred post# 1377

Tuesday, 11/25/2008 12:04:15 PM

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:04:15 PM

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Might have been Billy Preston's brother -- or Richard Simmons' dad? not sure/

"I arrest you in the name of the Crown."

With these words, Sergeant Preston and his loyal dog, Yukon King always got their man. Played by Richard Simmons, Sergeant Preston patrolled the western reaches of the Canadian frontier in the 1890s. Action and justice in such locales as Yellowknife, Dawson, and Whitehorse were seen each Saturday morning by the same kids who had just finished watching The Lone Ranger and Sky King.

The series episodes featured stories set against the harsh extremes of the Yukon winter and summers in the Canadian Rockies. To match the climate, Preston would trade his dogsled for his horse, Rex. King was along wherever the good sergeant went.

Simmons was the perfect embodiment of Sergeant Preston, the pride of the Northwest Mounted. To this day (despite Due South) when I picture a Mountie......it's always Sergeant Preston. And of those of who watched the show as kids, who can forget that stirring theme music and the words with which Sergeant Preston closed each episode, "Well King, this case is closed."

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http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sergeant-Preston-Yukon-Best-Of-Tin/9179

...the folks at Timeless Media Group are putting out their own new release! May 6th see their 2-DVD Tin package The Best of Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. For $12.98 SRP you'll get 10 episodes running 250 minutes. Here is a look at the studio description and the package art:

Set in the frozen tundra of Canada's Yukon Territory in the late 1800s, Sergeant Preston of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police rode alongside his trusted Husky sidekick, Yukon King. Preston could often be heard encouraging his sled dogs through the snow with cries of "On King. On, you Huskies!" Battling the elements and criminals alike, he single-handedly fought for peace and justice. Preston set out to protect settlers and gold miners who came to make their home in this frozen wilderness. Naturally, like all good Mounties, he always got his man.






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