Sugarfoot was not particularly needed in many of the episodes. The action revolved around Sugarfoot who was often not a real party to the events. Hutchins attributed writer and director Montgomery Pittman for saving the series for two more seasons by setting the tone for the redirection of the latter scripts. Pittman directed four episodes and wrote four others. Wayde Preston, who played Christopher Colt on the ABC western Colt .45, appeared four times in that same role on Sugarfoot in the episodes dealing with "The Canary Kid," a role also played by Will Hutchins. Reception Sugarfoot finished at #24 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1957-1958 season and #21 for 1958-1959. Release Home media Warner Bros. has released all four seasons on MOD (manufacture on demand) DVD-R's in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection. In popular culture In an episode of Arrested Development titled "Spring Breakout", Sugarfoot is mentioned and the theme song is presented. The series debuted in 1958 in the United Kingdom but only in the Midlands area. In 1960, it was aired nationally in the UK by the BBC, at which point it was renamed Tenderfoot despite the fact that it kept the theme song which refers to the character as "Sugarfoot". After 1964, the series returned to ITV, this time not just restricted to the Midlands, where it was once again billed under its original name. The animated television series King of the Hill features a barbecue restaurant named "Sugarfoot's". References External links Roy Huggins' Archive of American Television Interview 1957 American television series debuts 1961 American television series endings American Broadcasting Company original programming Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows Live action television shows based on films Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios 1950s Western (genre) television series 1960s Western (genre) television series Television series about lawyers Television shows set in Oklahoma