ˈæftɚ hˈɑːndoʊ, tˈeɪɡɚ mˌeɪd ˈoʊnli fˈaɪv tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz, ðə lˈæst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː æz bɹˈɪmɚɹ ˈɪn "ðə ɹˈɑːkɪts ɹˈɛd ɡlˈɛɹ" ʌvðə mˈɜːlɪn ˈoʊlsən ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiː wˈɛstɚn sˈɪɹiz, fˈɑːðɚ mˈɜːfi.
After Hondo, Taeger made only five television appearances, the last in 1983 as Brimmer in "The Rockets' Red Glare" of the Merlin Olsen NBC western series, Father Murphy.