I liked Andrew Duggan as a pappy who brought home his lost sheep, one from the city, and one was an Outlaw. My favorite episode was called "Murdock's Birthday", where the boys got his present and ended up giving the stuff to other families in need. It was too bad that James Stacy had the accident which left him crippled. Mr. Duggan was earlier connected with a large detective outfit with four offices, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, Burbon St. Beat,(Duggan and Richard Long) and something in Miami. It seemed like Family Westerns were hot during that period..and I enjoyed stories that went beyond hot lead and gunsmoke. Best part of those family westerns was the great color scenery. We know it didn't really look like those scenes in Big Valley, and Bonanza, but who cares. It gave us a nice evening.

What about 'Lancer' was not to love, especially for prepubescent elementary school girls? It was a story about a ranch and featured a grumpy patriarch, a cute female 'ward' and two gorgeous, non-threatening young men, one dark, one fair.Johnny, the son of a Mexican serving-wench, was my favorite.My friends and I were so crazy about 'Lancer' it was a frequent subject of our conversations for most of the week, and the ONLY topic of conversation on Tuesdays (anticipation of that night's episode) and Wednesdays (the aftermath.) Fancying myself a writer even back then, I would write stories about 'Lancer,' the first of which introduced my pals and I as new 'wards' of the Lancer family. My friend Penny, the artist, illustrated the stories. We made probably the first and only 'Lancer' graphic novel. I'd give anything to have those stories back..... It's nice to visit this page and discover that 'The Lancer-ettes' and I were not the show's only fans.

I loved watching this show as a teenager and I've watched a few episodes in the past few years that would come on late at night. I really loved the character of Johnny Lancer/Madrid, played by James Stacy. He was very cute! The show had good story lines and each episode was stand alone. All the characters in the show were very believable and seemed to work together real good. Lancer was one of the better westerns on at that time. I wish we had better writers now that could come up with as good a show! If you haven't seen this show and get a chance to watch it you won't be disappointed if you're a fan of westerns.

This was a great show that unfortunately wasn't provided the budget that it deserved to stay on the air. Wayne Maunder and James Stacy had the type of chemistry that made you feel as if they really were brothers. Andrew Duggan played an excellent Murdoch Lancer. Oh, how I loved to hate him.!!!! Loved watching this show with my sister. Wayne Maunder was my favorite as Scott!!!