The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Rin Tin Tin and the Medicine Man
TV Flash files “Rin Tin Tin and the Medicine Man” as hour 17 of 164 in the TV Flash guide — The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954–1959) on ABC, season 1, episode 17, aired 1955-02-04, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E17: listed hour 17 of 164 in the The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin guide, hour 17 of 34 in season 1. It aired 1955-02-04 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Rusty Plays Cupid” (S01E16). Next is “Rin Tin Tin and the Babe in the Woods” (S01E18).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Rin Tin Tin and the Medicine Man sit in the The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin guide?
S01E17 is listed hour 17 of 164 — hour 17 of 34 in season 1, season 1 episode 17.
When did The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin S01E17 air?
Rin Tin Tin and the Medicine Man aired 1955-02-04 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with the boy-and-shepherd-at-the-fort contract. Cavalry-kid warmth and the dog's rescue work are the weekly brief.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin is a boy, a German shepherd, and Fort Apache as family frontier adventure. Dog-star television that filled toy chests. Watch it in 2026 as the TV sequel life of a silent-film animal legend — military-kid warmth with bark, before every streaming service rediscovered boy-and-his-dog.
The animal enters like a co-lead, not a mascot. The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (ABC, 1954–1959) is a boy, a German shepherd, and Fort Apache as family frontier adventure: Lee Aaker as Rusty, James Brown as Lt. Rip Masters, Joe Sawyer as Sgt. Biff O'Hara, and the shepherd doing the week's rescue on four legs. One hundred sixty-four episodes, five seasons, Screen Gems. Loyalty, cavalry, a post treated as a household. The work is dog-star television that filled toy chests without turning the dog into a gag track.…
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- Lee Aaker as Rusty
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- James Brown as Lt. Rip Masters
James Brown’s Lt. Rip Masters kept The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin at Fort Apache — a boy, a German shepherd, 1950s family frontier adventure with bark as the brand. Military-kid warmth before every streamer hired a dog. TV Flash files him…
- Joe Sawyer as Sgt. Biff O'Hara
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- Rin Tin Tin as Rin Tin Tin
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