The Cisco Kid
Big Switch
TV Flash files “Big Switch” as hour 4 of 156 in the TV Flash guide — The Cisco Kid (1950–1956) on Syndication, season 1, episode 4, aired 1950-09-26, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E04: listed hour 4 of 156 in the The Cisco Kid guide, hour 4 of 26 in season 1. It aired 1950-09-26 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Rustling” (S01E03). Next is “Convict Story” (S01E05).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Big Switch sit in the The Cisco Kid guide?
S01E04 is listed hour 4 of 156 — hour 4 of 26 in season 1, season 1 episode 4.
When did The Cisco Kid S01E04 air?
Big Switch aired 1950-09-26 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Renaldo and Carrillo's companero rhythm. The color photography and the Oh, Pancho / Oh, Cisco exchange are the brand.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The Cisco Kid brought O. Henry's robin-hood caballero to early color half-hours: Oh, Pancho! Oh, Cisco! Bilingual hero friendship as a kids' adventure brand. In 2026 it is the rare western that looks like a color postcard on purpose — companero warmth, filmed for a future other cowboy shows still shot in gray.
Oh, Pancho. Oh, Cisco. Playground liturgy, 1950, and the trick is the film stock. The Cisco Kid (first-run syndication, 1950–1956, Ziv) brought O. Henry's robin-hood caballero to half-hours filmed in color — a novelty when most television was still gray. Duncan Renaldo as Cisco, Leo Carrillo as Pancho, charming roving heroes righting wrongs along the borderlands with gallantry and humor. One hundred fifty-six episodes, six seasons. Their off-screen bond sold the on-screen companero warmth. Frederick Ziv's color…
Filed against
- Duncan Renaldo as The Cisco Kid
Duncan Renaldo rode early color half-hours as The Cisco Kid — O. Henry's robin-hood caballero, Oh Pancho, Oh Cisco, and bilingual hero friendship as a kids' adventure brand. The western that looks like a color postcard on purpose. TV…
- Leo Carrillo as Pancho
Leo Carrillo rode shotgun as Pancho on The Cisco Kid — the compañero shout, the bilingual warmth, and the rare 1950s western that looked like a color postcard on purpose. Kids learned the catchphrase before they learned the plot. TV Flash…