The Cisco Kid
Thunderhead
TV Flash files “Thunderhead” as hour 65 of 156 in the TV Flash guide — The Cisco Kid (1950–1956) on Syndication, season 3, episode 13, aired 1952-11-30, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E13: listed hour 65 of 156 in the The Cisco Kid guide, hour 13 of 26 in season 3. It aired 1952-11-30 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Lost City” (S03E12). Next is “Bell of Santa Margarita” (S03E14).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Thunderhead sit in the The Cisco Kid guide?
S03E13 is listed hour 65 of 156 — hour 13 of 26 in season 3, season 3 episode 13.
When did The Cisco Kid S03E13 air?
Thunderhead aired 1952-11-30 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…
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- 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…