<Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> Monaural </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> January 9, 1954 (1954 - 01 - 09)--February 24, 1957 (1957 - 02 - 24) </Td> </Tr> <P> Annie Oakley is an American Western television series that fictionalized the life of the famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley . Featuring actress Gail Davis in the title role, the weekly program ran from January 1954 to February 1957 in syndication . A total of 81 black - and - white episodes were produced, with each installment running 25 minutes in length . ABC aired daytime reruns of the series on Saturdays and Sundays from 1959 to 1960 and then again from 1964 to 1965 . </P> <P> The show starred Gail Davis as Annie Oakley, with Brad Johnson in the role of Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig and Jimmy Hawkins as Annie's little brother, Tagg Oakley . Hawkins would ultimately play Tagg in 80 of the series' 81 episodes . In the pilot episode, "Bull's Eye", Tagg was performed by Billy Gray, who is better known for his role as James "Bud" Anderson, Jr., on the television version of Father Knows Best . Following his portrayal of Tagg in the Annie Oakley pilot, Gray opted to join the cast of Father Knows Best, which premiered on television in October 1954, nine months after the initial broadcast of Annie Oakley . </P>

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