The Not So Great Train Robbery

The Not So Great Train Robbery
Premiere date	September 24, 1977
Run time	9:25
Starring	Daws Butler Chuck McCann Bill Woodson
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Bill Ackerman Haskell Barkin Barry Blitzer Tom Dagenais Karl Geurs Orville Hampton Don Jurwich Jon Kubichan Joan Maurer Ray Parker Howard Post Dick Robbins Jerry Winnick
Director(s)	Charles A. Nichols
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"The Not So Great Train Robbery" is the third episode of Posse Impossible season one, and came as a segment of the CB Bears. It aired on September 24, 1977 on NBC. It was directed by Charles A. Nichols.

The Sheriff and the Posse go on a train to arrest Tiny Tex and the Toe Dance Kid, who robbed the train forty-seven times.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Sheriff	Bill Woodson
Big Duke	Daws Butler
Stick	Daws Butler
Blubber	Chuck McCann
Sheriff's Horse	N/A
Hey You	N/A
Kickstart	N/A
Bones	N/A
Toe Dance Kid	John Stephenson
Tiny Tex	Daws Butler
Train conductor 1	Unavailable
Train conductor 2	Unavailable
Man at train station	Unavailable
Man 1	Unavailable
Man 2	Chuck McCann

Organization

• Posse Impossible

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Saddlesore
      • Saddlesore R.R. Station
      • Saddlesore Station

Vehicles

• None

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 24, 1977 on NBC

Behind the scenes

• The episode title may be a reference Michael Crichton's 1975 novel The Great Train Robbery, which was turned into a movie in 1978.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • 1988: Hanna-Barbera Home Video releases Posse Impossible on VHS.