| − | Diamond's character, Joey, had run afoul of the law, befriended a handsome wild black stallion, and lived on the Broken Wheel Ranch in California with his widowed and adopted father, Jim Newton, portrayed by Peter Graves (1926-2010)], later known for his roles on ''Mission: Impossible'' and ''[[Seventh Heaven]].'' In the story line, Newton's wife and son had been killed by a drunk driver.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/bobby-diamond/person/65081/summary.html Bobby Diamond – TV.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | + | Diamond's character, Joey, had run afoul of the law, befriended a handsome wild black stallion, and lived on the Broken Wheel Ranch in California with his widowed and adopted father, Jim Newton, portrayed by Peter Graves (1926-2010), later known for his roles on ''Mission: Impossible'' and ''[[Seventh Heaven]].'' In the story line, Newton's wife and son had been killed by a drunk driver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/bobby-diamond/person/65081/summary.html|title=Bobby Diamond|publisher=TV.com|accessdate=March 27, 2020}}</ref> |
| | Joey called Jim by his first name but in time looked upon him as a father. Character actor William Fawcett (1894-1974), who held a [[Ph.D.]], played the housekeeper and top ranch hand, Pete Wilkey, remembered for his tone of voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269514/|title=William Fawcett|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=March 27, 2020}}</ref> Fawcett was the veteran of many westerns on both television and in motion picutures. | | Joey called Jim by his first name but in time looked upon him as a father. Character actor William Fawcett (1894-1974), who held a [[Ph.D.]], played the housekeeper and top ranch hand, Pete Wilkey, remembered for his tone of voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269514/|title=William Fawcett|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=March 27, 2020}}</ref> Fawcett was the veteran of many westerns on both television and in motion picutures. |