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* WalkOfShame: The intro sequence contained the Branded soldier forced to walk away in shame from his fellow soldiers after being stripped of rank, buttons of his shirt, and his sword broken in two.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [=McCord=] met several in his travels, including General George Armstrong Custer, Governor William Seward, P.T. Barnum and his future partner Bailey and Edwin Booth, brother of Presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [=McCord=] met several in his travels, including General George Armstrong Custer, Governor William Seward, P.T. Barnum and his future partner J.A. Bailey and Edwin Booth, brother of Presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth.
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* {{MAD}}: BrandX'ed
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: McCord [=McCord=] met several in his travels, including General George Armstrong Custer, Governor William Seward, P.T. Barnum and his future partner Bailey and Edwin Booth, brother of Presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: McCord met several in his travels, including General George Armstrong Custer, Governor William Seward, P.T. Barnum and his future partner Bailey and Edwin Booth, brother of Presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth.
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* CallBack: [=McCord=] twirls his broken saber in much the same way [[Series/TheRifleman Lucas [=McCain=]]] used to handle a rifle.
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''Branded'' is an American {{Western}} series that aired for two seasons (1965–66) on Creator/{{NBC}}, starring Creator/ChuckConnors as disgraced former U.S. Army captain Jason [=McCord=].
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''Branded'' is an American {{Western}} series created by Creator/LarryCohen that aired for two seasons (1965–66) on Creator/{{NBC}}, starring Creator/ChuckConnors as disgraced former U.S. Army captain Jason [=McCord=].
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* BedouinRescueService: In "Survival", [=McCord=] rescues a man named Colbee he finds near death in the ThirstyDesert and the pair strike out together to attempt to make the next town before their water runs out. Colbee a family man with a wife and daughter and his fear of not seeing them again forces him to steal the horse and water and leave Jason in the desert. After he collapse from dehydration, [=McCord=] is rescued by a elderly Navajo who takes him to the town so he can have his revenge on Colbee.
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* TheDrifter: In the 1880s, Jason [=McCord=] travels the country trying to prove he's no coward. He needs to do this because the military career of this West point graduate came to an end when he was thrown out of the army after being accused of cowardice.
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* ThirstyDesert: In "Survival", [=McCord=] is traveling through the desert when he comes upon a dead horse. He follows the trail of footprints and comes across a tired, thirsty man. His name is Colbee and he and [=McCord=] strike out together to make the next town before their water runs out. Colbee is a family man with a wife and daughter and his fear of not seeing them again forces him to steal the horse and water and leave [=McCord=] in the desert.
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* Magazine/{{MAD}}: Their parody was called "[=BrandXed=]".
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''Branded'' is an American Western series that aired on NBC from 1965 through 1966, starring Creator/ChuckConnors as disgraced former US Army captain Jason [=McCord=].
Jason [=McCord=], the only survivor of the Battle of Bitter Creek, is court-martialed and kicked out of the Army because of his alleged cowardice. Rather than demean the good name of the Army commander who was actually to blame for the massacre, [=McCord=] travels the Old West trying to restore his good name and reputation.
Jason [=McCord=], the only survivor of the Battle of Bitter Creek, is court-martialed and kicked out of the Army because of his alleged cowardice. Rather than demean the good name of the Army commander who was actually to blame for the massacre, [=McCord=] travels the Old West trying to restore his good name and reputation.
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''Branded'' is an American Western {{Western}} series that aired for two seasons (1965–66) on NBC from 1965 through 1966, Creator/{{NBC}}, starring Creator/ChuckConnors as disgraced former US U.S. Army captain Jason [=McCord=].
Jason [=McCord=], the only survivor of the Battle of Bitter Creek, is court-martialed and kicked out of the Army because of his alleged cowardice. Rather than demean the good name of the Army commander who was actually to blame for the massacre, [=McCord=] travels the Old West trying to restore his good name and reputation.
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* {{MAD}}: BrandXed.Magazine/{{MAD}}: Their parody was called "[=BrandXed=]".
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* WreckedWeapon: As part of the InsigniaRipOffRitual, [=McCord=]'s saber is broken. He takes it and has it remade into a knife.
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* WreckedWeapon: As part of the InsigniaRipOffRitual, [=McCord=]'s saber is broken. He takes it and has it remade into a knife.knife.
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* InsigniaRipOffRitual: The opening title sequence show the hero going through this ritual, complete with ExpositoryThemeTune.
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* InsigniaRipOffRitual: The opening title sequence show the hero going through this ritual, complete with ExpositoryThemeTune.ExpositoryThemeTune
* {{MAD}}: BrandXed.
* {{MAD}}: BrandXed.
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* ClearMyName: Subverted when [=McCord=] meets the widow of one of his fellow officers, who has proof that [=McCord=] is innocent. [=McCord=] tells her to burn the letters that would exonerate him, fearing that if the truth came out it would be used by the Army to start another military campaign against Native Americans.
* ReforgedBlade: [=McCord=] has his broken cavalry saber remade into a long knife.
* TakingTheHeat: [=McCord=] chose to be marked as a coward rather than dishonor the memory of his commanding officer by admitting he was at fault for the Bitter Creek Massacre.
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* WalkingTheEarth: Jason wanders the frontier helping people because of being drummed out of the Army.Army.
* WreckedWeapon: As part of the InsigniaRipOffRitual, [=McCord=]'s saber is broken. He takes it and has it remade into a knife.
* WreckedWeapon: As part of the InsigniaRipOffRitual, [=McCord=]'s saber is broken. He takes it and has it remade into a knife.
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* WalkingTheEarth: Jason wanders the frontier helping people because of being drummer drummed out of the Army.
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* TheSoCalledCoward: The whole series happens because Jason [=McCord=] was branded one of these by the Army.
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* WalkingTheEarth: Jason wanders the frontier helping people because of being drummer out of the Army.
* WalkingTheEarth: Jason wanders the frontier helping people because of being drummer out of the Army.
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''Branded'' is an American Western series that aired on NBC from 1965 through 1966, starring Creator/ChuckConnors as disgraced former US Army captain Jason [=McCord=].
Jason [=McCord=], the only survivor of the Battle of Bitter Creek, is court-martialed and kicked out of the Army because of his alleged cowardice. Rather than demean the good name of the Army commander who was actually to blame for the massacre, [=McCord=] travels the Old West trying to restore his good name and reputation.
!!Tropes used in ''Branded'' include:
* ExpositoryThemeTune:
-->All but one man died\\
There at Bitter Creek\\
And they say he ran away!\\
Branded! Scorned as the one who ran.\\
What do you do when you're branded, and you know you're a man?\\
Wherever you go, for the rest of your life\\
You must prooooove you're a man.''
* InsigniaRipOffRitual: The opening title sequence show the hero going through this ritual, complete with ExpositoryThemeTune.
* MarkOfShame: Jason [=McCord=] is (unjustly) dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army for cowardice; his mark of shame is a broken sabre.
* SoleSurvivor: Jason [=McCord=] was the sole survivor of the Bitter Creek Massacre.
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Jason [=McCord=], the only survivor of the Battle of Bitter Creek, is court-martialed and kicked out of the Army because of his alleged cowardice. Rather than demean the good name of the Army commander who was actually to blame for the massacre, [=McCord=] travels the Old West trying to restore his good name and reputation.
!!Tropes used in ''Branded'' include:
* ExpositoryThemeTune:
-->All but one man died\\
There at Bitter Creek\\
And they say he ran away!\\
Branded! Scorned as the one who ran.\\
What do you do when you're branded, and you know you're a man?\\
Wherever you go, for the rest of your life\\
You must prooooove you're a man.''
* InsigniaRipOffRitual: The opening title sequence show the hero going through this ritual, complete with ExpositoryThemeTune.
* MarkOfShame: Jason [=McCord=] is (unjustly) dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army for cowardice; his mark of shame is a broken sabre.
* SoleSurvivor: Jason [=McCord=] was the sole survivor of the Bitter Creek Massacre.
* VerbedTitle
