Roy Rogers & Family on the Perry Como Show

Some excerpts from a 1956 episode of the Perry Como Show, featuring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and seven of their children. Well, eight children if you count Trigger, who steals the show with his dancing!

[@lindabaker4006]

I grew up watching Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. It still brings back wonderful memories!! Love them still!

[@verak66]

There will never be another Roy and Trigger. So graceful and perfectly in tune with each other. Both gracious, talented class acts. Thanks so much for posting this.

[@belindawilliams3728]

Wonderful: Roy and Trigger Jr.

[@colt451911w]

Roy & Trigger, they were the best

[@laurabonnell582]

I love his movies with trigger! He was amazing horse never be another horse like him!

[@sylviawitty693]

THIS BRINGS BACK SO MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES....ROY & DALE.....ALSO ONE OF MY FAVORITES PERRY COMO.......

[@MarthalieThurstonSachemPiper]

The best TV programing. No longer available for family entertainment. TRIGGER, What a horse!

[@cf1934]

I'm so glad that I grew up in the 40's with all of the cowboy heroes such as Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Charles Starrett as The Durango Kid to name a few. It was a wonderful time to be a kid.

[@divineangelic2727]

Love love love Roy Rogers so much he's a saint his singing so sweet makes me cry as he touches my very soul Trigger is like a unicorn magical most beautiful horse I've ever seen ever. Trigger. His flowing mane and flying tail Captures my very heart. I wish we had this kind of beautiful entertainment now thank Hod for utube

[@Judexy22]

I hate to have grown up ! The years 1956 to 1960 are so nostalgic !

[@yeahi7270]

14 JEFFERY CERAGRE

[@glennjohnson8170]

Glenn Johnson Never seen this!What a treasure.Quality is brilliant.Love the cowboys.Thank you so much for this upload.

[@philsciangula6826]

oh my god what memories i just heard roy rogers sing happy trails to you i was 5 years old the last time i heard that innocent song and 20 yers ago i saw his hand print in walk of fame in hollywood i couldnt hold my self those wonderful memories i just cried those wonderful years with my parents and grand parents but now their gone and im a proud grand father amen

[@leocrossfield]

I love it - thanks for posting.

[@debkerr2393]

Roy Rogers was the best person that had ever lived,

[@davidmcglothlen7723]

Totally agree, that is until I found out he was a big game hunter with the heads of dozens of majestic wild animals (mostly from Africa) proudly hanging on one of his museum’s walls. So disappointing.

[@sashineb.2114]

@@davidmcglothlen7723 Oh, maybe he just wanted company for stuffed Trigger.

[@fenderblaster21]

Roy Rogers one of the best persons ever.

[@patlong8277]

B,est cowboy i ever know

[@joesmith-ok8ip]

this was a great show, not like the crap that's on these days.

[@johnlee4249]

Thank you for sharing these great memories.

[@karenbales7154]

Wonderful, my favorites for 75 years!

[@richardwillmarth5689]

I am old enough to remember watching "The Roy Rogers Show." I really enjoyed watching his shows, but I didn't know he had so many children.

[@laurabonnell582]

Roy and his wife adopted children as well They love kids

[@robertacurrell8786]

I know that Roy was widower with 3 young children when he married Dale Evans. They only had one biological child together, a little girl, whom Roy’s first three children were very protective of. She was born with Down’s syndrome, and she passed away when she was quite young. Roy and Dale also adopted some more children into their Family, but I’m not sure how many.

[@StevenTorrey]

My goodness, those children would now be in their late 50s & 60s and 70s. I wonder how many are alive still.

[@bethdavis7812]

Dodie on Roy's lap, lives in a southern state with husband, on Patterson, who has a band and plays at different venues and usually at the Roy Rogers festival in Portsmouth Ohio each summer. He also was a NASA employee. Cheryl Rogers Barnett is on KZbin with interviews and other things, just search Cheryl Barnet on KZbin. The little Korean girl on Dale's lap, Debbie, passed in a Church bus accident in 1964. Roy Rogers, jr. known as Dusty standing beside Roy, has a band appearing at Branson for many years which included his son who looks a lot like a Young Roy. they also play in other functions thru out America. Linda married a minister and after he passed n 2008 she continues to live in California. Sandy the boy from Ky, insisted on going in the Army and he choked to death while in a military hospital which sounds strange to me. Mimi married a Marine at 17 years old and he passed away at a young age and she raised their children. Dale's son from first marriage, Tom Fox, was a teacher and music minister. He passed n 2012.

[@Handorgeous]

This was awesome thanks for posting

[@raypeters4525]

I UESD TO GO TO MOVIES EVERY SATURDAY, 9 CENTS FOR DOUBLE FEATURE ROY ROGERS, GENE AUTREY, EARLY FORTIES ! GREAT MEMORIES !

[@cherylsmith7282]

There was nothing Trigger couldn’t do. Saw the whole show at the CNE grandstand when I was a kid. 🇨🇦

[@carmoferraz3767]

Guando eu era pegueno ja gostava dos filmes do roy roger hoje ja velho ainda gosto muinto alo tryger

[@angels4bobseger]

This is a precious memory for sure !

[@shelleyannette]

I loved seeing their children. Wow, what a horse. Did any of you read the book Dale wrote about their child that passed?

[@deemmeed1739]

Yes, called "Angel Unaware". The only child she & Roy ever had together. Beautiful story, as are Dale's other books.

[@conniecrawford5231]

shelley annette Robin Elizabeth had Down’s syndrome and died at age 2!

[@susansackrison3139]

I’d love to read it, but’s it hard to find. I had 2 little girls that are gone now. Both died in infancy. Really want to find that book.

[@lindamgalvao]

@@susansackrison3139It's on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Angel-Unaware-Touching-Story-Love/dp/0800759311

[@billbright1755]

A Dad that doesn't have to be, that's real courage.

[@cynsmi]

My, how we loved them so.

[@gaylenhogsett2695]

Nice to see the light comedy of Roy and Dale.

[@yrtuag]

Great stuff!!!

[@mobilegoat1]

Perry was the man of cool

[@joycerandall1935]

I use to watch Perry on TV and liked him. I named my dog after him.

[@tommywarren2178]

Roy and Dale Best of the Best

[@LindaHobby1]

My childhood Hero.

[@LindaHobby1]

💖💖💖

[@marnimyers7343]

Love it!!!!

[@crooning4leftovers125]

Be sure to hang on 'til the end to see Trigger & Roy dance!

[@gerrydooley951]

That is Trigger Jr. that Roy is appearing with

[@sdcope02]

Now I can tolerate that kind of horsing around. Gives new meaning to the hip hop. Clean fun and a cute show. Thanks.

[@lgfrades]

Love the Rogers family and the dancing Trigger! 💖

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

Wow!!! A tap dancing horse!! Of course!

[@jessiejames6976]

My dream....... a dancing palomino!!!

[@vinkirk]

a talented barber indeed!

[@brazkdidiyabrak1785]

beautiful family.

[@biggyfries3346]

Can you imagine a man pulling out a pistol and spinning it on his finger in such a threatening fashion?? Unthinkable by our over-protective squeamish snowflake society these days. Roy was a great man of faith, kind, generous, with high morals and ethics all his life.

[@Boospoochie]

@Charles Taylor ~ Oh, shut up. I will take my judgment from God, thank you very much. I'm thinking God doesn't need your help. Good grief, you can't even watch a Roy Rogers video anymore without someone proving that there is always a turd in the punch bowl. That turd would be YOU, Charles along with a lot of help from biggy fries. The 50s & 60s were very different times when six-shooters were a normal sight on TV westerns and military weapons were reserved for the military--not for school shootings. That just might be the reason that nobody objected. Sadly, things are not like that anymore and it's usually some bigoted, narrow-minded self-appointed holy-roller like you that thinks it's his job to set everybody straight. I don't remember ever reading about Jesus being as judgmental as you. Also, in case you missed it... this country was founded on NOT involving religion in its government. This country was founded on freedom--religious freedom as well as freedom FROM religion. THAT's why folks came here; to avoid persecution. Speaking of "snowflakes," the only snowflake here appears to be you.

[@tommyvermiglio1649]

Roy Rogers And Dale Evans Are One Of My Favorites And Papas And Grandpas Mommy And Grammys And Korts

[@tommyvermiglio1649]

Roy Rogers And Dale Evans Are One Of My Favorites And Papas And Grandpas Mommy And Grammys And Korts

[@tommyvermiglio1649]

And Perry Como Is One Of My Favorites Too

[@foxvienna1]

Class act Trigger was great.

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

Of course!!!

[@cherylsmith7282]

Roy was my first crush.

[@mariacleusa4026]

Lindo de exemplo...de familia....hojenao tem mais...

[@markwilliams4792]

I got I meet dusty,. Roys son ,He is a swell fella. How many other tv specials are the Rogers family on

[@marionhudson4477]

Love that by trigger

[@henningandersen9027]

In my childhood's Denmark, the two first shows on television - which was new - were Perry Como and Nat King Cole.

[@maudiepoot1]

I was surprised to learn that trigger jr was a full blood tennessee walking horse. trigger was half walker.

[@yeahi7270]

ROY ROGERS TICKLE

[@carlrudd1858]

Fun stuff...thanks... but I wonder why Dale doubled up on the Happy Trails melody instead of the usual harmony she sang.

[@loisraymcinnis6006]

Bravo!

[@gerrydooley951]

This is Trigger Jr. standing in for Trigger

[@jenniferjimenez-york5174]

Love you too

[@celesteanngray]

@8:00 the best !! ....very nice

[@deananderson2143]

That was trigger Junior

[@dianebays5484]

That one names sandy. Whew, hes a card.

[@speeddemon4268]

i love trigger well palominos in general.i wanna breed a horse like trigger that wonerfull appendex mix,i love the speed

[@sharonlaforme2964]

Yes👗👠

[@debkerr2393]

Cave lion, the real Trigger was a pure cow pony that could turn on a dime, not a half Tennessee Walker, I have Roy on video saying that.

[@gerrydooley951]

That's true. Trigger Jr. in this video is a Walker

[@Boospoochie]

There's a lot of confusion here about the various Triggers. The original Trigger--the one in nearly all the movies was half Thoroughbred and half cold-blood. His registered name was Golden Cloud and his first movie role was in "Robin Hood." He was Maid Marion's horse. Maid Marion was played by Olivia de Haviland. Trigger Jr. was a Tennessee Walker and is the horse we see in this video. His registered name was Allen's Golden Zephyr. Then there was Little Trigger/Lil' Trigger (various spellings). Not as much is known about him, but he was used for many personal appearances as well as visiting children in the hospital. He is also the Trigger that starred in the movie "Son of Paleface." He did a similar dance routine in that movie that Trigger Jr. does in this clip. He was much shorter, stockier (like a true cow pony) and had a lighter coat color. He had four white stockings like Trigger Jr., but they didn't go as far up the legs--especially on the back legs. Then finally, there was another palomino that was originally supposed to be Dale's mount. This horse was named Pal. Pal was a dark palomino and had one white sock in front and two on the back.. Roy thought that it was too confusing for children to see Dale on a horse that looked so much like Trigger, so Buttermilk became her mount and Pal did personal appearances and later on became Cheryl Rogers personal horse. Deb Kerr, you may have Roy on video saying that Trigger was a pure cow pony, but there is no such breed as "cow pony." Any horse with "cow sense" can be a cow pony, but typically cow ponies are Quarter horses, but there are horses of many breeds that can be good cow ponies. And don't forget that Roy was also promoting a character for children and cowboys ride cow ponies. That's why there was so much secrecy about there being more than one Trigger. Roy didn't want to disappoint or confuse the children.

[@BrigitteBaranger]

Ne pas oublier les français

[@perrycomeau2627]

Perry is much better than Dr. No.

[@henningandersen9027]

Not real animal-lovers - with her fur-cape.

[@morena162]

Those were the norms back then.And all the ages before.How ignorant to history can one get I wonder...