Dick pretends to be the "Panhandle Kid" so the Range Rider can smoke out a female bandit and her gang.br br The Range Rider, had a reputation for fairness, fighting ability, and accuracy with his guns and was known far and wide, even by the Indians. 78 episodes were produced in 1951-53 by Range Rider Productions, through the facilities of Flying 'A' Pictures, Inc. -- A Gene Autry Enterprise for First-Run Syndication.