Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys (1978) User Reviews

A delightful comic western with knockout performances!

[ducky-11 · 10/10 · 3 September 2001]

This is an overlooked gem. Too bad it didn't get wider distribution. Monte Markham delivers a wry, ironic performance that almost tops James Garner in "Support Your Local Sheriff." And the pert and perky Tondea Kay Willis is hilarious and winning as Trilby, the girl who wants to win his heart but nearly blows him up. Her comic performance is very reminiscent of Lucille Ball at the top of her form. If you can find it, this is definitely a wonderful comedy western to check out... and cherish.

Very funny, wry comic western.

[ducky-11 · 10/10 · 11 May 1999]

This is a very, very funny Western comedy, along the lines of "Support Your Local Sheriff" starring James Garner. Monte Markham is no Garner, but he plays the lead role with subtle wry wit and hilarious understatement. Tondea Willis is hysterically funny as the persistent, but clumsy, girl who pursues him and nearly blows him up with, of all things, rabbit stew. It's surprising she didn't go on to become a big star. She is a talented, beautiful comedienne. Tony Bowers, who directed, is the son of famed writer William Bowers, who by coincidence, also wrote "Support Your Local Sheriff."

want to purchase copy of this film

[dcmeadow · 4 June 2002]

my favorite flick for distraction.... have a copied version of it from tv... never have been able to find it elsewhere... but would like to purchase. . . the film is ripe with dialogue which is so fitting with many of real life's situations. . . the film takes it to the absurd, but the absurd exposes the subtle in all of us.

screwball western

[charleswatts1212 · 10/10 · 9 February 2019]

I agree with the other reviewer I would LOVE to have this on dvd or bluray. The scene where the old sheriff recount "the old days" while the deputy mouths the exact words was hysterically funny as was the exploding stew.

Tale of the "Not-Quite-OK" Corral Shoot-out

[nagolyar · 1 June 2020]

I would dearly love to get a DVD copy of this hilarious send-up of the Old West! Monte Markham plays a laid back deputy to a cantankerous unappreciative old over-the hill sheriff. He believes totally in his job title of Peace Officer. He 'd rather talk the bad guys out of their evil ways than shoot them. From tricking a gunslinger into being a store clerk to talking an aggrieved patient from blowing away the incompetent dentist. Unfortunately he has a problem since Old Man Bixby and his ne'er do well sons insist on continuing to be cattle rustlers. Add to that that the rich store owner, whose pretty daughter the deputy likes, can't stand him and he has his hands full. The climax of the movie is a parody of the shoot-out at the OK corral and one of the funniest gun fights you will ever see. If you like James Garner shows such as "Support Your Local Sheriff", "Support Your Local Gunfighter", and the TV show Nicholas, you will LOVE this movie! A fine cast led by Monte Markham at his best! Somebody PLEASE tell me that this is out on DVD!