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Rawhide was a western drama which began in 1959 and went on into the middle of the 1960s. The show was produced from the same people who made Gunsmoke and lasted for 217 episodes. The series is based on what seems to be a never ending cattle drive across the plains. The show stared Eric Flemming as the trail boss Gil Favors and Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates. After watching several episodes the violence theme was once again prevalent in almost every episode. Guns were strapped to every mans side and they were ready to fight at a moments notice. These cowboys found comfort in religion and often referred to God during the show. It appeared to me as though on the trail Gil Favors was portrayed like a god figure. He would work for isolation and try not to interfere, unless there was no choice. Favors was in charge and he answered to no one on the trail, except his one true God. I really enjoyed the theme song. In the begging you hear the words rollin, rollin, rollin. As if the cattle drive is not a group of men but a well oiled machine which does not work unless everyone pulls together, does their job, and listens to the trail boss.