As far as we know LAWMAN has never been rerun during the VCR age in the US except possibly in some small isolated stations. The first two seasons were run in Australia in the late 1990's and it's scheduled to run on the Canadian Lonestar channel eventually. All the copies available are bootleg from 16mm or copies of those copies. LAREDO has run in many areas including a few years ago uncut on the Encore Westerns channel so there should be some good copies available. We're thrilled to say that the six WILDSIDE episodes were released as a box set of videos.
Most of William Smith's and Peter Brown's movies are out of print, although it's amazing what they're putting on DVD. [e.g. Foxy Brown, Piranha, Piranha and Invasion of the Bee Girls] Kitten with a Whip was recently released on video.
We're always looking for new sources. If you've found a source that provides copies of old series not available on commercial viode, please let us know. We don't have any connection to any of the sources we recommend. We won't recommend one until at least one of us has ordered from it but send us a source and we'll give it a try. Contact us at Outrider@peterbrown.tvWant some suggestions on which episodes to order first? See our Recommended Episodes.
All privately sold or traded video tapes - whether copied from TV and recopied, or film chained from 16mm involve at least a technical violation of the copyright held by the studio. It has been our observation so far that in the case of old shows (most of the Westerns are pre-1970's, many 35-45 years old) the studios have simply abandoned them. They are not released on video or DVD and often not even syndicated. The only way a fan base for such shows can be maintained in the meantime is thru amateur tape traders and sellers. When there is a commercial source for a TV episode - such as Columbia House - we urge you buy thru them to encourage such commercial ventures. We urge you not to buy pirated copies of any commercial tapes, including Columbia House. The sources we've listed below are for shows you just can't get anywhere else. We don't feel that this practice causes any economic damage to anyone. For many of the 40-35 year old shows, the actors, directors etc. wouuld not get residuals or royalties even if the show were syndicated or released on video. And if the studio that owns the show doesn't do anything with it, then they are suffering no loss when copies are made for fans. Although the studios don't give permission for such use of their shows, in most cases they seem to turn a blind eye because they know they are not being harmed. It they do eventually release a show, there will still be fans who remember it due to episodes provided by the people listed below. 
LAWMAN Episode Recommendations
LAREDO Episode RecommendationsAbout Copyrights
Columbia House Western Collection sells selected episodes of Maverick, Gunsmoke, Rawhide, Wild Wild West, Wagon Train, Have Gun Will Travel, Kung Fu. Although they don't tell you up front, they will send you a list of available episodes and let you buy only the ones you want.
