How I love this show
This wonderful pilot for an equelly wonderful show is so fun to watch.Both Ben Murphy and Pete Duel are perfectly cast as Kid Curry/Thadius Jones and Hannibal Heyes/Joshua Smith.You cant help but cheer them both on.Alot of funny moments as the two try a to make a clean break. Dennis Fimply costars as one of the gang members Heyes and Curry rode with

I forgot how it all started
This vhs reminded me how the amnesty quest began, and why the two famed outlaws were so willing to ask the Governor.
I was intrigued by the movie and noticed a few differences in the characterizations of the main duo. Ben Murphy,(Kid Curry aka Thadeus Jones) had an almost southern accent, and Pete Duel, (Hannibal Heyes, Joshua Smith) seemed a little too jovial to be the smooth talker. Other than these differences they portrayed the same characters I came to know and love during the short-lived series.
This video reminds me how much Sheriff Lom Trevor didn't want to help the two in the beginning, to later become so delligent on their behalf.
Glad I paid the money to watch the true beginning of how Kid and Heyes became Alias Smith and Jones.

GoodTimes Video Releases
Buyers Beware!!! There is only one official USA (NTSC format) release and it is produced by GoodTimes Home Video (Out of Print). There are Two different covers (1st) has a picture of Pete Duel and Ben Murphy on the front cover and has in the lower right corner "Playing It Straight Was Never This Crooked" the (2nd) has just Pete Duel only on the front cover and is part of the "Blazing Westerns" series. I have been selling and buying Alias Smith and Jones for several years now and all others are copies made from the PAL format the most common imatation is the one with the "pilot episode", "the root of it all" and "wrong train to brimstone"(avg to poor quality). So ask the seller if it is a "GoodTimes" video release...

Alias Smith and Jones
These shows are on the westerns channel on the Starz cable package. They are wonderful. No commercials.

One of the Best
This was sort of a television version of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It was far more light-hearted and endearing though. The actors had a great chemistry and even these 30+ years later the episodes hold up very well. I would recommend it for any one that likes light adventure/action, comedy, westerns. I write these comments in summer 2005 and noticed people have been begging to get this series on dvd/tape since at least 1999. Not a good sign. Come on ABC or whoever now owns the rights, everything else is being released to dvd how about this little gem!! If you're lucky enough to get the Encore channel they are currently running the series.