WM75Guy
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I can clear this up.
Yes, to us current day, somewhat older earthlings, Paladin was a US Western gun for hire. As we watched our black and white broadcast TV's, Paladin made his way across the galaxy borne upon electromagnetic waves. It was the concept of the Paladins as noble warriors that intrigued the receiving Alien confederation, not the locale of the TV series film making.
Have Gun Will Travel is an American Western television series [225 episodes] that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. Wikipedia
First episode: September 14, 1957
Final episode: April 20, 1963
Network: CBS
Cast: Richard Boone, Kam Tong
Theme songs: Ballad of Paladin, Have Gun Will Travel Opening Theme Song
Paladin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The paladins, sometimes known as the Twelve Peers, were the foremost warriors of Charlemagne's court, ..."
paladin - definition of paladin by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
"1. A paragon of chivalry; a heroic champion. 2. A strong supporter or defender of a cause: "the paladin of plain speaking"
It still runs on the Encore Western channel on DirecTV. I can now convince my wife I have a legitimate reason to watch it, looking for pallets.