"The Call of the West" is an episode from "The Goon Show," first broadcast on January 20, 1959. The plot is set in 1867 and follows the adventures of English immigrants as they bring their shattered bank accounts to the New World. The story humorously depicts their journey by wagon train across the Wild West, with Lieutenant Hern of the United States Cavalry coming to their rescue just in time to foil the dastardly plans of the Indians.