Nichols(1971)

Nichols, who's almost a coward, never wanted to be a sheriff, but Jim Garner can't fight destiny.

Nichols is an American Western series starring James Garner that aired on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set in the fictional Arizona town of Nichols in 1914, the show subverts traditional Western conventions. The sheriff protagonist rides a motorcycle and drives an automobile instead of a horse, and he refuses to carry a firearm, preferring to resolve conflicts through wit and negotiation rather than violence. Margot Kidder plays Ruth, a barmaid and the sheriff's love interest. Nichols stands apart from its era's typical Westerns by embracing a more modern, pacifist approach to law enforcement while maintaining the genre's frontier setting.