Gun Shy (television) Limited television series of six episodes; airing from March 25 to April 19, 1983 on CBS. Based on The Apple Dumpling Gang, about two orphans in Quake City who have become wards of a professional gambler. Stars Barry Van Dyke, Tim Thomerson, Keith Mitchell, Adam Rich, Bridgette Andersen, Henry Jones, Geoffrey Lewis, Janis Paige, Pat McCormick.