Lee Horsley starred as gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, who is forced to raise his deceased sister's four children, in which American Western family television series that aired from 1988 to 1991?

The American Western family television series in which Lee Horsley starred as gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, forced to raise his deceased sister's four children, was indeed Paradise (Review). The show aired on CBS from October 27, 1988, to May 10, 1991, for three seasons and 57 episodes.

The series, set in the 1890s, followed Cord's challenging transition from a solitary, professional gunfighter to an unlikely father figure in the small town of Paradise, California. His sister's death left him with four city-bred children, forcing him to adapt his violent lifestyle to the responsibilities of parenthood. While Ethan attempted to live a peaceful life as a rancher, his past as a gunfighter often caught up with him, requiring him to defend the townspeople from lawlessness.

For its final season, the series was rebranded as "Guns of Paradise", an apparent effort to emphasize its Western genre to viewers. Throughout its run, Cord received help and counsel from characters like Amelia Lawson, the local bank owner who became his love interest, and John Taylor, a Native American medicine man. Despite critical acclaim and a loyal fan base, the show was canceled after three seasons, concluding its unique blend of family drama and frontier action.