“PASSING THE BUCK”

The phrase “passing the buck” comes from poker where a token, called a
buck, indicated the dealer. According to the Random House Historical
Dictionary of American Slang, when It was the next person’s turn to deal,
you passed the buck. Theoretically, someone who didn’t want the
responsibility of dealing could pass the buck to another player. The
term seems to come into use around the time of the Civil War. Mark
Twain’s Roughing It (1871) says, “I reckon I can’t call that hand. Ante
and pass the buck.”

Hugh O’Brian as Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp was the first western television series 
written for adults, premiering on ABC four days before Gunsmoke on
September 6, 1955 and aired until June 27, 1961.

     John Henry "Doc" Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887)

Holliday was a gambler, gunfighter, and dentist of the American Old West
who is usually remembered for his friendship with lawman Wyatt Earp and
his  involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, October 26, 1881, in
Tombstone, Arizona Territory.

          
            Doc Holliday’s Actual Dental Bag

Camille Bohannon