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Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.
- Created by:
- Borden Chase
- Cast:
- Fess Parker, Ed Ames, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- NBC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 2
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
Empire of the Lost
1965-09-16 · 60mBoone returns from a solo expedition to find Boonesborough eerily empty. A corrupt British officer has kidnapped the settlers, including Boone's family, and forces them into unfriendly Chickesaw tribal lands with the intention of gaining personal control of the territory. He then captures Boone and demands that he sign away all rights to Boonesborough or watch his family and friends be turned over to the tribe. Boone manages to escape, but realizing he has no chance of freeing the captives on his own, he turns to a surprising source of help.
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E02
Episode 2
The Tortoise and the Hare
1965-09-23 · 60mBoonesborough loses hope of winning an annual race when Boone sprains his ankle, until Jericho steps in.
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E03
Episode 3
The Mound Builders
1965-09-30 · 60mA chief of a long-dead Aztec tribe enters the Shawnees Valley of Death.
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E04
Episode 4
My Name Is Rawls
1965-10-07 · 60mBoone pursues a runaway slave stealing pelts to earn passage to Africa.
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E05
Episode 5
The Old Man and the Cave
1965-10-14 · 60mIsrael violates a burial ritual when he rescues an aged Indian from death in a cave.
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E06
Episode 6
The Trek
1965-10-21 · 60mBoone first respects, then likes, a drunkard sought for burning an Indian village.
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E07
Episode 7
The Aaron Burr Story
1965-10-28 · 60mAaron Burr, ex-Vice President, comes to Boonesborough to enlist Daniel to guide him on a long and dangerous journey to the west, but is vague about his reasons for the trek. When Daniel turns him down due to his unease about Burr's secretive intentions, Jericho blindly jumps at the chance to take the offer and earn a hefty fee. After Burr and Jericho leave, Daniel discovers Burr's true mission, and he and Mingo set out to intercept them and save Jericho from his own naivety.
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E08
Episode 8
Cry of Gold
1965-11-04 · 60mA man arrives at Boonesborough offering unusually high prices for beaver pelts. Daniel doesn't trust this generous trader and soon discovers the man has an ulterior motive of a sinister nature.
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E09
Episode 9
The Peace Tree
1965-11-11 · 60mA Scottish emigrant, a Cherokee chief s son and Israel try to prevent a war between settlers and Indians.
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E10
Episode 10
The Thanksgiving Story
1965-11-25 · 60mBoone s eccentric father-in-law concocts a Thanksgiving Day plan to prevent a Choctaw attack.
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Episode 11
A Rope for Mingo
1965-12-02 · 60mVigilantes stalk Mingo after his knife falls into the hands of a Cherokee who murders a trader s family.
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Episode 12
The First Beau
1965-12-09 · 60mFeelings for Jemima make a dashing young outlaw consider reforming.
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E13
Episode 13
The Perilous Journey
1965-12-16 · 60mDaniel and Rebecca finally get to take a long delayed honeymoon but it gets interrupted by an officer of the Continental Army with a confidential message for Daniel to deliver to New Orleans.
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E14
Episode 14
The Christmas Story
1965-12-23 · 60mOn a cold Christmas Eve, hungry Boonesborough awaits the birth of an Indian child who could reconcile two tribes.
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E15
Episode 15
The Tamarack Massacre Affair
1965-12-30 · 60mThe sister of a British officer lies that she narrowly escaped an Indian massacre; Boone must avert war.
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E16
Episode 16
Gabriel
1966-01-06 · 60mA Spanish military expedition chasing a French revolutionary mistakes Boone for its quarry.
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E17
Episode 17
Seminole Territory
1966-01-13 · 60mAfter Seminoles hail him a god, a magician lets his power go to his head.
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Episode 18
The Deserter
1966-01-20 · 60mA bounty hunter seeking Army deserters learns one of his captives is valuable Boone.
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E19
Episode 19
Crisis by Fire
1966-01-27 · 60mA former Continental Army officer uses a smallpox threat to raise troops against Indians.
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Episode 20
The Gun
1966-02-03 · 60mBoone heads to Pennsylvania to have a new gun made, but meets two scoundrels seeking a guide to the Mississippi.
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E21
Episode 21
The Prisoners
1966-02-10 · 60mThree escaped Army prisoners, seeking revenge on a former commander, pressure Boone by seizing his children.
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Episode 22
The Fifth Man
1966-02-17 · 60mBoone and his party endure hardship to blow up a bridge between the advancing British and Fort Wayne.
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Episode 23
The Gun-Barrel Highway
1966-02-24 · 60mCassady was supposed to build a new road in the wilderness around Shawnee land. But when he decides there isn't enough time before winter to build the longer route, he decides to go straight through Shawnee land and into a possible war.
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Episode 24
The Search
1966-03-03 · 60mAn ambush on the way to New Orleans leaves Boone in possession of a famous pirate s journal.
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Episode 25
Fifty Rifles
1966-03-10 · 60mWilliam Blunt, an old friend of Boone's, steals a wagon carrying fifty rifles and powder, which he intends to sell to the Shawnee. Daniel, along with Mingo and Jericho, must find Blunt and recover the rifles before a deal with the chief is made.
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Episode 26
The Trap
1966-03-17 · 60mRenegades take Israel hostage when they find him and injured Mingo in the forest.
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E27
Episode 27
The Accused
1966-03-24 · 60mMingo arranges a prison break to free Boone after a couple frames him for murder.
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E28
Episode 28
Cibola
1966-03-31 · 60mA man finds only danger when he seeks a fabled city of gold.
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E29
Episode 29
The High Cumberland (1)
1966-04-14 · 60mOn his way through Kentucky, Boone meets his future wife, makes an Indian friend and uncovers deception.
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Episode 30
The High Cumberland (2)
1966-04-21 · 60mDaniel Boone continues his trek to Kentucky. In the conclusion of this two-part episode detailing the early years of Daniel Boone's life he must lead a party of settlers through a canyon and take a stand against pursuers who want their precious supplies all the while defeating rival Jim Santee for the affections of one Rebecca Bryan
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Fess Parker
Daniel Boone
Ed Ames
Mingo
Patricia Blair
Rebecca Boone
Darby Hinton
Israel Boone
Dal McKennon
Cincinnatus