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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.
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- E1 Ken-Tuck-ENext upSep 24, 1964 · 60 min
Synopsis
George Washington sends Daniel and Yadkin into Ken-Tuck-E, the dark and bloody hunting ground of four Indian nations, to find a site for a fort.
Guest stars: Chuck Roberson (Dark Panther), George Lindsey (Wigeon), Robert F. Simon (Blackfish), Arch Johnson (Judson), Ted White (Indian (uncredited))
- E2 Tekawitha McLeodOct 1, 1964 · 60 min
Synopsis
A dance at Fort Boonesborough is interrupted by Flathead Joseph, a halfbreed slave trader. He has a young Indian girl with him whom he claims is a Cherokee Princess...and a white girl. Her name is Tekawitha McLeod and she is the daughter of the Cherokee Chief Menewa. When Daniel confronts Menewa about this he admits she is white and taken from a raiding party but he wants her back. Daniel refuses when he realizes he knew her family. The Indians are determined to fight to get her back and the settlers of Boonesborough are just as determined to fight to keep her.
Guest stars: Edna Skinner (Sadie Clayburn), Lynn Loring (Tekawitha McLeod), Chris Alcaide (Flathead Joseph), Robert Foulk (Sledge Clayburn), George J. Lewis (Menewa)
- E3 My Brother's KeeperOct 8, 1964 · 60 min
Synopsis
Mingo, wanted DEAD! Daniel Boone must capture his friend Mingo and bring him to justice before all Kentucky erupts in war. Daniel's friend Yadkin is a trusted friend to all in Booneborough and among the Cherokee. Yadkin had canoed up river and while meeting with a Cherokee trading party when they were ambushed by a Creek war party. Yadkin was found floating down river by Daniel's son Israel. With Cincinnatus removing the slug(bullet) and Rebecca Boone nursing him, he began to pull through....
Guest stars: Adam Williams (Mose), Dennis Cross (Warrior (uncredited)), Ford Rainey (Matawa), Belle Mitchell (Old Indian Woman (uncredited))
- E4 The Family FluellenOct 22, 1964 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone invites a widow and her hungry brood to town, but one of the children steals a telescope.
Guest stars: Morgan Brittany (Naomi Fluellen), Judson Pratt (Amos Wythe), Bethel Leslie (Zerelda Fluellen), Harold J. Stone (Greenbriar)
- E5 The ChoosingOct 29, 1964 · 60 min
Synopsis
British soldiers and Indians surround Jemima as she tries to help Boone, wounded in the wilderness.
Guest stars: David Brian (Maj. Horton), Richard Devon (Tice Fowler), Chubby Johnson (Trapper (uncredited))
- E6 Lac DuquesneNov 5, 1964 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone chases a river pirate who plans to sell a load of stolen arms to Shawnees.
Guest stars: Émile Genest (Lac Duquesne), Barry Kelley (Mr. Butters), James Griffith (Feathers), John Daheim (Scalp Hunter (uncredited)), Mike Mazurki (Akasheta (uncredited))
- E7 The Sound of WingsNov 12, 1964 · 60 min
Synopsis
A British officer captures Boone then impersonates him to win Indian allies.
Guest stars: Michael Pate (Pushta), Frank De Kova (Talakum), Michael Rennie (Maj. Peter Wellington)
- E8 A Short Walk to SalemNov 19, 1964 · 60 min
Synopsis
Israel becomes lost in the woods after fur thieves ambush him, Boone and Yadkin.
Guest stars: William Fawcett (Ben Pickens), Harry Dean Stanton (Jeb Girty), Robert Sorrells (Luke Girty), James Westerfield (Simon Girty), Charles Seel (Trapper Stitching Furs (uncredited))
- E9 The Sisters O'HannrahanDec 3, 1964 · 60 min
Synopsis
Yadkin's trickery leaves Boone the unexpected, and unwilling, owner of indentured Irish sisters.
Guest stars: Fay Spain (Kathleen O'Hannrahan), Sig Ruman (Van Coot), Maudie Prickett (Flavia Tillridge (uncredited)), Hal Baylor (Cyrus Ballard)
- E10 PompeyDec 10, 1964 · 60 min
Synopsis
A bondsman insists on returning a runaway slave unshackled by Boone.
Guest stars: Peter Whitney (Caleb Calhoun), Joseph V. Perry (Tabuka), Brock Peters (Pompey)
- E11 Mountain of the DeadDec 17, 1964 · 60 min
Synopsis
A dream about a man whom Daniel thought was dead is followed by the appearance of three men at his door demanding that he take them to the site of a bloody Native American massacre.
Guest stars: Leslie Nielsen (William Russell), Ed Peck (John Hawkins), Jay Silverheels (Chenrogan)
- E12 Not in Our StarsDec 31, 1964 · 60 min
Synopsis
Mingo plans to do more than protest a new treaty when he and Boone visit Virginia's governor general.
Guest stars: Abraham Sofaer (Tamend), Walter Pidgeon (Lord Dunsmore), John Vivyan (Major Halpen)
- E13 The HostagesJan 7, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rumors circulate that the British are employing Indians to fight for them. Daniel becomes personally involved when he gets word his wife Rebecca has been taken by an Indian raiding party.
Guest stars: Rhodes Reason (Captain William Butler), Madlyn Rhue (Ester Moncour), Ellen Corby (Hilda Brock)
- E14 The ReturningJan 14, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone cannot believe a boyhood friend murdered two Cherokee youths.
Guest stars: Pat Hingle (Will Carey), Carmen D'Antonio (Cherokee Woman (uncredited)), George J. Lewis (Menewa (uncredited))
- E15 The ProphetJan 21, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
A Shawnee prophet predicts massacre for the settlers of Boonesborough.
Guest stars: John Russell (Amos McAleer), Kevin Hagen (John Dobson), Joe De Santis (Jigossassee), Hank Worden (Blue Belly (uncredited)), Patricia Huston (Amanda Dobson), Ric Roman (Theyandaga (uncredited))
- E16 The First StoneJan 28, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone befriends a mother and son, but learns the woman is accused of witchcraft.
Guest stars: Geraldine Brooks (Esther Craig), Kurt Russell (William Craig), Morgan Woodward (Tom Sutton), Gene Evans (Joshua Craig)
- E17 A Place of 1000 SpiritsFeb 4, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
While hunting, the Boones meet a delirious British officer pursued by vengeful Shawnees.
Guest stars: Macdonald Carey (Henry Pitcairn), Claude Akins (Toka), Ted White (Carata (uncredited))
- E18 The Sound of FearFeb 11, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
A condemned bounty hunter who escaped from a military convoy takes the Boones hostage.
Guest stars: Peter Duryea (Andrew Perigore), Dan Duryea (Simon Perigore), Jack Elam (Petch), Robert J. Wilke (Toff)
- E19 The Price of FriendshipFeb 18, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone assists a boy and winds up at the mercy of a larcenous clan.
Guest stars: Lloyd Nolan (Ben Hanks), Myrna Fahey (Sara), John Pickard (Telly), William Phipps (Dink), Lane Bradford (Sam), Kurt Russell (Mathew)
- E20 The QuietistsFeb 25, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
A Quaker family refuses to fight until Indians kidnap a daughter.
Guest stars: Robert Random (Stephen), Alexander Scourby (Eli Bothwell), Mary Jane Saunders (Amantha), Jay Silverheels (Latawa)
- E21 The Devil's FourMar 4, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone commands four criminals recruited by Yadkin to haul frieght to Boonesborough.
Guest stars: Bruce Cabot (Simon Bullard), James Best (Jethro Wyatt), Sean McClory (Liam O'Hara), Whit Bissell (Stogie the Trapper), Gordon Jump (Marcus Clements)
- E22 The ReunionMar 11, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
While out hunting, Daniel and Cincinnatus come upon Timothy who is looking for his abandonded daughter Becky.
Guest stars: John McIntire (Timothy Patrick Bryan), Marvin Brody (Tom Bradley (uncredited)), Hank Patterson (Jed Harper (uncredited))
- E23 The Ben Franklin EncounterMar 18, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone and Mingo travel East and get caught up in a confrontation between Benjamin Franklin and British Admiral Lord Clydesdale, who threatens to hang them all for treason.
Guest stars: Anna Lee (Clara Merivale), Edward Mulhare (Adm. Lord Clydesdale), Albert Carrier (Charles Penet)
- E24 Four-Leaf CloverMar 25, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
An idealistic schoolteacher incites Boonesborough's wrath by giving gunpowder to the Shawnees.
Guest stars: Dick Wessel (Moses Hennepin), Alvy Moore (Amos Truro), George Gobel (Francis Clover), Frank De Kova (Saugus)
- E25 Cain's Birthday (1)Apr 1, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone seems guilty of betrayal when he allows Choctaws to capture the town's men
Guest stars: Connie Gilchrist (Keziah Tench), Cesare Danova (Michelet), Shug Fisher (Jake Tench)
- E26 Cain's Birthday (2)Apr 8, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
Lacking water and powder, the women and children of Boonesborough seem easy prey for attacking Choctaws.
Guest stars: Connie Gilchrist (Keziah Tench), Cesare Danova (Michelet), Booth Colman (High Pvt. A. Slimpsey), Alan Napier (Col. Sir Hubert Crater)
- E27 Daughter of the DevilApr 15, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
A man is found dead by a group of travelers, one of them hears a strange noise and believes it to be the Devil in the form of a black panther. Daniel and Mingo believe a far more mundane explanation is at hand, and investigate to prove their point.
Guest stars: Frank Silvera (Marcel Bouvier), Orville Sherman (Will Camfield), Mario Alcalde (Russ Kresson)
- E28 Doll of SorrowApr 22, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
Israel accidentally startles a passing peddler's horse and his goods are ruined. Daniel agrees to compensate him for his loss but matters are complicated when he steals a grieving Indian women's mourning doll.
Guest stars: Eddie Little Sky (Grey Eagle), Edward Binns (Seth Jennings)
- E29 The Courtship of Jericho JonesApr 29, 1965 · 60 min
Synopsis
Jericho and Sumah, the daughter of the Indian chief, want to marry. Daniel proposes a trial engagement. For a month Jericho will live with the Indians and Sumah will live with Boone's family and see if each can adapt to the other culture.
Guest stars: Russ McCubbin (Jubal Markham), Anne Helm (Sumah)
Cast & crew
Created by Borden Chase
Fess Parker
Ed Ames
Patricia Blair
Darby Hinton
Dal McKennon
