TV series

Boone

Name: Boone
Released: 1983
Cast: Ronnie Claire Edwards, Barry Corbin, Amanda Peterson, Tom Byrd, William Phipps

1983–1984· 1 season· 60 min episodes★ 8.0Ended

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Synopsis

Boone Sawyer, who aspires to a career in rock and roll music, despite the advice of his stern father, Merit Sawyer, who wants Boone to join him in the automobile repair business. The setting of the series is Tennessee in the early 1950s, when great changes began to occur in popular music, with the rise of Elvis Presley.

Themes

southern usa tennessee 1950s

Episodes

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E1 The MonumentNext upSep 26, 1983 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone gets into trouble with the law and almost misses his chance to perform at a war monument dedication.
E2 The Last Dance (a.k.a. A Trip Down to Memphis)Oct 3, 1983 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone and Rome miss the senior prom to accompany Mr. Johnson to a nightclub.
E3 BanjoOct 10, 1983 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone and Rome discover an orphaned girl living in a burned-out cabin. Boone and Rome meet Banjo, a wild orphan with a talent for the instrument she's named after, and bring her to the Sawyer's home to stay, but Boone is not prepared for the jealousy his sister, Squirt, exhibits toward the newcomer. |
Guest stars: Julie Anne Haddock (Banjo), John Bloom (MacDonald), William Mims (Black John Kelly), Davis Roberts (Mr. Johnson)
E4 The TrialOct 17, 1983 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone is injured in an explosion at the airport, but his music takes on a new dimension when he develops a friendship with singer Lucky Parsons.
Guest stars: John Bennett Perry, Will Bledsoe (Otis)
E5 Second FiddleOct 24, 1983 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone and Rome's friendship is tested when they meet a beautiful 17-year-old bonde girl.
E6 The DecisionOct 31, 1983 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone confronts his parents with his decision to make music his career, with or without their support. Mr. Johnson dies and leaves his guitar to Boone. At the funeral Boone's parents announce they will support him in any career he chooses.
E7 The GraduationNov 14, 1983 · 60 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: James Hampton
E8 Chance of a LifetimeNov 21, 1983 · 60 min
E9 The AuctionDec 5, 1983 · 60 min
E10 Words and MusicDec 12, 1983 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone and Rome help thwart a crooked record producer.
Guest stars: Katherine Moffat
E11 Hard to GetJul 28, 1984 · 60 min
Synopsis
Boone gets involved with a woman who has a five-year-old son and runs moonshine for her ex. Boone's parents are arrested and he puts himself in danger to protect the woman and her son.
E12 The Front LineAug 4, 1984 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rome gets drafted and Boone enlists so they can be together. Boone fails the physical and is rejected. As Rome prepares to leave he hears the Korean War is over. While he is celebrating his motorcycle falls, crushing his knee and preventing him from going into the army.
E13 The RunawayAug 11, 1984 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cousin Geneva leaves her husband and comes to Nashville to get Boone to help her launch a music career. Her first appearance does not go very well, but Boone discovers she has a talent for sewing. Geneva's husband joins her as she begins her new career as a seamstress.