Daniel Boone

Overview

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.

Episodes

Ken-Tuck-E

S01E01 Ken-Tuck-E

September 24, 1964 60 min
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.
Tekawitha McLeod

S01E02 Tekawitha McLeod

October 1, 1964 60 min
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...
My Brother's Keeper

S01E03 My Brother's Keeper

October 8, 1964 60 min
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...
The Family Fluellen

S01E04 The Family Fluellen

October 22, 1964 60 min
Boone invites a widow and her hungry brood to town, but one of the children steals a telescope.
The Choosing

S01E05 The Choosing

October 29, 1964 60 min
British soldiers and Indians surround Jemima as she tries to help Boone, wounded in the wilderness.
Lac Duquesne

S01E06 Lac Duquesne

November 5, 1964 10.0 60 min
Boone chases a river pirate who plans to sell a load of stolen arms to Shawnees.
The Sound of Wings

S01E07 The Sound of Wings

November 12, 1964 60 min
A British officer captures Boone then impersonates him to win Indian allies.
A Short Walk to Salem

S01E08 A Short Walk to Salem

November 19, 1964 60 min
Israel becomes lost in the woods after fur thieves ambush him, Boone and Yadkin.
The Sisters O'Hannrahan

S01E09 The Sisters O'Hannrahan

December 3, 1964 60 min
Yadkin's trickery leaves Boone the unexpected, and unwilling, owner of indentured Irish sisters.
Pompey

S01E10 Pompey

December 10, 1964 60 min
A bondsman insists on returning a runaway slave unshackled by Boone.
Mountain of the Dead

S01E11 Mountain of the Dead

December 17, 1964 60 min
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.
Not in Our Stars

S01E12 Not in Our Stars

December 31, 1964 60 min
Mingo plans to do more than protest a new treaty when he and Boone visit Virginia's governor general.
The Hostages

S01E13 The Hostages

January 7, 1965 60 min
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.
The Returning

S01E14 The Returning

January 14, 1965 60 min
Boone cannot believe a boyhood friend murdered two Cherokee youths.
The Prophet

S01E15 The Prophet

January 21, 1965 60 min
A Shawnee prophet predicts massacre for the settlers of Boonesborough.
The First Stone

S01E16 The First Stone

January 28, 1965 60 min
Boone befriends a mother and son, but learns the woman is accused of witchcraft.
A Place of 1000 Spirits

S01E17 A Place of 1000 Spirits

February 4, 1965 60 min
While hunting, the Boones meet a delirious British officer pursued by vengeful Shawnees.
The Sound of Fear

S01E18 The Sound of Fear

February 11, 1965 60 min
A condemned bounty hunter who escaped from a military convoy takes the Boones hostage.
The Price of Friendship

S01E19 The Price of Friendship

February 18, 1965 60 min
Boone assists a boy and winds up at the mercy of a larcenous clan.
The Quietists

S01E20 The Quietists

February 25, 1965 60 min
A Quaker family refuses to fight until Indians kidnap a daughter.
The Devil's Four

S01E21 The Devil's Four

March 4, 1965 60 min
Boone commands four criminals recruited by Yadkin to haul frieght to Boonesborough.
The Reunion

S01E22 The Reunion

March 11, 1965 60 min
While out hunting, Daniel and Cincinnatus come upon Timothy who is looking for his abandonded daughter Becky.
The Ben Franklin Encounter

S01E23 The Ben Franklin Encounter

March 18, 1965 60 min
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.
Four-Leaf Clover

S01E24 Four-Leaf Clover

March 25, 1965 60 min
An idealistic schoolteacher incites Boonesborough's wrath by giving gunpowder to the Shawnees.
Cain's Birthday (1)

S01E25 Cain's Birthday (1)

April 1, 1965 60 min
Boone seems guilty of betrayal when he allows Choctaws to capture the town's men
Cain's Birthday (2)

S01E26 Cain's Birthday (2)

April 8, 1965 60 min
Lacking water and powder, the women and children of Boonesborough seem easy prey for attacking Choctaws.
Daughter of the Devil

S01E27 Daughter of the Devil

April 15, 1965 60 min
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...
Doll of Sorrow

S01E28 Doll of Sorrow

April 22, 1965 60 min
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.
The Courtship of Jericho Jones

S01E29 The Courtship of Jericho Jones

April 29, 1965 60 min
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...

Cast

Fess Parker
Fess Parker
Daniel Boone
Ed Ames
Ed Ames
Mingo
Patricia Blair
Patricia Blair
Rebecca Boone
Darby Hinton
Darby Hinton
Israel Boone
Dal McKennon
Dal McKennon
Cincinnatus

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