Young Dan'l Boone

Young Dan'l Boone
Genre	Adventure Drama
Directed by	Earl Bellamy
Starring	Rick Moses Devon Ericson Ji-Tu Cumbuka John Joseph Thomas Eloy Casados
Opening theme	Earle Hagen
Ending theme	Earle Hagen
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4 aired, 8 filmed
Production
Location(s)	Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	20th Century Fox Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	12 September – 3 October 1977

Young Dan'l Boone is a television series that was broadcast on CBS for four episodes from September 12 to October 10, 1977. The series follows famed American frontiersman Daniel Boone on his adventures before his marriage. His three companions are Peter Dawes, a 12-year-old English boy, a runaway slave named Hawk, and a Cherokee named Tsiskwa. Meanwhile, Rebecca Bryan waits at home hoping she and Daniel will marry someday.

The 1960s Daniel Boone series starring Fess Parker had been a commercial success but was often mocked for its historical inaccuracies. The makers of "Young Dan'l Boone" sought to be more realistic. The series was shot on location in the Appalachian Mountains near where the real Daniel Boone grew up. The plots were based more on actual events. But the show had poor ratings and was soon canceled.

Guest stars included Cal Bellini, Jeremy Brett, Kurt Kasznar, Clive Revill, Len Birman, Richard Kiel and Paul Shenar. Several actors from the nearby University of Tennessee theater department played recurring Native Americans.

Young Dan'l Boone at the Internet Movie Database

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