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The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 1963-1964
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The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 1963-1964
The focus of the show was twelve-year-old Jamie McPheeters, his ne'er-do-well father, and a ragtag group of pioneers as they traveled west from Paducah, Kentucky to the California gold fields in 1849.
Twelve-year-old Kurt Russell, son of Bonanza's own Bing Russell (Clem), starred as Jaimie McPheeters.
Dan O'Herlihy played Jaimie’s father, Sardius “Doc” McPheeters, who drank and gambled his way into trouble in the episodes.
His character proved unpopular, and by the end of the series, his role was that of a bit player.
Donna Anderson played Jenny, a young pioneer woman who befriended Jaimie during his perilous journey westward.
Shown below with Michael Whitney
The Kissel Family, part of the wagon train:
Mark Allen was cast in nineteen episodes as Matt Kissel.
Meg Wyllie starred in eighteen episodes as Mrs. Kissel.
And in nine episodes, real-life, child-barbershop quartet, The Osmond Brothers, portrayed the singing sons of the Kissel family:
Alan Osmond as Micah Kissel, Merrill Osmond as Deuteronomy Kissel, Jay Osmond as Lamentations Kissel, and Wayne Osmond as Leviticus Kissel.
Michael Whitney starred in fourteen episodes, portraying the McPheeter’s and Kissel’s first wagon master, Buck Coulter.
Shown below with Donna Anderson.
In January of 1964, Charles Bronson arrived as the second wagon master, Linc Murdock (in the last thirteen episodes of the show).
Shown below with Kurt Russell.
TRIVIA:
Guthrie Thomas, the now veteran singer-songwriter, was also included in the cast as a "double" for Kurt Russell when horses were involved.
Thomas and Russell were only months apart in age and the T.V. producers did not want Russell harmed.
Guthrie Thomas, even at a young age, was an experienced horseman.
After the series was canceled, Kurt Russell and Charles Bronson reprised their roles of Jaimie McPheeters and Linc Murdock in the 1964 theatrical movie called “Guns of Diablo”.
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I can't remember watching this series. Certainly it didn't run on TV in Germany.
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At the time, I lived in Central time zone, and this would have been in competition with Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, a staple at our house. My dad would have had to change the antenna to get the ABC station.
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