All bets are on Daniel to win the big footrace, but when he gets injured it is up to Jericho Jones to fill Daniel's shoes.All bets are on Daniel to win the big footrace, but when he gets injured it is up to Jericho Jones to fill Daniel's shoes.All bets are on Daniel to win the big footrace, but when he gets injured it is up to Jericho Jones to fill Daniel's shoes.
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- TriviaThe title comes from one of Aesop's Fables.
- SoundtracksDaniel Boone
by Lionel Newman and Vera Matson
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Like watching a high school track meet when you know none of the competitors
Daniel is scheduled to run in an annual ten-mile footrace against a representative of the Creek tribe, but he is injured in an accident. Most of Boonesborough has bets on the outcome, so the settlement attempts to persuade Jericho Jones (Robert Logan) to fill in, but he is recalcitrant about the matter.
More around-the-fort antics, probably to save some production money after Season 2's mini-epic opener. This is Robert Logan's second turn as a series semi-regular, and he obligingly slides into the young-whippersnapper-needs-elders'-guidance track so familiar to 1960's prime time. Along for the comic relief are a grifter team of genial TV everyman Laurie Main and villain for every occasion James Griffith, who are looking to fix the race.
Some big production values are thrown in; the outdoor Boonesborough stockade and Boone cabin sets encompass much of the action, but are mismatched to the assembly line quality story. Lots of Boonesborough patter and frontier yuk-yuks here better suited to any hour of "Bonanza" or " The Virginian," lengthy series always voracious for storylines of any kind.
The opening here was for the DB series to lay a multi-generational foundation as Veronica Cartwright - now even more fetching in color - develops a romantic interest in Logan. But, neither would be around by the end of the series.
Little of historical note here, except to note that many scenes were likely filmed in Kanab, southern Utah - certainly a unique, but probably inaccurate spin on what 18th century Kentucky looked like. Cincinatus also fires off a blunderbuss, which will be seen in one more episode - a shipboard weapon that would have little practical use on the Appalachian frontier.
A reasonable serving of Disney-fried family entertainment, but again that's Disney's job. The hour is a preview of what the series would look like by the end, with nonstop helpings of human- interest pablum and comedy. But looking at this earlier installment, one is slightly more understanding of Fess Parker's lengthy time-outs in the final years - seeing Daniel reduced to overseeing silly Boonesborough shenanigans is like watching Batman manage a department store.
More around-the-fort antics, probably to save some production money after Season 2's mini-epic opener. This is Robert Logan's second turn as a series semi-regular, and he obligingly slides into the young-whippersnapper-needs-elders'-guidance track so familiar to 1960's prime time. Along for the comic relief are a grifter team of genial TV everyman Laurie Main and villain for every occasion James Griffith, who are looking to fix the race.
Some big production values are thrown in; the outdoor Boonesborough stockade and Boone cabin sets encompass much of the action, but are mismatched to the assembly line quality story. Lots of Boonesborough patter and frontier yuk-yuks here better suited to any hour of "Bonanza" or " The Virginian," lengthy series always voracious for storylines of any kind.
The opening here was for the DB series to lay a multi-generational foundation as Veronica Cartwright - now even more fetching in color - develops a romantic interest in Logan. But, neither would be around by the end of the series.
Little of historical note here, except to note that many scenes were likely filmed in Kanab, southern Utah - certainly a unique, but probably inaccurate spin on what 18th century Kentucky looked like. Cincinatus also fires off a blunderbuss, which will be seen in one more episode - a shipboard weapon that would have little practical use on the Appalachian frontier.
A reasonable serving of Disney-fried family entertainment, but again that's Disney's job. The hour is a preview of what the series would look like by the end, with nonstop helpings of human- interest pablum and comedy. But looking at this earlier installment, one is slightly more understanding of Fess Parker's lengthy time-outs in the final years - seeing Daniel reduced to overseeing silly Boonesborough shenanigans is like watching Batman manage a department store.
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- Jan 21, 2024
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- Runtime1 hour
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