Monday, July 21, 2008

Davy Crockett

The Crockett legend was popularized by Walt Disney, who produced a three-episode television series loosely based on his life, starring Fess Parker in the title role: Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter; Davy Crockett Goes to Congress; and Davy Crockett at the Alamo. The shows first aired on the ABC network on the Wednesdays of December 15, 1954; January 26, 1955; and February 23, 1955.
They were all repeated on NBC in the 1960's after Disney had moved his program to that network.

The 1960 repeats marked the first time that the programs had actually been shown in color on TV. Buddy Ebsen co-starred as Crockett's friend George E. Russel, who had actually only accompanied him during the Creek Indian War.

Davy Crockett made a return with Disney in two further adventures: Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates. In these two episodes Crockett faced off against Mike Fink, another early American legend.
From: Wikipedia.org


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