Season 1 Breakdown

Normal Episodes: 38
TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 0

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The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 (1956-1957)

The Adventures of Jim Bowie Birth of the Blade 1x01 Birth of the Blade
- Barely escaping with his life after a fight with a bear, Jim Bowie designs and has made for him the knife that became associated with his name.
Sep. 07, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie The Squatter 1x02 The Squatter
- Bowie tries to talk a woman out of throwing an immigrant couple off their land.
Sep. 14, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie An Adventure with Audubon 1x03 An Adventure with Audubon
- French royalists and revolutionists seek John James Audubon under the belief that he is the lost dauphin. Jim Bowie comes to the aid of Audubon.
Sep. 21, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Deputy Sheriff 1x04 Deputy Sheriff
- Appointed as a temporary deputy, Bowie guards a prisoner who swears he's innocent.
Sep. 28, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Trapline 1x05 Trapline
- Cajun fur trappers will not trade with Bowie but why? Then the daughter of one of them does so anyway. Then her Father is found murdered.
Oct. 05, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Broomstick Wedding 1x06 Broomstick Wedding
- A horse trade and a case of mistaken identity almost lead to a trip to the altar for Jim Bowie.
Oct. 12, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Natchez Trace 1x07 Natchez Trace
- Greenhorns headed for Natchez ask Bowie to protect them from a notorious highwayman.
Oct. 19, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Jim Bowie Comes Home 1x08 Jim Bowie Comes Home
- Jim Bowie returns to his old homestead and finds the town being terrorized by a group of young hoods.
Oct. 26, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie The Ghost of Jean Battoo 1x09 The Ghost of Jean Battoo
- An old woman and her son claim that the ghost of a long dead pirate has returned to haunt the territory.
Nov. 02, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie The Secessionist 1x10 The Secessionist
- President Jackson assigns a friend of Bowie's to stop a group of French planters who are plotting secession.
Nov. 09, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Land Jumpers 1x11 Land Jumpers
- When Jim Bowie and his brother sell some of their land a Frenchman suddenly appears claiming prior title to the property.
Nov. 16, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie The Select Females 1x12 The Select Females
- The headmistress of girls school enlists the aid of Jim Bowie when one of her students is kidnapped.
Nov. 23, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Bowie and His Slave 1x13 Bowie and His Slave
- Bowie discovers that one of his old slaves whom he had freed has been re-enslaved and is about to be sold on the auction block.
Nov. 30, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Outlaw Kingdom 1x14 Outlaw Kingdom
- Bowie, searching for goods that were stolen from him, walks straight into a trap set by a long-time enemy.
Dec. 07, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie The Swordsman 1x15 The Swordsman
- Bowie runs into trouble when he tries to purchase a New Orleans estate.
Dec. 14, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie The Return of the Alcibiade 1x16 The Return of the Alcibiade
- Bowie tries to retrieve a gift for his mother that was stolen.
Dec. 21, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Monsieur Francois 1x17 Monsieur Francois
- Bowie tries to save a ten year old marquis and his aunt from swindlers.
Dec. 28, 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie A Horse for Old Hickory 1x18 A Horse for Old Hickory
- Bowie bids against Sam Houston for a horse he wants to purchase for President Jackson.
Jan. 04, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie The Beggar of new Orleans 1x19 The Beggar of new Orleans
- Bowie tries to help a former fencing champion who's come upon hard times.
Jan. 11, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Osceola 1x20 Osceola
- Bowie clashes with the Army over its policy towards the Seminoles.
Jan. 18, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Master of Arms 1x21 Master of Arms
- Bowie tries to help a swordsman who tried to rob him.
Jan. 25, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Convey of Gold 1x22 Convey of Gold
- Bowie sets out for New Orleans with a fortune in gold. Can he make it safely to the Big Easy?
Feb. 01, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Spanish Intrigue 1x23 Spanish Intrigue
- Bowie gets himself involved in the South American liberation movements of Simon Bolivar.
Feb. 08, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Bayou Tontine 1x24 Bayou Tontine
- Pal John James Audobon asks Bowie to protect a young girl who just inherited a large fortune and is now receiving threats.
Feb. 15, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie German George 1x25 German George
- Bowie heads out after the man who killed his partner.
Feb. 22, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie An Eye for an Eye 1x26 An Eye for an Eye
- Bowie tries to calm things when relations get tense with the Cherokee but it ends up backfiring.
Mar. 01, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie The captain's Chimp 1x27 The captain's Chimp
- A trained chimpanzee climbs in Bowie's window and steals from him.
Mar. 08, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Jackson Assassination 1x28 Jackson Assassination
- Bowie unwittingly becomes a pawn in a plot to assassinate Andrew Jackson.
Mar. 15, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Rezin Bowie, Gambler 1x29 Rezin Bowie, Gambler
- Bowie's younger brother decides to embark upon a career as a professional gambler.
Mar. 22, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Thieves' Market 1x30 Thieves' Market
- Bowie is the accidental recipient of purloined jewelry.
Mar. 29, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie The Pearl and the Crown 1x31 The Pearl and the Crown
- Bowie is accused of murdering a New Orleans newspaper editor with whom he'd just had a row.
Apr. 05, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie The General's Disgrace 1x32 The General's Disgrace
- Bowie wanders whether or not a general's son, who has lost heavily at gambling, might be responsible for a series of robberies.
Apr. 12, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie The Lottery 1x33 The Lottery
- Bowie is hired to promote a lottery. But he is unaware that it's been fixed.
Apr. 19, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie The Intruder 1x34 The Intruder
- Bowie is perplexed when a family takes in a young burglar who just tried to rob them.
Apr. 26, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Country Cousin 1x35 Country Cousin
- Jim's cousin gets in on a business deal at his advice but the whole thing turns out to be a swindle.
May. 03, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie The Bound Girl 1x36 The Bound Girl
- Bowie comes to the aid of an indentured servant girl who is being mistreated.
May. 10, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Bounty Hunter 1x37 Bounty Hunter
- Bowie and a friend unwittingly give aid to a fugitive from justice.
May. 17, 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Gone to Texas 1x38 Gone to Texas
- Bowie encounters passport difficulties when he tries to cross into Texas and then discovers that he's the target of a murder plot.
May. 24, 1957
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Season 1 Characters

Jim Bowie played by Scott Forbes (II)
Narrator played by John Laing
Justinian Tebbs played by William Schallert
Marie de Gravien played by Joyce Vanderveen
Francois de Gravien played by Paul Playdon
Maurice Toulouse played by Ivan Triesault
Rezin Bowie played by Peter Hansen
Ma Bowie played by Minerva Urecal
Jean Lafitte played by Peter Mamakos
Jacques played by Hal Gerard
John James Audubon played by Robert Cornthwaite
Sam Houston played by Denver Pyle
Pierre played by Ralph Smiley
Policeman played by Richard Benedict
Diner Patron played by Jack Perry
Townsman played by Mathew McCue
Bartender played by Jack Perry
Curley Lambert played by Kem Dibbs
Yancey played by Robert Foulk
Pierre Jouvain played by Maurice Marsac
President Andrew Jackson played by Leslie Kimmell
Andre played by Jacques Gallo
Frenchman played by Roger Etienne

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Season 1 Videos

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Season 1 Quotes

01x38 - Gone to Texas Season 1 / Episode 38: - Gone to Texas

Josefa: [watching Jim Bowie's flogging] He does not cry out, nor does he faint.
01x38 - Gone to Texas Season 1 / Episode 38: - Gone to Texas

Capt. Hernando Sanchez: You have the rest of the night to reconsider, Senor Bowie. I have orders from my colonel to flog you in the morning.
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