Albert Beich
Director
Kentucky Jones (1964)
Season 1
Kentucky Jones is a half-hour comedy/drama starring Dennis Weaver as Kenneth Yarborough "K.Y. or Kentucky" Jones, D.V.M., a recently widowed former horse trainer and active rancher, who becomes the guardian of Dwight Eisenhower "Ike" Wong, a 10-year-old Chinese orphan, played by Ricky Der. Harry Morgan, previously of the CBS sitcoms December Bride and Pete and Gladys, was featured in the series as Seldom Jackson, a former jockey who assists Dr. Jones. Cherylene Lee appears as Annie Ng, Ike's friend. Arthur Wong portrays Mr. Ng, Annie's father. Keye Luke stars as Mr. Wong, a friend of Dr. Jones. Nancy Rennick appears as Miss Throncroft, a social worker. Kentucky Jones, which ran on NBC from September 19, 1964, to September 11, 1965, was the first of Weaver's four series, the most successful having been McCloud, since he left the role of the marshal's helper Chester Goode on CBS's western classic Gunsmoke, starring James Arness. Richard Bull, who later portrayed the henpecked storekeeper Nels Oleson on NBC's Little House on the Prairie, appeared twice on Kentucky Jones as Harold Erkel in episodes entitled "The Victim" and "The Return of Wong Lee".
Released Sept. 19, 1964
Episode 30 min
None+
Keywords: tmdb.adoption, tmdb.horse, tmdb.ranch, tmdb.orphan, tmdb.single-father, tmdb.horse-ranch, imdb.character-name-in-title
Production Companies: NBC
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - First Day
Sept. 19, 1964, midnight
S1E2 - The First Day
Sept. 26, 1964, midnight
S1E3 - Spare the Rod
Oct. 3, 1964, midnight
S1E4 - Goodbye Tiger
Oct. 10, 1964, midnight
S1E5 - My Old Kwangtungy Home
Oct. 17, 1964, midnight
S1E6 - Wildcat Soup
Nov. 7, 1964, midnight
S1E7 - Ike's Song
Nov. 14, 1964, midnight
S1E8 - The Sour Note
Nov. 21, 1964, midnight
S1E9 - Goodbye, Tiger
Nov. 28, 1964, midnight
S1E10 - The Dread Disease
Dec. 5, 1964, midnight
S1E11 - Ho, Ho, Ho
Ike is having nightmares about his performance in his school's play: the part calls for kissing. Kentucky: Dennis Weaver. Ike: Rickey Der. Seldom: Harry Morgan. Miss Archer: Sarah Marshall. Miss Sanders: Dee J. Thompson.
Dec. 19, 1964, midnight
S1E12 - Midsummer Madness
Dec. 27, 1964, midnight
S1E13 - Motherhood
Jan. 2, 1965, midnight
S1E14 - My Old Kwangtucky Home
Jan. 9, 1965, midnight
S1E15 - The Big Shot
Jan. 16, 1965, midnight
S1E16 - The Music Kids Make
Jan. 30, 1965, midnight
S1E17 - The Return of Wong Lee
Feb. 6, 1965, midnight
S1E18 - Two Ends of a Stick
Feb. 13, 1965, midnight
S1E19 - The Big Speech
Feb. 20, 1965, midnight
S1E20 - Senior Citizen
Feb. 27, 1965, midnight
S1E21 - The Bad Penny
March 6, 1965, midnight
S1E22 - Feminine Intrusion
March 13, 1965, midnight
S1E23 - The Most Precious Gold
March 20, 1965, midnight
S1E24 - The Laughing Buddha
March 27, 1965, midnight
S1E25 - The Victim
April 3, 1965, midnight
S1E26 - Kentucky's Vacation
April 10, 1965, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Sept. 19, 1964
Last Air Date: April 10, 1965, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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