Synopsis
The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory. The series was an adaptation of the book Tempered Blade, by Monte Barrett. The series stars Scott Forbes as the real-life adventurer Jim Bowie. The series initially portrayed Jim Bowie as something of an outdoors-man, riding his horse through the wilderness near his home in Opelousas, where he would stumble across someone needing his assistance. He was aided by the Bowie Knife, his ever-present weapon. He designed it in the first episode, The Birth of the Blade.
Episodes
1E1The Birth of the BladeHow Jim Bowie came to invent his famous Bowie knife30m2E2The SquatterBowie tries to talk a neighbor out of throwing a couple of penniless German squatters off her land.30m3E3An Adventure with AudubonBowie assists legendary painter/naturalist John James Audubon avoid French forces that are hunting for him.30m4E4Deputy SheriffVolunteering as a temporary deputy to guard a prisoner, Bowie comes to believe that the young man may be innocent.30m5E5TraplineA fur company is apparently trying to keep the Cajun fur trappers in line by killing anyone who trades with an independent dealer - like Jim Bowie.30m6E6Broomstick WeddingA trade of horses leads to an angry father mistaking Bowie for his neighbor, the potential object of a shotgun wedding.30m7E7Natchez TraceA group of travelers ask Bowie for help against a rumored highwayman on the trail to Natchez.30m8E8Jim Bowie Comes HomeOn returning from a trip, Bowie finds that the town near his home has been taken over by a gang of young hoodlums.30m9E9The Ghost of Jean BattooBowie encounters a group of farmers who are being duped into paying protection money to an old woman against the ghost of a famous Louisiana pirate.30m10E10The SecessionistBowie finds that a friend of his has been asked by President Andrew Jackson to try to talk a group of French planters out of seceding from the Union.30m11E11Land JumpersJust when Jim and his brother try to sell a large tract of land, a Frenchman shows up claiming to have the proper title to the property, which is verified by a local judge.30m12E12The Select FemalesBowie encounters the headmistress of a school for young ladies, and she tells him that one of her students has been kidnapped.30m13E13Bowie and His SlaveBowie comes to the aid of a former slave who he had freed, but who has been captured and is being sold again at a slave auction.30m14E14Outlaw KingdomBowie goes after a gang of river pirates who have stolen his cargo.30m15E15The SwordsmanBowie runs into trouble when an attractive woman in New Orleans, where he has gone to purchase an estate, turns his head.30m16E16The Return of the AlcibiadeBowie goes after the thief who stole an expensive Christmas gift he bought for his mother.30m17E17Monsieur FrancoisBowie comes to the aid of a French boy and his aunt, newly arrived in New Orleans, who are the victims of confidence tricksters.30m18E18A Horse for Old HickoryBidding for a racehorse to present as a gift to President Jackson, Bowie finds that he is up against Sam Houston.30m19E19The Beggar of New OrleansBowie tries to help a former champion fencer who has become a street beggar.30m20E20OsceolaBowie comes to the aid of the native Seminoles, whom the army is trying to move from their traditional home to a tract of less desirable land.30m21E21Master of ArmsAn expert French swordsman sells Bowie a lottery ticket, but then after Bowie wins he decides that the winings should belong to him and comes after Bowie.30m22E22Convoy GoldBowie tries to get a gold shipment safely through to New Orleans.30m23E23Spanish IntrigueBowie meets Simon Bolivar, who wants to liberate all of Latin American from the yoke of Spanish rule.30m24E24Bayou TontineNaturalist Audubon returns to ask Bowie for help in protecting a young girl whose life is in danger after she inherits a fortune.30m25E25German GeorgeBowie goes after the gambler who cheated and then killed Bowie's friend and partner.30m26E26An Eye for an EyeTrying to stop an Indian uprising, Bowie only gets into more trouble after telling a native Cherokee princess the story of John Smith and Pocahontas.30m27E27The Captain's ChimpBowie goes after a thief who has trained a chimpanzee to climb up through people's windows.30m28E28Jackson AssassinationBowie is duped into helping a group that is plotting the President's assassination.30m29E29Rezin Bowie, GamblerUnaware that it is a setup, Jim's brother wins big and decides to become a professional gambler.30m30E30Thieves' MarketWhen Bowie escorts his young French friend to the notorious thieves' marketplace in New Orleans, they are set upon by - thieves.30m31E31The Pearl and the CrownAfter a newspaper prints a poem about him, Bowie confronts the editor, who is later found murdered.30m32
The General's DisgraceBowie suspects a connection between recent holdups and the heavy gambling losses of a general's son.30m33E33The LotteryBowie organizes a lottery to help an orphanage, unaware that the men he has hired plan to fix the drawing so that they will collect the winnings.30m34E34The IntruderBowie tries to help a young burglar who was caught robbing his friend Francois.30m35E35Country CousinBowie gets into trouble with his relatives when he cuts his visiting cousin in on a deal that turns out to be a hoax.30m36E36The Bound GirlBowie resolves to help an indentured servant girl from Ireland, whose unwilling services have been purchased by a mean widower.30m37E37Bounty HunterWhen Bowie and his newspaper friend unwittingly help a fugitive from justice, a bounty hunter pursues them all.30m38E38Gone to TexasAs if his passport difficulties weren't enough, when Bowie crosses the border into Texas he finds out that someone is trying to kill him.30m
The General's DisgraceBowie suspects a connection between recent holdups and the heavy gambling losses of a general's son.30m33E33The LotteryBowie organizes a lottery to help an orphanage, unaware that the men he has hired plan to fix the drawing so that they will collect the winnings.30m34E34The IntruderBowie tries to help a young burglar who was caught robbing his friend Francois.30m35E35Country CousinBowie gets into trouble with his relatives when he cuts his visiting cousin in on a deal that turns out to be a hoax.30m36E36The Bound GirlBowie resolves to help an indentured servant girl from Ireland, whose unwilling services have been purchased by a mean widower.30m37E37Bounty HunterWhen Bowie and his newspaper friend unwittingly help a fugitive from justice, a bounty hunter pursues them all.30m38E38Gone to TexasAs if his passport difficulties weren't enough, when Bowie crosses the border into Texas he finds out that someone is trying to kill him.30mCast
