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.
Seasons and episodes
2 seasons · 76 episodes
- 1S2 E1
Epitaph for an Indian
Sep 6, 195730 min
When Bowie goes to his dead Indian friend's home town to deliver the news to his father, he finds that the father has just been shot.
- 2S2 E2
Flowers for McDonough
Sep 13, 195730 min
A wily Scotsman gets the better of Bowie on an important real estate deal.
- 3S2 E3
The Irishman
Sep 20, 195730 min
A indentured servant, whose contract is purchased by Bowie, deludes an innkeeper that he is the master and Bowie the servant.
- 4S2 E4
Counterfeit Dixie
Sep 27, 195730 min
Bowie solicits the help of a former pickpocket and a former horse thief to defeat a gang of counterfeiters.
- 5S2 E5
Bullet Metal
Oct 4, 195730 min
Bowie tries to purchase a lead mine, but the pacifist owner refuses to sell it to him if the metal will be used to make bullets.
- 6S2 E6
Quarantine
Oct 11, 195730 min
Bowie risks his life to recover a stolen shipment of desperately needed smallpox vaccine.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch The Adventures of Jim Bowie?
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie is streaming on Philo, fuboTV, Tubi TV, Fawesome, Pluto TV, Cineverse, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video, Howdy Amazon Channel, Best Westerns Ever Amazon Channel. It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video. Availability is refreshed weekly.
- How many seasons of The Adventures of Jim Bowie are there?
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie has 2 seasons and 76 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of The Adventures of Jim Bowie?
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 23, 1958.
- Who stars in The Adventures of Jim Bowie?
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie stars Scott Forbes, William Schallert, Peter Hansen, Lorna Thayer, Kem Dibbs.
