The Adventures of Jim BowieThe 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.
The Birth of the Blade
Sep 7, 1956
How Jim Bowie came to invent his famous Bowie knife
The Squatter
Sep 14, 1956
Bowie tries to talk a neighbor out of throwing a couple of penniless German squatters off her land.
An Adventure with Audubon
Sep 21, 1956
Bowie assists legendary painter/naturalist John James Audubon avoid French forces that are hunting for him.
Deputy Sheriff
Sep 28, 1956
Volunteering as a temporary deputy to guard a prisoner, Bowie comes to believe that the young man may be innocent.
Trapline
Oct 5, 1956
A 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.
Broomstick Wedding
Oct 12, 1956
A trade of horses leads to an angry father mistaking Bowie for his neighbor, the potential object of a shotgun wedding.
Natchez Trace
Oct 19, 1956
A group of travelers ask Bowie for help against a rumored highwayman on the trail to Natchez.
Jim Bowie Comes Home
Oct 26, 1956
On returning from a trip, Bowie finds that the town near his home has been taken over by a gang of young hoodlums.
The Ghost of Jean Battoo
Nov 2, 1956
Bowie 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.
The Secessionist
Nov 9, 1956
Bowie 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.
Land Jumpers
Nov 16, 1956
Just 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.
The Select Females
Nov 23, 1956
Bowie encounters the headmistress of a school for young ladies, and she tells him that one of her students has been kidnapped.
Bowie and His Slave
Nov 30, 1956
Bowie 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.
Outlaw Kingdom
Dec 7, 1956
Bowie goes after a gang of river pirates who have stolen his cargo.
The Swordsman
Dec 14, 1956
Bowie runs into trouble when an attractive woman in New Orleans, where he has gone to purchase an estate, turns his head.
The Return of the Alcibiade
Dec 21, 1956
Bowie goes after the thief who stole an expensive Christmas gift he bought for his mother.
Monsieur Francois
Dec 28, 1956
Bowie comes to the aid of a French boy and his aunt, newly arrived in New Orleans, who are the victims of confidence tricksters.
A Horse for Old Hickory
Jan 4, 1957
Bidding for a racehorse to present as a gift to President Jackson, Bowie finds that he is up against Sam Houston.
The Beggar of New Orleans
Jan 11, 1957
Bowie tries to help a former champion fencer who has become a street beggar.
Osceola
Jan 18, 1957
Bowie 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.
Master of Arms
Jan 25, 1957
An 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.
Convoy Gold
Feb 1, 1957
Bowie tries to get a gold shipment safely through to New Orleans.
Spanish Intrigue
Feb 8, 1957
Bowie meets Simon Bolivar, who wants to liberate all of Latin American from the yoke of Spanish rule.
Bayou Tontine
Feb 15, 1957
Naturalist Audubon returns to ask Bowie for help in protecting a young girl whose life is in danger after she inherits a fortune.
German George
Feb 22, 1957
Bowie goes after the gambler who cheated and then killed Bowie's friend and partner.
An Eye for an Eye
Mar 1, 1957
Trying to stop an Indian uprising, Bowie only gets into more trouble after telling a native Cherokee princess the story of John Smith and Pocahontas.
The Captain's Chimp
Mar 8, 1957
Bowie goes after a thief who has trained a chimpanzee to climb up through people's windows.
Jackson Assassination
Mar 15, 1957
Bowie is duped into helping a group that is plotting the President's assassination.
Rezin Bowie, Gambler
Mar 22, 1957
Unaware that it is a setup, Jim's brother wins big and decides to become a professional gambler.
Thieves' Market
Mar 29, 1957
When Bowie escorts his young French friend to the notorious thieves' marketplace in New Orleans, they are set upon by - thieves.
The Pearl and the Crown
Apr 5, 1957
After a newspaper prints a poem about him, Bowie confronts the editor, who is later found murdered.
The General's Disgrace
Apr 12, 1957
Bowie suspects a connection between recent holdups and the heavy gambling losses of a general's son.
The Lottery
Apr 19, 1957
Bowie 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.
The Intruder
Apr 26, 1957
Bowie tries to help a young burglar who was caught robbing his friend Francois.
Country Cousin
May 3, 1957
Bowie gets into trouble with his relatives when he cuts his visiting cousin in on a deal that turns out to be a hoax.
The Bound Girl
May 10, 1957
Bowie resolves to help an indentured servant girl from Ireland, whose unwilling services have been purchased by a mean widower.
Bounty Hunter
May 17, 1957
When Bowie and his newspaper friend unwittingly help a fugitive from justice, a bounty hunter pursues them all.
Gone to Texas
May 24, 1957
As if his passport difficulties weren't enough, when Bowie crosses the border into Texas he finds out that someone is trying to kill him.
