The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)

Name: The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Genre: Adventure, Western
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Scott Forbes

Adventure · Western

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.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (332 votes)
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · fuboTV · Peacock · Philo · Best Westerns Ever Amazon Channel · Pluto TV · Cineverse · Tubi TV · Plex Channel · Fawesome
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Scott Forbes Jim Bowie

Seasons

Season 1 (1956)

7.03 avg 38 episodes 6.4 → 6.9 29 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Birth of the Blade	6.4	51
2	The Squatter	7.6	38
3	An Adventure with Audubon	7.1	34
4	Deputy Sheriff	8.0	35
5	Trapline	7.3	28
6	Broomstick Wedding	7.2	28
7	Natchez Trace	7.7	29
8	Jim Bowie Comes Home	7.3	28
9	The Ghost of Jean Battoo	6.8	28
10	The Secessionist	7.3	25
11	Land Jumpers	7.2	28
12	The Select Females	6.8	29
13	Jim Bowie and His Slave	7.6	23
14	Outlaw Kingdom	7.0	21
15	The Swordsman	6.8	24
16	The Return of the Alcibiade	6.5	25
17	Monsieur Francois	7.3	25
18	A Horse for Old Hickory	7.1	17
19	The Beggar of New Orleans	7.5	18
20	Osceola	7.1	22
21	Master at Arms	7.7	18
22	Convoy Gold	7.1	18
23	Spanish Intrigue	6.7	18
24	Bayou Tontine	6.4	20
25	German George	6.0	18
26	An Eye for an Eye	7.3	20
27	The Captain's Chimp	6.7	18
28	Jackson's Assassination	6.9	25
29	Rezin Bowie, Gambler	6.8	19
30	Thieves' Market	7.2	18
31	The Pearl and the Crown	7.5	20
32	The General's Disgrace	7.1	19
33	The Lottery	6.6	17
34	The Intruder	6.7	20
35	Country Cousin	6.6	17
36	The Bound Girl	6.9	18
37	The Bounty Hunter	6.5	19
38	Gone to Texas	6.9	22

Season 2 (1957)

6.80 avg 37 episodes 6.7 → 5.9 28 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Epitaph for an Indian	6.7	16
2	Flowers for McDonough	6.8	15
3	The Irishman	7.0	18
4	Counterfeit Dixie	7.2	18
5	Bullet Metal	6.8	15
6	The Quarantine	6.9	17
7	A Fortune for Madame	6.4	18
8	House Divided	6.6	17
9	The Whip	6.6	17
10	The Pearls of Talimeco	7.7	21
11	Charivari	7.3	17
12	Hare and Tortoise	6.5	18
13	The Bridegroom	6.7	17
14	The Alligator	6.4	17
15	Country Girl	7.5	20
16	Mexican Adventure	7.1	18
17	Silk Purse	6.0	17
18	Choctaw Honor	6.6	21
19	The Close Shave	7.1	19
20	Pirate on Horseback	7.5	17
21	Curfew Cannon	6.6	17
22	Home Sweet Home	6.5	18
23	Deaf Smith	6.6	17
24	Ursula	7.0	16
25	Apache Silver	6.8	16
26	A Grave for Jim Bowie	7.5	19
27	Up the Creek	7.3	19
29	Horse Thief	6.8	18
30	Jim Bowie, Apache	6.4	19
31	The Brothers	6.5	17
32	Patron of the Art	6.5	16
33	Bad Medicine	6.4	18
34	A Night in Tennessee	6.9	21
35	Bowie's Baby	7.1	17
36	The Cave	6.4	16
37	Man on the Street	7.0	19
38	The Puma	5.9	18

The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)

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