The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

A wholesome, brisk frontier adventure with a clever kid and his charmingly hapless father, easy to watch and gently exciting.

Created by

Andrew V. McLaglen, Boris Sagal

Genres

Western

Starring

Dan O'Herlihy, Kurt Russell, Charles Bronson

Overview

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters is an American western television series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Robert Lewis Taylor. The show aired on ABC in the 1963-1964 television season and was produced by MGM Television. The series introduces Dan O'Herlihy as a charming Scotsman of the frontier, Dr. Sardius McPheeters. As with many such charmers, Doc is missing something commonsense-wise. Fortunately his 12-year-old son, Jaimie (Kurt Russell), makes up for it by being as sharp as Daddy is gullible. The production is slick, authentic and brisk.

How it feels

Warm, earnest and light. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Family, survival, coming-of-age, friendship

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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