The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Season 2

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In the Louisiana Territory around 1830, wealthy planter Jim Bowie encounters many famous people in New Orleans or the backwoods, relying for protection on the knife he supposedly invented after his regular one broke in a fight with a grizzly bear.

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38 Episodes

Epitaph for an Indian
E1
Epitaph for an IndianWhen 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.
Flowers for McDonough
E2
Flowers for McDonoughA wily Scotsman gets the better of Bowie on an important real estate deal.
The Irishman
E3
The IrishmanA indentured servant, whose contract is purchased by Bowie, deludes an innkeeper that he is the master and Bowie the servant.
Counterfeit Dixie
E4
Counterfeit DixieBowie solicits the help of a former pickpocket and a former horse thief to defeat a gang of counterfeiters.
Bullet Metal
E5
Bullet MetalBowie 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.
Quarantine
E6
QuarantineBowie risks his life to recover a stolen shipment of desperately needed smallpox vaccine.
A Fortune for Madame
E7
A Fortune for MadameWhen Bowie finds that he cannot purchase some land because the owners have just been swindled out of it, he decides to help them recover it.
House Divided
E8
House DividedJim gets shot, and finds himself recovering from his wound in the mansion of a wealthy family. However, one of the young women who is treating him asks him not to identify the person who shot him. Jim sets out to find out why.
The Whip
E9
The WhipDuring negotiations to purchase cotton, Bowie discovers that much of the cotton farm's labor is provided by the local prison comandante who keeps order by the crack of his whip and who is providing the labor in exchange for supposed donations to the church. However, his plan to expose the comandante as a thief takes a dangerous turn.
Pearls of Talimeco
E10
Pearls of TalimecoBowie and an Indian friend make up a wild story to trick a crooked storekeeper who is cheating Bowie's friend Sam McCullers but their plan backfires. Bowie then enlists Sam's daughter, Rachel, in an attempt to clean up the mess.
Charivari
E11
CharivariBowie becomes suspicious when an elderly man dies abruptly on the night of his wedding.
Hare and Tortoise
E12
Hare and TortoiseBowie uncovers a plot to increase the value of some land upriver by moving the state capital there.
The Bridegroom
E13
The BridegroomIn order to hide from a waterfront gang, Bowie has to pretend to be a prospective bridegroom at a French home.
The Alligator
E14
The AlligatorInside a doll he bought as a birthday gift, Bowie finds a clue to a homicide plot.
Country Girl
E15
Country GirlBowie and his brother's fiancee are duped by swindlers claiming that a relative has been unjustly imprisoned in Mexico.
Mexican Adventure
E16
Mexican AdventureBowie and his pirate friend Jean Lafitte, attempting to rescue a U.S. ambassador who has been captured by revolutionary forces in Mexico, take refuge in an inn at Christmastime.
Silk Purse
E17
Silk PurseWhen a hillbilly puts up his daughter as a stake in a poker game, Bowie goes along with the idea to teach him a lesson, and then decides to send her to a finishing school to become a lady.
Choctaw Honor
E18
Choctaw HonorWhen Jim Bowie is robbed, he learns that the man who robbed him is also wanted by an Indian tribe for murder.
Close Shave
E19
Close ShaveAn assassin after Bowie kills an innocent man instead, but that doesn't stop him.
Pirate on Horseback
E20
Pirate on HorsebackBowie tracks down an outlaw gang when he finds out that one of them is using his name.
Curfew Cannon
E21
Curfew CannonWhen Bowie and his brother learn that the bank they own in New Orleans is being robbed, they try to keep the thieves from getting away by using the city's signaling cannon.
Home Sweet Home
E22
Home Sweet HomeBowie learns that foul play may be attempted at a concert arranged by his friend at the newspaper for composer John Howard Payne.
Deaf Smith
E23
Deaf SmithNow in Texas, Bowie encounters famous scout Deaf Smith while on the trail of an outlaw gang.
Ursula
E24
UrsulaWhile negotiating with Mexican government officials to build a cotton mill in Texas, Bowie is attracted to the daughter of one of them.
Apache Silver
E25
Apache SilverWhile in San Antonio, Bowie obtains a map to a lost Spanish silver mine in Apache territory. However, seeking the mine could jeopardize peaceful relations with the local Lipan Apaches who also act as a buffer against the Comanches.
A Grave for Jim Bowie
E26
A Grave for Jim BowieBowie comes to the aid of naturalist Johnny Appleseed, who has been captured by criminals who think that the riches in the ground he talks about are buried treasure.
Up the Creek
E27
Up the CreekA family of backwoods grifters capture Bowie and convince him to pay them a dowry in exchange for not marrying the family's daughter. Bowie and his cousin try to recoup the money but their plan goes awry.
The Lion's Cub
E28
The Lion's CubBowie thinks he's pulling a joke on an Englishman who makes an offer to buy his "bear repellent", but the joke backfires and he winds up serving as the man's valet, and two men riding with them have other plans---to obtain the man's gold.
Horse Thief
E29
Horse ThiefBowie purchases a horse from an old friend for Ursula, the daughter of his business partner and future Mrs. Bowie. Unbeknownst to Bowie, his friend has stolen the horse from the wife of the local Lipan Apache chief.
Jim Bowie, Apache
E30
Jim Bowie, ApacheBowie becomes the blood brother of an Apache tribe whom he believes know the location of the lost silver mine he has been searching for, but discovers that his old friend has done the same thing with a tribe of Comanches who also know the secret.
The Brothers
E31
The BrothersBowie returns to Louisiana to organize an expedition to rediscover and develop the Apache silver mine in Texas. He meets a young army lieutenant, Jeff Davis, who is interested in his plan. However, Jeff's older brother Joe has less adventurous plans for his younger brother.
Patron of the Arts
E32
Patron of the ArtsA plantation owner will sell his plantation to Bowie but the price is a rare Venetian painting. The painting's owner is willing to sell but the painting is stolen, held for ransom and, unbeknownst to Bowie, duplicated.
Bad Medicine
E33
Bad MedicineFederal government tells Choctaw tribes to move from Mississippi to Arkansas. One tribe refuses because chief's son is sick. As Bowie guides a doctor to examine the boy, they encounter a young couple who are about to deliver a baby.
A Night in Tennessee
E34
A Night in TennesseeWhile visiting Tennessee, local politicians enlist Bowie's help in defeating Davy Crockett for Congress. Bowie agrees to help them but then refuses their smear tactics. When Bowie threatens to expose their scheme, they take him prisoner.
Bowie's Baby
E35
Bowie's BabyOn the trail, Bowie rescues a sole surviving baby from a burning covered wagon. When the local sheriff refuses to get involved, a tavern owner agrees that she will watch the baby while Bowie tries to find a family willing to adopt.
The Cave
E36
The CaveBowie tries to find out what happened to his cousin's bride, who disappeared on her wedding day after being seen with a hypnotist.
Man of the Streets
E37
Man of the StreetsA Creole aristocrat, with substantial land holdings in New Orleans, loses heavily at the crap tables. When he refuses to honor his IOU, Bowie offers him a partnership to develop the land in exchange for canceling the debt.
The Puma
E38
The PumaReporter Tebbs asks Jess Miller to travel to San Antonio and retrieve $7,000 for Bowie. In route, Miller is mistaken for Bowie, first by bandits whose leader needs his help and then by a corrupt colonel who wants the money and pits the bandit leader against Miller in a fight to the death.