The Adventures of Jim Bowie
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The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Set 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.
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  1. S2 E1 - Epitaph for an Indian

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    September 5, 1957
    22min
    13+
    Jim's Indian friend has been killed, and when Jim goes to his home to deliver the news to his father, he finds that his friend's father has also just been shot.
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  2. S2 E2 - Flowers for McDonough

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    September 12, 1957
    22min
    13+
    A canny Scotsman outfoxes Jim in a real-estate deal.
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  3. S2 E3 - The Irishman

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    September 19, 1957
    22min
    13+
    Jim purchases the contract of an indentured servant, but when they stop at an inn, the man tricks the innkeeper into believing that he is the master and Jim is the servant.
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  4. S2 E4 - Counterfeit Dixie

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    September 26, 1957
    22min
    13+
    In order to break up a gang of counterfeiters, Jim asks for help from a former pickpocket and a former horse thief.
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  5. S2 E5 - Bullet Metal

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    October 4, 1957
    22min
    13+
    Jim is interested in buying a lead mine, but runs into a problem: the owner is a pacifist who won't sell the mine if it will be used to make ammunition.
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  6. S2 E6 - The Quarantine

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    October 10, 1957
    22min
    13+
    A desperately needed shipment of smallpox vaccine is stolen, and Jim risks his life to get it back.
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  7. S2 E7 - A Fortune for Madame

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    October 17, 1957
    21min
    13+
    Jim is interested in buying some land, but he discovers that the owners have just been scammed out of it. He sets out to help them get it back.
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  8. S2 E8 - House Divided

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    October 24, 1957
    22min
    13+
    Jim 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.
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  9. S2 E9 - The Whip

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    October 31, 1957
    22min
    13+
    During 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.
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  10. S2 E10 - The Pearls of Talimeco

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    November 7, 1957
    22min
    13+
    Bowie 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.
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  11. S2 E11 - Charivari

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    November 14, 1957
    22min
    13+
    Jim's suspicions are aroused when an elderly friend dies suddenly on his wedding night.
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  12. S2 E12 - Hare and Tortoise

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    November 21, 1957
    22min
    13+
    Jim discovers a scheme to enrich the owners of a piece of land by getting the state to move its capital there.
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  13. S2 E13 - The Bridegroom

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    November 28, 1957
    22min
    13+
    To try to escape from a pursuing gang of waterfront toughs, Bowie pretends to be a prospective bridegroom for a wealthy French family's daughter.
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  14. S2 E14 - The Alligator

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    December 5, 1957
    22min
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    Bowie investigates the death of a woman who has been frightened to death by a baby alligator hidden in a doll.
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  15. S2 E15 - Country Girl

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    December 12, 1957
    22min
    13+
    Bowie and Rachel are asked separately to lend bribe money to brother and sister aristocrats.
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  16. S2 E16 - Mexican Adventure

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    December 20, 1957
    22min
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    Bowie and Jean Lafitte assist an American diplomat who is being held by Mexican authorities. In turn, the diplomat uses his medical training to help deliver a baby.
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  17. S2 E17 - Silk Purse

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    December 26, 1957
    22min
    13+
    Bowie unexpectedly wins the services of an unrefined young woman from her father in a poker game. He attempts to teach her what it means to be a lady.
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  18. S2 E18 - Choctaw Honor

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    January 2, 1958
    22min
    13+
    Bowie helps a Choctaw Indian who has been accused by the Choctaw tribe of the murder and robbery of a tribal member.
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  19. S2 E19 - The Close Shave

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    January 9, 1958
    22min
    13+
    An anonymous letter writer threatens Bowie's life.
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  20. S2 E20 - Pirate on Horseback

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    January 16, 1958
    22min
    13+
    In search of a stolen necklace, Bowie infiltrates a criminal brotherhood which is bent on taking over the state.
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  21. S2 E21 - Curfew Cannon

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    January 24, 1958
    22min
    13+
    A rich French family entices the Bowie brothers to be their partners in a new bank.
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  22. S2 E22 - Home Sweet Home

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    January 31, 1958
    22min
    13+
    Bowie trusts a gambler to sell tickets to a benefit for actor/songwriter John Howard Payne.
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  23. S2 E23 - Deaf Smith

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    February 6, 1958
    22min
    13+
    Deaf Smith intervenes when Bowie is attacked by bandits.
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  24. S2 E24 - Ursula

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    February 13, 1958
    22min
    13+
    While in San Antonio on business, Bowie accidentally meets his future wife, Ursula.
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  25. S2 E25 - Apache Silver

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    February 20, 1958
    22min
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    While 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.
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