Name: Kentucky Jones
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1964-09-19
Rating: 7
Cast: Dennis Weaver, Harry Morgan, Keye Luke, Ricky Der

Kentucky Jones

1964Ended7.01 season26 episodes

Kentucky Jones is a half-hour comedy/drama starring Dennis Weaver as Kenneth Yarborough "K.Y. or Kentucky" Jones, D.V.M., a recently widowed former horse trainer and active rancher, who becomes the guardian of Dwight Eisenhower "Ike" Wong, a 10-year-old Chinese orphan, played by Ricky Der. Harry Morgan, previously of the CBS sitcoms December Bride and Pete and Gladys, was featured in the series as Seldom Jackson, a former jockey who assists Dr. Jones. Cherylene Lee appears as Annie Ng, Ike's friend. Arthur Wong portrays Mr. Ng, Annie's father. Keye Luke stars as Mr. Wong, a friend of Dr. Jones. Nancy Rennick appears as Miss Throncroft, a social worker. Kentucky Jones, which ran on NBC from September 19, 1964, to September 11, 1965, was the first of Weaver's four series, the most successful having been McCloud, since he left the role of the marshal's helper Chester Goode on CBS's western classic Gunsmoke, starring James Arness. Richard Bull, who later portrayed the henpecked storekeeper Nels Oleson on NBC's Little House on the Prairie, appeared twice on Kentucky Jones as Harold Erkel in episodes entitled "The Victim" and "The Return of Wong Lee".

Status

Episodes

1. First Day

1964-09-19 | 30m

2. The First Day

1964-09-26 | 30m

3. Spare the Rod

1964-10-03 | 30m

4. Goodbye Tiger

1964-10-10 | 30m

5. My Old Kwangtungy Home

1964-10-17 | 30m

6. Wildcat Soup

1964-11-07 | 30m

7. Ike's Song

1964-11-14 | 30m

8. The Sour Note

1964-11-21 | 30m

9. Goodbye, Tiger

1964-11-28 | 30m

E10

10. The Dread Disease

1964-12-05 | 30m

E11

11. Ho, Ho, Ho

1964-12-19 | 30m

Ike is having nightmares about his performance in his school's play: the part calls for kissing. Kentucky: Dennis Weaver. Ike: Rickey Der. Seldom: Harry Morgan. Miss Archer: Sarah Marshall. Miss Sanders: Dee J. Thompson.

E12

12. Midsummer Madness

1964-12-27 | 30m

E13

13. Motherhood

1965-01-02 | 30m

E14

14. My Old Kwangtucky Home

1965-01-09 | 30m

E15

15. The Big Shot

1965-01-16 | 30m