The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964)

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 Travels of Jaimie McPheeters is remembered for its haunting theme music by the 
Bee Gees and for breakthrough performances from the then 12-year-old Kurt Russell 
in the title role and Charles Bronson, cast as Linc Murdock, the second wagon master, 
in the last thirteen episodes. Bronson began his role in the episode "The Day of the Toll Takers". Each episode begins with the title "The Day of ..."

Although it started out with an ensemble cast, which included Dan O'Herlihy in the role of Jaimie's father, Sardius "Doc" McPheeters, who often yields to alcohol and gambling, by the end of the run it had largely been reduced to the characters of Jaimie and Linc. The character actress Donna Anderson played Jenny, a young pioneer woman who befriends Jaimie during the perilous journey westward.

Mark Allen was cast in nineteen episodes as Matt Kissel, with Meg Wyllie in eighteen segments as Mrs. Kissel. In nine episodes, four of the The Osmonds were cast as the singing sons of the Kissel family, all with given names of books of the Old Testament, Alan Osmond as Micah Kissel, Merrill Osmond as Deuteronomy Kissel, Jay Osmond as Lamentations Kissel, and Wayne Osmond as Leviticus Kissel.

Michael Witney in fourteen episodes portrayed the first wagon master, Buck Coulter, with his last appearance in "The Day of the Pawnees, Part 2" (December 29, 1963). Witney was replaced by Bronson in the next episode. Hedley Mattingly was cast eight times as Coe, and James Westerfield appeared seven times as John Murrel. Other recurring roles were filled by Sandy Kenyon in five episodes as Shep Baggott, stuntman Paul Baxley four times as Tracey, and Mike DeAnda in five assorted roles. Vernett Allen, III, was cast as Othello in nine episodes.

Guest stars

Ed Ames
Dehl Berti
James Brown
Barry Cahill
Howard Caine
Lloyd Corrigan
Royal Dano
Leif Erickson
Carl Esmond
Kathy Garver
Mariette Hartley
George Kennedy
Martin Landau
Ruta Lee
David McCallum
Burgess Meredith
Barbara Nichols
Susan Oliver
Slim Pickens
Roy Roberts
Chris Robinson
Albert Salmi
Frank Silvera
Lee Van Cleef
Doodles Weaver
Keenan Wynn

Complete Series of All 26 Episodes

DVD 1

The Day of Leaving
The Day of the First Trail
The Day of the First Suitor
The Day of the Golden Fleece


DVD 2

The Day of the Last Bugle
The Day of the Skinners
The Day of the Taboo Man
The Day of the Giants


DVD 3 

The Day of the Long Night
The Day of the Killer
The Day of the Flying Dutchman
The Day of the Homeless


DVD 4

The Day of the Misfits
The Day of the Pawnees: Part 1
The Day of the Pawnees: Part 2
The Day of the Toll Takers


DVD 5

The Day of the Wizard
The Day of the Search
The Day of the Haunted Trail
The Day of the Tin Trumpet


DVD 6
The Day of the Lame Duck
The Day of the Picnic
The Day of the 12 Candles
The Day of the Pretenders


DVD 7

The Day of the Dark Deeds
The Day of the Reckoning

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