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The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory. The series was an adaptation of the book Tempered

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 4 - Deputy Sheriff
    8.1/10(37 votes)

    S1:E4

    Volunteering as a temporary deputy to guard a prisoner, Bowie comes to believe that the young man may be innocent.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writers:Tom Reed, William H. Wright

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  2. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 2 Episode 20 - Pirate on Horseback
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    S2:E20

    Bowie tracks down an outlaw gang when he finds out that one of them is using his name.

    Director:George Archainbaud
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 21 - Master of Arms
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    S1:E21

    An expert French swordsman sells Bowie a lottery ticket, but then after Bowie wins he decides that the winings should belong to him and comes after Bowie.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 2 Episode 10 - Pearls of Talimeco
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    S2:E10

    When Bowie and an Indian friend make up a story to send an annoying acquaintance on a wild goose chase, it comes back to haunt them.

    Director:George Archainbaud
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 2 - The Squatter
    7.6/10(38 votes)

    S1:E2

    Bowie tries to talk a neighbor out of throwing a couple of penniless German squatters off her land.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 2 Episode 28 - The Lion's Cub
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    S2:E28

    Bowie manages to get back across the border into Texas by signing on as an Englishman's valet, but then the pair are attacked by both outlaws and Comanches.

    Director:George Archainbaud
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 7 - Natchez Trace
    7.5/10(30 votes)

    S1:E7

    A group of travelers ask Bowie for help against a rumored highwayman on the trail to Natchez.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 13 - Bowie and His Slave
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    S1:E13

    Bowie comes to the aid of a former slave who he had freed, but who has been captured and is being sold again at a slave auction.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 19 - The Beggar of New Orleans
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    S1:E19

    Bowie tries to help a former champion fencer who has become a street beggar.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 31 - The Pearl and the Crown
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    S1:E31

    After a newspaper prints a poem about him, Bowie confronts the editor, who is later found murdered.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 2 Episode 15 - Country Girl
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    S2:E15

    Bowie and his brother's fiancee are duped by swindlers claiming that a relative has been unjustly imprisoned in Mexico.

    Director:George Archainbaud
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 2 Episode 26 - A Grave for Jim Bowie
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    S2:E26

    Bowie 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.

    Director:Anton Leader
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 5 - Trapline
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    S1:E5

    A fur company is apparently trying to keep the Cajun fur trappers in line by killing anyone who trades with an independent dealer - like Jim Bowie.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 8 - Jim Bowie Comes Home
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    S1:E8

    On returning from a trip, Bowie finds that the town near his home has been taken over by a gang of young hoodlums.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 17 - Monsieur Francois
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    S1:E17

    Bowie comes to the aid of a French boy and his aunt, newly arrived in New Orleans, who are the victims of confidence tricksters.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 26 - An Eye for an Eye
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    S1:E26

    Trying to stop an Indian uprising, Bowie only gets into more trouble after telling a native Cherokee princess the story of John Smith and Pocahontas.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 2 Episode 11 - Charivari
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    S2:E11

    Bowie becomes suspicious when an elderly man dies abruptly on the night of his wedding.

    Director:Anton Leader
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 2 Episode 27 - Up the Creek
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    S2:E27

    When Bowie solicits help from his cousin after being swindled by a group of good-natured hillbillies, he almosts gets the poor fellow married to one of them.

    Director:George Archainbaud
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 6 - Broomstick Wedding
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    S1:E6

    A trade of horses leads to an angry father mistaking Bowie for his neighbor, the potential object of a shotgun wedding.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 11 - Land Jumpers
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    S1:E11

    Just when Jim and his brother try to sell a large tract of land, a Frenchman shows up claiming to have the proper title to the property, which is verified by a local judge.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writer:Tom Reed

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  21. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 30 - Thieves' Market
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    S1:E30

    When Bowie escorts his young French friend to the notorious thieves' marketplace in New Orleans, they are set upon by - thieves.

    Director:Christian Nyby
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 2 Episode 4 - Counterfeit Dixie
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    S2:E4

    Bowie solicits the help of a former pickpocket and a former horse thief to defeat a gang of counterfeiters.

    Director:Anton Leader
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 3 - An Adventure with Audubon
    7.1/10(34 votes)

    S1:E3

    Bowie assists legendary painter/naturalist John James Audubon avoid French forces that are hunting for him.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 18 - A Horse for Old Hickory
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    S1:E18

    Bidding for a racehorse to present as a gift to President Jackson, Bowie finds that he is up against Sam Houston.

    Director:Lewis R. Foster
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Adventures of Jim Bowie Season 1 Episode 20 - Osceola
    7.1/10(22 votes)

    S1:E20

    Bowie comes to the aid of the native Seminoles, whom the army is trying to move from their traditional home to a tract of less desirable land.

    Director:Christian Nyby
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Deputy Sheriff" is the best rated episode of "The Adventures of Jim Bowie". It scored 8.1/10 based on 37 votes. Directed by Lewis R. Foster and written by Tom Reed, William H. Wright, it aired on 9/28/1956. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Pirate on Horseback".