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The Best Episodes of The Adventures of Jim Bowie

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The Best Episodes of The Adventures of Jim Bowie

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...

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  1. Background image for Deputy Sheriff
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #1 - Deputy Sheriff

    S1:E4

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

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  2. Background image for The Squatter
    7.4/10(32 votes)

    #2 - The Squatter

    S1:E2

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Natchez Trace
    7.4/10(23 votes)

    #3 - Natchez Trace

    S1:E7

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

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  4. Background image for Master of Arms
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Master of Arms

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Bowie and His Slave
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #5 - Bowie and His Slave

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for An Adventure with Audubon
    7.1/10(28 votes)

    #6 - An Adventure with Audubon

    S1:E3

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

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    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Beggar of New Orleans
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #7 - The Beggar of New Orleans

    S1:E19

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Trapline
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    #8 - Trapline

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Jim Bowie Comes Home
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    #9 - Jim Bowie Comes Home

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Broomstick Wedding
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Broomstick Wedding

    S1:E6

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Land Jumpers
    6.9/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Land Jumpers

    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.

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    Writer:Tom Reed
  13. Background image for Monsieur Francois
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #12 - Monsieur Francois

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for An Eye for an Eye
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    #13 - An Eye for an Eye

    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.

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    6.8/10(18 votes)

    #14 - The Secessionist

    S1:E10

    Bowie finds that a friend of his has been asked by President Andrew Jackson to try to talk a group of French planters out of seceding from the Union.

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    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Thieves' Market
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    #15 - Thieves' Market

    S1:E30

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Pearl and the Crown
    6.8/10(15 votes)

    #16 - The Pearl and the Crown

    S1:E31

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

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  18. Background image for The Select Females
    6.7/10(23 votes)

    #17 - The Select Females

    S1:E12

    Bowie encounters the headmistress of a school for young ladies, and she tells him that one of her students has been kidnapped.

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for The Swordsman
    6.7/10(19 votes)

    #18 - The Swordsman

    S1:E15

    Bowie runs into trouble when an attractive woman in New Orleans, where he has gone to purchase an estate, turns his head.

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    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The General's Disgrace
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #19 - The General's Disgrace

    S1:E32

    Bowie suspects a connection between recent holdups and the heavy gambling losses of a general's son.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for The Bound Girl
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #20 - The Bound Girl

    S1:E36

    Bowie resolves to help an indentured servant girl from Ireland, whose unwilling services have been purchased by a mean widower.

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  22. Background image for The Return of the Alcibiade
    6.6/10(18 votes)

    #21 - The Return of the Alcibiade

    S1:E16

    Bowie goes after the thief who stole an expensive Christmas gift he bought for his mother.

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    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for A Horse for Old Hickory
    6.6/10(13 votes)

    #22 - A Horse for Old Hickory

    S1:E18

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Convoy Gold
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    #23 - Convoy Gold

    S1:E22

    Bowie tries to get a gold shipment safely through to New Orleans.

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    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Outlaw Kingdom
    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #24 - Outlaw Kingdom

    S1:E14

    Bowie goes after a gang of river pirates who have stolen his cargo.

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    Writer:Tom Reed
  26. Background image for Rezin Bowie, Gambler
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    #25 - Rezin Bowie, Gambler

    S1:E29

    Unaware that it is a setup, Jim's brother wins big and decides to become a professional gambler.

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    Writer:Tom Reed

Best Episodes Summary

"Deputy Sheriff" is the best rated episode of "The Adventures of Jim Bowie". It scored 7.7/10 based on 29 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, "The Squatter".