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The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

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Overview

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 show aired on ABC in the 1963-1964 television season and was produced by MGM Television. The series introduces Dan O'Herlihy as a charming Scotsman of the frontier, Dr. Sardius McPheeters. As with many such charmers, Doc is missing something commonsense-wise. Fortunately his 12-year-old son, Jaimie (Kurt Russell), makes up for it by being as sharp as Daddy is gullible. The production is slick, authentic and brisk.

NetworksABC

Top Cast

Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy

Dr. Sardius McPheeters

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Jamie McPheeters

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Linc Murdock

Meg Wyllie

Meg Wyllie

Mrs. Kissel

Michael Witney

Michael Witney

Buck Coulter

Mark Allen

Mark Allen

Matt Kissel

About The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters is a western series that first aired in 1963. it stars Dan O'Herlihy, Kurt Russell, Charles Bronson. 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 show aired on ABC in the 1963-1964 television season and was produced by MGM Television. The series introduces Dan O'Herlihy as a charming Scotsman of the frontier, Dr. Sardius McPheeters. As with many such charmers, Doc is missing something commonsense-wise. Fortunately his 12-year-old son, Jaimie (Kurt Russell), makes up for it by being as sharp as Daddy is gullible. The production is slick, authentic and brisk.

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