Daniel Boone
When a King Is a Pawn
TV Flash files “When a King Is a Pawn” as hour 73 of 165 in the TV Flash guide — Daniel Boone (1964–1970) on NBC, season 3, episode 14, aired 1966-12-22, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E14: listed hour 73 of 165 in the Daniel Boone guide, hour 14 of 28 in season 3. It aired 1966-12-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “River Passage” (S03E13). Next is “The Symbol” (S03E15).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Israel tries to foil Henri Le Gaux, a French revolutionary bent on returning the king's son---for a date with the guillotine.
Viewer FAQ
Where does When a King Is a Pawn sit in the Daniel Boone guide?
S03E14 is listed hour 73 of 165 — hour 14 of 28 in season 3, season 3 episode 14.
When did Daniel Boone S03E14 air?
When a King Is a Pawn aired 1966-12-22 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Parker in buckskin with Ames's Mingo on a family-hour wilderness adventure is the second-cap contract. You do not need the Disney Crockett films first, though that is the star lore.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Daniel Boone brought Fess Parker back in coonskin after Davy Crockett, this time as NBC's family-hour frontiersman with Ed Ames as Mingo. Adventure television for the whole living room — Kentucky settlement myth and Parker's second buckskin brand. The Disney-adjacent star system at work, and a western that sold wilderness as wholesome rather than grim.
The work is a coonskin silhouette that already had a first life. Daniel Boone brought Fess Parker back after Davy Crockett, this time as NBC's family-hour frontiersman with Ed Ames as Mingo — 1964–1970, six seasons, 165 episodes. Patricia Blair's Rebecca and Darby Hinton's Israel complete the settlement household. Adventure television for the whole living room: Kentucky wilderness myth and Parker's second buckskin brand. The Disney-adjacent star system at work, and a western that sold wilderness as wholesome…
Filed against
- Fess Parker as Daniel Boone
Fess Parker returned in coonskin as Daniel Boone — NBC family-hour frontiersman, Kentucky settlement myth, Ed Ames as Mingo, the Disney-adjacent star system in a second buckskin brand. Adventure television for the whole living room. TV…
- Patricia Blair as Rebecca Boone
Patricia Blair played Rebecca Boone on Daniel Boone, NBC’s 1960s family-hour frontiersman hour that brought Fess Parker back in coonskin after Davy Crockett, with Ed Ames as Mingo. Kentucky settlement myth, adventure television for the…
- Ed Ames as Mingo
Ed Ames played Mingo on Daniel Boone — Fess Parker's second coonskin brand, NBC family-hour frontier, and a companion the living room could trust. Kentucky settlement myth needed more than a coonskin; Ames supplied the other half of the…
- Darby Hinton as Israel Boone
Darby Hinton’s Israel Boone kept Daniel Boone a family-hour frontier — Fess Parker back in coonskin after Davy Crockett, NBC adventure for the whole living room, Ed Ames as Mingo. Kentucky settlement myth with a kid in the frame. TV Flash…