Daniel Boone
A Tall Tale of Prater Beasely
TV Flash files “A Tall Tale of Prater Beasely” as hour 127 of 165 in the TV Flash guide — Daniel Boone (1964–1970) on NBC, season 5, episode 14, aired 1969-01-16, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E14: listed hour 127 of 165 in the Daniel Boone guide, hour 14 of 26 in season 5. It aired 1969-01-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “To Slay a Giant” (S05E13). Next is “Copperhead Izzy” (S05E15).
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Tall Tale of Prater Beasely sit in the Daniel Boone guide?
S05E14 is listed hour 127 of 165 — hour 14 of 26 in season 5, season 5 episode 14.
When did Daniel Boone S05E14 air?
A Tall Tale of Prater Beasely aired 1969-01-16 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…