Series synopsis
Fury is an American western action & adventure television series that premiered on NBC on October 15, 1955. It ended on March 19, 1960. It stars Peter Graves, William Fawcett, Bobby Diamond and Roger Mobley.
Fury is an American western television series that aired on NBC from 1955 to1960. It stars Peter Graves as Jim Newton, who operates the Broken Wheel Ranch in California; Bobby Diamond as Jim's adopted son, Joey Clark Newton, and William Fawcett as ranch hand Pete Wilkey. Roger Mobley co-starred in the two final seasons as Homer "Packy" Lambert, a friend of Joey's.
The frequent introduction to the show depicts the beloved stallion running inside the corral and approaching the camera as the annou ...
Premise
Fury is an American western television series that aired on NBC from 1955 to1960. It stars Peter Graves as Jim Newton, who operates the Broken Wheel Ranch in California; Bobby Diamond as Jim's adopted son, Joey Clark Newton, and William Fawcett as ranch hand Pete Wilkey. Roger Mobley co-starred in the two final seasons as Homer "Packy" Lambert, a friend of Joey's.
The frequent introduction to the show depicts the beloved stallion running inside the corral and approaching the camera as the announcer reads: "FURY!..The story of a horse..and a boy who loves him." Fury is the first American series produced originally by Television Programs of America and later by the British-based company ITC Entertainment.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Peter Graves as Jim Newton
- William Fawcett as Pete Wilkey
- Bobby Diamond as Joey Newton
- Roger Mobley as Packy Lambert
- Highland Dale as Fury
- Nan Leslie
- Mark Scott
- Lane Bradford as Bart - aka Verne Clancy
Supporting cast
- Jimmy Baird as Pee Wee
- William Hudson as Mr. Jenkins
- Mike Ragan as Chris
- Harry Cheshire as Dr. Matthews
- Walter Reed as Charlie Stevens
- Parley Baer as Piggott
- Ann Robinson as Helen Watkins
- Russ Conway as Red Cummings
- Jim Hayward as Sheriff
- Edmund Penney as Ranger Bill Rogers
- Dick Wessel as Fred
- David Kasday as Tom
Guest cast
- Nan Leslie
- Mark Scott
- Lane Bradford as Bart - aka Verne Clancy
- Jimmy Baird as Pee Wee
- William Hudson as Mr. Jenkins
- Mike Ragan as Chris
- Harry Cheshire as Dr. Matthews
- Walter Reed as Charlie Stevens
- Parley Baer as Piggott
- Ann Robinson as Helen Watkins
- Russ Conway as Red Cummings
- Jim Hayward as Sheriff
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 117 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | October 15, 1955 | April 7, 1956 |
| Season 2 | 20 | October 13, 1956 | March 30, 1957 |
| Season 3 | 26 | October 12, 1957 | April 5, 1958 |
| Season 4 | 23 | October 11, 1958 | April 4, 1959 |
| Season 5 | 22 | October 10, 1959 | March 19, 1960 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Joey Finds a Friend Jim owns a wild stallion called Fury that none of his ranch hands can tame - except young orphan Joey. When the stallion is injured by one of the ranchers, Joey runs away to help the wounded steed. Jim and his friend Helen find him in the nick of time, saving Fury's life. Jim adopts Joey as his son, and so begins a lifetime of adventure for Fury at the Broken Wheel Ranch. |
October 15, 1955 |
| 2 |
Killer Stallion A wild stallion is menacing all of the local ranches and freeing their horses. Neighbouring rancher Charlie Stevens thinks that Fury is to blame, but Joey has seen the white renegade stallion and must find it, because Charlie wants Fury dead for something he had no part in. |
October 22, 1955 |
| 3 |
The Horse Coper Jim has to sell some horses or lose the ranch. Pigott, the horse coper (dealer) offers to buy Fury but Jim says he is nor for sale. Later, when Joey wants to show Pigott the tricks that Fury can do, Pigott tricks Joey into being on free government land. Pigott then claims Fury and tries to get away. |
October 29, 1955 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Runaway | October 13, 1956 |
| 2 |
Joey and the Little League Joey rounds up a baseball team but runs into a snag when one of the youngsters refuses to play unless he can pitch. |
October 20, 1956 |
| 3 |
Earthquake When Fury starts behaving strangely, Pete tells Joey it's "Earthquake weather", and some superstitious tales about the Indian "earthquake gods". Jim dismisses such talk, but then several tremors and then a huge, volcanic cataclysm rocks the valley. |
October 27, 1956 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fire Prevention Week Joey, Pee Wee, and the gang all become Junior Firemen and learn about fire safety. |
October 12, 1957 |
| 2 |
The Racers Joey and Pee Wee build a soap box derby car to enter in the local races. Joey's car has the best time in the practice runs. Bobby's dad wants him to win at any cost. So Bobby (Gregory Allen Howard) sneaks over to the Broken Wheel Ranch the night before the race to sabotage Joey's car. The next day Fury tries to stop Joey from racing in the damaged car. |
October 19, 1957 |
| 3 |
Community Chest Jim becomes chairman of the Community Chest and Joey's teacher appoints him to be the chairman of Junior Community Chest. Everyone pitches in to make the Community Chest a success. |
October 26, 1957 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Littlest Horse Thief In this episode, Pee Wee (Jimmy Baird) leaves the Broken Wheel Ranch to move upstate to live with his dad. The guys meet little Packy Lambert. He wants to buy a horse and he has a whole two dollars to pay for it. But Packy's dad says they can't afford a horse. So Packy brings him back to the corral at the Broken Wheel Ranch. The horse, Lucky, follows Packy who's running away from home. The guy's go out to search for Packy. |
October 11, 1958 |
| 2 |
Aunt Harriet Aunt Harriet comes to visit the Broken Wheel Ranch. All she finds is dirt, grime, and disorder. WIll Jim, Pete, and the boys survive Aunt Harriet's visit? Princess, Fury's mare, has a colt and they name him Thunder. |
October 8, 1958 |
| 3 |
Palomino Jim takes on a wild palomino that no one else can tame. But Packy proves with a little love anything is possible. |
October 18, 1958 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Junior Achievement Joey starts the Capitol City Junior Achievement Corporation in the barn. Packy gets elected as treasurer. Packy starts business dealings without checking with anyone. But all isn't lost because the Junior Achievement Corporation is on the job. |
October 10, 1959 |
| 2 |
The Big Leaguer Joey and Packy have got baseball fever. Jim hires a drifter to work at the ranch and he turns out to be Roy Daniels, a famous baseball player. Roy (Charles Aidman) is downhearted because of an injury that he thinks will end his baseball pitching career. Joey and Packy help him realize that all is not lost. |
October 17, 1959 |
| 3 |
Trail Drive Joey and Packy get to go on a real trail drive along with Jim and Pete. They even have a covered wagon for Pete and all the supplies, just like in the old days. Their neighbor Red (John Milford) is along to help but he may be working for some rustlers. We find out Pete has a guitar and loves to play. |
October 24, 1959 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 15, 1955 |
| Last aired | March 19, 1960 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |