Davy Crockett is a five part serial which aired on ABC in one-hour episodes on the Disneyland series.
The series stars Fess Parker as real-life frontiersman Davy Crockett and Buddy Ebsen as his friend, George Russel.
The first three episodes of the serial were edited together as the 1955 theatrical film
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, and rebroadcast in color in the 1960s when the Disney program went to NBC.
This series and film are known for the catchy theme song, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett".
It was filmed in color at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at the Mountain Farm Museum
adjacent to the visitor center at Oconaluftee near Qualla Reservation's entrance and Janss Conejo Ranch, California.
The final two episodes were edited together as the 1956 theatrical film
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates. It was filmed in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois.
Walt Disney Home Video released a two-film set of this miniseries on DVD September 7, 2004.
A childhood favourite, andI wonder how many of us,
went out and got a coonskin hat, I know I did!!
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This could rightly be called the first mini-series of all time.
Under the Walt Disney banner, Davy captured the hearts of both young and old.
The show was also a merchandising pioneer as coonskin caps sold like hotcakes.
About 100 million dollars worth.
The idea of selling tie-ins from a show is accepted practice now but it wasn't back then!
What's curious about this is that Davy Crockett was only
a five feature Frontierland adventure which aired as part of Disneyland.
Now as any student of history knows, Davy at the Alamo kind of boxed Disney
into a corner because that's where his tale ends.
So they had to go back and make two more episodes about his earlier exploits.
Davy Crockett never got a series of his own.
Fess Parker portrayed both Davy Crockett and later Daniel Boone on TV.
Many historians feel that this caused a permanent blurring of the two real life
men into one entity forever making each less distinct.
Fess Parker now runs the Fess Parker Winery where you can buy a coonskin cap!