Sunday, February 21, 2021

From Primetime to Daytime: Daniel Boone meets Johnny Appleseed (1969)

 Daniel Boone kicked off its final season in 1969 by having the title hero (Fess Parker) meet another American legend in Johnny Appleseed. The core of the story, however, is about a settler's son who shoots a Native American boy by accident. Kevin Hagen (Land of The Giants, later of Little House on The Prairie) and singer Roger Miller guest star. Miller plays Johnny Appleseed.

Dallas McKennon (Cincinnatus) appears at the 19 1/2 minute mark. While he'd been added to the open as a series regular, former football player and singer Roosevelt Grier does not appear in this episode, though his character is mentioned in passing.

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