The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Twelve-year-old Jamie McPheeters, along with his ne'er-do-well father and a ragtag group of pioneers, travel westward from Paducah, Kentucky to the California gold fields in 1849.
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"The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters was based on the book by Robert Lewis Taylor about a wagon train headed to California to find gold and all the problems they run into along the way. Where else could you find a TV show with Charles Bronson, Kurt Russell and the Osmonds? The stories in this rare, obscure show were surprisingly serious and often very violent. Kurt Russell proved his acting ability at a very young age. Many of the episodes revolved around Jaimie wandering off from the wagon train and getting kidnapped by highwaymen or Indians. Bronson's role was wagon master. Michael Witney w..."
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When Kurt Russell discovered it was Charles Bronson's birthday while doing the show, he gave him a birthday gift which was a remote control airplane, Bronson took the gift and left without a word, leaving Russell worried that he had upset him. Later, Bronson called Russell to his dressing room and quietly said he had never received a birthday gift before. Bronson grew up very poor, with 14 siblings, and worked in mines from a young age, never completing school or experiencing much kindness. Bronson was touched by Russell's gesture, he later gifted Russell a skateboard for his birthday, and they became lifelong friends.
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Twelve-year-old Jamie McPheeters, along with his ne'er-do-well father and a ragtag group of pioneers, travel westward from Paducah, Kentucky to the California gold fields in 1849.