List of Young Indiana Jones episodes
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This is a list of episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. The two series have had a rather complicated history in terms of air dates and home video releases. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles aired from 1992 to 1993 on ABC. A total of twenty-eight episodes were produced by Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm. The series was partially released on Laserdisc and VHS in the early 1990s. Four TV movies based on the series aired on The Family Channel from 1994 to 1996.
In 1996, the Chronicles and the Family Channel TV movies were edited into twenty-two feature-length episodes; a new series known as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. The series was partially released on VHS in 1999, and was released in its entirety on DVD throughout late 2007 and early 2008.
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[edit] The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
[edit] Season one
The first season of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles consisted of six episodes.[1] The series debuted on ABC on March 4, 1992 with the feature-length episode "Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal", which served to introduce the character at the three ages he would be portrayed as in the show. The rest of the season one episodes were hour-long. Five subsequent episodes were aired before the show was canceled.
| Title | Airdate |
|---|---|
| "Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal"[2] | March 4, 1992 |
| "London, May 1916" | March 11, 1992 |
| "British East Africa, September 1909" | March 18, 1992 |
| "Verdun, September 1916" | March 25, 1992 |
| "German East Africa, December 1916" | April 1, 1992 |
| "Congo, January 1917" | April 8, 1992 |
[edit] Season two
Young Indy was picked up again by ABC due to critical success, and four more hour-long episodes were aired several months later, beginning on September 21, 1992. ABC proceeded to order another two-hour TV movie and thirteen more hour-long episodes for season two.[3] Altogether, season two consisted of eighteen episodes[1]—a combination of newly-produced episodes, as well as some originally produced for the first season.
Four episodes scheduled to air as part of the second season were never aired in the US: "Palestine, October 1917", "Florence, May 1908", "Prague, August 1917" and "Transylvania, January 1918". In Australia, "Somme, Early August 1916" and "Germany, Mid-August 1916" were shown as a two-hour television movie entitled Young Indiana Jones and the Great Escape. "Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920" aired as "New York, June 1920" and "New York, July 1920" in some locations.
Like the first season, most second season episodes were produced with bookends, in which "Old Indy" (played by George Hall) recalled events from his youth. The only episodes produced without bookends were: "Young Indiana Jones and the Phantom Train of Doom", "Istanbul, September 1918", "Paris, May 1919", "Prague, August 1917" and "Palestine, October 1917".[4] Although Hall was in the bookends for the U.K. episodes "Chicago, April 1920" and Chicago, May 1920", new bookends were shot (in an effort to boost ratings) with Harrison Ford, and were combined with the "Chicago" segments to make the U.S. episode "Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues".
| Title | Airdate |
|---|---|
| "Austria, March 1917" | September 21, 1992 |
| "Somme, Early August 1916" | September 28, 1992 |
| "Germany, Mid-August 1916" | October 5, 1992 |
| "Barcelona, May 1917" | October 12, 1992 |
| "Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues" | March 13, 1993 |
| "Princeton, February 1916" | March 20, 1993 |
| "Petrograd, July 1917" | March 27, 1993 |
| "Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920" | April 3, 1993 |
| "Vienna, November 1908" | April 10, 1993 |
| "Northern Italy, June 1918" | April 17, 1993 |
| "Young Indiana Jones and the Phantom Train of Doom"[5] | June 5, 1993 |
| "Ireland, April 1916" | June 12, 1993 |
| "Paris, September 1908" | June 19, 1993 |
| "Peking, March 1910" | June 26, 1993 |
| "Benares, January 1910" | July 3, 1993 |
| "Paris, October 1916" | July 10, 1993 |
| "Istanbul, September 1918" | July 17, 1993 |
| "Paris, May 1919" | July 24, 1993 |
[edit] Unproduced episodes
During pre-production, the crew developed a timeline extending from 1908 to 1922 of all major events and people of the time period,[6] and Lucas intended to produce episodes leading up to a 24-year-old Jones.[7] However, the series was cancelled in 1993, and as a result there were a number of episodes that were not produced. The following were detailed in the third season synopsis, dated February 8, 1993:[1]
| Title | Prod. # |
|---|---|
| "Stockholm, December 1909" | 30 |
| "Athens, July 1910" | 31 |
| "Russia, March 1909" | 32 |
| "Jerusalem, June 1909" | 33 |
| "Tangiers, July 1909" | 34 |
| "Geneva, May 1909" | 35 |
| "Tokyo, April 1910" | 36 |
| "Princeton, May 1905" | 37 |
| "LeHavre, June 1916" | 38 |
| "Ravenelle, Early February 1917" | 39 |
| "Ahlhorn, Late February 1917" | 40 |
| "Moscow, July 1919" | 41 |
| "New Guinea, March 1919" | 42 |
| "Bombay, April 1919" | 43 |
| "Buenos Aires, June 1919" | 44 |
| "Havana, December 1919" | 45 |
| "Hollywood, Early August 1920" | 46 |
| "Newhall, Late August 1920" | 47 |
| "Honduras, December 1920" | 48 |
| "Alaska, June 1921" | 49 |
| "Brazil, December 1921" | 50 |
The following were confirmed by other sources:
- "Melbourne, March 1910".[8] - This episode was to involve Indy meeting Harry Houdini and flying in a balloon with him. Indy mentions having known Houdini in "Germany, Mid-August 1916", and mentions the events of this episode in "Palestine, October 1917".
- "Flanders, July 1916".[8] - This episode woud have had Indy, Remy and Jaques fighting in Flanders. The events of this episode are mentioned in "Somme, Early August 1916".
- "Berlin, Late August 1916". This was an unproduced second season episode which would have involved Indy escaping from prison and to Berlin. The episode would have been a third part in the Somme/Germany story, which would have followed Indy's capture in Somme, his escape from prison, and his escape from Germany. Indy would have had to decide between returning to the US (as the US wasn't at war with Germany at that point) or returning to the Belgium Army. He would have ultimately decided to return to the Belgian army, and would have met Sigrid Schultz.[9]
- Additional stories set in 1905 (aside from "Princeton, May 1905") were planned.[10][6][9]
[edit] The Family Channel TV movies
Four television movies were produced based on some of the unproduced The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episodes, and aired on the The Family Channel from 1994 to 1996. Most of the cast and crew from the series returned to work on the TV movies. Though no "Old Indy" bookend segments were filmed for the TV movies, Sean Patrick Flanery and Lloyd Owen provided bookends for Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father.
| Title | Airdate | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies | October 15, 1994 | "Hollywood, Early August 1920" and "Newhall, Late August 1910" |
| Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye | January 15, 1995 | "New Guinea, March 1919" and "Bombay, April 1919" |
| Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen | October 8, 1995 | "Ravenelle, Early February 1917" and "Ahlhorn, Late February 1917" |
| Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father | June 16, 1996 | "Russia, March 1909" and "Athens, July 1910" |
[edit] The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
In 1996, George Lucas oversaw the re-editing of all Young Indiana Jones content into twenty-two feature-length episodes, called chapters. New footage was shot, including bridging material and two new segments: "Tangiers" (for My First Adventure, and based on an unproduced Chronicles episode) and "Morocco" (shot for Tales of Innocence). "Palestine, October 1917" was extended with new footage, as well as footage from the film The Lighthorsemen, and renamed Daredevils of the Desert. The Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father bookends were removed, and combined with "Paris, May 1919" and a new "Princeton, August 1919" segment to make Winds of Change.[11]
Twelve of the chapters were released on VHS in 1999 as part of The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones, which also included VHS versions of the (at the time) three theatrical films. Chapters were numbered to include the eventual release of additional films, though none beyond the original twelve were produced.
The complete series was released on DVD from October 2007 to April 2008; Chapters 1-7 were included in the 2007 box set The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume One, The Early Years, Chapters 8-15 were included in the 2007 box set The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume Two, The War Years, and Chapters 16-22 were included in the 2008 box set The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume Three, The Years of Change. The series has also aired on the USA, SCI FI and History channels.[12]
| Chapter | Title | VHS era | DVD volume & era |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | My First Adventure | None (unreleased) | Volume One, The Early Years |
| 2. | Passion for Life | None (unreleased) | Volume One, The Early Years |
| 3. | The Perils of Cupid | None (unreleased) | Volume One, The Early Years |
| 4. | Travels with Father | None (unreleased) | Volume One, The Early Years |
| 5. | Journey of Radiance | None (unreleased) | Volume One, The Early Years |
| 6. | Spring Break Adventure | The War Years | Volume One, The Early Years |
| 7. | Love's Sweet Song | None (unreleased) | Volume One, The Early Years |
| 8. | Trenches of Hell | The War Years | Volume Two, The War Years |
| 9. | Demons of Deception | None (unreleased) | Volume Two, The War Years |
| 10. | Phantom Train of Doom | The High Adventure Years | Volume Two, The War Years |
| 11. | Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life | The Secret Service Years | Volume Two, The War Years |
| 12. | Attack of the Hawkmen | The Secret Service Years | Volume Two, The War Years |
| 13. | Adventures in the Secret Service | The Secret Service Years | Volume Two, The War Years |
| 14. | Espionage Escapades | None (unreleased) | Volume Two, The War Years |
| 15. | Daredevils of the Desert | The High Adventure Years | Volume Two, The War Years |
| 16. | Tales of Innocence | The Years of Change | Volume Three, The Years of Change |
| 17. | Masks of Evil | The Years of Change | Volume Three, The Years of Change |
| 18. | Treasure of the Peacock's Eye | The High Adventure Years | Volume Three, The Years of Change |
| 19. | Winds of Change | None (unreleased) | Volume Three, The Years of Change |
| 20. | Mystery of the Blues | The Comic Years | Volume Three, The Years of Change |
| 21. | Scandal of 1920 | None (unreleased) | Volume Three, The Years of Change |
| 22. | Hollywood Follies | The Comic Years | Volume Three, The Years of Change |
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
The Lost Chronicles of Young Indiana Jones on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org) - ↑ This episode consisted of "Egypt, May 1908" and "Mexico, March 1916".
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ This episode consisted of "German East Africa, November 1916 (1)" and "German East Africa, November 1916 (2)".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Young Indy: Around the World [3]
- ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE1DC133AF934A15752C0A964958260
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Lost Chronicles of Young Indiana Jones - thread at the StarWars.com message boards
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Young Indy That Could Have Been - List of episodes never produced
- ↑ The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, On the Set and Behind the Scenes, p. 6
- ↑ [4]
- ↑ [5]
[edit] External links
- The Lost Chronicles of Young Indiana Jones on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Young Indy That Could Have Been - List of episodes never produced
- Ideas for new season of Young Indy - at TheRaider.net
- The Other Stories - Canon? - at TheRaider.net
- Lost Tales - at TheRaider.net
- Chronological episode guide
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles at TV.com
