Boone

Name: Boone
Genre: Drama
Released: 1983-09-26
Rating: 8
Cast: Ronnie Claire Edwards, Barry Corbin, Amanda Peterson, Tom Byrd, William Phipps

★ 8 /10 (3) • 1983–1984

Drama

Creator Earl Hamner, Jr.

7 nominations

Boone Sawyer, who aspires to a career in rock and roll music, despite the advice of his stern father, Merit Sawyer, who wants Boone to join him in the automobile repair business. The setting of the series is Tennessee in the early 1950s, when great changes began to occur in popular music, with the rise of Elvis Presley.

Seasons

Episodes

Country

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Status

Ended

Cast

Ronnie Claire Edwards

· 13 eps

Barry Corbin

Merit Sawyer · 13 eps

Robyn Lively

· 13 eps

Amanda Peterson

Squirt Sawyer · 13 eps

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Chris Hebert

· 13 eps

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Tom Byrd

· 13 eps

Will Bledsoe

Otis · 1 eps

Julie Anne Haddock

Banjo · 1 eps

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Episode Guide

The Monument

26 Sep 198360 min

Boone gets into trouble with the law and almost misses his chance to perform at a war monument dedication.

The Last Dance (a.k.a. A Trip Down to Memphis)

03 Oct 198360 min

Boone and Rome miss the senior prom to accompany Mr. Johnson to a nightclub.

Banjo

10 Oct 198360 min

Boone and Rome discover an orphaned girl living in a burned-out cabin. Boone and Rome meet Banjo, a wild orphan with a talent for the instrument she's named after, and bring her to the Sawyer's home to stay, but Boone is not prepared for the jealousy his sister, Squirt, exhibits toward the newcomer. |

The Trial

17 Oct 198360 min

Boone is injured in an explosion at the airport, but his music takes on a new dimension when he develops a friendship with singer Lucky Parsons.

Second Fiddle

24 Oct 198360 min

Boone and Rome's friendship is tested when they meet a beautiful 17-year-old bonde girl.

The Decision

31 Oct 198360 min

Boone confronts his parents with his decision to make music his career, with or without their support. Mr. Johnson dies and leaves his guitar to Boone. At the funeral Boone's parents announce they will support him in any career he chooses.

The Graduation

14 Nov 198360 min

Chance of a Lifetime

21 Nov 198360 min

The Auction

05 Dic 198360 min

Words and Music

12 Dic 198360 min

Boone and Rome help thwart a crooked record producer.

Hard to Get

28 Jul 198460 min

Boone gets involved with a woman who has a five-year-old son and runs moonshine for her ex. Boone's parents are arrested and he puts himself in danger to protect the woman and her son.

The Front Line

04 Ago 198460 min

Rome gets drafted and Boone enlists so they can be together. Boone fails the physical and is rejected. As Rome prepares to leave he hears the Korean War is over. While he is celebrating his motorcycle falls, crushing his knee and preventing him from going into the army.

The Runaway

11 Ago 198460 min

Cousin Geneva leaves her husband and comes to Nashville to get Boone to help her launch a music career. Her first appearance does not go very well, but Boone discovers she has a talent for sewing. Geneva's husband joins her as she begins her new career as a seamstress.