Fury (TV series)

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show_name = Fury


caption = "Fury" DVD cover
format = Western
runtime = 30 min.
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starring = Peter Graves
country = USA
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network = NBC
first_aired = October 15, 1955
last_aired = March 19, 1960
num_episodes = 116
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imdb_id = 0047734
tv_com_id = 4784

"Fury" (a/k/a "Brave Stallion" in early syndication runs) is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from 1955 to 1960, starring Peter Graves as Jim Newton (who operates the Broken Wheel Ranch in California), Bobby Diamond as Jim's adopted son, Joey Clark Newton, and the late William Fawcett as ranch hand Pete Wilkey. The series continued in reruns on NBC until 1966 and was syndicated throughout the 1960s and 1970s by ITC Entertainment who also produced the series. It was the first American series produced by the British-based company.

The frequent introduction to the show depicted the beloved stallion running inside the corral and approaching the camera as the announcer reads: "FURY!..The story of a horse..and a boy who loves him."

Plot Summary

The story begins with a group of young boys playing baseball one day, when the ball suddenly goes through a nearby window. The boys pin the blame on Joey Clark, an innocent youngster often accused of being a troublemaker. Witnessing the incident, rancher Jim Newton walks up and clears the boy's name. After learning that Joey is an orphan, Newton takes him home with him to the Broken Wheel Ranch and begins adoption procedures.

A typical plot involved a guest star who got into mischief, was rebellious or disorderly and got into trouble because of it, and subsequently was rescued by Fury. In most episodes, Fury would only let Joey ride him, unless the other individual did something for Fury like fix a damaged hoof. In fights, Jim won every time.

Bobby Diamond, the actor who played Joey, never got another starring role, either on TV or in the movies. Peter Graves, on the other hand starred later in "" and he played one of the pilots in the movie "Airplane!", as well as TV commercials. The horse, whose actual name was Highland Dale, starred in "Giant" and "Wild Is the Wind" among several other major motion pictures from 1946 to 1957.

The creators of "Fury" would also create "Thunder", another television show featuring a stallion. [http://www.70slivekidvid.com/thunder.htm] This show ran on Saturday mornings during the 1977-78 season.

The show provided the name to German band Fury in the Slaughterhouse, as the show was aired on German TV a lot in the 1980s.

External links

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* [http://www.tv.com/fury/show/4784/summary.html "Fury" at TV.com]
* [http://members.tripod.com/~horsefame/fury.htm A "Fury" scrapbook (fan site)]