Davy Crockett King Frontier

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I loved the Disney Davy as a kid; never noticed things like I saw on TV recently; filmed in Florida where they're fightin' the Seminoles; the chief has a Plains Indian Buffalo-horn head-dress! Then Davey is wading thru water, at one point his horn goes into the drink! They ALL have horns that are WAY too long hanging way down flopping around. Like many here, I got started in history by watching the series on Disneyland TV Sunday nights in the 50's, so I'm being loving, not critical! The attacking Mexicans at the Alamo climax actually look pretty good! Uniforms, etc. It was a shock as a kid to see them "go down"! They followed up with the River Pirates episodes, remember Big Mike Fink?? Who could forget him?

 

[BEP]

Remember Big Mike Fink??

"Wimmen hide,
And brave men shiver.
'Cause I'm MIKE FINK!
King of the river!"

Jeff York had that role nailed!

 

[Banjoman]

It was interesting to me how flat Daniel Boone’s (Fess Parker) shooting pouch was. Didn’t look like there was even a couple round balls in it. He was still my hero though. I had the coonskin hat and rubber tomahawk too!

 

[Juice Jaws]

I loved the Disney Davy as a kid; never noticed things like I saw on TV recently; filmed in Florida where they're fightin' the Seminoles; the chief has a Plains Indian Buffalo-horn head-dress! Then Davey is wading thru water, at one point his horn goes into the drink! They ALL have horns that are WAY too long hanging way down flopping around. Like many here, I got started in history by watching the series on Disneyland TV Sunday nights in the 50's, so I'm being loving, not critical! The attacking Mexicans at the Alamo climax actually look pretty good! Uniforms, etc. It was a shock as a kid to see them "go down"! They followed up with the River Pirates episodes, remember Big Mike Fink?? Who could forget him?

Those were the days but they are gone forever. Thanks for the memories .

 

[Omahkapi'si]

I still wear a coonskin and I’m on season 4 of Daniel Boone.

Crockett movies are fun. Love how Davy’s fur hat changes from a big one to a smaller one from time to time.

 

[oldwoodchas.]

Back in the early 1950's , all us kids thought we were Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett. My Daisy BB gun was even malfunctioning to the extent , I could only load one BB at a time into the muzzle , then cock the lever and fire. Looking back , that was some carma. I'm still loading one ball at a time , then shooting.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

Looking back it's a wonder we're still alive. We used to hunt each other in the woods with our BB guns, among other things probably just as stupid.

 

[Juice Jaws]

Looking back it's a wonder we're still alive. We used to hunt each other in the woods with our BB guns, among other things probably just as stupid.

BB gun wars, those were the days. No aiming for the face but I did take a few pot shots at the back of my cousins head. Forget who but someone shot my cousins left front tooth out, ( that ended the fun and games for (awhile) , my older brother shot me in the arm with his arrow, we learn to swim along the river bottom, yes how did we get to be old men.

 

[Rancocas]

Looking back it's a wonder we're still alive. We used to hunt each other in the woods with our BB guns, among other things probably just as stupid.

We used to have dirt bomb fights - throwing dirt clods at each other.

I had a Hopalong Cassidy outfit with silver plated cap pistols. Playing at night with one of those shiny cap guns in hand, I remember trying to sneak up on some of my friends. They spotted the gleam of my cap gun as I passed near a streetlight and instead of me ambushing them, they ambushed me. That lesson impressed me. Ever since that childhood incident I have shunned shiny guns.

 

[Dark Angel]

I loved the Disney Davy as a kid; never noticed things like I saw on TV recently; filmed in Florida where they're fightin' the Seminoles; the chief has a Plains Indian Buffalo-horn head-dress! Then Davey is wading thru water, at one point his horn goes into the drink! They ALL have horns that are WAY too long hanging way down flopping around. Like many here, I got started in history by watching the series on Disneyland TV Sunday nights in the 50's, so I'm being loving, not critical! The attacking Mexicans at the Alamo climax actually look pretty good! Uniforms, etc. It was a shock as a kid to see them "go down"! They followed up with the River Pirates episodes, remember Big Mike Fink?? Who could forget him?

I too, grew up in the 50's watching Disney's. Davey Crockett. Looking back, it seems as if he never measured his powder. I suppose it's possible. Had a true 'old timer' that grew up during the muzzle loading days, tell me that it didn't matter how much powder you put down a barrel, only so much would burn and what didn't burn would be blown out the muzzle. Always suspected that he was 'funnin' a young kid. Never wanted to put the truth of his words to the test. though. Another thing that puzzled me was that D.C. would pour his powder then tamp before loading a ball. Always seemed to me just wasted effort. And, never, ever saw a patched ball being loaded!

 

[flatcreek]

Looking back it's a wonder we're still alive. We used to hunt each other in the woods with our BB guns, among other things probably just as stupid.

We did that also, you knew when you were dead. Ah how times have changed. LOL

 

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Fess Parker, was a really nice guy, had a Winery in CA in later years. Parker Vineyards, I think, died a few years ago. Good decent guy.