Kentucky Jones
Kentucky Jones is a half-hour comedy/drama starring Dennis Weaver as Kenneth Yarborough "K.Y. or Kentucky" Jones, D.V.M., a recently widowed former horse trainer and active rancher, who becomes the guardian of Dwight Eisenhower "Ike" Wong, a 10-year-old Chinese orphan, played by Ricky Der. Harry Morgan, previously of the CBS sitcoms December Bride and Pete and Gladys, was featured in the series as Seldom Jackson, a former jockey who assists Dr. Jones. Cherylene Lee appears as Annie Ng, Ike's friend. Arthur Wong portrays Mr. Ng, Annie's father. Keye Luke stars as Mr. Wong, a friend of Dr. Jones. Nancy Rennick appears as Miss Throncroft, a social worker. Kentucky Jones, which ran on NBC from September 19, 1964, to September 11, 1965, was the first of Weaver's four series, the most successful having been McCloud, since he left the role of the marshal's helper Chester Goode on CBS's western classic Gunsmoke, starring James Arness. Richard Bull, who later portrayed the henpecked storekeeper Nels Oleson on NBC's Little House on the Prairie, appeared twice on Kentucky Jones as Harold Erkel in episodes entitled "The Victim" and "The Return of Wong Lee".
Top Cast
Dennis Weaver
Kentucky Jones
Harry Morgan
Seldom Jackson
Keye Luke
Thomas Wong
Ricky Der
Dwight Eisenhower 'Ike' Wong
Episodes
First Day
Sep 19, 1964
The First Day
Sep 26, 1964
Spare the Rod
Oct 03, 1964
Goodbye Tiger
Oct 10, 1964
My Old Kwangtungy Home
Oct 17, 1964
Wildcat Soup
Nov 07, 1964
Ike's Song
Nov 14, 1964
The Sour Note
Nov 21, 1964
Goodbye, Tiger
Nov 28, 1964
The Dread Disease
Dec 05, 1964
Ho, Ho, Ho
Dec 19, 1964
Midsummer Madness
Dec 27, 1964
Motherhood
Jan 02, 1965
My Old Kwangtucky Home
Jan 09, 1965
The Big Shot
Jan 16, 1965
The Music Kids Make
Jan 30, 1965
The Return of Wong Lee
Feb 06, 1965
Two Ends of a Stick
Feb 13, 1965
The Big Speech
Feb 20, 1965
Senior Citizen
Feb 27, 1965
The Bad Penny
Mar 06, 1965
Feminine Intrusion
Mar 13, 1965
The Most Precious Gold
Mar 20, 1965
The Laughing Buddha
Mar 27, 1965
The Victim
Apr 03, 1965
Kentucky's Vacation
Apr 10, 1965
