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National Velvet (TV series)

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National Velvet
James McCallion as the ex-jockey Mi Taylor with the horse King (1960)
GenreDrama
Directed byRudolph E. Abel
Abner Biberman
Harry Keller
Anton M. Leader
Frank McDonald
Gerald Schnitzer
Victor Stoloff
StarringLori Martin
Ann Doran
Arthur Space
Carole Wells
Joey Scott
Theme music composerRobert Armbruster
ComposersFrank E. Anderson
Alexander Courage
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes58
Production
Executive producerRobert Maxwell
ProducerRudolph E. Abel
CinematographyLucien Andriot
Stuart Thompson
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companyMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 18, 1960 (1960-09-18) –
September 17, 1962 (1962-09-17)
Related
National Velvet (novel)
National Velvet (film)

National Velvet is an American drama television series that originally aired from 1960 to 1962 on NBC. Based on the 1935 novel and 1944 film of the same name, the series ran for a total of fifty-eight episodes.[1]

Synopsis

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National Velvet stars Lori Martin as Velvet Brown, a girl who lives on a dairy farm with her parents, Martha (Ann Doran) and Herbert Brown (Arthur Space), an ex-jockey Mi Taylor, played by Scottish actor James McCallion, her brother, Donald (Joey Scott), and sister, Edwina (Carole Wells). Velvet owned a thoroughbred stallion named King which she hoped would one day run in the Grand National Steeplechase.[citation needed]

Cast

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Episodes

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Season 1 (1960–61)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
11"The Raffle"UnknownUnknownSeptember 18, 1960 (1960-09-18)6201
22"The Breaking"UnknownUnknownSeptember 25, 1960 (1960-09-25)6202
33"Chip"UnknownUnknownOctober 2, 1960 (1960-10-02)6204
44"A Matter of Pride"UnknownUnknownOctober 9, 1960 (1960-10-09)
55"Edwina's Escapade"UnknownUnknownOctober 16, 1960 (1960-10-16)
66"The Drought"UnknownUnknownOctober 23, 1960 (1960-10-23)6203
77"The Canary"UnknownUnknownOctober 30, 1960 (1960-10-30)6213
88"Mi's Girl"UnknownUnknownNovember 6, 1960 (1960-11-06)6212
99"Anniversary"UnknownUnknownNovember 13, 1960 (1960-11-13)
1010"Crisis"UnknownUnknownNovember 20, 1960 (1960-11-20)
1111"The Barbecue"UnknownUnknownNovember 27, 1960 (1960-11-27)
1212"The Milkman"UnknownUnknownDecember 4, 1960 (1960-12-04)
1313"Donald's Friend"UnknownUnknownDecember 11, 1960 (1960-12-11)6207
1414"The Big Shot"UnknownUnknownDecember 18, 1960 (1960-12-18)
1515"The Quarrel"UnknownUnknownDecember 25, 1960 (1960-12-25)
1616"The Prize"UnknownUnknownJanuary 1, 1961 (1961-01-01)
1717"The Star Wish"UnknownUnknownJanuary 8, 1961 (1961-01-08)
1818"Teddy's Exam"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 1961 (1961-01-15)
1919"The Colt"Victor StoloffClaire KennedyJanuary 22, 1961 (1961-01-22)
2020"The Calf"UnknownUnknownJanuary 29, 1961 (1961-01-29)6222
2121"The Grudge Match"UnknownUnknownFebruary 5, 1961 (1961-02-05)
2222"The Fire"UnknownUnknownFebruary 12, 1961 (1961-02-12)6226
2323"The Sissy"UnknownUnknownFebruary 19, 1961 (1961-02-19)
2424"Grandpa"Abner BibermanJohn Furia, Jr & Claire KennedyFebruary 26, 1961 (1961-02-26)
2525"Epidemic"UnknownUnknownMarch 5, 1961 (1961-03-05)
2626"The Beauty Contest"UnknownUnknownMarch 12, 1961 (1961-03-12)6226
2727"The Swindle"UnknownUnknownMarch 19, 1961 (1961-03-19)6232
2828"The Circuit"UnknownUnknownMarch 26, 1961 (1961-03-26)6230
2929"The Riding Mistress"UnknownUnknownApril 9, 1961 (1961-04-09)6233
3030"Grandpa Returns"UnknownUnknownApril 16, 1961 (1961-04-16)6234
3131"The Bridegroom"UnknownUnknownApril 23, 1961 (1961-04-23)6236
3232"The Efficiency Expert"UnknownUnknownApril 30, 1961 (1961-04-30)6235

Season 2 (1961–62)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
331"The Pony"UnknownUnknownSeptember 18, 1961 (1961-09-18)6240
342"The Lake"UnknownUnknownSeptember 25, 1961 (1961-09-25)6241
353"The Bully"UnknownUnknownOctober 2, 1961 (1961-10-02)6243
364"The Fall"UnknownUnknownOctober 9, 1961 (1961-10-09)6249
375"Edwina's Elopement"UnknownUnknownOctober 16, 1961 (1961-10-16)6250
386"The Tramp"UnknownUnknownOctober 23, 1961 (1961-10-23)6244
397"Fortune Teller"UnknownUnknownOctober 30, 1961 (1961-10-30)6248
408"Donald's Tonsils"UnknownUnknownNovember 6, 1961 (1961-11-06)6254
419"The Outsider"UnknownUnknownNovember 13, 1961 (1961-11-13)6253
4210"The Club"UnknownUnknownNovember 20, 1961 (1961-11-20)6258
4311"The Desperado"UnknownUnknownNovember 27, 1961 (1961-11-27)6245
4412"The Experiment"UnknownUnknownDecember 11, 1961 (1961-12-11)6251
4513"Terry"UnknownUnknownDecember 18, 1961 (1961-12-18)6256
4614"The Haunted House"UnknownUnknownDecember 25, 1961 (1961-12-25)6247
4715"Stable Mates"UnknownUnknownJanuary 8, 1962 (1962-01-08)
4816"Martha's Beau"UnknownUnknownJanuary 22, 1962 (1962-01-22)
4917"The Scandal"UnknownUnknownJanuary 29, 1962 (1962-01-29)
5018"The Star"UnknownUnknownFebruary 5, 1962 (1962-02-05)
5119"The Test"UnknownUnknownFebruary 12, 1962 (1962-02-12)
5220"The Feud"UnknownUnknownFebruary 19, 1962 (1962-02-19)
5321"Jeopardy"UnknownUnknownFebruary 26, 1962 (1962-02-26)
5422"The Rogue Horse"UnknownUnknownMarch 5, 1962 (1962-03-05)
5523"Mi's Citizenship"UnknownUnknownMarch 12, 1962 (1962-03-12)6252
5624"The Rumor"UnknownUnknownMarch 19, 1962 (1962-03-19)6266
5725"Ede's Bombshell"UnknownUnknownMarch 26, 1962 (1962-03-26)6257
5826"The Clown"UnknownUnknownApril 2, 1962 (1962-04-02)

Guest stars

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References

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  1. ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 367–369. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
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