When we were kids, my older brother and I loved this Disney series. It was from before our time, but aired on t.v. for years. It was during the '60s, and possibly in to the beginning of the '70s, that we saw it. (It may have been - and probably actually was - the two compilation feature films edited from the t.v. series episodes that we saw.)
All kids (boys at least) of our generation readily knew the theme song. Well, the chorus part, at least.
Here's the full "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" song: starting at 1:24
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Reply by genplant29
on September 9, 2019 at 3:08 AM
During a particular period, I remember my brother and I had children's faux-coonskin caps that we'd sometimes wear to play in. I was probably around age 6-7 at the time.
Per Wikipedia (its "Coonskin cap" article):
It was definitely the mid to latter-mid portion of the '60s that I personally remember them. Very possibly it was actually in association with Fess Parker's Daniel Boone (1964-1970) series, rather than primarily his Davy Crockett series, that I remember them.
Ah, the good old days.....
Reply by genplant29
on September 9, 2019 at 7:45 AM
Chuck Connors starred in The Rifleman, which I'd not necessarily know were it not that it's my honourary other brother's fave t.v. Western (he enjoys watching episodes of it on MeTV).
I don't believe Daniel Boone had a catchy title tune, as I don't recall any memorable theme music/song in association with it.
Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone are shows I regularly watched in childhood, that I don't believe I've seen any episodes of since then. Having said that, I think there's a distinct possibility I saw the first Davy Crockett compilation movie (which was culled from the t.v. series' first few episodes) on TCM at some point during the last five or so years, as I keep feeling like I saw something, that was very familiar from childhood, with Fess Parker as Davy Crockett, in recent years .
I was born at the beginning of the '60s, therefore significant memories don't begin till the late '60s onward (though more distinctly from the early '70s), with not too many clear memories from earlier than circa 1967-ish. I definitely remember Disney productions, as the weekly Disney showcase series (which I watched without fail) discussion thread about it here tended to air each movie and cartoon multiple times throughout the years, including the studio's productions from the earlier decades.
Yep: I definitely remember Hayley Mills. She was a fave child star.
I'm glad the world, back when we were growing up, wasn't with the technology and endless distractions and "noise" of today. Back then kids actually played, and actually interacted with others, and actually lived like "normal" children (not to mention human beings) are supposed to, rather than being sedentary little robots pinned slavishly to a device.
Reply by genplant29
on September 9, 2019 at 9:24 AM
That Daniel Boone theme song (which I just now played the video of) only vaguely seems familiar. The Davy Crockett song definitely is catchier.
Those certainly were beautifully shot series, with the rich colour and lush scenic photography.