Kentucky Jones

7.8IMDb103 votes

7.0TMDB

Kentucky Jones is a half-hour comedy/drama featuring 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, known for his roles in CBS sitcoms December Bride and Pete and Gladys, appeared in the series as Seldom Jackson, a former jockey who assists Dr. Jones. Cherylene Lee plays 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 aired on NBC from September 19, 1964, to September 11, 1965, and was the first of Weaver's four series, the most successful being McCloud, after he left his role as the marshal's helper Chester Goode on CBS's western classic Gunsmoke, starring James Arness. Richard Bull, who later played the henpecked storekeeper Nels Oleson on NBC's Little House on the Prairie, appeared twice on Kentucky Jones as Harold Erkel in episodes titled "The Victim" and "The Return of Wong Lee."