About this season
Fury is an American western television series that aired on NBC from 1955 to1960. It stars Peter Graves as Jim Newton, who operates the Broken Wheel Ranch in California; Bobby Diamond as Jim's adopted son, Joey Clark Newton, and William Fawcett as ranch hand Pete Wilkey. Roger Mobley co-starred in the two final seasons as Homer "Packy" Lambert, a friend of Joey's. The frequent introduction to the show depicts the beloved stallion running inside the corral and approaching the camera as the announcer reads: "FURY!..The story of a horse..and a boy who loves him." Fury is the first American series produced originally by Television Programs of America and later by the British-based company ITC Entertainment.
Episodes (26)
1. Fire Prevention Week
Aired 12 October 1957 • 24 min
Joey, Pee Wee, and the gang all become Junior Firemen and learn about fire safety.
2. The Racers
Aired 19 October 1957 • 24 min
Joey and Pee Wee build a soap box derby car to enter in the local races. Joey's car has the best time in the practice runs. Bobby's dad wants him to win at any cost. So Bobby (Gregory Allen Howard) sneaks over to the Broken Wheel Ranch the night before the race to sabotage Joey's car. The next day Fury tries to stop Joey from racing in the damaged car.
3. Community Chest
Aired 26 October 1957 • 24 min
Jim becomes chairman of the Community Chest and Joey's teacher appoints him to be the chairman of Junior Community Chest. Everyone pitches in to make the Community Chest a success.
4. Mercy Flight
Aired 9 November 1957 • 25 min
Jim becomes the Deputy Pilot for the Sheriff's Aero Squadron and Joey is enlisted to be the Ground Crew Radio Operator. Pee Wee comes down with acute appendicitis and must be flown to a hospital up north, but problems with the plane make matters worse.
5. The Renegade
Aired 9 November 1957 • 24 min
A neighboring chicken farmer believes his trusted dog has turned renegade after finding his chickens killed. Joey and Pee Wee try to prove the dog's innocence.
6. Pee Wee Grows Up
Aired 16 November 1957 • 24 min
When Pee Wee is picked on by the class bully because of his small size, Joey orders a body building kit to help Pee Wee bulk up. But at the school picnic Pee Wee helps rescue the bully's sister when she falls down a narrow pipe.
7. The Fourth Estaters
Aired 23 November 1957 • 24 min
A land developer is threatening to pull advertising revenue from the local newspaper where Joey is working. The developer is trying to run an untruthful editorial about a land deal which the towns people are soon to vote on.
8. The Tornado
Aired 30 November 1957 • 24 min
A tornado strikes a town about 100 miles from the Broken Wheel Ranch. The Sheriff wants to set up a tornado alarm system amongst the ranchers in the valley. Jim, Pete, Joey and Fury dig a tornado shelter.
9. The Pinto Stallion
Aired 7 December 1957 • 24 min
A pinto stallion has taken over Fury's old herd. Fury leaves the ranch to gain back control. In the meantime, Joey goes searching for Fury and is attacked by the pinto.
10. Bike Road-eo
Aired 14 December 1957 • 24 min
Jim and the Sheriff organize a bike safety program after a near miss accident on the county roads involving Joey, Pee Wee and their friends.
11. The Wayfarer
Aired 21 December 1957 • 24 min
On Christmas Eve, Jim and Pete are disappointed that Joey and Pee Wee seem to have lost the Christmas spirit. Suddenly an old prospector arrives at the ranch looking for directions, but 'Uncle Kris' is not who he seems to be.
12. One Thousand Dollar Reward
Aired 28 December 1957 • 24 min
Joey and Pee Wee study the wanted posters at the Post Office hoping to earn themselves a reward. When they later recognize a real robber, they tell Jim and the Sheriff but are not taken seriously.
13. Operation CD
Aired 4 January 1958 • 24 min
Jim becomes the area Civil Defense Warden and establishes the Broken Wheel Ranch as headquarters. He enlists all his neighbors to the program, except one rancher, who will live to regret his decision following a flash flood.
14. The Break-Up
Aired 11 January 1958 • 24 min
When the stresses of running the ranch come to a head, Jim and Pete have an argument resulting in Pete's resignation and Jim letting him go. With the ranch being short staffed and everyone being over worked, Joey has a serious accident.
15. Joey's First Crush
Aired 18 January 1958 • 24 min
Joey develops a crush on his school teacher's niece, Susan. An invitation to a picnic with Miss Miller and Susan sounds ideal until Miss Miller invites the Deputy and his younger brother along, who also has taken a liking to Susan..
16. Pee Wee's Problem
Aired 25 January 1958 • 24 min
Pee Wee's father is offered his old job back and needs to travel to South America. Pee Wee is being sent away to boarding school.
17. The Lost Herd
Aired 1 February 1958 • 24 min
Jim, Pete, Joey and Pee Wee have been searching the range for a lost herd in the heat of drought. An unscrupulous horse dealer arrives and tries to poison Jim's only horses so he can buy them cheaply.
18. The Baby Sitters
Aired 8 February 1958 • 24 min
Joey and Pee Wee baby sit for Martha Mitchell, whose husband had deserted her and her five year old son Mark. While they are baby sitting, two mysterious tramps arrive.
19. The Horse Nobody Wanted
Aired 15 February 1958 • 24 min
The County Fair is in town. Joey and Pee Wee want to go see Horace the Trick Horse. But Horace is getting too old to perform and his trainer Sam (Hal K. Dawson) is getting fired. The owner of the Fair wants to send Horace to **gasp** the glue factory. Joey, Fury, and Pee Wee hatch a plan that just might save the day.
20. The Bounty Hunters
Aired 22 February 1958 • 24 min
A cougar is on the loose killing livestock. A large bounty has been placed on the cougar's head. Joey, Pee Wee, and the boys want to go out and hunt the cougar, but Warden Lane is requiring the boys to get their hunting license after taking a Rifle Safety Course taught by Jim. Andy is in too big a hurry to collect that bounty so he sets out on his own, breaking several safe hunting rules. Joey and Fury take out after him, but will they get to him before the cougar does?
21. The Meanest Man
Aired 1 March 1958 • 24 min
Mr. Malakey (Will Wright) moves into a nearby ranch and damns up the stream to the Broken Wheel Ranch's south pasture. He's mean to everyone but with a little kindness from Jim, Pete, Joey, and Pee Wee, Mr. Malakey softens up.
22. A Fish Story
Aired 8 March 1958 • 24 min
Joey and Pee Wee go out fishing and meet up with two other fishermen. But they are not who they seem to be. Things go bad when they find out the fishermen are really diamond thieves. The diamond thieves kidnap Pete to help them get through the police roadblock.
23. Rogues and Squires
Aired 15 March 1958 • 24 min
Two local teenagers, Chuck and Vince, are cruising around in a hot-rod, shooting off their dad's guns, and generally getting into trouble. They steal some dynamite and things go from bad to worse
24. Robber's Roost
Aired 22 March 1958 • 24 min
Horse thieves are in the area. Joey and Pee Wee see them and follow them, but the horse thieves seem to just disappear. So Joey and Pee Wee set out on an expedition to find them. Their search takes them to an expansive cave hideout. Only Fury knows where they are.
25. Second Chance
Aired 29 March 1958 • 24 min
Jim hires a parolee (John Baer) to give him a second chance. Pete is unsure that this is a good idea. Things get worse when Pete's wallet comes up missing.
26. The Claim Jumpers
Aired 5 April 1958 • 24 min
Joey and Pee Wee visit Old Mr. Carty at his gold mine to take a photo of him for a human interest story. A couple of claim jumpers try to kill Mr. Carty with a landslide. Joey and Pee Wee have a plan to help old Mr. Carty get his mine back.