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2 | [[caption-width-right:246:Jim, Fury, Joey and Pete]] |
3 | ''Fury'' is a HeroicPetStory that aired on NBC between 1955 and 1960. The show followed the adventures of Joey (Bobby Diamond),his adoptive father Jim Newton (Peter Graves), and his semi-wild stallion, the titular Fury. They are often joined by Jim's partner Pete and Joey's friends Pee Wee (seasons 1-3) and Packy (seasons 4-5). |
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5 | Often considered a western (despite being set in the 1950s), many of the series plots revolved around rustlers, bank robbers and swindlers. Other episodes dealt with issues specific to children, particularly boys, of the time. 4 H club, Junior Achievement, Boy (and Girl) Scouts, and Civil Defense groups all made appearances during the shows run. within the narrative, characters also spent time learning about hunting and gun safety, water safety, fire prevention and wildlife conservation. |
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7 | The show was re-branded Brave Stallion in syndication. |
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9 | !! This show provides examples of: |
10 | %% *AdultsAreUseless: Inverted. The adults in the series play key roles |
11 | %% *AnAesop: Lets see we have Fire prevention, Water Safety, Bullying .......... |
12 | %% *TheAllAmericanBoy: Joey becomes this . |
13 | * AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Fury can count, open doors, catch bad guys, etc. |
14 | %% *BoundAndGagged: So prevalent someone made a video compilation [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXrdzFQxmko]]. |
15 | %% *ABoyAndHisX: Joey and his horse Fury |
16 | * CassandraTruth: No one believes Joey has seen the outlaw in ''One Thousand Dollar Reward' |
17 | %% *ChildhoodFriends: Pee Wee and later Packy |
18 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Helen Watkins, Joey's Teacher and Jim's love interest, disappears after 9 episodes |
19 | %% *CPRCleanPrettyReliable: The Holger Nielsen method is depicted in the episode ''Joey, Junior Lifeguard'' |
20 | %% *ChristmasEpisode: ''The Wayfarer'' |
21 | %% *CoolHorse: Fury |
22 | * DoNotCallMePaul: Packy does ''not'' like to be called Homer |
23 | %% *DrunkDriver: Jim's wife and son are killed by one prior to the beginning of the series |
24 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Joey starts out as a belligerent street kid, after the first few episodes this is never mentioned again |
25 | %% *FeudEpisode: The aptly named ''The Feud'' |
26 | %% *HappilyAdopted: Joey is adopted by Jim at the beginning of the series |
27 | %% *IWasBeatenByAGirl: Episodes ''Girl Scout'' and ''The Tomboy'' |
28 | %% *LastMinuteBabyNaming: Fury's colt is named Thunder due to something Pete says in passing] |
29 | %% *MaidenAunt: Aunt Harriet |
30 | * NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: ''The Tomboy'' deals with Joey's jealousy of a girl being better at everything, the conflict is only resolved when [[spoiler:the female character agrees not to compete with the boys.....and puts on a dress]] |
31 | %% *NotNowKiddo: The plot of ''The Ornithologist'' could have resolved much earlier if they'd just listened to poor Packy |
32 | * ProtagonistCenteredMorality: The "right" choice always seems to be centred around the needs of the ranch |
33 | %% *PutOnABus: Pee Wee moves away in season 4 |
34 | %% *{{Rancher}}: Jim owns a horse ranch called the Broken Wheel |
35 | %% *SnoopingLittleKid: How Joey and later Packy, often end up in trouble |
36 | %% *SyndicationTitle: Brave Stallion |
37 | %% *TheFifties: |
38 | %% *TimmyInAWell: About every other episode involves Fury saving Joey is some way. |
39 | * WouldHurtAChild: In ''Ten Dollars a Head'' the villain tries to [[spoiler:kill Joey by having a wild horse drag him through rocks]]. |
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