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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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5Often 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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7The 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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