The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 

The adventures of the archaeological treasure hunter in his youth as related by an elderly Indiana Jones.

Creator:

George Lucas

Stars:

Sean Patrick Flanery, George Hall, Corey Carrier

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Indiana Jones 22 episodes, 1992-1993
George Hall	...	Old Indy 22 episodes, 1992-1993
Ronny Coutteure	...	Remy Baudouin 9 episodes, 1992-1993

Storyline

The now legendary, almost mythical character of Indiana Jones once had a childhood. Every episode starts out with the elderly man that he is in the 1990's getting into a specific situation where he has to tell a story from his past. The stories go back to when he was ten years old and on a world tour with his father, and to his late-teens when he fought in World War I.

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Plot Keywords:

younger version of character | psychotronic series | indiana jones | war hero | war veteran | 

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Taglines:

Before the world discovered Indiana, Indiana discovered the world.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Official DVD Site Official Indiana Jones site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Young Indiana Jones

Filming Locations:

Desierto de Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

$1,600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amblin Entertainment, Lucasfilm, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min (30 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sixteen installments were filmed for the first season. Only six were initially broadcast in the U.S., the remaining ten being held back for season two. Meanwhile, various European countries did broadcast the entire sixteen episode run the way the first season was meant to be seen. The episodes that were produced for season one, but broadcast as part of season two in the U.S., are: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Paris, September 1908 (1993), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Petrograd, July 1917 (1992), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Barcelona, May 1917 (1992), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Somme, Early August 1916 (1992), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Benares, January 1910 (1993), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Germany, Mid-August 1916 (1992), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Peking, March 1910 (1993), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Paris, October 1916 (1993), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Vienna, November 1908 (1993), and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Austria, March 1917 (1992).

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Goofs

In close up shots of 9-year-old Henry Jr., you can clearly see that his actor, Corey Carrier, has deep brown eyes instead of Harrison Ford's trademark greenish-hazel eyes, or Sean Patrick Flannery's bright blue eyes.

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Quotes

Pablo Picasso: I love this town!

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Alternate Versions

Some episodes were expanded to feature length for video release.

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Connections

Featured in Wonder Boys (2000)

User Reviews

This should be on video

It was a ratings flop but that wasn't George Lucas' fault: network t.v. is too small a format for the life of Indiana Jones (even if he is fictional!)

Among other places, young Indy travels to Egypt, Dublin during the Easter Uprising and eastern Africa in World War I. He meets up with historical personages like young, fey Mid-East scholar T.E. Lawrence, more Irish writers and rebels than I can recall here, General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and his friend, Karen Blixen (a.k.a. Isak Denisen). And, as the phrase goes, that ain't all!

About only ten episodes were made but each of them is really a cinematic production in its own right, light-years better than your typical movie-of-the-week or mini-series.