The Fugitive (TV Series) When the Wind Blows (1965) User Reviews

Plot summary

[ynot-16 · 8/10 · 21 March 2009]

Police are searching for Kimble in Wyoming. He gets a job working for Lois Carter (actress Georgann Johnson) to help fix up her motel for the new season. Lois lives with her son Kenny (actor Johnny Jensen), who is an intelligent, sensitive boy, but peculiar and troubled. He does not get close to most people, including Lois's boyfriend Steve Jackson (actor Larry Ward), but he does to Kimble. This would be a difficult role even for an adult actor, and Jensen handles it well.

Lois is unsure what to do about Kenny and his problems, and seeks advice from Kimble, whose wisdom is useful. Meanwhile, Deputy Russ Atkins (actor Harry Townes) learns that Kimble is at Lois's place. Kimble has to go, but Kenny is now dependent on him and does not want him to leave.

This is a Special Episode

[lawrencemartone · 10/10 · 25 November 2020]

Kimble's compassion and understanding of children (quite befitting a pediatrician) shine in this episode. The boy has seemingly peculiar qualities which make him "different." By the end of the story, "different" becomes "special," in the very best sense of the word, before the word became misused and overdone in the decades to come. The "conversion" of Steve at the end, and his newfound ability to relate to Kenny, is a touch of class. Skeptics and naysayers will fail to see it this way, but I believe most viewers will find the ending, and the episode as a whole, uplifting and even inspiring. The acting couldn't have been better, and hats off to the director whose invisible hand must have been largely responsible for an excellent final product.

12/28/65 "When the Wind Blows"

[schappe1 · 29 September 2015]

Kimble takes refuge at a small hotel run by a widow with a young, overly-sensitive son who likes to hide in a cave he found. Kimble befriends the boy and treats him with respect, earning his respect. The widow befriends Kimble because of this and hides him out when the typically incompetent local constabulary come calling.

It's a good episode because it shows the compassion that makes Kimble such a compelling character. He recognizes that Kenny is more unique than troubled. "The things you worry about are the things that make him two feet taller than the rest. He's an original and that's rare"

In a sense, both he and the child are fugitives- Kimble from the law and the boy from the world itself. They're also both originals.

A Special and Memorable Episode

[gf1701 · 10/10 · 27 July 2022]

When the episode begins, Kimble has been spotted in Caspar, Wyoming, but he does not know that an alert is out on him throughout the state. He stops to eat at a greasy spoon in a small Wyoming town, but is spooked when he notices the owner's Constable badge, and immediately hitches a ride out of town-but not far enough. He sees a "help wanted" sign near where his ride drops him off, and hires on as a handyman for a single woman with a small child. The boy is very sensitive and insightful, and sees the world differently than others, both children and adults, and people consider him weird.

This episode of "The Fugitive" touched me more than any other. I first remember seeing it in the 1980's, and every time I make my way through the series, I look forward to watching it again. It's usually about once every 10 years, so I never remember the details of the episode, but the relationship between Kimble and the little boy, who no one else tries to understand, always sticks with me. Although there is, of course, a jeopardy situation for Kimble in this episode (when isn't there?), the boy, Kimble, and the worried mom are the focus, and what makes the show so special. With a surprisingly good performance by the nine-year old actor, and-as always-a top-notch supporting cast, this one is a gem.

a bit rushed but not bad.

[planktonrules · 6/10 · 24 April 2017]

In this installment of "The Fugitive", Richard Kimble goes to work for a woman who operates rental cabins. It's the off-season and he's doing maintenance work. In addition to the lady, she has a son...a rather strange boy named Kenny. It's hard to define him, but he shows some signs of possible autism but only because he sees the world in a very unusual way. Kimble is good with the boy...which ends up causing problems later. Later, when Kimble is forced to run, he's shocked to see the boy is following...and that's no life for a kid.

This episode was decent but needed to be longer. The boy became too trusting and too friendly with Kimble too quickly. Had it been drawn out a bit more, it would have seemed more believable. Still, not a bad episode...but one that could have been better.