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The Monroes
Overview
The Monroes is a 26-segment Western television series which originally aired on ABC during the 1966-1967 season. The series centers around the story of five orphans trying to survive as a family on the frontier in the area around, what is now, Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, Wyoming.
Key Crew
Creator: Milt Rosen
Top Cast
Barbara Hershey
Kathy Monroe
Kevin Schultz
Fennimore Monroe
Keith Schultz
Jefferson Monroe
Tammy Locke
Amy Monroe
Michael Anderson Jr.
Clayt Monroe
Seasons
Season 1 (1966)
No overview available.
26 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Intruders
1966-09-07This hour-long series follows the five orphaned Monroe children as they struggle to survive in the Wyoming Territory during the 1870's. When their parents are lost in the rapids of the Snake River, 18-year-old Clayt leads his sisters, Kathy (16) and Amy (6), and brothers Big Twin and Little Twin (almost 12) to the land their father staked out years before. During the journey, they encounter wildlife, bad weather, an Indian they name Jim--and a crisis: Amy is stricken with a fever.
Runtime: 60 min
