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Boone is an American drama television series which was broadcast on NBC from 1983 to 1984. It starred Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin. Byrd played teenager Boone Sawyer, who aspires to a career in rock and roll music, despite the advice of his stern father, Merit Sawyer, played by Corbin, who wants Boone to join him in the automobile repair business. The setting of the series is Tennessee in the early 1950s, when great changes began to occur in popular music, with the rise of Elvis Presley.
Original Release
09/26/1983 on NBC
US Release
09/26/1983
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Thomas Byrd | Boone Sawyer |
| Greg Webb | Rome Hawley |
| Elizabeth Huddle Nyberg | Faye Sawyer |
| Katherine Moffat | Susannah Sawyer |
| Amanda Peterson | Squirt Sawyer |
| Ronnie Claire Edwards | Aunt Dolly |
| William Phipps | Uncle Link |
| Barry Corbin | Merit Sawyer |
| Julie Anne Haddock | Banjo |
| Davis Roberts | Mr. Johnson |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Monument | Monday, 26 September 1983 |
| 2 | The Last Dance | Monday, 03 October 1983 |
| 3 | Banjo | Monday, 10 October 1983 |
| 4 | The Trial | Monday, 17 October 1983 |
| 5 | Second Fiddle | Monday, 24 October 1983 |
| 6 | The Decision | Monday, 31 October 1983 |
| 7 | The Graduation | Monday, 14 November 1983 |
| 8 | Chance of a Lifetime | Monday, 21 November 1983 |
| 9 | The Auction | Monday, 05 December 1983 |
| 10 | Words and Music | Monday, 12 December 1983 |
| 11 | Hard to Get | Saturday, 28 July 1984 |
| 12 | The Front Line | Saturday, 04 August 1984 |
| 13 | The Runaway | Saturday, 11 August 1984 |
Directors
Heather Brittain O'Scanlon, Barbara Peeters, Harry Harris, Reza Badiyi, Stan Lathan, Paul Wendkos, Karen Arthur
Writers
Earl Hamner Jr., Scott Hamner, Howard Lakin, Joanne Pagliaro, Paul W. Cooper, Michael McGreevey, Jeffrey Lane, Jeff Freilich
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Thomas Byrd | Boone Sawyer |
| Greg Webb | Rome Hawley |
| Elizabeth Huddle Nyberg | Faye Sawyer |
| Katherine Moffat | Susannah Sawyer |
| Amanda Peterson | Squirt Sawyer |
| Ronnie Claire Edwards | Aunt Dolly |
| William Phipps | Uncle Link |
| Barry Corbin | Merit Sawyer |
| Julie Anne Haddock | Banjo |
| Davis Roberts | Mr. Johnson |
| Janine Turner | Maggie |
| Jennifer Tilly | Sonia |
| Diane Franklin | Jeanine |
| Robyn Lively | Amanda |
| Jennifer Runyon | Connie Sue |
| Andrew Prine | A.W. Holly |
| Keene Curtis | Pittman |
| Gary Vinson | Jake Cord |
| Royce D. Applegate | Rhymin' Simon |
| Chris Hebert | Norman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jeff Freilich | Producer |
| Claylene Jones | Producer |
