Young Maverick 1979
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- November 28, 1979
- Format
- 1 season · 8 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~8 hours (60 min/ep)
- Network
- CBS
What is Young Maverick?
Young Maverick is a television series first released in 1979. Catalogued under Western, Comedy.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1979
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 8
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Nov 28, 1979
- Networks
- CBS
- Genres
- Western, Comedy
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.0/10
- Format
- 1 season · 8 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CBS
How long to binge?
Estimate the schedule using 8 episodes and an average 60-minute runtime.
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Young Maverick is a television series first released in 1979. Catalogued under Western, Comedy. Produced and broadcast by CBS. Current status: Ended. Spans 1 seasons and 8 tracked episodes.
Should you watch it?
“Charles Frank stars as roving gambler Ben Maverick in this 1979 Western comedy series.”
- Features Charles Frank alongside his real-life wife Susan Blanchard
- Includes appearances by John Dehner as a frontier marshal
- Cancelled by CBS after a limited number of episodes
- Failed to recapture the magic of the original 1957 series
Watch it if you are curious about the short-lived 1979 television spin-off to the classic Maverick franchise.
This is a standard 1979 television series combining Western and comedy elements.
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When did Young Maverick premiere?
Young Maverick is a 1979 television series.
Who plays the main character in Young Maverick?
Charles Frank played Ben Maverick, the son of Bret's first cousin Beau Maverick.
Who appears alongside Charles Frank in the series?
His real-life wife Susan Blanchard played his girlfriend Nell, and John Dehner appeared as a frontier marshal.
How many episodes of Young Maverick were shown by CBS?
CBS cancelled the series after six hour-long episodes had been shown, leaving two which were never aired on the network.
Where were all eight episodes eventually screened?
All eight episodes were screened later that year on BBC1 in the UK.
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