Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett is a five-part serial that aired on ABC in one-hour episodes as part of the Disneyland series. The series stars Fess Parker as the real-life frontiersman Davy Crockett and Buddy Ebsen as his friend, George Russel. The first three episodes of the serial were edited together as the 1955 theatrical film *Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier*, and later rebroadcast in color in the 1960s when the Disney program moved to NBC. The series and film are known for the catchy theme song, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett." It was filmed in color at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at the Mountain Farm Museum adjacent to the visitor center at Oconaluftee near Qualla Reservation's entrance and Janss Conejo Ranch, California. The final two episodes were edited together as the 1956 theatrical film *Davy Crockett and the River Pirates*. It was filmed in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois.