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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

  • TV-G
  • 1992–1993
  • 2 seasons
  • Action & Adventure, Drama
  • 6.5

At the dawn of the 20th century, Indiana Jones discovered the world. From globetrotting family expeditions as a 9-year-old to the battlefields of World War I as a teenager, Indy’s experiences shaped the heroic, whip-cracking archaeologist he would become. At every turn, Indy encounters history in the making, meeting true-life activists, soldiers, writers, artists, and thinkers who helped influence the world we live in today.

Episodes

18 episodes
  1. 1Austria, March 1917

    47 minSep 21, 1992

    Indy, in an attempt to end the war, enlists the aid of Hapsburg royalty when he embarks on a dangerous diplomatic mission through enemy-held Europe into the palace of the Emperor of Austria.

  2. 2Somme, Early August 1916

    47 minSep 28, 1992

    As a young soldier in the Belgian Army, Indy learns the savagery of warfare while participating in the Battle of the Somme and amongst all the turmoil, Indy wonders if he won't live to see the war end.

  3. 3Germany, Mid-August 1916

    46 minOct 5, 1992

    Indy is captured by the Germans and confined to a POW camp where he and fellow prisoner Charles de Gaulle hatch a daring scheme to escape.

  4. 4Barcelona, May 1917

    46 minOct 12, 1992

    Indy goes undercover as a dancer for the Ballet Russes in Spain, where he runs into an old friend, Pablo Picasso.

  5. 5Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues

    93 minMar 13, 1993

    While going to college and working in a speakeasy, Indy meets up jazz great Sidney Bechet who teaches him how to play the blues. Unfortunately, Indy also crosses paths with Al Capone and it's only with the assistance of his dorm roommate, Eliot Ness, that Indy is able to solve a vicious murder and prevent himself from ending up dead.

  6. 6Princeton, February 1916

    46 minMar 20, 1993

    Indy and his girlfriend, Nancy Stratemeyer (whose father created the Nancy Drew mystery series) visit the fascinating laboratory of inventor Thomas Edison and they must contend with dangerous German spies, as they try to keep Edison's top-secret invention safe.

  7. 7Petrograd, July 1917

    89 minMar 27, 1993

    In Russia, Indy's espionage work threatens more lives when he infiltrates a group of young Bolsheviks and begins to sympathize with their plight, and causes Indy to question his loyalty.

  8. 8Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920

    47 minApr 3, 1993

    In New York City, Indy stretches himself thin when he stage-manages a Broadway musical, dates three beautiful women, attends high society parties, reads poetry with Greenwich Village bohemians and trades barbs with the literary wits of the Algonquin Round Table, all accompanied by composer George Gershwin.

  9. 9Vienna, November 1908

    48 minApr 10, 1993

    On a visit to Vienna, young Indy and his family stay with the American Ambassador in Austria where Indy meets Princess Sophie, the daughter of the heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and is given some advice on the meaning of love from Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Alfred Adler.

  10. 10Northern Italy, June 1918

    94 minApr 17, 1993

  11. 11Young Indiana Jones and the Phantom Train of Doom

    47 minJun 5, 1993

  12. 12Ireland, April 1916

    46 minJun 12, 1993

    In Ireland right before the Easter Rebellion, Indy falls for a beautiful young Colleen, whose brother is mixed up in the Irish resistance movement.

  13. 13Paris, September 1908

    47 minJun 19, 1993

    Young Indy meets the iconic artists Norman Rockwell, Pablo Picasso, George Braque, Edgar Degas and Henri Rousseau in Paris.

  14. 14Peking, March 1910

    46 minJun 26, 1993

    During a Thanksgiving dinner, professor Indiana Jones entertains his great-grandchildren by recalling a visit to China he made as a boy. While his father was working with the Chinese translator Yen Fu, young Indy, his mother and his tutor went sightseeing with their guide, Mr Li. After visiting the Great Wall of China, Indy fell ill during a rain storm and the travelers were taken in by a poor Chinese family. Dispite his mother's misgivings, she consented to have a local doctor treat her boy using acupuncture.

  15. 15Benares, January 1910

    47 minJul 3, 1993

  16. 16Paris, October 1916

    45 minJul 10, 1993

    When Indy goes on leave in Paris and engages in a torrid affair with infamous spy Mata Hari and she shows him that love isn't always grand.

  17. 17Istanbul, September 1918

    45 minJul 17, 1993

  18. 18Paris, May 1919

    45 minJul 24, 1993

Where to watch The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

Availability from JustWatch, via TMDB. Full listing for United States

Series cast

Sean Patrick FlaneryHenry "Indiana" Jones, Jr.24 episodes
Corey CarrierYoung Indiana Jones24 episodes
Lloyd OwenProfessor Henry Jones, Sr.24 episodes
Ruth de SosaAnna Jones24 episodes
George HallOld Indiana Jones24 episodes
Margaret TyzackMiss Helen Seymour24 episodes
Ronny CoutteureRemy Baudouin24 episodes
Jay UnderwoodErnest Hemingway3 episodes
Jason FlemyngEmile2 episodes
Pernilla AugustEmilie2 episodes
Jeffrey WrightSidney Bechet2 episodes
Harry Fowler1st Installer1 episode
Markéta Hrubešováprostitutka Colette1 episode
Robyn LivelyNancy Stratemeyer1 episode
Mark L. TaylorProfessor Thompson1 episode
Clark GreggDickinson1 episode
James HandyFrank Brady1 episode
John AsherClifford1 episode

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