Kung Fu (1972 TV series)

Kung Fu
Genre
Created by
Starring
Theme music composerJim Helms
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes62 + pilot (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerJerry Thorpe
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time48-51 minutes
Production companyWarner Bros. Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 22, 1972 (1972-02-22)
ReleaseOctober 14, 1972 (1972-10-14)[2] –
April 26, 1975 (1975-04-26)[3]
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Kung Fu is an American action-adventure martial arts Western drama television series starring David Carradine. The series follows the adventures of Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin monk who travels through the American Old West, armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in martial arts, as he seeks Danny Caine, his half-brother.[4][5]

Many of the aphorisms used in the series are adapted from or derived directly from the Tao Te Ching, a book of ancient Taoist philosophy attributed to the sage Lao-tzu.[6][7][8]

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  2. ^ "Season 1 air dates, Pilot aired February 22, 1972". IMDb. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Season 3 air dates". IMDb. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Weber, Bruce (June 5, 2009). "David Carradine, Actor, Is Dead at 72". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  5. ^ Pilato, Herbie J. (1993). The Kung Fu Book of Caine. The Complete Guide to TV's First Mystical Eastern Western. Charles E. Tuttle Company. pp. 14, 200. ISBN 0-8048-1826-6.
  6. ^ Jonathan Herman (2013). Taoism For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 182. ISBN 9781118423981.
  7. ^ "The Tao of Kung Fu - a philosophy of life that is not about fighting". Kung Fu Fitness and Defense. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "We only know good because of evil". Tao of Kung Fu. March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2014.