The Adventures of Kit Carson: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Adventures of Kit Carson, proved a popular Western in the early 1950s, geared for the children's market, although there was very little historical fact in this series about the real Kit Carson, famous Indian Scout and explorer of the Western Frontier. Kit Carson and El Toro, his Mexican sidekick, roamed the Wild West, traveling from Wyoming to Texas during the 1880s, chasing desperadoes, tracking wild game, drinking coffee by their campfire, and delighting youthful audiences. This, of course, was historically inaccurate, since the real Kit Carson died in 1868 at age fifty-nine. At the time he was an Indian agent at Fort Lyon, Colorado.

Series details

• Title: The Adventures of Kit Carson
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Western
• Premiere date: 1951-08-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1955-01-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4971

Cast and credited roles

• Bill Williams — Kit Carson
• Don Diamond — El Toro

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1951-08-11; final listed air date 1952-01-26.
• Season 2: premiered 1952-08-02; final listed air date 1953-01-24.
• Season 3: premiered 1953-08-01; final listed air date 1954-01-30.
• Season 4: premiered 1954-07-31; final listed air date 1955-01-22.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Adventures of Kit Carson on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.