Boone
★ 8 · 1983 · 60m · Drama
Boone Sawyer, who aspires to a career in rock and roll music, despite the advice of his stern father, Merit Sawyer, who wants Boone to join him in the automobile repair business. The setting of the series is Tennessee in the early 1950s, when great changes began to occur in popular music, with the rise of Elvis Presley.
Episodes
2. The Last Dance (a.k.a. A Trip Down to Memphis)60m · Boone and Rome miss the senior prom to accompany Mr. Johnson to a nightclub.▶3. Banjo60m · Boone and Rome discover an orphaned girl living in a burned-out cabin. Boone and Rome meet Banjo, a wild orphan with a talent for the instrument she's named after, and bring her to the Sawyer's home to stay, but Boone is not prepared for the jealousy his sister, Squirt, exhibits toward the newcomer. |▶4. The Trial60m · Boone is injured in an explosion at the airport, but his music takes on a new dimension when he develops a friendship with singer Lucky Parsons.▶5. Second Fiddle60m · Boone and Rome's friendship is tested when they meet a beautiful 17-year-old bonde girl.
6. The Decision60m · Boone confronts his parents with his decision to make music his career, with or without their support. Mr. Johnson dies and leaves his guitar to Boone. At the funeral Boone's parents announce they will support him in any career he chooses.▶7. The Graduation60m · ▶8. Chance of a Lifetime60m · 
9. The Auction60m · ▶10. Words and Music60m · Boone and Rome help thwart a crooked record producer.▶11. Hard to Get60m · Boone gets involved with a woman who has a five-year-old son and runs moonshine for her ex. Boone's parents are arrested and he puts himself in danger to protect the woman and her son.
12. The Front Line60m · Rome gets drafted and Boone enlists so they can be together. Boone fails the physical and is rejected. As Rome prepares to leave he hears the Korean War is over. While he is celebrating his motorcycle falls, crushing his knee and preventing him from going into the army.▶13. The Runaway60m · Cousin Geneva leaves her husband and comes to Nashville to get Boone to help her launch a music career. Her first appearance does not go very well, but Boone discovers she has a talent for sewing. Geneva's husband joins her as she begins her new career as a seamstress.More Like This
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