What is Kung Fu (1972 TV series)?
{{unreferenced|date=November 2011}} {{Infobox television | image = David_Carradine_as_Caine_from_Kung_Fu_-_c._1972–1975.jpg | caption = | runtime = 60 minutes (per episode) | creator = [[Ed Spielman]] | executive_producer = [[Jerry Thorpe]] | starring = [[David Carradine]]<br />[[Keye Luke]]<br />[[Philip Ahn]]<br />[[Radames Pera]] | country = United States | network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | first_aired = {{start date|1972|10|14}} | last_aired = {{end date|1975|04|16}} | num_seasons = 3 | num_episodes = 63 |list_episodes = }} '''''Kung Fu''''' was an American [[television]] series created by [[Ed Spielman]], and starring [[David Carradine]] as Kwai Chang Caine. The show was nominated for 2 Golden Globes. == Plot == ''Kung Fu'' follows the adventures of a Shaolin monk named Kwai Chang Caine travelling through the Old West of the United States as the only weapon, using his skills in martial arts and inner strength of his philosophy of life. Its purpose was to find his half-brother, Danny Caine, and start a new family, as Kwai Chang had fled China after the authorities put a price on his head. 63 episodes of the series were filmed between 1972-1975, including the 90-minute TV pilot. == References == *[https://books.google.com/books?id=JUGehoTVrOAC&dq=kung+fu+david+carradine&pg=PA124 Action TV: tough-guys, smooth operators and foxy chicks, by Bill Osgerby,Anna Gough-Yates] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=dFPFCfe3ZicC&dq=david+carradine+kung+fu+tv+series&pg=PA73 Cinephilia: movies, love and memory, by Marijke de Valck,Malte Hagener] == Other websites == * {{imdb title|id=0068093|title=Kung Fu {{noitalic|(1972-1975)}}}} [[Category:1972 American television series debuts]] [[Category:1975 American television series endings]] [[Category:1970s American television series]] [[Category:American drama television series]] [[Category:English-language television programs]]