Season 2 • Episode 13
LatestNorwegian songbird Julie Lang wants to take her troupe to New Orleans for an engagement, but she has no money. Grey finally agrees to take the troupe aboard the Enterprise, for an IOU against their New Orleans receipts. Along the way, a future crewman of another famous ship called Enterprise, steals her jewelry.
Riverboat is a 44-episode western television series starring Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds broadcast on the NBC television network from September 13, 1959 until January 2, 1961. It was produced by Revue Studios.
Acting
Darren McGavin's gruff charisma anchors every episode.
Production
Genuine steamboat sets before everything went digital.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show's actual steamboat, the Gordon C. Greene, was a real Mississippi vessel built in 1923. It later became a floating restaurant before burning down in St. Louis in 1970.
Burt Reynolds quit after 20 episodes to star in Gunsmoke, and the show never quite found its footing again—proving even 1959 knew Reynolds was destined for bigger boats.
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