Kung Fu/Season One
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| Season One Kung Fu | |
| Season Premiere | October 14, 1972 |
| Season Finale | May 3, 1973 |
| Episode Count | 15 + pilot movie |
| Notable Episodes | 1x15 - The Ancient Warrior |
| Previous N/A | Next |
Season One of Kung Fu premiered with a pilot movie aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on February 22, 1972. The success of that led to the series being picked up, and it officially debuted on the ABC network on October 14, 1972. David Carradine stars as Kwai Chang Caine, a former Shaolin monk who flees China after killing the Chinese Emperor's nephew.
This is the season where the story arc of Caine's lost brother begins.
[edit] Episodes
| # | # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | Kung Fu | February 22, 1972 |
| 1 | 1 | King of the Mountain | October 14, 1972 |
| 2 | 2 | Dark Angel | November 11, 1972 |
| 3 | 3 | Blood Brother | January 18, 1973 |
| 4 | 4 | An Eye for an Eye | January 25, 1973 |
| 5 | 5 | The Tide | February 1, 1973 |
| 6 | 6 | The Soul Is the Warrior | February 8, 1973 |
| 7 | 7 | Nine Lives | February 15, 1973 |
| 8 | 8 | Sun and Cloud Shadow | February 22, 1973 |
| 9 | 9 | Chains | March 8, 1973 |
| 10 | 10 | Alethea | March 15, 1973 |
| 11 | 11 | The Praying Mantis Kills | March 22, 1973 |
| 12 | 12 | Superstition | April 5, 1973 |
| 13 | 13 | The Stone | April 12, 1973 |
| 14 | 14 | The Third Man | April 26, 1973 |
| 15 | 15 | The Ancient Warrior | May 3, 1973 |
