The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was a TV series that ran from 1992 to 1996, which explored the childhood and youth of the character Indiana Jones. The series primarily starred Sean Patrick Flanery as Indy aged 16-20, but also had several episodes with Corey Carrier as Indy aged 8-10. The show was written by George Lucas of Star Wars fame (and also producer of the Indiana Jones films), and was produced by Rick McCallum.

Story
Many of the stories have Indiana meeting and working with famous historical figures. For example, Curse of the Jackal prominently involved Indy in the adventures of T. E. Lawrence and Pancho Villa. Indy also encountered figures such as Louis Armstrong and Winston Churchill.

Each episode featured an elderly Indiana Jones (played by George Hall) in the present day encountering people who would spur him to reminisce about his past adventures. Initially the plan was for the series to alternate between the adventures of Indy as a child and as a teenager, but eventually the episodes featuring Flanery's version of the character dominated the series.

Harrison Ford, who plays Indy in the movies, made an appearance as Indy (age 50) in the episode "The Mystery of the Blues" that aired in March 1993. Paul Freeman, who played Rene Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark, portrayed an unrelated character named Frederick Selous in a couple of episodes.

Filming
The series was unusual in being shot on location around the world. Partly to offset the cost of this it was filmed in 16mm rather than 35mm film. The series was designed so that each pair of episodes could either be broadcast separately, or as a 2-hour movie-length episode.