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Spring Break Adventure is the sixth film in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. It is edited from the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episode "Princeton, February 1916" and the second half of Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal (the segment referred to as "Mexico, March 1916").

Publisher's summary

It's 1916, and high school student Indiana Jones is living with his dad in Princeton, New Jersey, working as a soda jerk. Spring break is fast approaching, and all Indy can think of is taking his girlfriend Nancy (daughter of cliffhanger author Edward Stratemeyer) to the prom in a slick new Bugati. The car's foreign engine is impossible to get parts for, but a favor from a professor working at Thomas Edison's laboratory raises his hopes. His plans are sidetracked when a mysterious break-in, the theft of an electric motor, and rumors of German spies result in a mystery that only Indy and Nancy can unravel.

Indy and his father then head to the southwest to visit family in Albuquerque. With his mischievous cousin Frank, Indy heads to Columbus, New Mexico to sew some wild oats when the town is suddenly attacked by Pancho Villa and his riders. Playing hero, Indy follows the Villistas into the desert and is soon taken captive. As a 16-year old itching for a good fight, Indy is stirred by Villa's words, and joins his cause, riding with the Villistas as General Pershing chases them throughout the desert. Indy meets and befriends the Belgian expatriate Remy, witnesses the intensity of a young George S. Patton, and also finds a murderer who escaped the law eight years earlier in Cairo in this adventure that sets the teenage Indy on a path that will lead him to war-torn Europe.

Appearances

Characters

Indiana Jones
Henry Jones, Sr.
Remy Baudouin
Nancy Stratemeyer
José González
Pancho Villa
Professor John Thompson
Dr. Bowman
Dickinson
Frank Brady
Edward Stratemeyer
Mrs. Stratemeyer
John J. Pershing
Lt. George Patton
Thomas Edison
Julio Cardenas
Jose Gonzales
Butch
Rosie
Demetrios
Frank
Aunt Grace Jones
Uncle Fred
Mexican Banker
Sentry
Old man in pueblo
Pilot
Jewel Williams
Clifford
Howard Butler
Thompson's Wife
Ricky
Teacher
Mrs. Brennan
Security Guard
Willie
Race Car Driver
Kurt
Herman
Hiram Bingham (Mentioned only)
Henry Ford (Mentioned only)

Locations

Mexico
- Ciudad Guerrero
United States
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
  - Rancho Bajada Del Norte
- Columbus, New Mexico
- Edison Laboratory, New Jersey
- Princeton, New Jersey

Behind the scenes

SpringBreakAdventure — *Spring Break Adventure* VHS cover.

When originally part of the pilot of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, the Mexico segment followed the "Egypt, 1908" half of My First Adventure, and so the mystery that begins in that part (the search for a stolen jackal headpiece) of the story is resolved by the end.

The bridging material created to edit Mexico segment with "Princeton, February 1916" has Indiana Jones say that he's visiting relatives in Albuquerque. In the pilot, the older Jones introduces the story by saying that he was visiting his cousin Frank in Santa Fe. This change isn't reflected in the map sequence which shows the cousins' journeying to Columbus on a route that bypasses Albuquerque altogether.

Actor Mike Moroff, who plays Pancho Villa, has a personal connection to his role: his grandfather actually rode with Villa, and Moroff inherited several love letters written by Villa. "My father grew up in Chilhuahua, Mexico, where Pancho Villa was from," says Moroff. "He was my father's hero."

This episode is referenced by Indy in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, when he tells Mutt Williams that he once rode with Pancho Villa's men.

Collections

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume One, The Early Years

Companion Historical Documentaries

External links

ADVENTURE TIMELINE
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 == Publisher's summary ==
-''It's 1916, and high school student Indiana Jones is living with his dad in Princeton, New Jersey, working as a soda jerk. Spring break is fast approaching, and all Indy can think of is taking his girlfriend Nancy (daughter of cliffhanger author Edward Stratemeyer) to the prom in a slick new Bugati. The car's foreign engine is impossible to get parts for, but a favor from a professor working at Thomas Edison's laboratory raises his hopes. His plans are sidetracked when a mysterious break-in, the theft of an electric motor, and rumors of German spies result in a mystery that only Indy and Nancy can unravel.''
+''It's [[1916]], and high school student [[Indiana Jones]] is living with [[Henry Walton Jones, Senior|his dad]] in [[Princeton]], [[New Jersey]], working as a soda jerk. Spring break is fast approaching, and all Indy can think of is taking his girlfriend [[Nancy Stratemeyer|Nancy]] (daughter of cliffhanger author [[Edward Stratemeyer]]) to the prom in a slick new Bugati. The car's foreign engine is impossible to get parts for, but a favor from a [[professor]] working at [[Thomas Edison]]'s [[Edison Laboratory|laboratory]] raises his hopes. His plans are sidetracked when a mysterious break-in, the theft of an electric motor, and rumors of [[Germany|German]] spies result in a mystery that only Indy and Nancy can unravel.''
-''Indy and his father then head to the southwest to visit family in Albuquerque. With his mischievous cousin Frank, Indy heads to Columbus, New Mexico to sew some wild oats when the town is suddenly attacked by Pancho Villa and his riders. Playing hero, Indy follows the Villistas into the desert and is soon taken captive. As a 16-year old itching for a good fight, Indy is stirred by Villa's words, and joins his cause, riding with the Villistas as General Pershing chases them throughout the desert. Indy meets and befriends the Belgian expatriate Remy, witnesses the intensity of a young George S. Patton, and also finds a murderer who escaped the law eight years earlier in Cairo in this adventure that sets the teenage Indy on a path that will lead him to war-torn Europe.''
+''Indy and his father then head to the southwest to visit family in [[Albuquerque]]. With his mischievous cousin [[Frank Jones|Frank]], Indy heads to [[Columbus]], [[New Mexico]] to sew some wild oats when the town is suddenly attacked by [[Pancho Villa]] and his riders. Playing hero, Indy follows the [[Villistas]] into the desert and is soon taken captive. As a 16-year old itching for a good fight, Indy is stirred by Villa's words, and joins his cause, riding with the Villistas as [[General]] [[John J. Pershing|Pershing]] chases them throughout the desert. Indy meets and befriends the [[Belgium|Belgian]] expatriate [[Remy Baudouin|Remy]], witnesses the intensity of a young [[George S. Patton]], and also finds [[Demetrios|a murderer]] who escaped the law [[1908|eight years earlier]] in [[Cairo]] in this adventure that sets the teenage Indy on a path that will lead him to [[World War I|war-torn]] [[Europe]].''
 == Appearances ==
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 == Behind the scenes ==
+[[File:SpringBreakAdventure.jpg|thumb|200px|''Spring Break Adventure'' VHS cover.]]
-* When originally part of [[Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal|the pilot]], the Mexico segment followed the "Egypt, 1908" half of ''[[My First Adventure]]'', and so the mystery that begins in that part (the search for a stolen jackal headpiece) of the story is resolved by the end.
+When originally part of [[Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal|the pilot]] of ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'', the Mexico segment followed the "Egypt, 1908" half of ''[[My First Adventure]]'', and so the mystery that begins in that part (the search for a stolen jackal headpiece) of the story is resolved by the end.
-*The bridging material created to edit Mexico segment with "[[Princeton, February 1916]]" has [[Indiana Jones]] say that he's visiting relatives in [[Albuquerque]]. In the pilot, the older Jones introduces the story by saying that he was visiting his cousin Frank in [[Santa Fe]]. This change isn't reflected in the map sequence which shows the cousins' journeying to [[Columbus]] on a route that bypasses Albuquerque altogether.
-* Actor [[Mike Moroff]], who plays [[Pancho Villa]], has a personal connection to his role: his grandfather actually rode with Villa, and Moroff inherited several love letters written by Villa. "My father grew up in Chilhuahua, Mexico, where Pancho Villa was from," says Moroff. "He was my father's hero."
+The bridging material created to edit Mexico segment with "[[Princeton, February 1916]]" has [[Indiana Jones]] say that he's visiting relatives in [[Albuquerque]]. In the pilot, the older Jones introduces the story by saying that he was visiting his cousin Frank in [[Santa Fe]]. This change isn't reflected in the map sequence which shows the cousins' journeying to [[Columbus]] on a route that bypasses Albuquerque altogether.
-* This episode is referenced by Indy in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'', when he tells [[Mutt Williams]] that he once rode with Pancho Villa's men.
+Actor [[Mike Moroff]], who plays [[Pancho Villa]], has a personal connection to his role: his grandfather actually rode with Villa, and Moroff inherited several love letters written by Villa. "My father grew up in Chilhuahua, Mexico, where Pancho Villa was from," says Moroff. "He was my father's hero."
+This episode is referenced by Indy in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'', when he tells [[Mutt Williams]] that he once rode with Pancho Villa's men.
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