The Young Rebels

I loved this show! I was 12 when it aired. As a previous reviewer stated, it got me hooked on history to the point that I minored in it at college.

I remember Rick Ely as being the primary character, but I had a huge crush on Philippe Forquet. His portrayal of General the Marquis de Lafayette was as dashing as I thought he would have been. (Minor trivia, Philippe Forquet was in a "Twice as Nice" shampoo commercial about this time frame.)

It lasted one short season, but stayed in my mind all these years. Seems like each episode lasted about 45 minutes.

Would love to get it on DVD. I wish more shows were on now days as interesting and entertaining as this one was.

I absolutely loved this show and was so disappointed when there wasn't a second or more seasons. I like in Pennsylvania and was really into the history of the Revolutionary War times, living in part of the land where a lot of it took place, I so intrigued with the fact that I was walking on the same grounds as out forefathers fighting for our independence. Even a church in area hide the Liberty Bell for a while. George Washington stayed at the Sunn Inn in my town of Bethlehem, I could go on and on. Wish they would bring back a new version of it.l The show was entertaining as it was educational. Miss good programming of the 60's and 70's.

I was an eleven-year-old history buff when "The Young Rebels" premiered in September 1970. Haven't seen it, of course, in nearly 40 years; but I sure LOVED all 15 episodes of this show.

"TYR" was part of a let's-attract-the-young movement by the networks in the late 1960s and early 70s, with dramas featuring youthful characters. Others in this venue that I recall include "The Storefront Lawyers" and "The Young Lawyers." "TYR" was apparently based on the following premise: what the heck, there were teens and early 20-somethings with long hair who were committed to the American Revolution, so let's have a show about them and try to get contemporary kids to watch. Didn't work, unfortunately. Those other youth-oriented dramas didn't last long either.

I would certainly love to see "TYR" again. Of the cast, only Lou Gossett went on (justifiably) to a major career -- -

I remember watching this show when it originally aired and later when it was show on one of the cable stations--TVLand maybe? I can't remember.

I was a fan of both Rick Ely and Lou Gosset, Jr.

It was interesting seeing events that I'd learned about in history class get a new and different look through the eyes of young people in the 1700's. And there was always a bit a factual trivia at the end of every show.

My favorite episode was the one about the Liberty Bell and I also remember one about Patrick Henry. The wove actually history into the episodes very well.

I'm a history teacher and would love to have this show on DVD to use in my classroom. I remember it well. It got me hooked on American history at a young age. It would be most useful for discussions regarding the way Americans view (and the way American popular culture depicts) the American Revolution and specifically the notion of 'freedom fighters' vs 'terrorists'. It is also an interesting view of the 70's craze for 'relevatism'. I remember being extremely disappointed when it was taken off the air. The acting and the story lines were good. I specifically remember Henry the Ben Franklyn fan and Lafayette that was played by a young Frenchman very well. Of course a young Lou Gossett Jr with hair is certainly worth preserving this show for posterity all by itself! It came out when young people preferred to watch things like Laugh-in and the Partridge Family the year they took the long-running Daniel Boone off the air. Daniel Boone is very similar, especially the first couple of seasons which are available on DVD now, but I rate the Young Rebels a notch above Daniel Boone for current day relevancy.