Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920

Episode aired Apr 3, 1993
TV-G
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

317

YOUR RATING

Anne Heche in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)

Action Adventure Family Mystery

Indiana Jones is late for a Broadway show and begins to recount his own experiences working backstage at George White's Scandals in 1920 to his disgruntled female cabdriver. Indy managed to ... Read allIndiana Jones is late for a Broadway show and begins to recount his own experiences working backstage at George White's Scandals in 1920 to his disgruntled female cabdriver. Indy managed to woo no less than three girls in as many days: singer Peggy, poet Kate and socialite Gloria... Read allIndiana Jones is late for a Broadway show and begins to recount his own experiences working backstage at George White's Scandals in 1920 to his disgruntled female cabdriver. Indy managed to woo no less than three girls in as many days: singer Peggy, poet Kate and socialite Gloria. Arriving at the theater, Old Indy has no time to finish his account to the cabbie and in... Read all

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

317

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Linda Ronstadt provided the singing voice for Peggy (Jennifer Stevens).

Goofs
When Indy arrives in New York, the sign on the building says "Grand Central Station". The actual name is "Grand Central Terminal", "terminal" being standard railroad nomenclature for the end of a line. There was a "Grand Central Station", but only until 1910.

Quotes
George Gershwin: [Indiana Jones] Why can't I stop thinking about her?
[Gershwin Stands up from and gestures toward piano]
George Gershwin: Tell him maestro.
[Berlin approaches]
George Gershwin: It's very simple Boychick.
[Removes hanky, dusts piano, tosses soiled rag to song pluggers, sits and sings]
George Gershwin: A pretty girl/is like a melody/that haunts you night and day/She will leave you/and then/come back again/A pretty girl/is just/like a pretty tune.

Crazy credits
'Louis Turenne' is credited as Theatre Critic even though his scenes with George Hall as old Indy have been deleted.

Alternate versions
Often shown on television in two parts titled "New York, June 1920" and "New York, July 1920". In the first part, Old Indy (George Hall) begins to recall the story to a female cab driver (Roma Maffia), in part two he tells the rest of it to a theater critic (Louis Turenne).

Connections
Edited into The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 (1999)

Soundtracks
Rhapsody in Blue
(1924) (uncredited)
Written by George Gershwin
Played briefly at the start of the opening credits
Reprised briefly at the Park Avenue party

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Featured review

8/10

One Of My Favs

When I started collecting the soundtracks to the series, the first one picked up was the soundtrack to this one. In fact, this soundtrack won an Emmy. It was so good that I became a fan of George Gershwin and Rhapsody in Blue.

This one mostly deals with Indy being part of a production in New York while juggling three women at the same time. One of these women is the boss's daughter. Oops.

If there is one thing I enjoyed with this one: that would be the casting. They bring so much life to the characters. The three leading ladies (one played by Anne Heche) are a delight, and the guts playing Mr. White and George Gershwin are a riot.

The whole thing leads to a huge stage production with an important audience and Indy trying to save the show. It's rather entertaining and the music is phenomenal. This, to me, is one of the best episodes.