Which 1990s television series depicted the childhood and youth of Indiana Jones?

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was the 1990s television series depicting Indiana Jones’s childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood.

Created and executive-produced by George Lucas, the series aired on ABC from 1992 to 1993 before continuing as four made-for-television films between 1994 and 1996. It was designed partly as historical “edutainment,” placing young Indy in major events and introducing him to figures such as T. E. Lawrence, Theodore Roosevelt, Ernest Hemingway, and Sigmund Freud.

Corey Carrier played Indy at roughly ages 8 to 10, while Sean Patrick Flanery portrayed him from about 16 to 21. George Hall played an elderly Indiana Jones who introduced or concluded many episodes. Harrison Ford also appeared as a 50-year-old Indy in one episode, “Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues.”

The title is easy to confuse with novels, video games, and alternate marketing names such as “The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones.” Those are related franchise products or informal descriptions; the television series’ canonical title is “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.”