National Velvet
Velvet Brown lives on a dairy farm with her parents Martha and Herbert, her brother Donald, her sister Edwina, and ex-jockey Mi Taylor; Edwina has a boyfriend named Teddy. Velvet owns a beautiful horse, King, whom she hopes will run in the Grand National Steeplechase someday.
- 1960-1962
- 2 seasons
- MGM Television
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
Velvet Brown lives on a dairy farm with her parents Martha and Herbert, her brother Donald, her sister Edwina, and ex-jockey Mi Taylor; Edwina has a boyfriend named Teddy. Velvet owns a beautiful horse, King, whom she hopes will run in the Grand National Steeplechase someday.
Season 2 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1961 - 1962
Episode 1
The Pony
Mon, Sep 18, 1961 30 mins
An old man comes driving by the Brown Farm in his car towing a horse trailer with Shetland pony in it has an accident.
Episode 2
The Lake
Mon, Sep 25, 1961 30 mins
Velvet finds out that chemical company wants to buy the land around the towns lake to build a plant.
Episode 3
The Bully
Mon, Oct 2, 1961 30 mins
When John gets beaten up by the school yard bully, Mi teaches him how to defend himself.
Episode 4
The Fall
Mon, Oct 9, 1961 30 mins
Donald accidentally spooks King while Velvet is riding him which causes him to rear then she falls off. This causes Velvet to have dizzy spells.
Episode 5
Edwina's Elopement
Mon, Oct 16, 1961 30 mins
While in college Teddy, Edwina's boyfriend, decided he wants them to elope with her.
Episode 6
The Tramp
Mon, Oct 23, 1961 30 mins
A tramp named Jed Corrigan comes to town looking for work and Herbert gives him a job on the Farm chopping fire wood but Mi does not like him.
Episode 7
The Fortune Teller
Mon, Oct 30, 1961 30 mins
A fortune teller over hears that Mrs. Anderson would give anything to win the County Hunt Show tells Velvet that King will have a serious injury if she rides him in the show.
Episode 8
Donald's Tonsils
Mon, Nov 6, 1961 30 mins
After getting sick the Doctor say Donald has to have his tonsils taken out.
Episode 9
The Outsider
Mon, Nov 13, 1961 30 mins
A boy named Billy comes to visit the Brown's who is now blind no longer has any hope until he tries jumping King.
Episode 10
The Club
Mon, Nov 20, 1961 30 mins
John and Alvin who are now friends join a private Boys only Club House that are building leaving Velvet out. Only John wants Velvet to stay.
Episode 11
The Desperado
Mon, Nov 27, 1961 30 mins
After watching the "Black Bar Slade" western special on Television Donald imagines he is fighting with Black Bar himself.
Episode 12
The Experiment
Mon, Dec 11, 1961 30 mins
Herbert and Mi are talking about a miracle food that grows really fast but it's really poisonous and unfortunately Donald feeds it to his Shetland pony Tiny.
Episode 13
Terry
Mon, Dec 25, 1961 30 mins
Mrs. Adams stove explodes and she is injured then is taken away by ambulance, her daughter Terry comes over to the Brown's to stay while her mother in the Hospital.
Episode 14
The Haunted House
Mon, Jan 1, 1962 30 mins
Everyone says there is a "witch" living in the old haunted house so while out riding Velvet meets the occupant Ann Roberts a former rider. Velvet wants to help Ann because she cannot ride anymore.
Episode 15
Stable Mates
Mon, Jan 8, 1962 30 mins
King won't race or eat because he's lonely for Tiny, Donald's Shetland pony. Velvet is upset because King cannot race without Tiny but Donald tells Velvet she can't have him.
Episode 16
Martha's Beau
Mon, Jan 22, 1962 30 mins
Herbert is jealous because of Edgar Torrance, a former Beau of Martha who went to the same school growing up together. Edgar now works for the town newspaper.
Episode 17
The Scandal
Mon, Jan 29, 1962 30 mins
$25.00 is stolen from the Class Memorial Fund and it's by Betty a classmate and friend of Edwina who asks' her for help in replacing the money. They go back to the school to replace it and Velvet goes looking for Edwina when she does not come home.
Episode 18
The Star
Mon, Feb 5, 1962 30 mins
Edwina gets to play Juliet in the school's upcoming play "Romeo and Juliet" and her Drama Teacher asks Velvet to teach King to pull a cart for the show.
Episode 19
The Test
Thu, Aug 16, 1962 30 mins
Alvie shows up while Mi is given John a riding lesson on Green Devil, a retired steeplechaser and challenges him to a race. Velvet lets John ride King in the race.
Episode 20
The Feud
Mon, Feb 19, 1962 30 mins
One of Herbert's cows is shot by hunters on his property which starts a feud between him and Homer over land usage.
Episode 21
Jeopardy
Mon, Feb 26, 1962 30 mins
Edwina is trying to do all the work around the house while Martha is in town taking care of Donald accidentally gives King to Hr.Herly the owner of the packing house who decides to keep him.
Episode 22
Rogue Horse
Mon, Mar 5, 1962 30 mins
While Velvet is out riding King she's sees a wild horse that looks like King. Velvet gets a closer look at the horse and sees that it has been beaten so she wants to save him from all the people trying to catch it.
Episode 23
Mi's Citizenship
Mon, Mar 12, 1962 30 mins
Mi want's to pass his citizenship test but he is accused of stealing in England which is a felony that may get him deported. .
Episode 24
The Rumor
Mon, Mar 19, 1962 30 mins
A rumor is spreading around town which says that Sam Watkins, the local Farrier, has injured King. Velvet and Mi decide to start another rumor to correct this one.
Episode 25
Ede's Bombshell
Mon, Mar 26, 1962 30 mins
Martha's very lazy nephew Morton comes to the Brown Farm for a visit claiming he has bad leg so that he can't work. King finally scares Morton so bad that he starts running, proving his leg is fine.
Episode 26
The Clown
Mon, Apr 2, 1962 30 mins
Donald meets Flynn the Magic Clown in an old Railroad Car who wants to live there but Herbert and the Rail Road Man get into a fight over the land.