‘Kung Fu’ debuts as a regular series on ABC 40 years ago this hour (1972)


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(Saturday, October 14, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EDT)Kung Fu, a drama that follows the adventures of a Shaolin monk who travels through the American Old West armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in martial arts, as he seeks his half-brother, debuted tonight as a regular series on ABC-TV (it had aired as a full-length feature TV pilot on Feb. 22, 1972). It starred David Carradine, Keye Luke, Philip Ahn and Radames Pera.