<P> Kung Fu is an American action - adventure martial arts western drama television series starring David Carradine . The series aired on ABC from October 1972 to April 1975 for a total of 63 episodes . Kung Fu was preceded by a full - length (90 minutes, with commercial breaks) feature television pilot, an ABC Movie of the Week, which was broadcast on February 22, 1972 . The series became one of the most popular television programs of the early 1970s, receiving widespread critical acclaim and commercial success upon its release . </P> <P> Kung Fu was created by Ed Spielman, directed and produced by Jerry Thorpe, and developed by Herman Miller, who was also a writer for, and co-producer of, the series . </P> <P> The series follows the adventures of Kwai Chang Caine (portrayed by David Carradine as an adult, Keith Carradine as a teenager, and Radames Pera as a young boy), 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 Danny Caine, his half - brother . Many of the aphorisms used in the series are adapted from or derived directly from the Tao Te Ching, a book of ancient Taoist philosophy attributed to the sage Lao - tzu . </P> <P> Keye Luke (as the blind Master Po) and Philip Ahn (as Master Chen Ming Kan) were also members of the regular cast . David Chow, who was also a guest star in the series, acted as the technical and kung fu advisor, a role later undertaken by Kam Yuen . </P>

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