Indiana Jones is an American media franchise based on the adventures of Dr Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr.
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13 Facts About Indiana Jones
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In 1992, the franchise expanded to a television series with The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, portraying the character in his childhood and youth, and including adventures with his father.
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Indiana Jones had ideas regarding the Monkey King and a haunted castle, but eventually created the Sankara Stones, that would be used in the film.
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Indiana Jones hired Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz to write the script as he knew of their interest in Indian culture.
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Indiana Jones's script, titled Indiana Jones and the City of Gods, was set in the 1950s, with ex-Nazis pursuing Jones.
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Indiana Jones is hired by government agents to locate the Ark of the Covenant, the gold plated chest containing the stone tablets Moses used to inscribe the Ten Commandments before the Nazi Germans steal it for themselves.
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Indiana Jones manages to overcome Mola Ram's evil power, rescues the children and returns the stones to their rightful place, overcoming his own mercenary nature.
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However, Indiana Jones recovers his father's diary filled with his research, and manages to rescue him before finding the location of the Grail.
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Indiana Jones is having a quiet life teaching before being thrust into a new adventure.
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Indiana Jones's journey takes him across Nevada, Connecticut, Peru, and the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles received a mixed reception from fans, although it won 10 Emmy Awards out of 23 nominations, as well as a 1994 Golden Globe nomination for Best Drama series.
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Indiana Jones has a doomed romance with Alecia Dunstin, a librarian at the British Museum.
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Indiana Jones books comprised 11 of the 17 releases in the line, which was initially titled Find Your Fate Adventure.
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