The Young Rebels

Welcome to the The Young Rebels guide at TV Tome. In an era of police dramas, westerns, and sitcoms, The Young Rebels appeared in the fall of 1970 with a different agenda: to appeal to young viewers by applying the rebellious ideals of the 1960's with the young revolutionaries during America's war for independence. Set in 1777, the series revolved around a fictional undercover patriot group called the Yankee Doodle Society based out of Chester, Pennsylvania. The ringleader of the group was Jeremy Larkin, the younger son of Chester's mayor. His associates were Henry Abington, the son of the local pharmaceutical and who bore a bit of a resemblance to Benjamin Franklin, and the town's blacksmith Isak Poole, a former slave who had bought his own freedom. Jeremy's girlfriend, Elizabeth Coates, sometimes accompanied the Society on its escapades. They reported directly to the 20 year old Ge