son is now a police detective who has long since abandoned his boyhood Shaolin training. This series ran for four seasons and 88 episodes. This show made no references to previous two TV movies and acts as an alternative sequel to the original series. David Carradine made one final appearance as Caine in The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw, part of The Gambler telefilm series, which starred singer Kenny Rogers and was inspired by his hit song, “The Gambler”. Luck of the Draw also featured the final appearance of Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain, Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp, and Jack Kelly as Bart Maverick. Notes References Pilato, Herbie J. The Kung Fu Book of Caine: The Complete Guide to TV's First Mystical Eastern Western. Boston: Charles A. Tuttle, 1993. Television characters introduced in 1972 Adoptee characters in television Fictional Shaolin kung fu practitioners Fictional Shé Quán practitioners Fictional male martial artists Kung Fu (1972 TV series) Fictional Buddhist monks Fictional immigrants to the United States Orphan characters in television Western (genre) heroes and heroines Fictional vigilantes Fictional musicians Fictional orphans Fictional adoptees Fictional vegan and vegetarian characters pt:Kwai Chang Caine