Jungle Jim (TV series)
Jungle Jim is a 1955–56 American TV series based on the Jungle Jim newspaper comic strip. It stars Johnny Weissmuller, who had previously played the character in a series of sixteen theatrically released Jungle Jim feature films, which were produced soon after he retired from the Tarzan film series in 1948 for which he is best remembered.[1]
The Jungle Jim TV show premiered on Sept. 26, 1955 and ended its 26 episode run on March 19, 1956.[2] It ran for 26 episodes and was produced by Screen Gems who sold it into syndication.[3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim
- Martin Huston as Skipper
- Dean Fredericks as Kaseem
- Tamba as Tamba the Chimp
- Paul Cavanagh as Commissioner Morrison (in eight episodes)
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Man Killer" | Donald McDougall | Unknown | September 26, 1955 |
| 2 | "Land of Terror" | Earl Bellamy | Wallace Bosco | October 3, 1955 |
| 3 | "Treasure of the Amazon" | Earl Bellamy | Malvin Wald | October 10, 1955 |
| 4 | "Lagoon of Death" | Earl Bellamy | Wells Root | October 17, 1955 |
| 5 | "A Fortune in Ivory" | Unknown | Unknown | October 24, 1955 |
| 6 | "Jungle Justice" | Don McDougall | J. Benton Cheney | October 31, 1955 |
| 7 | "The Eyes of Minobo" | Don McDougall | Harry Poppe, Jr. | November 7, 1955 |
| 8 | "The King's Ghost" | Unknown | Unknown | November 14, 1955 |
| 9 | "White Magic" | Don McDougall | Story by : Wallace Bosco Teleplay by : Robert Williams | November 21, 1955 |
| 10 | "The Deadly Idol" | Don McDougall | Terence Maples | November 28, 1955 |
| 11 | "The Leopard's Paw" | Unknown | Unknown | December 5, 1955 |
| 12 | "Man from Zanzibar" | Unknown | Unknown | December 12, 1955 |
| 13 | "Precious Cargo" | Unknown | Unknown | December 19, 1955 |
| 14 | "The Golden Parasol" | Unknown | Unknown | December 26, 1955 |
| 15 | "Code of the Jungle" | Unknown | Unknown | January 2, 1956 |
| 16 | "Wild Man of the Jungle" | Unknown | Unknown | January 9, 1956 |
| 17 | "Safari Into Danger" | Unknown | Unknown | January 16, 1956 |
| 18 | "Blood Money" | Unknown | Unknown | January 23, 1956 |
| 19 | "Striped Fury" | Unknown | Unknown | January 30, 1956 |
| 20 | "Scared Scarab" | Unknown | Unknown | February 6, 1956 |
| 21 | "Voodoo Drums" | Unknown | Unknown | February 13, 1956 |
| 22 | "The Avenger" | Unknown | Unknown | February 20, 1956 |
| 23 | "Return of the Tauregs" | Unknown | Unknown | February 27, 1956 |
| 24 | "The Silver Locket" | Unknown | Unknown | March 5, 1956 |
| 25 | "Gift of Evil" | Unknown | Unknown | March 12, 1956 |
| 26 | "Power of Darkness" | Don McDougall | Story by : Wells Root Teleplay by : Wells Root & J. Benton Cheney | March 19, 1956 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Johnny Weissmuller: Olympics to Tarzan". Behlmer, Rudy. "Films in Review, New York, Vol. 47, Iss. 7-8 (Jul/Aug 1996): 20.
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 254–255. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- ^ TV AND MOVIES NOW LOOK LIKE A HAPPY COUPLE: Nearly All Film Firms Plunge Into Video Wolters, Larry. Chicago Daily Tribune 24 Apr 1955: s10.
- ^ Bryan Foy to Produce Emergency TVer; Name Star for You Are There Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 28 Nov 1955: 34.
External links
[edit]- Jungle Jim at IMDb
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