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

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Man Killer"Donald McDougallUnknownSeptember 26, 1955 (1955-09-26)
2"Land of Terror"Earl BellamyWallace BoscoOctober 3, 1955 (1955-10-03)
3"Treasure of the Amazon"Earl BellamyMalvin WaldOctober 10, 1955 (1955-10-10)
4"Lagoon of Death"Earl BellamyWells RootOctober 17, 1955 (1955-10-17)
5"A Fortune in Ivory"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 1955 (1955-10-24)
6"Jungle Justice"Don McDougallJ. Benton CheneyOctober 31, 1955 (1955-10-31)
7"The Eyes of Minobo"Don McDougallHarry Poppe, Jr.November 7, 1955 (1955-11-07)
8"The King's Ghost"UnknownUnknownNovember 14, 1955 (1955-11-14)
9"White Magic"Don McDougallStory by : Wallace Bosco
Teleplay by : Robert Williams		November 21, 1955 (1955-11-21)
10"The Deadly Idol"Don McDougallTerence MaplesNovember 28, 1955 (1955-11-28)
11"The Leopard's Paw"UnknownUnknownDecember 5, 1955 (1955-12-05)
12"Man from Zanzibar"UnknownUnknownDecember 12, 1955 (1955-12-12)
13"Precious Cargo"UnknownUnknownDecember 19, 1955 (1955-12-19)
14"The Golden Parasol"UnknownUnknownDecember 26, 1955 (1955-12-26)
15"Code of the Jungle"UnknownUnknownJanuary 2, 1956 (1956-01-02)
16"Wild Man of the Jungle"UnknownUnknownJanuary 9, 1956 (1956-01-09)
17"Safari Into Danger"UnknownUnknownJanuary 16, 1956 (1956-01-16)
18"Blood Money"UnknownUnknownJanuary 23, 1956 (1956-01-23)
19"Striped Fury"UnknownUnknownJanuary 30, 1956 (1956-01-30)
20"Scared Scarab"UnknownUnknownFebruary 6, 1956 (1956-02-06)
21"Voodoo Drums"UnknownUnknownFebruary 13, 1956 (1956-02-13)
22"The Avenger"UnknownUnknownFebruary 20, 1956 (1956-02-20)
23"Return of the Tauregs"UnknownUnknownFebruary 27, 1956 (1956-02-27)
24"The Silver Locket"UnknownUnknownMarch 5, 1956 (1956-03-05)
25"Gift of Evil"UnknownUnknownMarch 12, 1956 (1956-03-12)
26"Power of Darkness"Don McDougallStory by : Wells Root
Teleplay by : Wells Root & J. Benton Cheney		March 19, 1956 (1956-03-19)

References

  1. ^ "Johnny Weissmuller: Olympics to Tarzan". Behlmer, Rudy. "Films in Review, New York, Vol. 47, Iss. 7-8 (Jul/Aug 1996): 20.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Bryan Foy to Produce Emergency TVer; Name Star for You Are There Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 28 Nov 1955: 34.
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