Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle

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Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle is also the title of the eleventh novel in the original Tarzan series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle
Image:Tarzan-Filmation.png
Format Animated
Drama
Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters)
Directed by Don Towsley
Presented by Filmation
Starring Robert Ridgely
Lou Scheimer
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of episodes 36
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Norm Prescott
Lou Scheimer
Producer(s) Don Christensen
Running time half-hour
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run 1976 – 1984
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle was an animated series created by the Filmation studio for CBS. There were a total of 36 episodes produced over the first four seasons.

The series does not appear in the Entertainment Rights library, and the rights most likely rest with the estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs.

    The Jungle; here I was born; and here my parents died when I was but an infant. I would have soon perished too, had I not been found by a kindly she-ape named Kala, who adopted me as her own and taught me the ways of the wild. I learned quickly, and grew stronger each day, and now I share the frendship and trust of all jungle animals.
    The jungle is filled with beauty, and danger; and lost cities filled with good, and evil.
    This is my domain, and I protect those who come here; for I am Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle.

– Opening narration

In many ways this is the most faithful adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan.

  • Tarzan is intelligent, and well spoken.
  • His friend/sidekick is N’kima the monkey. (Cheeta is from the movies).
  • The series uses much of Burroughs’ Mangani language.
  • The series featured many of the lost cities from the novels.
  • The animation is based upon the work of Burrough's favorite Tarzan artist, Burne Hogarth.

[edit] Characters

  • Tarzan – voiced by Robert Ridgely
  • N’kima – Tarzan’s manu (monkey) companion, voiced by Lou Scheimer
  • Jad-bal-ja (the golden lion) – raised and trained by Tarzan
  • Mangani (a fictional great ape) – Tarzan's friends, will come to his aid when summoned
  • Tantor (elephant) – Tarzan’s friends, they will come to his aid when summoned
  • Bolmangani (gorilla men) – they take manus as slaves
  • Tar-Shita (the Great Snow Tiger)

Other animals:

[edit] Episode list

There were 36 total episodes, produced over four seasons.

The first season (premiered September 11, 1976) consisted of 16 half-hour episodes. The second season (premiered September 10, 1977) added six new episodes, and aired with the half-hour series The New Adventures of Batman as the Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour. The third season (premiered September 9, 1978) added six new episodes, and aired with a number of other series as the ninety-minute Tarzan and the Super 7. The fourth season (premiered September 15, 1979) added eight new episodes, and aired as part of the second season of Tarzan and the Super 7.

The "fifth season" (The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour), and the "sixth season" (The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour) were all Tarzan reruns aired with other series.

Ep. # Episode title
1-01 “Tarzan and the City of Gold”
1-02 “Tarzan and the Vikings”
1-03 “Tarzan and the Golden Lion”
1-04 “Tarzan and the Forbidden City”
1-05 “Tarzan and the Graveyard of the Elephants”
1-06 “Tarzan’s Return to the City of Gold”
1-07 “Tarzan and the Strange Visitors”
1-08 “Tarzan and the Land of the Giants”
1-09 “Tarzan and the Knights of Nimmr”
1-10 “Tarzan’s Rival”
1-11 “Tarzan and the City of Sorcery”
1-12 “Tarzan at the Earth’s Core”
1-13 “Tarzan and the Ice Creature”
1-14 “Tarzan and the Olympiads”
1-15 “Tarzan’s Trial”
1-16 “Tarzan, the Hated”
2 Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour
2-01 “Tarzan and the Sunken City of Atlantis”
2-02 “Tarzan and the Bird People”
2-03 “Tarzan and the Colossus of Zome”
2-04 “Tarzan and the Beast in the Iron Mask”
2-05 “Tarzan and the Amazon Princess”
2-06 “Tarzan and the Conquistadors”
3 Tarzan and the Super 7
3-01 “Tarzan and the Spider People”
3-02 “Tarzan and the Space God”
3-03 “Tarzan and the Lost World”
3-04 “Tarzan and the Monkey God”
3-05 “Tarzan and the Haunted Forest”
3-06 “Tarzan and the Island of Dr. Morphos”
4 Tarzan and the Super 7
4-01 “Tarzan and the Sifu”
4-02 “Tarzan and Jane”
4-03 “Tarzan and the Land Beneath the Earth”
4-04 “Tarzan and the Drought”
4-05 “Tarzan and the Soul Stealer”
4-06 “Tarzan and the Future King”
4-07 “Tarzan and the Huntress”
4-08 “Tarzan and the White Elephant”

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Preceded by
Tarzan (NBC series)
1966–1968		 Tarzan (TV series)
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle
1976–1980		 Succeeded by
Tarzan in Manhattan
1989-04-15