Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle

:"Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle is also the title of the eleventh novel in the original Tarzan series by Edgar Rice Burroughs."Infobox Television
show_name = Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle


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format = Animated
Drama
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picture_format =
runtime = half-hour
creator = Edgar Rice Burroughs ("characters")
presenter = Filmation
executive_producer = Norm Prescott
Lou Scheimer
producer = Don Christensen
director = Don Towsley
starring = Robert Ridgely
Lou Scheimer
country = USA
network = CBS
first_aired = 1976
last_aired = 1984
num_episodes = 36
website =
imdb_id = 0149533
tv_com_id = 10321

"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.

Quotation
"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.

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-Sheeta (the Great Snow Tiger)Other animals:
* Argus (giant eagle)
* Bolgani (gorilla)
* Duro (hippopotamus)
* Gimla (crocodile)
* Gita (python)
* Gordo (giant python)
* Lukota (giant tortoise)
* Manu (capuchin monkey)
* Numa (lion or leopard)
* Tangani (chimpanzee)
* Zupita (great whale)

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.

External links

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** imdb title|title=Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour|id=0075543
** imdb title|title=Tarzan and the Super 7|id=0077088
** imdb title|title=The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour|id=0080286
** imdb title|title=The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour|id=0080287
* [http://www.tarzanmovieguide.com/tarzan_tv.htm Tarzan Movie Guide: Television Series 1966 – Present]