1. Ron Ely Series
(1966-1968)
One of the best features of the series as a whole is the excellent
selection and acting ability of the guest stars. For this reason I have
included the names of the featured guest stars with every episode. The
main weaknesses of the series are inconsistent story lines, overuse of the
young boy Jai character, and too little interaction with the world of
animals.
CAST: Ron
Ely (Tarzan) ~ Manuel Padilla (Jai) ~ Jason Flood ~ Rao Behta
STUNTS: Ron
Ely insisted on doing all his own stunts and animal fights. This resulted
in at least 17 wounds and injuries ~~ in the first season alone:
~1. Seven stitches to the head from a lion bite
~ 2. broken nose in a water fight
~ 3. dislocated jaw in a fight
~ 4. wrenched neck and disc in vine swinging accident
~ 5. right shoulder separation in vine swinging accident
~ 6. left shoulder separation from vine breaking during swing
~ 7. 3 broken ribs from same accident
~ 8. right biceps muscle torn in lion fight
~ 9. claw marks from leopard and puma fight
~ 10. sprained wrists from action scenes
~ 11. left leg hamstring muscle pulled
~ 12. right thigh muscle pulled
~ 13. bites and claw marks from jungle animals
~ 14. both ankles sprained from hard landings after leaps
~ 15. tops of feet badly scratched in fall down hill
~ 16. cracked left heel and
~ 17. bottom of right foot torn slipping on rocky mountains.
Season 1 Episodes
1. Eyes of the Lion (Laurie Sibbald ~ Nara, Ned Romero ~ Oringa)
2. The Ultimate Weapon
(Andrew Prine ~ Peter Haines, Jock Mahoney ~ Hoby
Wallington)
3. Leopard on the Loose (Russ Tamblyn ~ Bell, Ken Scott ~ Morrisey,
Morgan Jones ~ Galloway)
4. A Life for a Life (Jon Alvar ~ Obasi, Danica d'Hondt ~ Calloway)
5. The Prisoner (Robert J. Wilke ~ Spooner, Charles Maxwell ~ Mac, Ken Drake ~ Dude)
6. The Three Faces of Death (Ena Harman ~ Laneen, Woody Strode ~ Jamoya)
7. The Prodigal Puma (Rafer Johnson ~ Spandrell, Gigi Perreau ~ Sheri Kapinski)
8. The Deadly Silence, Pt.1 (Bob Doqui ~ Metusa, Jock Mahoney ~ mad colonel, ...)
9. The Deadly Silence, Pt2 (...Woody Strode ~ Sgt. Marshak, Gregorio Acosta ~
henchman)
10. The Figurehead (Ricky Cordell ~ Prince Shariff, Ken Drake ~ Karim)
11. Village of Fire (Nobu McCarthy ~ Dr. Haru)
12. The Day of the Golden Lion (Suzy Parker ~ Laura Keller, George Murdock & Curt Lowens)
13. Pearls of Tanga (Carlos Riva ~ Admiral Gioco)
14. The End of the River (Jill Donahue ~ Suzanne, Michael Whitney & Robert Wilke & G. Murdock)
15. The Ultimate Duel (Henry Silva ~ Dr. Ivor Merrick)
16. The Fire People (Mel Lettman ~ David Chaddo, Elsa Gardenas ~ Dr. Halverson)
17. Track of the Dinosaur (Lloyd Bochner ~ Bergstrom)
18. The Day the Earth Trembled (Susan Oliver ~ Peggy Dean)
19. Cap'n Jai
20. A Pride of Assassins (Jill Donahue ~ Diana Lawton, Gene Evans ~ Albers)
21. The Golden Runaway (Gia Scala ~ Martha Tolbooth, Khalil Dezaleel ~ Chundra Lai, Stacey Harris)
22. Basil of the Bulge (Maurice Evans ~ Sir Basil Bertram, Warren Stevens ~ Roger Bradley)
23. Mask of Rona (Leslie Parrish ~ Beryl Swann, Martin Gabel ~ Peter
Maas)
24. To Steal the Rising Sun (Ron Glenn, Sr. ~Lukumba, Victoria Shaw ~ Lita
MacKenzie)
25. Jungle Dragnet (Victoria Meyerink ~ Mandy Mason)
26. The Perils of Charity Jones, Pt.1 (Julie Harris ~ Charity Jones, Woody Strode ~ Chaka)
27. The Perils of Charity Jones, Pt.2
28. The Circus (Chips rafferty ~ Dutch Jensen)
29. The Ultimatum (Ruth Roman ~ Madiline Riker, Ralph Meeker ~ Karnak)
30. Algie B. for Brave (Maurice Evans ~ Sir Basil Bertram, Tod Barrett)
31. Man Killer (Tammy Grimes ~ Polly Larkin)
Season 2 Episodes
32. Tiger, Tiger (James Whitmore ~ Cliff Stockwell, Anne Jeffreys ~
Melody)
33. Voice of the Elephant (Fredrick O'Neal ~ tribal spokesman, Murray Matheson ~
Judge)
34. Thief Catcher (Donald Mitchell ~N'duma, George Kennedy & John Haymer ~ convicts)
35. The Blue Stone of Heaven, Pt.1 (Sam Jaffe ~ Dr. Singleton, William Marshall ~ Tatakombi...)
36. The Blue Stone of Heaven, Pt.2 (...Harry Lauter ~ Josh Miller, Ulla Stromstedt ~ Mary)
37. Maguma Curse (Simon Oakland ~ Burnett, Barbara Luna ~ Frankie)
38. The Fanatics (Diana Hyland ~ Diana Russell, Donald Marshall ~ Kimini, William Smithers)
39. The Last of the Superman (Alf Kjellin ~ von Wolvner, Antoinette Bower ~ Helge)
40. Hotel Hurricane
41. The Pride of a Lioness (James MacArthur ~ Dr. Wilson, Helen Hayes ~ mother, Geoffrey Holder)
42. Mountains of the Moon, Pt.1 (Ethel Merman, Harry Lauter ~ Whitehead, Rokne Tarkington)
43. Mountains of the Moon, Pt.2
44. Jai's Amnesia (John Dehner ~ J.C. Crosby)
45.Creeping Giants (Robert Wilke ~ Colin Yeager, Raymond St. Jacques ~ Wilson, Joel Fluellen)
46. The Professional (Pat Conway ~ Colonel Stone, Clarence Williams ~ Sorda)
47. The Convert (Malachi Throne ~ Larson, James Earl Jones ~ Nerlan, Diana Ross & Supremes ~ Nuns)
48. King of the Dwsari (Robert Loggia ~ Brown, Ernie Terrell [boxer] ~ Zwaka)
49 A Gun for Jai (Ed Bakey ~ Prince, Peter Whitney ~ Mulvaney)
50. Trek to Terror (Michael Ansara ~ Regis, Booker T. Bradshaw ~ Dr.
Kenny)
51. End of a Challenge (Woody Strode ~ Bangu, Chill Wills ~ Montrose, Henry Jones, Pedro Gonzales)
52. Jungle Ransom (Fermando Lamas ~ Ramon Cortinez, Barbara Bouchet, Ted Cassidy)
53. Four O'Clock Army, Pt.1 (Maurice Evans ~ Sir Basil Bertram, Julie Haris ~ Charity Jones...)
54. Four O'Clock Army, Pt.2 (...Bernie Hamilton ~ Waziri Chief)
55. Rendezous for Revenge (John Vernon ~ Dan Burton, Laraine Stephens ~ Doria)
56. Alex the Great (Neville Brand ~ Alex Spence, Michael Dunn ~ Amir)
57. Trina (Stacey Maxwell ~ Trina McKenzie, Nehemiah Persoff ~ Chembe Kunja)
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