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

Genre	Animated Drama
Creator(s)	Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters)
Starring	Robert Ridgely Lou Scheimer
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	36
Production
Running time	half-hour
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	1976 – 1982
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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 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.

[edit] Characters

Tarzan — voiced by Robert Ridgely
N’kima — Tarzan’s monkey companion, voiced by Lou Scheimer
Jad-bal-ja (the golden lion) — raised and trained by Tarzan
Tantor (elephants) — Tarzan’s friends, they will come to his aid

[edit] Episode list

The first season consisted of 16 half-hour episodes that premiered on 1976-09-11

The second season consisted of six new episodes and reruns, aired with the half-hour series The New Adventures of Batman as the Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour. It premiered on 1977-09-10.

The third season added six new episodes, and aired with a number of other series as the ninety-minute Tarzan and the Super 7. It premiered on 1978-09-09.

The fourth season added eight new episodes, and aired as part of the second season of Tarzan and the Super 7. It premiered on 1979-09-15.

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.

1-01 – “Tarzan and the City of Gold” (1976-09-11)
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”
2-01 – “Tarzan and the Sunken City of Atlantis” (1977-09-10)
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”
3-01 – “Tarzan and the Spider People” (1978-09-09)
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”
4-01 – “Tarzan and the Sifu” (1979-09-15)
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