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Jungle Jim is a 26-episode syndicated adventure television series which aired from 1955 till 1956, starring Johnny Weissmuller, as James "Jungle Jim" Bradley, a hunter, guide, and explorer in, primarily, Africa. The program should not be confused with Ramar of the Jungle, but is based on the Jungle Jim comic strip created by Alex Raymond and Don Moore. Starring with Weissmuller were Martin Huston as Jungle Jim's teenage son, Skipper; Dean Fredericks as Haseem, the Hindu manservant, and Neal, a chimpanzee from the World Jungle Compound, as Tamba. Paul Cavanagh played Commissioner Morrison in nine episodes.
Original Release
09/26/1955
US Release
09/26/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Johnny Weissmuller | Jungle Jim |
| Martin Huston | Skipper |
| Dean Fredericks | Kaseem |
| Tamba | Tamba the Chimp / Tampa the Chimp / Tamba the Ape |
| Paul Cavanagh | Commissioner Morrison |
| Emmett Smith | Chief Bwoti / Chief N'Bama |
| Martin Wilkins | Kinu / Orenga |
| Dorothy Adams | Emily Haddock |
| Bernie Hamilton | Moko |
| Dick Rich | Richard Manderville |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man Killer | Saturday, 07 September 1957 |
| 2 | Land of Terror | Monday, 03 October 1955 |
| 3 | Treasure of the Amazon | Monday, 10 October 1955 |
| 4 | Lagoon of Death | Monday, 17 October 1955 |
| 5 | A Fortune in Ivory | Monday, 24 October 1955 |
| 6 | Jungle Justice | Monday, 31 October 1955 |
| 7 | The Eyes of Minobo | Monday, 07 November 1955 |
| 8 | The King's Ghost | Monday, 14 November 1955 |
| 9 | White Magic | Monday, 21 November 1955 |
| 10 | The Deadly Idol | Monday, 28 November 1955 |
| 11 | The Leopard's Paw | Monday, 05 December 1955 |
| 12 | Man from Zanzibar | Monday, 12 December 1955 |
| 13 | Precious Cargo | Monday, 19 December 1955 |
| 14 | The Golden Parasol | Monday, 26 December 1955 |
| 15 | The Code of the Jungle | Monday, 02 January 1956 |
| 16 | Wild Man of the Jungle | Monday, 09 January 1956 |
| 17 | Safari Into Danger | Monday, 16 January 1956 |
| 18 | Blood Money | Monday, 23 January 1956 |
| 19 | Striped Fury | Monday, 30 January 1956 |
| 20 | Sacred Scarab | Monday, 06 February 1956 |
| 21 | Voodoo Drums | Monday, 13 February 1956 |
| 22 | The Avenger | Monday, 20 February 1956 |
| 23 | Return of the Tauregs | Sunday, 14 October 1956 |
| 24 | The Silver Locket | Monday, 05 March 1956 |
| 25 | Gift of Evil | Monday, 12 March 1956 |
| 26 | Power of Darkness | Monday, 19 March 1956 |
Directors
Writers
Alex Raymond, Terence Maples, Lee Erwin, Dwight V. Babcock, Malvin Wald, Wells Root, Jerry Thomas, Sloan Nibley, Wallace Bosco, Lawrence L. Goldman, J. Benton Cheney, John O'Dea, Robert Creighton Williams, Charles R. Marion, Sol Shor, Herbert Purdom, Hendrik Vollaerts, Peter Dixon, Roy Erwin, Harry Poppe Jr.
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Johnny Weissmuller | Jungle Jim |
| Martin Huston | Skipper |
| Dean Fredericks | Kaseem |
| Tamba | Tamba the Chimp / Tampa the Chimp / Tamba the Ape |
| Paul Cavanagh | Commissioner Morrison |
| Emmett Smith | Chief Bwoti / Chief N'Bama |
| Martin Wilkins | Kinu / Orenga |
| Dorothy Adams | Emily Haddock |
| Bernie Hamilton | Moko |
| Dick Rich | Richard Manderville |
| Olaf Hytten | Whitfield Smythe |
| Frank J. Scannell | Carter |
| Helene Marshall | Marilyn Hansard |
| Paul Hahn | Bill Rand |
| John Dodsworth | Neil Croft |
| Otis Greene | Mbaki |
| Paul Thompson | King Otumfo |
| John Banner | Wilhelm Camphausen |
| Byron Foulger | Professor James West |
| Dick Elliott | Mr. Martindale |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Harold Greene | Producer |
