Jungle Jim (1955– )

Stars:

Johnny Weissmuller, Martin Huston, Dean Fredericks

Cast

Series cast summary:
Johnny Weissmuller	...	Jungle Jim (26 episodes, 1955-1956)
Martin Huston	...	Skipper (26 episodes, 1955-1956)
Dean Fredericks	...	Kaseem (26 episodes, 1955-1956)
Paul Cavanagh	...	Commissioner Morrison (9 episodes, 1955-1956)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1955 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min 20 min (26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Atlanta, Ga., in the early 1960s, reruns of this series were shown within a one-hour weekly children's program, "Mr. Pix", starring local anchorman Dave Michaels. Michaels was a part-time artist and played an artist known as Mr. Pix.

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Connections

Referenced in The Monkees: Monkees Marooned (1967)

User Reviews

Ngowa...excitement galore

Animals, natives, guns, quicksand, and the inevitable damsel in distress...what else could you want? When I was a kid in the 1960s I thought this show was as exciting as it got. I remember watching it every week, although I was a bit confused about when Tarzan turned into Jungle Jim. (And where were Jane and boy?) Johnny Weissmuller was unshakably cool, whether threatened by poachers, hungry natives or wild animals. Plus, he had a great safari suit and hat. A 70s fashion plate 20 years early.

I remember when the series Daktari premiered I got all excited thinking it would be like Jungle Jim, and was really disappointed at how bland the scripts were by comparison.

I guess today this series would be viewed as a monument of inaccuracies and racial stereotypes, but I will always remember it as an exciting and exotic escape into wonder for a small boy from Brooklyn.