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Bring 'em Back Alive Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
17 Episodes 1982 - 1983
Episode 1
Pilot Episode, Part 1
Fri, Sep 24, 1982 60 mins
Buck reluctantly agrees to guide an American diplomat to a downed aircraft containing secret documents. First of two parts. Ali: Clyde Kusatsu. Ridley-Jones: Roger Newman. Bhundi: Harvey Jason. H.H.: Ron O'Neal.
Episode 2
Pilot Episode, Conclusion AKA Seven Keys to Singapore
Tue, Sep 28, 1982 60 mins
Conclusion. When Buck learns of H.H.'s kidnaping, he mounts a rescue that uncovers an Axis plot to topple the Singapore government. Bruce Boxleitner, Ron O'Neal. Nakamoto: Sab Shimono. Major Anthony: John David Carson.
Episode 3
There's One Born Every Minute
Tue, Oct 5, 1982 60 mins
A count needs a jungle cat, which pits Buck against a hunter whose methods he despises; while at the Raffles Hotel, another breed of cat burglarizes the guests. Count Markoff: Alejandro Rey. Buck: Bruce Boxleitner. Dingo: Don Knight.
Episode 4
The Reel World of Frank Buck
Tue, Oct 12, 1982 60 mins
A medallion clutched by a wounded friend leads Buck and Gloria to a distant valley where the Nazis are secretly mining uranium. Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan. Derrick Flynn: Craig Littler.
Episode 5
The Pied Piper
Tue, Oct 19, 1982 60 mins
Buck fights his way through the jungle and past a Japanese unit to warn the U.S. Consulate about an Axis spy. Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan. Tanako: Mako. Tara: Karen Mayo-Chandler. Somerset: Earl Robinson.
Episode 6
The Warlord
Tue, Oct 26, 1982 60 mins
Ali guides a hood to his jungle contact---unaware they're headed for a rendezvous with a deadly warlord. Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan. Run Run Li: Cal Bellini. Yataki: Soon-Teck Oh.
Episode 7
Thirty Hours
Tue, Nov 16, 1982 60 mins
Buck and Gloria crash in cannibal country, unaware that Buck has a strain of malaria that kills in 30 hours. Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan. Bhundi: Harvey Jason. Dr. Wallace: Walter Brooke.
Episode 8
Wilmer Bass and the Serengeti Kid
Tue, Nov 23, 1982 60 mins
Buck aids a washed-up vaudevillian and his animal act, a lion with a jeweled collar fanatical cultists will kill for. Wilmer Bass: Elisha Cook. H.H.: Ron O'Neal. Arami: Deborah Shelton.
Episode 9
Escape From Kampoon
Tue, Nov 30, 1982 60 mins
Buck and H.H. help an American agent free her secret contact from Kampoon prison---an Asian version of Devil's Island. Bruce Boxleitner, Ron O'Neal. Terri Yoshida: Lydia Lei. Warden Pike: Richard Lynch.
Episode 10
The Best of Enemies
Tue, Dec 7, 1982 60 mins
Buck drives Bhundi to a jungle rendezvous, unaware he's carrying the stolen jeweled talisman of Hassam. Bruce Boxleitner. Gordon: Ed Grover. Ford: Eric Server. Darmid: Noel de Souza.
Episode 11
To Kill a Princess
Sat, Jan 8, 1983 60 mins
H.H. learns of a plot to murder his cousin Princess Kati, who's returning home to ascend her late father's throne. Ron O'Neal, Bruce Boxleitner. Captain Hayward: George Lazenby.
Episode 12
Bones of Contention
Sat, Jan 15, 1983 60 mins
Buck's discovery of notes pointing to the existence of the missing link touches off a race for the priceless bones. Bruce Boxleitner. Laura Davies: Cindy Pickett. Howard Cheney: William Bogert.
Episode 13
A Switch in Time
Sat, Jan 22, 1983 60 mins
Buck is unaware that the VIP he's escorting through the jungle is Douglas MacArthur (Richard Anderson). Bruce Boxleitner. Erika: Irena Ferris. Herb Johnson: Graham Jarvis. Gloria: Cindy Morgan.
Episode 14
The Shadow Women of Chung-Tai
Sat, Jan 29, 1983 60 mins
In Shanghai, Buck is drugged and his date abducted by a notorious flesh peddler. Bruce Boxleitner. Alfredo Astero: Albert Salmi. Bill Griffin: Christopher Connelly. H.H.: Ron O'Neal.
Episode 15
The Hostage
Sat, Feb 12, 1983 60 mins
Buck is aided by a reporter in his struggle to free H.H. from political fanatics. Bruce Boxleitner, Ron O'Neal. Fu Kahn: James Hong.
Episode 16
The Chase AKA Dead Run
Sat, Feb 19, 1983 60 mins
While on a safari, Buck and a photographer are tracked by a tribe of hunters led by a sadistic escaped convict. Bruce Boxleitner. Larkin: Mike Preston. Ullman: Bo Brundin. Rawatti: Behrouz Vossi.
Episode 17
Storm Warning
Tue, May 31, 1983 60 mins
Buck escapes being murdered aboard a ship, then is forced to wait out a storm with his shipmates, one of whom is the would-be killer. Bruce Boxleitner. Kate: Barbra Horan. Martha: Marla Adams. Miklos: Al Ruscio. Ali: Clyde Kusatsu.