Daktari
Dr. Marsh Tracy was a veterinarian running an animal study center in Africa. Helping him were his daughter Paula, American Jack Dane, and Mike, a local. Also living with the Tracys, and equally a part of the show's starring cast, were a cross-eyed lion named Clarence and a chimp named Judy.
- 1966-1969
- 4 seasons
- CBS
- Action & Adventure, Family
Dr. Marsh Tracy was a veterinarian running an animal study center in Africa. Helping him were his daughter Paula, American Jack Dane, and Mike, a local. Also living with the Tracys, and equally a part of the show's starring cast, were a cross-eyed lion named Clarence and a chimp named Judy.
Season 4 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 1968 - 1969
Episode 1
A Family for Jenny
Wed, Sep 25, 1968 60 mins
Dr. Tracy and a hunter compete to find a lioness who is accused of attacking a villager, each agreeing that whoever finds her will do what they intend. A seven-year-old orphan, who hopes to stay at Wameru, is riding along with Tracy.
Episode 2
Clarence, the Lion-Hearted
Wed, Oct 2, 1968 60 mins
Dr. Tracy and Bart take Clarence out into the wild to test the lion's territorial instincts. But a young native, who refused resettlement is in the area to prove his worth by killing a lion.
Episode 3
African Heritage
Wed, Oct 9, 1968 60 mins
A writer looking for exciting situations to put into her stories repeatedly engages in risky behaviors with the animals.
Episode 4
The Outsider
Wed, Oct 16, 1968 60 mins
A neighboring hunter asks Dr. Tracy and his staffers to help look for his pet cheetah, who escaped from his farm. But the hunter is unaware that his own wife let the animal go, because she disagrees with her husband's occupation and naively thought the cheetah would be better off in the wild.
Episode 5
Strike Like a Lion
Wed, Oct 23, 1968 60 mins
A young American from a wealthy family says he wants to learn survival skills and comes to Wameru and goes out with Mike and Bart to observe the lions. But he has a romanticized view of how nature should be and is upset when it doesn't conform to it. He also has other motives for his trip.
Episode 6
Adam and Jenny
Wed, Oct 30, 1968 60 mins
Jenny Jones unwittingly causes Dr. Tracy a lot of trouble when, without telling anybody, she finds a home for a runaway orphan boy.
Episode 7
A Man's Man
Wed, Nov 6, 1968 60 mins
Bart Jason heads up a photographic safari for wealthy oilman Chet Rainey and his shy son Ted in the hopes of making them closer, but the trip seemingly widens the gulf between them.
Episode 8
The Runaways
Wed, Nov 13, 1968 60 mins
After mistakenly getting the idea that she's being sent back to the orphanage, Jenny runs away from the compound and takes Judy and a lion cub with her.
Episode 9
African Showdown
Wed, Nov 20, 1968 60 mins
A new neighbor, a rancher from Wyoming, plans to buy more property around Wameru and fence it off, which will create a major problem for migrating animals. He also wants to use the area inside the fences for charging tourists to hunt animals, despite the objections of the Wameru staff.
Episode 10
Once Upon a Fang
Wed, Nov 27, 1968 60 mins
A young man is banished from his tribe after he refuses to take on his father's role as the village storyteller. Ignoring Dr. Tracy's advice, he places himself in mortal danger in order to prove that he can be a great warrior.
Episode 11
The Divining Rods
Wed, Dec 11, 1968 60 mins
The Wameru reserve faces the prospect of a water shortage, due to a severe drought and a water-diversion project being constructed by a stubborn engineer.
Episode 12
The Discovery
Wed, Dec 18, 1968 60 mins
While out with a husband-and-wife team of photographers, Jenny and Judy discover a cave with possibly significant archaeological artifacts. But the wife of the photography team, ambitious to get her husband recognized, hopes to insure that only they get credit for the discovery.
Episode 13
Jungle Heartbeat
Wed, Jan 1, 1969 60 mins
Dr. Tracy and a tribal medicine man have different ideas about how to treat a chief's seriously ill young son.
Episode 14
A Tiger's Tale
Wed, Jan 8, 1969 60 mins
A Bengal tiger who disappeared from Wameru three years earlier mysteriously returns to the compound, and the staff tries to figure out why.
Episode 15
Judy Comes Home
Wed, Jan 15, 1969 60 mins
When Judy and Clarence go missing from the compound, Jenny fears the worst. To reassure her, Dr. Tracy tells Jenny about the adventures the chimp and the lion have been through before when they have taken off for extended periods.