Jana of the Jungle
An infant girl is orphaned in the Amazon rain forest and is raised by the native chief, Montaro. As she grows up, she becomes a lithe maiden perfectly at home in the jungle, armed only with a special neckband she can use as a throwing weapon that her jaguar companion, Ghost, is trained to retrieve. Together, with Montaro, who is armed with the mystic Staff of Power, they now search for her father and helping people along the way against the dangers of the jungle and its enemies
- 1978-1979
- 1 season
- NBC
- Action & Adventure, Animation
An infant girl is orphaned in the Amazon rain forest and is raised by the native chief, Montaro. As she grows up, she becomes a lithe maiden perfectly at home in the jungle, armed only with a special neckband she can use as a throwing weapon that her jaguar companion, Ghost, is trained to retrieve. Together, with Montaro, who is armed with the mystic Staff of Power, they now search for her father and helping people along the way against the dangers of the jungle and its enemies
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1978
Episode 1
The Golden Idol of the Gorgas
Sat, Sep 9, 1978
Episode 2
Katuchi Danger
Sat, Sep 16, 1978
A plane crashes in Jana's jungle when trying to deliver medical supplies. Jana and Montaro attempt to rescue the people from the plane but they are captured by the Katuchi, giant ape men who take them as prisoners.
Episode 3
The Cordillera Volcano
Sat, Sep 23, 1978
A volcano eruption leaves a group of miners trapped under rocks, it's up to Jana to save them as a local tribe claims the gods don't want them to rescue the white men.
Episode 4
The Animal Snatchers
Sat, Sep 30, 1978
Poachers enter Jana's jungle disguised as a film crew but they end up capturing the white jaguar "Ghost." Jana and her friends must rescue the jungle-born creature before the criminals ship him to be sold.
Episode 5
The Renegade
Sat, Oct 7, 1978
The people of the jungle are being terrorized by a rogue white Jaguar that looks suspiciously similar to Ghost. Jana must prove his innocence along with her friends.
Episode 6
Rogue Elephant
Sat, Oct 14, 1978
An elephant becomes deranged and attacks locals, Jana befriends him and realizes he isn't a menace. Now she must convince the locals to spare the life of the animal.
Episode 7
The Prisoner
Sat, Oct 21, 1978
Jana hears rumors of a white man near a hidden village who might be her father, but things aren't what they seem.
Episode 8
The Invaders
Sat, Nov 4, 1978
A war between cougars and wolves begins in the jungle, started by foreign workers. Jana must protect the animals from each other and stop their feud.
Episode 9
Dangerous Cargo
Sat, Nov 11, 1978
Jana and her friends must travel across the jungle with boxes of nitroglycerin that will extinguish the blaze of a fire at a nearby oil rig.
Episode 10
The Sting of the Tarantula
Sat, Nov 18, 1978
Native Montaro is stung by a strange tarantula, he goes crazy and attacks Jana and her friends. The jungle girl now has to find a way to bring him back to normal.
Episode 11
Countdown
Sat, Nov 25, 1978
Episode 12
Suspicion
Sat, Dec 2, 1978
Episode 13
Race for Life
Sat, Dec 9, 1978