Tarzan
Tarzan (Lord Greystoke), already well educated and fed up with civilization, returns to the jungle and, more or less assisted by chimpanzee Cheetah and orphan boy Jai, wages war against poachers and other bad guys.
- 1966-1968
- 2 seasons
- NBC
- Action & Adventure
Tarzan (Lord Greystoke), already well educated and fed up with civilization, returns to the jungle and, more or less assisted by chimpanzee Cheetah and orphan boy Jai, wages war against poachers and other bad guys.
Season 2 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1967 - 1968
Episode 1
Tiger, Tiger!
Fri, Sep 15, 1967
Against all sensibilities a number of people are attacked and witnesses report seeing a tiger. Tarzan suspects something deeper involving a planed irrigation project in the area.
Episode 2
The Voice of the Elephant
Fri, Sep 22, 1967
Jai's pet baby elephant is charged with killing a white man. Under tribal law the elephant is entitled to a trial. Jai goes on the search for evidence and someone to present it.
Episode 3
Thief Catcher
Fri, Sep 29, 1967
Two convicts escape while being transfered to another prison. Their actions spark a wave of crime around local villages. Tarzan must track and capture the two men before more people are put in danger.
Episode 4
The Blue Stone of Heaven: Part 1
Fri, Oct 6, 1967 60 mins
After a guide for an archaeological expedition is killed, Tarzan decides to accompany the group in their quest to enter the forbidden "City Of Death", not only to protect them, but also to find out why a plant specialist and an ambitious colonel are also so interested in the place.
Episode 5
The Blue Stone of Heaven: Part 2
Fri, Oct 13, 1967 60 mins
After uncovering the mythical Blue Stone of Baskar, Colonel Tatakombi takes advantage of the legend associated with it to declare himself the leader/god of the surrounding tribes, in the hope of later taking control of the country. Tarzan is determined to expose and stop him.
Episode 6
The Maguma Curse
Fri, Oct 20, 1967
A local white woman becomes the subject of an spiritual attack by the local witch doctor after a sacred tree is chopped down. Tarzan must find out who really destroyed the tree and try to help his friend fight of the effects of the bad voodoo.
Episode 7
The Fanatics
Fri, Oct 27, 1967 60 mins
Tarzan encounters a female journalist who has arrived in the area for local tribal elections. The journalist has concerns over the conduct of a local white sponsor for one of the candidates.
Episode 8
The Last of the Supermen
Fri, Nov 3, 1967
Four men are found murdered and Tarzan goes up country to try to establish what happens. What he discoverers shocks everyone and reveals a secret that dates back to World War II.
Episode 9
Hotel Hurricane
Fri, Nov 10, 1967
A huge storm is bearing down on the area causing a plane with a very valuable cargo to crash. Tarzan helps locate the wreck and try and recover the cargo.
Episode 10
The Pride of the Lioness
Fri, Nov 17, 1967 60 mins
Tarzan intervenes on behalf of a very sick girl. He insists rather than allow the girl to be treated by tribal medicine she should be treated by real doctor. The tribe reacts poorly to his actions and other lives are put at risk.
Episode 11
Mountains of the Moon: Part 1
Fri, Nov 24, 1967 60 mins
Tarzan comes across a party of religious pilgrims who are being led by Rosanna McCloud to their "Promised Land". To not shatter their dreams, Mrs. McCloud does not inform her followers that her husband, whom they regard as their Prophet, has just been killed, and she is unaware that the government trader who sold the group the land from a reclusive tribe had his own motives for doing so and never intended for the group to reach it. When Rosanna finally tells her group about the death of their leader, she and Tarzan also find that their money has been stolen.
Episode 12
Mountains of the Moon: Part 2
Fri, Dec 1, 1967 60 mins
Rosanna McCloud and her pilgrims are determined to continue in their trek toward their Promised Land, even after one of their people is killed. Now they are armed and determined to fight off the tribe that lives in the land. Tarzan, meanwhile, learns that the chief of the tribe was tricked into selling the land by the trader Whitehead, whom he hopes to expose before more blood is shed.
Episode 13
Jai's Amnesia
Fri, Dec 15, 1967
Jai loses his memory and a group of criminals decide to exploit the situation to plan a series of robberies. Tarzan must track down the men and attempt to save Jai before he gets into serious trouble.
Episode 14
The Professional
Fri, Jan 5, 1968
Tarzan encounters a group of soldiers looking for a local tribe. He is unsure of their motives or if he can trust them, but decides to lead them to the tribe so he can keep an eye on the man.
Episode 15
The Convert
Fri, Jan 12, 1968 60 mins
Diana Ross and The Supremes play a trio of nuns, one of whom is a native of the village where they hope to build a hospital. The leader of the village is wary of Sister Therese because she left their belief and way of life for a new one. Also, the nuns do not realize that the white man claiming to be helping them actually wants to take over the village land for his own use.
Episode 16
The Creeping Giant
Fri, Jan 19, 1968
Tarzan becomes concerned when news reaches him of plans to build a dam in a geologically unsound area. He needs to prove the weakness in the plan and why none of the government surveys in the area have not uncovered the same issues.
Episode 17
King of the Dwsari
Fri, Jan 26, 1968
Tarzan is checking on the Dwsari tribe when he discovers that somehow a white man, Arthur Brown, has become their king.
Episode 18
A Gun for Jai
Fri, Feb 2, 1968
Against Tarzan's wishes, Jai is given a rifle by one of the local hunters. However circumstances change and Jai discovers the risks of using a firearm. Meanwhile, Tarzan must thwart a jewel thief stealing from the local tribe.
Episode 19
Trek to Terror
Fri, Feb 9, 1968 60 mins
A doctor trying to control an outbreak of disease among the tribes is wanted for murder. Tarzan intervenes to allow the doctor to complete his work before being taken into custody. Tarzan is concerned however that the charges against the man may not be all they seem to be.
Episode 20
End of a Challenge
Fri, Feb 16, 1968
Jai and a friend come across a wounded man. They stop to help the man while sending Cheetah to Tarzan for help. However, they soon learn that the man is one of a trio of thieves, and that he is planning to meet up with his two partners, who are carrying the payroll they have stolen. When Tarzan gets the message, he and the father of Jai's friend, a chief who is hostile to Tarzan, search for the boys together despite their differences.
Episode 21
Jungle Ransom
Fri, Feb 23, 1968 60 mins
Tarzan takes a boat to escort a convicted killer, Velasquez, to the authorities. Also on the boat is the wife of a man the killer's band is holding for ransom. She forces Tarzan at gunpoint to escort her with Velasquez to his camp where her husband is being held. She has left the ransom money hidden behind, but Jai and Cheetah find it.
Episode 22
The Four O'Clock Army: Part 1
Fri, Mar 1, 1968 60 mins
General Basil Bertram and missionary Charity Jones return in this two-part story, and this time must ally with Tarzan against a band of slavers who have been taking people and destroying villages.
Episode 23
The Four O'Clock Army: Part 2
Fri, Mar 8, 1968 60 mins
After the village is burned and Tarzan, Jai, the chief, and numerous villagers are captured by the slavers, General Bertram and Charity must work together despite their differences. Tarzan escapes his captors and comes to their aid. He decides to follow behind the slavers to discover who is leading them.
Episode 24
Rendezvous for Revenge
Fri, Mar 15, 1968
After poacher and arsonist Dan Burton escapes from custody, Tarzan tracks him and his adoring girlfriend to an oceanside cliff, and a fateful encounter. But Burton's girlfriend and two henchmen later track Tarzan down and force him to lead them back to the scene.
Episode 25
Trina
Fri, Mar 22, 1968
Trina MacKenzie, one of seven girls on an expedition, is also trying to find her uncle, who she believes to be doing humanitarian work. She finds that he has become the leader of a large tribe, and has helped them develop more peaceful ways. But Tarzan comes to believe that his latest crusade, involving a statue he claims to be obtaining but which locals insist does not exist, may involve less than noble intentions.
Episode 26
Alex the Great
Fri, Mar 29, 1968
Alex Spence, a world judo champion, is also a braggart who wants to prove he can best Tarzan in any physical endeavor. This rivalry is being taken advantage of by a band of ruthless smugglers, whose diminutive leader wants to steal a huge golden idol and use Alex's boat to hijack it out of the country. To achieve this goal he also kidnaps Alex's girlfriend.
