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8.3/10 TV Original language(s) English No. of episodes 57 First episode date 8 September 1966 | 7.2/10 IMDb Country of origin USA No. of seasons 2 Final episode date 5 April 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Ron ElyManuel Padilla, Jr.Alan CaillouRockne Tarkington Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tarzan 1966 tv series full intro and opening title theme a k a tarzan s march
Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan (played by Ron Ely) as a well-educated character who had grown tired of civilization, and returned to the jungle where he had been raised.
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- Tarzan 1966 tv series full intro and opening title theme a k a tarzan s march
- Tarzan 1966 tv series main title theme a k a tarzan s march
- Cast
- Recurring Appearances
- DVDsyndication
- References
The show retained many of the trappings of the movie series, including Cheeta, while excluding other elements, such as Jane, as part of the "new look" for the fabled apeman that producer Sy Weintraub had introduced in previous motion pictures starring Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, and Mike Henry. CBS aired repeat episodes the program during the summer of 1969.
Tarzan 1966 tv series main title theme a k a tarzan s march
Cast
Recurring Appearances
Maurice Evans would have a recurring guest-starring role as retired Brigadier Sir Basil Bertram, hero of the Battle of the Bulge. Julie Harris had a recurring guest-starring role as missionary Charity Jones. Chips Rafferty had a recurring guest-starring role as Dutch Jensen.
DVD/syndication
On March 13, 2012, Warner Bros. released Tarzan: Season 1, Part 1 & Tarzan: Season 1, Part 2 on DVD in region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection manufacture-on-demand service. The second season was released on September 17, 2013.
After being seen intermittently in syndication and on cable in the years after its network run, as of 2016, the series airs on the Heroes & Icons network Saturday mornings.
On June 4–5, 2016 the Decades TV network ran a marathon of the series. On September 9, 2016 Decades celebrated Tarzan's fiftieth anniversary repeating a few choice episodes.