''Jungle Jim'' is a 1955–56 American TV series based on the ''

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'' newspaper comic strip. It stars

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, who had previously played the character in a series of sixteen theatrically released ''Jungle Jim'' feature films, which were produced soon after he retired from the ''Tarzan'' film series in 1948 for which he is best remembered. The "Jungle Jim" TV show premiered on Sept. 26, 1955 and ended its 26 episode run on March 19, 1956. It ran for 26 episodes and was produced by

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who sold it into syndication.Bryan Foy to Produce Emergency TVer; Name Star for You Are There Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 28 Nov 1955: 34. (See also

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as Jungle Jim *

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as Skipper *

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as Kaseem *Tamba as Tamba the Chimp *

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as Commissioner Morrison (in 8 episodes)

Episode Titles

*1. Man Killer (broadcast Sept. 26, 1955) *2. Land of Terror *3. Treasure of the Amazon *4. Lagoon of Death *5. A Fortune in Ivory *6. Jungle Justice *7. The Eyes of Minobo *8. The King's Ghost *9. White Magic (starring Bernie Hamilton) *10. The Deadly Idol *11. The Leopard's Paw (starred Woody Strode) *12. The Man From Zanzibar *13. Precious Cargo *14. The Golden Parosol *15. Code of the Jungle *16. Wild Man of the Jungle (starred John Banner) *17. Safari Into Danger *18. Blood Money *19. Striped Fury *20. Scared Scarab *21. Voodoo Drums (starred I. Stanford Jolley) *22. The Avenger *23. Return of the Tuaregs (with Mel Welles, Byron Foulger) *24. The Silver Locket *25. Gift of Evil *26. The Power of Darkness (starred Keye Luke)

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Jungle Jim (serial) ''Jungle Jim'' is a 1937 Universal Pictures, Universal serial film based on ''Jungle Jim'', the comic strip by Alex Raymond. Grant Withers starred as Jungle Jim, and Henry Brandon played the villainous Cobra. Plot Two safaris enter the African jun ...

* ''Jungle Jim'' (film) Titles of feature films *

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