''Tarzán'' is a television series that aired in
syndication from
1991
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–
1994
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. In this version of the show,
Tarzan
Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer.
Creat ...
(
Wolf Larson) was portrayed as a blond environmentalist, with Jane (
Lydie Denier
Lydie Denier is a French-American model and actress. She has appeared in numerous TV series and films.
Career
When she was 14 she became a model, appearing in magazines including '' Vogue'' and ''ELLE''. She began traveling the world when sh ...
) turned into a French ecologist. The series aired in
syndication in the United States.
This was the first Tarzan series to feature
Jane Porter as a major character, the
1966 series having excluded her as part of the "new look", and
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle having featured her in only one episode.
Ron Ely
Ronald Pierce Ely (June 21, 1938 – September 29, 2024) was an American actor and novelist, best known for portraying Tarzan in the 1966–1968 NBC series ''Tarzan (1966 TV series), Tarzan'' and playing the lead role in the film ''Doc Savage: ...
, famous for playing Tarzan in the
original series, played a villain named Gordon Shaw in the first-season episode “Tarzan the Hunted”.
Juma the Lion was performed by two trained male adult African lions. One of them was Sudan of
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's ''Animal Actors of Hollywood''. He would subsequently perform as a stunt double for the
Bowmanville Zoo's two lions, Caesar and Bongo, for Paramount's ''
The Ghost and the Darkness
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''. The other lion that acted in this series was Josef of
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's Monterey Zoo. Disney's animation studio used him as a live action model for Mufasa in Disney's animated production of ''
The Lion King
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'' around the same era.
Cast
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Wolf Larson as Tarzan
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Lydie Denier
Lydie Denier is a French-American model and actress. She has appeared in numerous TV series and films.
Career
When she was 14 she became a model, appearing in magazines including '' Vogue'' and ''ELLE''. She began traveling the world when sh ...
as Jane Porter
*
Sean Roberge as Roger Taft Jr.
* Malick Bowens as Simon Govier (season 1)
* Errol Slue as Jack Benton (season 2)
* William S. Taylor as Dan Miller (season 3)
Episodes
Season one (1991–92)
Season two (1992–93)
# “Tarzan and the Missile of Doom”
# “Tarzan and the Forbidden Jewels”
# “Tarzan and the Broken Promise”
# “Tarzan and the Amazon Women”
# “Tarzan and the Karate Warriors”
# “Tarzan and the Lion Girl”
# “Tarzan and the Deadly Delusion”
# “Tarzan and the Primitive Urge”
# “Tarzan and the Mysterious Sheik”
# “Tarzan and the Runaways”
# “Tarzan Meets Jane”
# “Tarzan and the Wayward Balloon”
# “Tarzan and the Fugitive’s Revenge”
# “Tarzan and the Mutant Creature”
# “Tarzan Rescues the Songbird”
# “Tarzan and the Fire Field”
# “Tarzan and the Movie Star”
# “Tarzan and the Fountain of Youth”
# “Tarzan and the Law of the Jungle”
# “Tarzan and the Shaft of Death”
# “Tarzan and the Polluted River”
# “Tarzan’s Dangerous Journey”
# “Tarzan and the Toxic Terror”
# “Tarzan and the Earthly Challenge”
# “Tarzan and the Mysterious Fog”
Season three (1993–94)
# “Tarzan and the Hollywood Adventure”
# “Tarzan and the Witness for the Prosecution”
# “Tarzan and the Rock Star”
# “Tarzan and the Odd Couple”
# “Tarzan and the Return of the Bronx”
# “Tarzan and the New Commissioner”
# “Tarzan and the Stoneman”
# “Tarzan and the Deadly Cargo”
# “Tarzan and the Sapphire Elephant”
# “Tarzan and the Fear of Blindness”
# “Tarzan and the Mating Season”
# “Tarzan and the Gift of Life”
# “Tarzan and the Death Spiders”
# “Tarzan and the Russian Invasion”
# “Tarzan and the Fiery End”
# “Tarzan and the Curse of Death”
# “Tarzan and the King of the Apes”
# “Tarzan and the Evil Twin”
# “Tarzan and the Dangerous Competition”
# “Tarzan and the Pirates Revenge”
# “Tarzan and Cheeta’s Desperate Adventure”
# “Tarzan and the Sixth Sense”
# “Tarzan and the Ring of Romance”
# “Tarzan and the Night Horrors”
# “Tarzan and the Jewel of Justice”
Legacy
The show inspired the poem “Sunday, Tarzan in His Hammock” by
Lewis Buzbee, which he wrote as "...revenge against Tarzan and cheerful aerobics instructors everywhere.”
[The Best American Poetry 1995, Simon and Schuster.]
References
External links
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Tarzan television series
1990s Canadian drama television series
Canadian adventure television series
Canadian action television series
1991 Canadian television series debuts
1994 Canadian television series endings
French drama television series
French action television series
1991 French television series debuts
1994 French television series endings
Mexican drama television series
1991 Mexican television series debuts
1994 Mexican television series endings
Television shows set in jungles
French English-language television shows