Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
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Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
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| Episodes: | 46 |
| Year: | 1996-1997 |
| Country: | United States |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Seasons Breakdown: | (1) 22 |
| Category: | Fantasy |
| Colour: | Yes |
| Format: | Series |
| Company: | Keller Siegel Entertainment and Keller Entertainment Group |
| Creator: | Based on the character of Tarzan created by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Run Time (mins): | 45 |
| Language: | English |
| Type of Show: | Live Action |
| Status: | Ended |
| Broadcaster: | Syndicated |
| First Aired: | August 28, 1996 |
| Last Aired: | May 25, 1997 |
Summary
The series opens with Tarzan residing in Europe before returning to Africa to thwart the schemes of Count Rokoff. After overcoming Rokoff and his ally Moram ,queen of the Mahars, a race of carnivorous subterranean creatures inhabiting Pellucidar, the inner-world Tarzan previously visited in Tarzan at the Earth’s Core, he elects to remain in Africa. There he is reunited with his long-time companion Themba, who subsequently joins him on his adventures.
In the manner of productions such as Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, The Adventures of Sinbad, the, and New Adventures of Robin Hood, the, the series adopts a pronounced fantasy orientation. Recurring motifs include malevolent sorcerers, supernatural entities, expeditions into alternate realms, and encounters with concealed or forgotten civilizations. A continuing thematic thread concerns Tarzan’s true identity and the unresolved mystery surrounding the disappearance of Themba’s tribe.
Cast
John Clayton / Tarzan JOE LARA, Themba AARON SEVILLE, Collette de Coude LYDIE DENIER, Nicholas Rokoff ANDREW DIVOFF, Paul D'Arnot DENNIS CHRISTOPHER, Mugambi RAPLH WILCOX, La ANGELA HARRY, Mara CORY EVERSON.
Tags: Fantasy, United States, 1996, English
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