Jungle Jim (TV series)

Jungle Jim is a 1955-56 American TV series based on the Jungle Jim comic strip. It stars Johnny Weissmuller, who had previously played the character a series of sixteen theatrically released Jungle Jim feature films after he left the Tarzan film series for which he is best remembered.[1] The show premiered on October 14, 1955.[2]

The Jungle Jim TV series ran for 26 episodes and was produced by Screen Gems who sold it into syndication.[3][4]

Cast
  • Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim
  • Martin Huston as Skipper
  • Dean Fredericks as Kaseem
  • Tamba as Tamba the Chimp

References
  1. "Johnny Weissmuller: Olympics to Tarzan". Behlmer, Rudy. "Films in Review, New York, Vol. 47, Iss. 7-8 (Jul/Aug 1996): 20.
  2. Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 254–255. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
  3. TV AND MOVIES NOW LOOK LIKE A HAPPY COUPLE: Nearly All Film Firms Plunge Into Video Wolters, Larry. Chicago Daily Tribune 24 Apr 1955: s10.
  4. Bryan Foy to Produce Emergency TVer; Name Star for You Are There Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 28 Nov 1955: 34.
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