For a related series, see Jungle Jim (TV series)

Jungle Jim (TV series)

Jungle Jim is a 26-episode syndicated adventure television series which aired from 1955-1956, starring Johnny Weismuller, as Jim "Jungle Jim" Bradley, a hunter, guide, and explorer in, primarily, Africa. The program should not be confused with Ramar of the Jungle, but is based on the Jungle Jim...

, starring Johnny Weismuller, Martin Huston

Martin Huston

Martin W. Huston, also known as Marty Huston , was an American actor of primarily television and stage....

, and Dean Fredericks

Dean Fredericks

Dean Fredericks was an American actor best known for his portrayal of the comic strip character Steve Canyon in a 34-episode television series of the same name which aired from 1958-1959 on NBC. He was born Frederick Joseph Foote in Los Angeles, California...

.

Ramar of the Jungle was a syndicate

Television syndication

In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...

d American television series (1952–1954) that starred Jon Hall

Jon Hall

Jon Hall was an American film actor.-Biography:Born Charles Felix Locher in Fresno, California, and raised in Tahiti by his father, the Swiss-born actor Felix Locher, he was a nephew of James Norman Hall, one of the authors of Mutiny on the Bounty...

 as Dr. Tom Reynolds (aka Ramar) and Ray Montgomery as his associate. Episodes were set in Africa

Africa

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 and India

India

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. Produced by Rudolph Flothow for Arrow Productions and ITC Entertainment

ITC Entertainment

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, four sets of 13 episodes were produced for a total of 52. Each episode runs approximately 25 minutes. In season one, the first 13 episodes are set in Africa and the second 13 are set in India. For the second season, all 26 episodes take place in Africa.

Several television episodes were combined and released as theatrical movies by producer Leon Fromkess.

Select episodes have been released on several DVDs through discount & "dollar" stores. Each disc contains approx. 4 episodes, with no extras available.

Alphabetical List of Episodes

• Blind Peril
• The Blue Treasure
• The Bride of the Idol
• The Burning Barrier
• Call to Danger
• Contraband
• The Crocodile God of Kaa
• Curse of the Devil Doll
• Danger in Disguise
• Dark Justice
• Dark Venture
• The Devil Soul
• The Doomed Safari
• Drums of Doom
• Drums of the Jungle
• Evil Strangers
• Evil Trek
• The Flaming Mountain
• The Flower of Doom
• The Forbidden Village
• The Golden Tablet
• The Hidden Treasure
• Idol Voo-Doo
• Jungle Terror
• Jungle Treasure
• Jungle Vengeance

• King of the Watus
• Lady of the Leopards
• The Lost Safari
• The Mark of Shaitan
• Mark of the Bola
• The Mask of Kreenah
• The Mystic Pawn
• The Road of No Return
• The Sacred Monkey
• Savage Fury
• Striped Fury
• Thunder over Sangland
• The Tiger's Claw
• Trail to Danger
• The Tree of Death
• Tribal Feud
• The Unknown Terror
• Urn of Destiny
• Valley of No Return
• The Voice in the Sky
• Voice of the Past
• White Man's Magic
• White Savages
• Zombie Terror

List of Movies

Four movies were made for Lippert Pictures by combining several TV episodes together:

• White Goddess (1953)
• Eyes of the Jungle (1953)
• Thunder Over Sangoland (1955)
• Phantom of the Jungle (1955)

In addition, seven movies were made for television viewing:

• Ramar and the Burning Barrier (1964, I.T.C., 82 minutes, b&w)
• Ramar and the Deadly Females (1964, I.T.C., 80 minutes, b&w)
• Ramar and the Jungle Secrets (1964, I.T.C., 81 minutes, b&w)
• Ramar’s Mission to India (1964, I.T.C., 80 minutes, b&w)
• Ramar and the Savage Challenges (1964, I.T.C., 83 minutes, b&w)
• Ramar and the Hidden Terrors (1964, I.T.C., 83 minutes, b&w)
• Ramar and the Jungle Voodoo (1964, I.T.C., 78 minutes, b&w)

Merchandising

Ramar's popularity in not only its initial run but syndication led to a wide variety of tie-in toy guns, board games, costumes and playsets.

Popular culture

Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett

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 referenced this show in his song, Pencil Thin Mustache

Pencil Thin Mustache

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in the verse, "Ramar of the Jungle was everybody's bwana, but only jazz

Jazz

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 musicians were smoking marijuana."