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Daktari
Episode Guide - January 2006
(eps. #2.11)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox
references:
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DAKTARI
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Ivan Tors Films, Inc.
in association with
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
for
CBS (Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 EST pm) (s1-s3)(1966-68)
CBS (Wednesdays 7:30-8:30 EST pm) (s4)(1968-69)
US animal adventure series 1966-69 2hr pilot + 89 episodes x 60 min color
release date 11Jan66
starring
Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy
Cheryl Miller as Paula Tracy
Hari Rhodes as Mike
Hedley Mattingly as Hedley
with:
Yale Summers as Jack Dane
(1966-1968)
Ross Hagen as Bart Jason (1968-1969)
Erin Moran as Jenny Jones (1968-1969)
Clarence the Lion and Judy the Chimp
Premise:
Dr. Marsh Tracy was a veterinarian running an animal study center
in Africa. Helping him were his daughter Paula, American Jack Dane
and Mike, a local. Also living with the Tracys--and equally a part
of the show's starring cast--were a crossed-eyed lion named Clarence
and a chimp named Judy. The series' storylines were largely centered
around protecting the wildlife of the local game preserve from poachers
and other threats.
"Daktari" was an African adventure show about Dr. Marsh Tracy, a
veterinarian running an animal study center in Africa. Stories generally
centered on protection of animals against poaching and humans against
attacks by animals. Two animal stars included Clarence, the cross-eyed
lion, and Judy, the chimp.
Note: "Daktari" replaced "Rawhide" in the CBS Tuesday night schedule.
Other Credits:
Director of Photography William A. Fraker (all episodes)
The theme for "Daktari" was written by Frank J. Guida.
################## Daktari ##################
######## 1965 Theatrical Pilot Film ##########
###### Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion #########
98 min running time
Written by Art Arthur, Alan Caillou, Marshall Thompson
Directed by Andrew Marton
starring
Marshall Thompson .... Doctor Marsh Tracy
Betsy Drake .... Julie Harper
Richard Haydn .... Rupert Rowbotham
Cheryl Miller .... Paula
Alan Caillou .... Carter
Rockne Tarkington .... Juma
Maurice Marsac .... Gragory
Robert DoQui .... Sergeant
Albert Amos .... Husseini
Dinny Powell .... Dinny
Mark Allen .... Larson
Laurence Conroy .... Tourist
Allison Daniell .... Tourist's Wife
Janee Michelle .... Girl in Pit
Naaman Brown .... Villager
Napoleon Whiting .... Villager
Chester Jones .... Old Man
Director of Photography Lamar Boren
Music by Al Mack
################## Daktari ##################
############# season 1 Early 1966 ############
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CBS Tuesdays 7:30 pm EST
1.01 [--] Daktari: The Elephant Thieves
11Jan66 CBS Tue
A baby elephant heads for Tracy's study center after a trapper kills
its mother.
1.02 [--] Daktari: Predator of Wameru
18Jan66 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Don Marshall as Luke
Tracy is determined to catch the poacher who set animal traps on the
game reserve.
1.03 [--] Daktari: Killer Lion
25Jan66 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Don Marshall as Luke
A game guard's old pet lioness's increasing irritability culminates in
an attack on a farmer.
1.04 [--] Daktari: Adventure of the Lion Cubs
01Feb66 CBS Tue
Judy the Chimp and Clarence the Lion befriend three lion cubs whose
mother has been snared in a trap.
1.05 [--] Daktari: Trail of the Cheetah
08Feb66 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Dina Merrill as Janet Lorne
Don Marshall as Luke
While Janet Lorne is visiting, an escaped murderer is reported in the
vicinity.
1.06 [--] Daktari: Leopard of Madla Gorge
15Feb66 CBS Tue
A professional hunter joins an archaeological expedition. His job, kill
all predatory animals near the camp.
1.07 [--] Daktari: The Diamond Smugglers
01Mar66 CBS Tue
Tracy visits two French paleontologists — unaware that they are
actually diamond smugglers.
1.08 [--] Daktari: The Chimp Who Went Ape
08Mar66 CBS Tue
Judy the Chimp angers a family of wild chimpanzees when she brings an
injured young chimp to the study center.
1.09 [--] Daktari: The Killer Dog
15Mar66 CBS Tue
An evil-tempered farmer trains his German shepherd to attack animals
from the reserve.
1.10 [--] Daktari: Return of the Killer (Part I)
22Mar66 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Ron Hayes as Roy Meadows
Jan Clayton as Mrs. Fosby
After escaping from prison, a wounded killer heads for Wameru to
receive medical aid.
1.11 [--] Daktari: Return of the Killer (Part II)
29Mar66 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Ron Hayes as Roy Meadows
Jan Clayton as Mrs. Fosby
Held at gunpoint, Paula must try to remove a bullet from escaped killer
Roy Meadows.
1.12 [--] Daktari: Maneater of Wameru
05Apr66 CBS Tue
Magazine photographer Barbara Ingram lures a tribe of native poachers
to the compound.
1.13 [--] Daktari: Crisis at the Compound
12Apr66 CBS Tue
A visiting trade commissioner plans to hunt a leopard that Tracy has
just treated and released.
1.14 [--] Daktari: The Hostages
19Apr66 CBS Tue
Clarence the Lion and Judy the Chimp are kidnapped and held for ransom.
1.15 [--] Daktari: Judy and the Hyena
26Apr66 CBS Tue
Judy the Chimp is upset when Jack and Paula try to help an injured baby
hyena.
1.16 [--] Daktari: Wall of Flames (Part I)
03May66 CBS Tue
Warned against hunting on the reserve, a hunter starts a fire to drive
the animals out.
1.17 [--] Daktari: Wall of Flames (Part II)
10May66 CBS Tue
Paula and Jack face the dangers of a brush fire started by an
unscrupulous hunter.
1.18 [--] Daktari: Judy and the Gunrunners
17May66 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Theodore Marcuse as Dr. Akubar
Tracy lends a helping hand to Dr. Akubar, a gunrunner posing as an
archaeologist.
################## Daktari ##################
############## season 2 1966-67 ##############
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CBS Tuesdays 7:30 pm EST
2.01 [--] Daktari: Return of Clarence
13Sep66 CBS Tue
Injured in an accident, Clarence the Lion causes Paula to fall into a
pit filled with leopards.
2.02 [--] Daktari: Deadline to Kill
20Sep66 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Linden Chiles
Playboy Nicky Sebastian schemes to gain control of all the land between
the reserve and the local cattle ranches.
2.03 [--] Daktari: Daktari's Last Hunt
27Sep66 CBS Tue
Tracy is forced to take part in a sadistic jungle survival test.
2.04 [--] Daktari: Judy's Hour of Peril
04Oct66 CBS Tue
Judy the Chimp goes into hiding after being accidentally injected with
a deadly virus.
2.05 [--] Daktari: Cheetah at Large
11Oct66 CBS Tue
Tracy has only a short time to cure a native leader's prize racing
cheetah.
2.07 [--] Daktari: The Test
18Oct66 CBS Tue
Mike searches for a tribal chief's son in the bush country.
2.08 [--] Daktari: Born to Die
25Oct66 CBS Tue
Tracy tries to tame a vicious panther before she delivers a litter of
cubs.
2.09 [--] Daktari: The Trial
01Nov66 CBS Tue
Tracy tries to find out why a trained elephant went berserk in a native
village.
2.10 [--] Daktari: Death in the African Sun
15Nov66 CBS Tue
Lost without water, Jack and Judy the Chimp follow a herd of giraffes
in the hope of finding a lake.
2.11 [28] Daktari: REVENGE OF THE LEOPARD
22Nov66 CBS Tue (rerun 20Jun67)
guest cast:
Doris Dowling .... Toni Stevenson
L.E. Young ....... Arnold Kennedy
Synopsis 1:
Tracy and Toni Stevenson set out to track a killer leopard.
Synopsis 2:
Dr. Tracy and attractive Toni Stevenson start tracking a killer
leopard - but soon become the cat's quarry. [RF]
2.12 [--] Daktari: Shoot to Kill
29Nov66 CBS Tue
Tracy must find a diseased circus bear before it is killed by ranchers.
2.13 [--] Daktari: Cry for Help
06Dec66 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Paul Winfield
A banished tribal healer is the only person with an antidote that can
save Paula from a deadly spider bite.
2.14 [--] Daktari: CLARENCE THE KILLER
20Dec66 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Joe Higgins ......... Eric Lansing
William Stevens ..... Harry Penrose
Synopsis:
Eric Lansing plans to turn a killer lion against Tracy — and then blame
Clarence the Lion for Tracy's death.
2.15 [--] Daktari: The Chimp Who Cried Wolf
27Dec66 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Morey Amsterdam
A washed-up comic creates chaos in the compound recording animal sounds
for his new act.
2.16 [--] Daktari: Little Miss Nightingale
03Jan67 CBS Tue
Clarence the Lion is the one chance for help as Mike lies critically
wounded in the bush country after a truck accident.
2.17 [--] Daktari: Judy and the Gorilla
10Jan67 CBS Tue
Two poachers plan to steal animals from the compound.
2.18 [--] Daktari: House of Lions
17Jan67 CBS Tue
Tracy enters a lion's den to treat his seriously wounded lion-friend
Clarence.
2.19 [--] Daktari: Undercover Judy
24Jan67 CBS Tue
Judy the Chimp checks up on two strangers — who happen to be ex-Nazis
searching for stolen gems.
2.20 [--] Daktari: Countdown for Paula
31Jan67 CBS Tue
Paula's endangered by flood waters when an engineer blasts a levee
ahead of schedule.
2.21 [--] Daktari: Terror in the Bush
07Feb67 CBS Tue
When Tracy is injured in an accident, Paula attempts to carry him to
safety through the bush country.
2.22 [--] Daktari: Judy and the Baby Elephant
14Feb67 CBS Tue
Tracy tries to save an elephant that has been clawed by a leopard.
2.23 A Bullet for Hedley
21Feb67 CBS Tue
After Judy the Chimp stashes stolen diamonds, a jewel thief threatens
to kill Hedley unless the gems are returned.
2.24 [--] Daktari: Judy the Poacher
28Feb67 CBS Tue
Judy the Chimp steals Tracy's baby animals, and gives them to a native
tribe as pets.
2.25 [--] Daktari: Goodbye Mike Makula
07Mar67 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Linda Kristy
Mike is infatuated with a lovely visitor — unaware that she is trying
to lure him to a job in America.
2.26 [--] Daktari: Operation Springtime
14Mar67 CBS Tue
Jack and Mike try to hatch abandoned ostrich eggs with the help of Judy
the Chimp.
2.27 [--] Daktari: King Clarence
21Mar67 CBS Tue
The Wameru staff searches for Clarence the Lion, whose rare blood type
is needed to save a cub.
2.28 [--] Daktari: The Long Hunt
28Mar67 CBS Tue
Judy the Chimp tries to prevent a man from killing a tiger that once
mauled him.
2.29 [--] Daktari: Judy and the Vulture
04Apr67 CBS Tue
Judy the Chimp and Clarence the Lion adopt a vulture — unaware that it
is carrying a deadly virus.
2.30 [--] Daktari: A Cub Called Danger
11Apr67 CBS Tue
Paula and Judy the Chimp try to take a lion cub from its fiercely
protective mother.
################## Daktari ##################
############## season 3 1967-68 ##############
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CBS Tuesdays 7:30 pm EST
3.01 [--] Daktari: Judy, the Astro-Chimp
05Sep67 CBS Tue
Judy the Chimp trades places with an astronaut-trained chimp lost on
the compound.
3.02 [--] Daktari: The Execution
12Sep67 CBS Tue
Tracy tries to find out why a leopard attacked Hedley.
3.03 [50] Daktari: CRIME WAVE AT WAMERU
19Sep67 CBS Tue (rerun 06Feb68)
Guest cast:
Peter Mamakos .... General Ahmed
Bob DoQui ........ Maku
Albert Popwell ... Askari Corporal
Synopsis 1:
Judy the Chimp and her animal friends kidnap a lion cub.
Synopsis 2:
To save Hedley's job as district officer, Judy the chimp and her
animal allies kidnap a cub lion - hoping to befuddle the stern
sergeant who's been named as Hedley's replacement. [RF]
3.04 [--] Daktari: Goodbye, Wameru
26Sep67 CBS Tue
The staff tries to win over a journalist before he can publish a
scathing attack on Tracy.
3.05 [--] Daktari: The Killer Tribe
03Oct67 CBS Tue
Tracy organizes a search party for Judy the Chimp after she leaves the
compound with a stranger.
3.06 [--] Daktari: The Scent of Fear
10Oct67 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Nico Minardos
Tracy tries to find out why the animals are hostile toward a student
game warden.
3.07 [--] Daktari: The Return of the Phantom
17Oct67 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Clarence Williams III
Tracy and a native hunter track a leopard, with the agreement that
whoever finds the animal first will decide whether it lives or dies.
3.08 [--] Daktari: Countdown for Judy
24Oct67 CBS Tue
When Judy the Chimp is poisoned, Tracy searches for berries sprayed
with a deadly insecticide.
3.09 [--] Daktari: Judy and the Jailbirds
31Oct67 CBS Tue
Two old ex-cons scheme to return to jail by trying to crack the safe in
Hedley's office.
3.10 [--] Daktari: One of Our Cubs Is Missing
07Nov67 CBS Tue
Judy the Chimp and a lion cub are lost — and surrounded by wild beasts.
3.11 [--] Daktari: Judy and the Thoroughbred
14Nov67 CBS Tue
Tracy clashes with an arrogant countess who has brought her ailing
racehorse to the compound.
3.12 [--] Daktari: The Return of Ethel and Albert
21Nov67 CBS Tue
Tracy searches the bush for two inseparable pals: a 300-pound hippo and
a donkey.
3.13 [--] Daktari: Judy and the Wizard
28Nov67 CBS Tue
The Wameru staff tries to help a magician whose trained chimp is too
old to perform.
3.14 [--] Daktari: Clarence's Love-In
05Dece67 CBS Tue
Clarence the Lion deserts the compound for domesticity with three very
protective lionesses.
3.15 [--] Daktari: The Elephant Raid (Part I)
12Dec67 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Kenneth Tobey as Tredwell
Rampaging elephants threaten Wameru — as Tracy clashes with an ex-Army
officer who wants to annihilate the herd.
3.16 [--] Daktari: The Elephant Raid (Part II)
19Dec67 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Kenneth Tobey as Tredwell
Tredwell plants land mines in the path of rampaging elephants as Tracy
risks death to turn them back.
3.17 [--] Daktari: Miracle in the Jungle
26Dec67 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Jan Clayton as Sister Maria Francis
Judy the Chimp digs up a fugitive's stolen loot.
3.18 [--] Daktari: Riddle of the Bush
02Jan68 CBS Tue
An archaeologist's obsessive search for an elephant graveyard causes
problems for Wameru's staff.
3.19 [66] Daktari: THE BIG SWITCH
09Jan68 CBS Tue
Guest cast:
Rex Ingram ....... Chief Makubu
Carl Byrd ........ Kima
Synopsis 1:
A banished old chief plans to prove his strength — by killing a lion.
Synopsis 2:
Judy the chimp gives a revitalizing serum to a banished old chief who
wants to regain his honor. Newly invigorated, the old man plans to show
off his strength - by killing a lion. [RF]
3.20 [67] Daktari: LICENSE TO KILL
16Jan68 CBS Tue (rerun 04Jun68)
Guest cast:
Ron Hayes ....... Max Muller
Synopsis 1:
Tracy vies with a vengeance-seeking ex-boxer for the life of an ailing
lioness.
Synopsis 2:
An ailing lioness becomes the quarry of two men: Dr. Tracy, who hopes
to cure her, and boxer Max Muller with a warrant to kill the animal
that attacked him. [RF]
3.21 [68] Daktari: JUDY STRIKES BACK
23Jan68 CBS Tue
Guest cast:
Tony Monaco ...... Bascom
Synopsis:
Judy the Chimp leads a protest against automation when Tracy installs
an electric alarm system to protect $100,000 worth of vaccine. Replaced
as a guard, the devious chimp schemes to restore the staff's faith in
animals. [RF]
3.22 [69] Daktari: THE KILLER CUB
30Jan68 CBS Tue
Guest cast:
Bruce Bennett .... Ed Caldwell
Synopsis:
Tracy has one week to cure a young cheetah of its instinct to kill cattle.
Should he fail, the ranchers will see that the animal is executed. [RF]
3.23 [70] Daktari: TOTO THE GREAT
13Feb68 CBS Tue
Guest cast: [RF]
Clarence Muse .... Warloo
Synopsis:
Judy the Chimp sets off a chain reaction of confusion when she douses a
baby chimp with animal repellent.
3.24 [--] Daktari: The Lion Killer
20Feb68 CBS Tue
Ethics and conscience figure in this story as Dr. Tracy questions
whether to save the life of a killer dog.
3.25 [--] Daktari: The Killer of Wameru
27Feb68 CBS Tue
Judy the Chimp risks her life for an ailing lion when the animal
becomes the quarry of tribesmen.
3.26 [--] Daktari: The Monster of Wameru
05Mar68 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Don Pedro Colley
An apelike creature is seen near the compound — but the staff can't
decide whether to kill or capture it.
3.27 [--] Daktari: The Will to Live
12Mar68 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Yaphet Kotto
Deep in the jungle, dangerous predators threaten an emergency operation
on an injured German shepherd.
################## Daktari ##################
############## season 4 1968-69 ##############
############### (final season) ###############
CBS Wednesdays 7:30 pm EST
4.01 [75] Daktari: A FAMILY FOR JENNY
25Sep68 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Joan Anderson ...... June Pearce
Synopsis 1:
The Wameru staff befriends 7-year-old orphan Jenny Jones.
Synopsis 2:
Jenny Jones a 7-year-old orphan hopes to be adopted by the Wameru staff,
and hunter Bart Jason pits his skills against Dr. Tracy's on a hunt for
a marauding lioness. [RF]
4.02 [--] Daktari: Clarence the Lionhearted
02Oct68 CBS Wed
Tracy uses Clarence the Lion to test a theory: will an animal fight to
the death to protect its territory?
4.03 [--] Daktari: African Heritage
09Oct68 CBS Wed
Visiting Wameru, writer Jan Ferris enlivens her stay by making mischief
that endangers the whole crew.
4.04 [--] Daktari: The Outsider
16Oct68 CBS Wed
guest cast:
William Jordan
Tracy and Bart search for a lost cheetah — unaware that the animal was
let loose by its owner's troubled wife.
4.05 [--] Daktari: Strike Like a Lion
23Oct68 CBS Wed
An American student sets out to learn the skills of jungle survival.
4.06 [--] Daktari: Adam and Jenny
30Oct68 CBS Wed
Without telling anyone, Jenny finds a foster home for a runaway orphan
boy.
4.07 [--] Daktari: A Man's Man
06Nov68 CBS Wed
Bart leads a camera safari for a globe-trotting oilman and his shy
young son.
4.08 [--] Daktari: The Runaways
13Nov68 CBS Wed
Eavesdropping leads Jenny to mistakenly believe she is being sent back
to the orphanage.
4.09 [83] Daktari: AFRICAN SHOWDOWN
20Nov68 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Alan Hale ........ Big Joe Wonder
Synopsis:
The Wameru staff clashes with a transplanted Wyoming rancher, Big Joe
Wonder who's building a hunting lodge. Wonder has begun his operation
by fencing off his property - a sure trap for migrating animals. [RF]
4.10 [--] Daktari: Once Upon a Fang
27Nov68 CBS Wed
A young native is banished for refusing to assume his father's role as
village storyteller.
4.11 [--] Daktari: The Divining Rods
11Dec68 CBS Wed
A stubborn engineer's water-diverting project helps create a serious
water shortage for the compound.
4.12 [--] Daktari: The Discovery
18Dec68 CBS Wed
Jenny finds a cave filled with relics — but a female photographer
schemes to take credit for the discovery.
4.13 [--] Daktari: Jungle Heartbeat
01Jan69 CBS Wed
guest cast:
Ed Thigpen as Kupiga
Medicine man Kupiga vies with Tracy over the treatment of a chief's
seriously ill son.
4.14 [--] Daktari: A Tiger's Tale
08Jan69 CBS Wed
Tracy's prize — a Bengal tiger — returns to the compound after a
three-year absence.
4.15 [--] Daktari: Judy Come Home (final episode)
15Jan69 CBS Wed
Jenny fears the worst when Judy the Chimp and Clarence the Lion
mysteriously vanish.
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