Ron Ely continues his memorable run as Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan in the second half of his first season. This 16-Episode, 4-Disc collection sees the Lord of the Jungle and his stalwart second bananas, Jai the jungle boy (Manuel Padilla) and Cheetah the chimp, facing off against some of their most formidable challenges alongside a bevy of powerhouse performer guest stars. Stage and screen legend Julie Harris makes her first appearance as the imperiled, imperious missionary Charity Jones and Maurice Evans makes his memorable debut as Sir Basil Bertram. And the action continues to heat up with volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, phantom dinosaurs and more fantastic jungle menaces. Adding their talents to the drama and the dangers are Susan Oliver, Chips Rafferty, Gia Scala, Sally Kellerman and Jack Elam.
F**S
Tv Tarzan finally done right... almost...
I'm glad that this set has seen the light of day. I had a previous set of the complete show run which was put together from very poor source material, but it was still worth seeing after all those years. My only beef with these collections, and I don't think I'm alone here, is the company's choice to use DVD-Rs instead of the industry standard silver discs. They don't always play in every machine and are prone to damage if not cared for properly. Some of the discs on the previous collection weren't even finalized and would not play at all. Quality control, people... This is a good set from top notch masters. Why not do it the right way? Otherwise, two thumbs up for both sets! and an Honorary Loin Cloth medal for Ron Ely!fhc
T**H
Never fails to impress.
I don't know why they broke the first season up into two volumes, but I love this show and recommend you pick up both seasons - including the 2 separate volumes of season 1.When I was a kid my friends and I used to try and do that Tarzan scream as heard at the beginning of each episode. Even back then it was hard to do. Oddly enough, even though the scream was used at the start of each Ron Ely episode of the tv series, the actual "aaaaaah-aaaah-aahhh" scream was actually done by the movie Tarzan - Johnny Weissmuller and dubbed in later on. Weissmuller is ikely the only person on earth to this day who could do that scream as his did. Amazing lungs and vocal capacity. Never fails to impress me.
F**O
Season one now availble
I have been waiting a lifetime to finally see some decent copies of this series.WB archives has released this set in two parts for Ron Ely fans this is great news.The first season is now available.Update: They are remastered according WB and are superior to syndication prints out there and for the first time since its telecast you can really enjoy the color photography.This was a nice surprise for me I only found out two weeks ago and they have been out for some time now.Its the biggest secret out there I want to let Ron Ely fans know. Support this sale so season two may come out too!Long live WB archives for some rare treats on dvd.
J**A
great tarzan adventure
this dvd set took me back at my school days when I used to watch it on tv every week,I think as Tarzan on tv it is very dificult that any other TV Tarzan can surpass RON ELY he is superv in style and well build for the tarzan part.Regarding the quality of the dvd it is good taken from optimal original source considering that its 46 years oldI will love to see the whole season 2 released as well, so that i could own on dvd all the episodes that were done for the seriesJOE D. SPINA, HAMRUN,MALTA, EUROPE
A**R
Was he a natural redhead?
I am glad they finally released Tarzan on DVD for all of us boomers. I didn't remember much of Taran, except the loin cloth and the Julie Harris episodes. It was fun to see it all again.
C**R
great buy
This really takes me back! I can remember as a kid sitting on the armrest of my grandfather's chair every Saturday afternoon at 1:00 watching Tarzan! Oh I had quite an imagination back then, and can remember playing Tarzan for a time or two in the summer afternoons...pretending all kinds of things. The quality is awesome; it's just as if I am still sitting with my grandfather watching these episodes all over again. I cannot wait until season two comes out, because I will definitely be buying season two as well!
C**N
Excellent tv Serie.
Excellent series of adventures and great plot of the sixties. The performance of the attractive Ron Ely, a classic Tarzan character, is fantastic. The quality of the color image is perfect and the resolution has nothing to ask the current HD. Great image quality I recommend to everyone the choice of this tv series.
K**O
Ron Ely was the best Tarzan
Ron Ely was the best Tarzan, both for film and TV. In some episodes he looks superstrong...the classic Tarzan. But unfortunately in some he looks either malnourished, or out of shape. But he was a good actor who carried the role very well. The character of Jai added to the story well, but too bad they had to keep the classic chimpanzee Chettah also.
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