Jungle Jim is a 1955–56 American TV series based on the Jungle Jim newspaper comic strip. It stars Johnny Weissmuller, who had previously played the character in a series of sixteen theatrically released Jungle Jim feature films, which were produced soon after he retired from the Tarzan film series in 1948 for which he is best remembered.[1]
The Jungle Jim TV show premiered on Sept. 26, 1955 and ended its 26 episode run on March 19, 1956.[2] It ran for 26 episodes and was produced by Screen Gems who sold it into syndication.[3][4] (See also Jungle Jim).
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Man Killer" | Donald McDougall | Unknown | September 26, 1955 (1955-09-26) |
| 2 | "Land of Terror" | Earl Bellamy | Wallace Bosco | October 3, 1955 (1955-10-03) |
| 3 | "Treasure of the Amazon" | Earl Bellamy | Malvin Wald | October 10, 1955 (1955-10-10) |
| 4 | "Lagoon of Death" | Earl Bellamy | Wells Root | October 17, 1955 (1955-10-17) |
| 5 | "A Fortune in Ivory" | Unknown | Unknown | October 24, 1955 (1955-10-24) |
| 6 | "Jungle Justice" | Don McDougall | J. Benton Cheney | October 31, 1955 (1955-10-31) |
| 7 | "The Eyes of Minobo" | Don McDougall | Harry Poppe, Jr. | November 7, 1955 (1955-11-07) |
| 8 | "The King's Ghost" | Unknown | Unknown | November 14, 1955 (1955-11-14) |
| 9 | "White Magic" | Don McDougall | Story by : Wallace Bosco Teleplay by : Robert Williams | November 21, 1955 (1955-11-21) |
| 10 | "The Deadly Idol" | Don McDougall | Terence Maples | November 28, 1955 (1955-11-28) |
| 11 | "The Leopard's Paw" | Unknown | Unknown | December 5, 1955 (1955-12-05) |
| 12 | "Man from Zanzibar" | Unknown | Unknown | December 12, 1955 (1955-12-12) |
| 13 | "Precious Cargo" | Unknown | Unknown | December 19, 1955 (1955-12-19) |
| 14 | "The Golden Parasol" | Unknown | Unknown | December 26, 1955 (1955-12-26) |
| 15 | "Code of the Jungle" | Unknown | Unknown | January 2, 1956 (1956-01-02) |
| 16 | "Wild Man of the Jungle" | Unknown | Unknown | January 9, 1956 (1956-01-09) |
| 17 | "Safari Into Danger" | Unknown | Unknown | January 16, 1956 (1956-01-16) |
| 18 | "Blood Money" | Unknown | Unknown | January 23, 1956 (1956-01-23) |
| 19 | "Striped Fury" | Unknown | Unknown | January 30, 1956 (1956-01-30) |
| 20 | "Scared Scarab" | Unknown | Unknown | February 6, 1956 (1956-02-06) |
| 21 | "Voodoo Drums" | Unknown | Unknown | February 13, 1956 (1956-02-13) |
| 22 | "The Avenger" | Unknown | Unknown | February 20, 1956 (1956-02-20) |
| 23 | "Return of the Tauregs" | Unknown | Unknown | February 27, 1956 (1956-02-27) |
| 24 | "The Silver Locket" | Unknown | Unknown | March 5, 1956 (1956-03-05) |
| 25 | "Gift of Evil" | Unknown | Unknown | March 12, 1956 (1956-03-12) |
| 26 | "Power of Darkness" | Don McDougall | Story by : Wells Root Teleplay by : Wells Root & J. Benton Cheney | March 19, 1956 (1956-03-19) |
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