Daktari

Name: Daktari
Released: 1966-01-11T08:00:00.000Z
Cast: Marshall Thompson, Cheryl Miller, Cheryl Miller

TV Show · Adventure · Drama

Poachers, diamond smugglers and big-game hunters threaten the animals of the African bush. But Dr. Tracy and his daughter, Paula, brave the ever-present danger with the help of a tame, cross-eyed lion named Clarence and a precocious chimpanzee named Judy.

1966 · 48m

Starring Marshall Thompson, Cheryl Miller, Cheryl Miller

Director Paul Landres, Otto Lang

EPISODE 1

The Elephant Thieves

Dr. Tracy, Paula and Jack search for the parents of a baby elephant and encounter two men illegally stealing animals to sell to zoos.
EPISODE 2

Predator of Wameru

An injured poacher nursed back to health in the compound disappears with Judy shortly before the study animals are stolen by bandits.
EPISODE 3

The Killer Lion

A farmer vows to kill a pet lioness after a brain tumor causes the animal to lose control and attack.
EPISODE 4

Adventure of the Lion Cubs

Judy and Clarence come to the compound with three lion cubs whose mother has been snared by poachers (Sean McClory, Lawrence Montaigne).
EPISODE 5

Trail of the Cheetah

A suspected murderer loose in the area comes upon Marsh and his guest (Dina Merrill), who has broken her leg in a trap; guest Ron Hayes.
EPISODE 6

Leopard of Mdala Gorge

Two archaeologists (Peter Brocco, Marian Moses), fearing leopard attacks, hire a hunter (Harry Lauter) to slaughter the local predators.