T A R Z A N, L O R D O F T H E J U N G L E ----------- ------- --- ----- ----------- Lamont Johnson Version 1951 - 1953 First Show: Jan 11, 1951 Last Show: Jun 27, 1953 Number Shows: Mutual - ?? Audition Show: none CBS - 67 Series Description: Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Tarzan" first appeared on radio on September 12, 1932 in a syndicated serial that lasted for 286 episodes. It was titled "Tarzan of the Apes". A second series, "Tarzan and the Diamond of Ashir" followed on May 14, 1934, another serial consisting of 39 episodes. A third series, "Tarzan and the Fires of Thor" was transcribed but never released for broadcast. All episodes of these series ran approximately 15 minutes each. The radio listening audience had to wait until 1951 to again hear the adventures of Tarzan and then it was only syndicated on the West coast on the Mutual Don-Lee network. This series, the subject of this log, was "Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle". The series, a product of Commadore Productions, was later syndicated nationwide on CBS, replacing HOPALONG CASSIDY. Unlike the previous series, it was not a serial. The part of Tarzan was played by Lamont Johnson. Walter White, Jr. produced the series. Most scripts were written by Bud Lesser. It opened with: "From the heart of the jungle comes a savage cry of victory. This is Tarzan, Lord of the jungle! From the black core of dark Africa, land of enchantment, mystery and violence comes one of the most colorful figures of all time. Transcribed from the immortal pen of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan, the bronzed, white son of the jungle!" The West coast syndication started on January 11, 1951. The nation- wide syndication started on March 22, 1952 and ran for sixty-seven 30-minute episodes until June 27, 1953. It's not known at this time when the West coast Mutual run ended or how many shows that run included. Log Comments: The old Adventure In Cassettes catalog showed the dates for the West coast syndication but only listed the first 36 shows. Since they were purchased by Radio Spirits, check there for these shows (they currently offer a 20-tape set of the first 60 Mutual/Don-Lee shows). Radio Memories also listed the Mutual-Don Lee Network dates and a lists 60 shows in this run. Jay Hickerson's Guide does not list this run. The CBS run, starting on March 22, 1952, and their broadcast dates, appear more often in catalogs although there are a number of episodes that appear to be missing in this series. Fortunately catalogs like AVPRO's lists shows they don't have, making this log possible. Also, Jay's guide provided number of shows and broadcast dates of shows in circulation. I've provided two chronological logs, one for the Mutual/Don-Lee run and one for the CBS run and an alphabetical list cross referencing the chronological logs. Mutual/Don-Lee Chronological Log: Date Num Title Avail ------------ --- ----------------------------------------- ----- ....... shows aired on Thursdays ........ Jan 11, 1951 1 "Tarzan And The Decoy" yes Jan 18, 1951 2 "Tarzan And The Black Ivory" yes Jan 25, 1951 3 "Tarzan And The Hooded Death" yes Feb 01, 1951 4 "Tarzan And The Manuema" yes Feb 08, 1951 5 "Tarzan And The Siren of Omdur Mara" yes Feb 15, 1951 6 "Black Gold of Africa" yes Feb 22, 1951 7 "Tarzan And The Coward" yes Mar 01, 1951 8 "The Female of the Species" yes Mar 08, 1951 9 "The End of the World" yes Mar 15, 1951 10 "Across A Continent" yes Mar 22, 1951 11 "Tarzan And The Killer" yes Mar 29, 1951 12 "Jungle Legacy" yes Apr 05, 1951 13 "Jungle Orchids" yes Apr 12, 1951 14 "Gold Coast Robbery" yes Apr 19, 1951 15 "Life Or Death" yes Apr 26, 1951 16 "D For Diamonds And Death" yes May 03, 1951 17 "Tarzan And The Pirates Of Cape Bandeira" yes May 10, 1951 18 "Contraband" yes May 17, 1951 19 "Lake Of Blood" yes May 24, 1951 20 "Congo Magic" yes May 31, 1951 21 "Jungle Heat" yes Jun 07, 1951 22 "Jungle Hijackers" yes Jun 14, 1951 23 "Tarzan And The Stranger" yes Jun 21, 1951 24 "Arab Vengeance" yes Jun 28, 1951 25 "Tarzan In Captivity" yes Jul 05, 1951 26 "Gold of the Sudan" yes Jul 12, 1951 27 "Stolen Jewels" yes Jul 19, 1951 28 "The Drum Without A Heart" yes Jul 26, 1951 29 "Terror At Night" yes Aug 02, 1951 30 "Trouble Off San Lorenquo" yes Aka: "Danger Off San Lorenquo" Aug 09, 1951 31 "Curse Of The Pharaohs" yes Aug 16, 1951 32 "Head Hunters Of Wombesi" yes Aug 23, 1951 33 "Trophy Room" yes Aug 30, 1951 34 "Tarzan's Mistake" yes Sep 06, 1951 35 "Death Has Small Wings" yes Sep 13, 1951 36 "Tarzan's Magic Amulet" yes Sep 20, 1951 37 "The Strange Book Of Araby" yes Sep 27, 1951 38 "Cathedral Of The Congo" yes Oct 04, 1951 39 "City Of Sleep" yes Oct 11, 1951 40 "Jungle Odds" yes Oct 18, 1951 41 "All Presumed Dead" yes Oct 25, 1951 42 "Small Packages" yes Nov 01, 1951 43 "Ghost Of The Karmiki" yes Nov 08, 1951 44 "Adventure On The Road To Timbuktu" yes Nov 15, 1951 45 "Strange Island" yes Nov 22, 1951 46 "Message To Fort Shabier" yes Nov 29, 1951 47 "African Thanksgiving" yes Dec 06, 1951 48 "Hunter's Fury" yes Dec 13, 1951 49 "Trouble Comes In Pairs" yes Dec 20, 1951 50 "Congo Murder" yes Dec 27, 1951 51 "Congo Christmas" yes Jan 03, 1952 52 "The Hand Of Death" yes Jan 10, 1952 53 "Man From Another World" yes Jan 17, 1952 54 "Quicksands Of Wadehara" yes Jan 24, 1952 55 "Trail Of Death" yes Jan 31, 1952 56 "Killer At Large" yes Feb 07, 1952 57 "First Prize: Death" yes Feb 14, 1952 58 "Paradise Island" yes Feb 21, 1952 59 "The Demon Of Rongu" yes Feb 28, 1952 60 "Tarzan And The Simba Hodari" yes CBS Chronological Log: Date Num Title Avail ------------ --- ----------------------------------------- ----- ....... shows aired on Saturdays ........ Mar 22, 1952 1 "Tarzan And The Siren of Omdur Mara" yes Mar 29, 1952 2 "Tarzan And The Manuema" yes Apr 05, 1952 3 "Black Gold Of Africa" yes Apr 12, 1952 4 "Tarzan And The Black Ivory" yes Apr 19, 1952 5 "Tarzan And The Coward" yes Apr 26, 1952 6 "The Female Of The Species" yes May 03, 1952 7 "Tarzan And The Killer" yes May 10, 1952 8 "Jungle Legacy" yes May 17, 1952 9 "Jungle Orchids" yes May 24, 1952 10 "Gold Coast Robbery" yes May 31, 1952 11 "Life Or Death" yes Jun 07, 1952 12 "D For Diamonds And Death" yes Jun 14, 1952 13 "Tarzan And The Pirates Of Cape Bandeira" yes Jun 21, 1952 14 "Lake Of Blood" yes Jun 28, 1952 15 "Jungle Heat" yes Jul 05, 1952 16 "Jungle Hijackers" yes Jul 12, 1952 17 "Tarzan And The Stranger" yes Jul 19, 1952 18 "Arab Vengeance" yes Jul 26, 1952 19 "Tarzan In Captivity" yes Aug 02, 1952 20 "Gold Of The Sudan" Aug 09, 1952 21 "Stolen Jewels" yes Aug 16, 1952 22 "The Drum Without A Heart" yes Aug 23, 1952 23 "Danger Off San Lorenquo" yes Aka: "Trouble Off San Lorenquo" Aug 30, 1952 24 "Terror At Night" Sep 06, 1952 25 "Head Hunters Of Wombesi" yes Sep 13, 1952 26 "Trophy Room" yes Sep 20, 1952 27 "Death Has Small Wings" yes Sep 27, 1952 28 "Tarzan's Magic Amulet" yes Oct 04, 1952 29 "The Strange Book Of Araby" yes Oct 11, 1952 30 "Cathedral Of The Congo" Oct 18, 1952 31 "City Of Sleep" Oct 25, 1952 32 "Jungle Odds" yes Nov 01, 1952 33 "Small Packages" Nov 08, 1952 34 "Adventure On The Road To Timbuktu" Nov 15, 1952 35 "Strange Island" Nov 22, 1952 36 "African Thanksgiving" Nov 29, 1952 37 "Hunter's Fury" Dec 06, 1952 38 "Congo Murder" yes Dec 13, 1952 39 "The Strange Book Of Araby" yes (Repeat of #29, 10-04-52) Dec 20, 1952 40 "Congo Christmas" Dec 27, 1952 41 "Tarzan And The Siren Of Omdur Mara" yes (Repeat of #1, 03-22-52) Jan 03, 1953 42 "The Hand Of Death" Jan 10, 1953 43 "Man From Another World" Jan 17, 1953 44 "Quicksands Of Wadehara" Jan 24, 1953 45 "Trail Of Death" Jan 31, 1953 46 "Killer At Large" yes Feb 07, 1953 47 "Paradise Island" Feb 14, 1953 48 "The Demon Of Rongu" yes Feb 21, 1953 49 "Tarzan And The Hooded Death" yes Feb 28, 1953 50 "Tarzan And The Simba Hodari" Mar 07, 1953 51 "Omen Of The Emerald" yes Mar 14, 1953 52 "Volcano Of The Sun" Mar 21, 1953 53 "Jungle Orchids" yes (Repeat of #9, 05-17-52) Mar 28, 1953 54 "The End Of The World" yes Apr 04, 1953 55 "Arena Of Death" yes Apr 11, 1953 56 "Jungle Smoke" yes Apr 18, 1953 57 "Evidence Destroyed" yes Apr 25, 1953 58 "The Missing Element" yes May 02, 1953 59 "New Death" yes Aka: "Rays of Death" May 09, 1953 60 "Tarzan And The Lypagor" yes May 16, 1953 61 "Tarzan And The Hot Rod Kid" yes May 23, 1953 62 "Mask Of Monatiki" yes May 30, 1953 63 "None So Blind" yes Jun 06, 1953 64 "Night Riders Of Tomkia" yes Jun 13, 1953 65 "The American Family Robinson" yes Jun 20, 1953 66 "Tarzan And The Long Journey" yes Jun 27, 1953 67 "Two In The Bush" yes Alphabetical Listing: Notes: Date format is year-month-day. Shows with "Tarzan And The" in the title are listed twice, once with "Tarzan And The" at the start and once with at the end to ignore it for sorting. Any alternate titles are not indicated as alternates in this list. Title Mutual CBS Num, Date Num, Date ---------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ Across A Continent 10, 51-03-15 Adventure On The Road To Timbuktu 44, 51-11-08 34, 52-11-08 African Thanksgiving 47, 51-11-29 36, 52-11-22 All Presumed Dead 41, 51-10-18 American Family Robinson, The 65, 53-06-13 Arab Vengeance 24, 51-06-21 18, 52-07-19 Arena Of Death 55, 53-04-04 Black Gold Of Africa 06, 51-02-15 03, 52-04-05 Black Ivory, Tarzan And The 02, 51-01-18 04, 52-04-12 Cathedral Of The Congo 38, 51-09-27 30, 52-10-11 City Of Sleep 39, 51-10-04 31, 52-10-18 Congo Christmas 51, 51-12-27 40, 52-12-20 Congo Magic 20, 51-05-24 Congo Murder 50, 51-12-20 38, 52-12-06 Contraband 18, 51-05-10 Coward, Tarzan And The 07, 51-02-22 05, 52-04-19 Curse Of The Pharaohs 31, 51-08-09 D For Diamonds And Death 16, 51-04-26 12, 52-06-07 Danger Off San Lorenquo 30, 51-08-02 23, 52-08-23 Death Has Small Wings 35, 51-09-06 27, 52-09-20 Decoy, Tarzan And The 01, 51-01-11 Demon Of Rongu, The 59, 52-02-21 48, 53-02-14 Drum Without A Heart, The 28, 51-07-19 22, 52-08-16 End Of The World, The 09, 51-03-08 54, 53-03-28 Evidence Destroyed 57, 53-04-18 Female Of The Species, The 08, 51-03-01 06, 52-04-26 First Prize: Death 57, 52-02-07 Ghost Of The Karmiki 43, 51-11-01 Gold Coast Robbery 14, 51-04-12 10, 52-05-24 Gold Of The Sudan 26, 51-07-05 20, 52-08-02 Hand Of Death, The 52, 52-01-03 42, 53-01-03 Head Hunters Of Wombesi 32, 51-08-16 25, 52-09-06 Hooded Death, Tarzan And The 03, 51-01-25 49, 53-02-21 Hot Rod Kid, Tarzan And The 61, 53-05-16 Hunter's Fury 48, 51-12-06 37, 52-11-29 Jungle Heat 21, 51-05-31 15, 52-06-28 Jungle Hijackers 22, 51-06-07 16, 52-07-05 Jungle Legacy 12, 51-03-29 08, 52-05-10 Jungle Odds 40, 51-10-11 32, 52-10-25 Jungle Orchids 13, 51-04-05 53, 53-03-21 09, 52-05-17 Jungle Smoke 56, 53-04-11 Killer At Large 56, 52-01-31 46, 53-01-31 Killer, Tarzan And The 11, 51-03-22 07, 52-05-03 Lake Of Blood 19, 51-05-17 14, 52-06-21 Life Or Death 15, 51-04-19 11, 52-05-31 Long Journey, Tarzan And The 66, 53-06-20 Lypagor, Tarzan And The 60, 53-05-09 Man From Another World 53, 52-01-10 43, 53-01-10 Manuema, Tarzan And The 04, 51-02-01 02, 52-03-29 Mask Of Monatiki 62, 53-05-23 Message To Fort Shabier 46, 51-11-22 Missing Element, The 58, 53-04-25 New Death 59, 53-05-02 Night Riders Of Tomkia 64, 53-06-06 None So Blind 63, 53-05-30 Omen Of The Emerald 51, 53-03-07 Paradise Island 58, 52-02-14 47, 53-02-07 Pirates Of Cape Bandeira, Tarzan And The 17, 51-05-03 13, 52-06-14 Quicksands Of Wadehara 54, 52-01-17 44, 53-01-17 Rays of Death 59, 53-05-02 Simba Hodari, Tarzan And The 60, 52-02-28 50, 53-02-28 Siren Of Omdur Mara, Tarzan And The 05, 51-02-08 01, 52-03-22 41, 52-12-27 Small Packages 42, 51-10-25 33, 52-11-01 Stolen Jewels 27, 51-07-12 21, 52-08-09 Strange Book Of Araby, The 37, 51-09-20 29, 52-10-04 39, 52-12-13 Strange Island 45, 51-11-15 35, 52-11-15 Stranger,Tarzan And The 23, 51-06-14 17, 52-07-12 Tarzan's Magic Amulet 36, 51-09-13 28, 52-09-27 Tarzan's Mistake 34, 51-08-30 Tarzan And The Black Ivory 02, 51-01-18 04, 52-04-12 Tarzan And The Coward 07, 51-02-22 05, 52-04-19 Tarzan And The Decoy 01, 51-01-11 Tarzan And The Hooded Death 03, 51-01-25 49, 53-02-21 Tarzan And The Hot Rod Kid 61, 53-05-16 Tarzan And The Killer 11, 51-03-22 07, 52-05-03 Tarzan And The Long Journey 66, 53-06-20 Tarzan And The Lypagor 60, 53-05-09 Tarzan And The Manuema 04, 51-02-01 02, 52-03-29 Tarzan And The Pirates Of Cape Bandeira 13, 52-06-14 Tarzan And The Simba Hodari 60, 52-02-28 50, 53-02-28 Tarzan And The Siren Of Omdur Mara 05, 51-02-08 01, 52-03-22 41, 52-12-27 Tarzan And The Stranger 23, 51-06-14 17, 52-07-12 Tarzan In Captivity 25, 51-06-28 19, 52-07-26 Terror At Night 29, 51-07-26 24, 52-08-30 Trail Of Death 55, 52-01-24 45, 53-01-24 Trophy Room 33, 51-08-23 26, 52-09-13 Trouble Comes In Pairs 49, 51-12-13 Trouble Off San Lorenquo 30, 51-08-02 22, 52-08-23 Two In The Bush 67, 53-06-27 Volcano Of The Sun 52, 53-03-14 References: * "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All Circulating Shows", by Jay Hickerson, 27436 Desert Rose Ct., Leesburg, FL 34748 * OTR club and vendor catalogs or web sites: * AVPRO, Don Aston, PO Box 1392, Lake Elsinore, CA 92531-1392 * Great American Radio, Gary Kramer, PO Box 504, Genesee, MI 48437 * North American Radio Archives, 134 Vincewood Dr., Nicolasville, KY 40356 * Radio Memories, Ted Davenport, 1600 Wewoka St., North Little Rock, AR 72116 * Radio Showcase, Steve Kelez, PO Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 * Radio Spirits, PO Box 1307, Willingford, CT 06492 * Satellite Broadcasting, Fred Berney, 4580-E Mack Ave., Frederick, MD 21701 * Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And Comedy, PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177 Other Logs or Books: * TARZAN Log, Jay Hickerson, 27436 Desert Rose Ct., Leesburg, FL 34748 Reader Feedback: * Arlene Osborne provided the title "Trouble Comes In Pairs". * Dick Judge provided the starting date for the second serial mentioned in the Description section. * Arch Z. 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