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Tales of the Gold Monkey

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aired from: Sep 1982 to: Jun 1983 22 eps ABC 60 min mono ________________

regulars:

  • Stephen Collins as Jake Cutter
  • Caitlin O'Heaney as Sarah Stickney White
  • Jeff MacKay as Corky
  • Roddy McDowall as Bon Chance Louie [ not in pilot ]
  • Marta Dubois as Princess Kogi
  • John Calvin as Reverend Willie Tenboom
  • John Fujioka as Todo
  • Les Jankey as Gushie the Waiter
  • Ahmed Kalane as The Bartender

    The adventures of seaplane pilot and soldier of fortune Jake Cutter in the South Pacific of 1938. Jake, a former Flying Tigers pilot, made his home on the island of Boragora along with his one-eyed dog Jack and his mechanic Corky. Other companions were Bon Chance Louie, the local magistrate and owner of the Monkey Bar hangout, Sarah Stickney White, the bar's singer who was actually an American spy, and Dutch minister Willie Tenboom who was actually a German spy. Rounding out the cast of schemers was Princess Kogi, ruler of the nearby island of Matuka, and the samurai warrior Todo who commanded her private army.


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      1st Season 1982

    1. "Tales of the Gold Monkey (1)"
      gs: John Hillerman [ Fritz the Monocle ], Elizabeth Lindsey [ Tiki ], Loyita Chapel [ Bobbi ], Ron Moody [ Bon Chance Louie ], Norbert Weisser [ Hanus ], Johnny Sekka [ Black Man ], Ken Smolka [ Sam ], Bill Forsythe [ Kurt ], Conrad Bachmann [ Commander ], Gregory Elliot [ Sparks ], Harold Van Buskirk [ American Merchant Sailor ], Michel Voletti [ French Sailor ]

      Freelance pilot Jake Cutter and his mechanic Corky become involved with Nazis and American Sarah Stickney White while searching the south Pacific for a mythical gold monkey.

      b: 22 Sep 82 pc: 83491 w: Donald P. Bellisario d: Ray Austin
    2. "Tales of the Gold Monkey (2)"
      gs: John Hillerman [ Fritz the Monocle ], Elizabeth Lindsey [ Tiki ], Loyita Chapel [ Bobbi ], Ron Moody [ Bon Chance Louie ], Norbert Weisser [ Hanus ], Johnny Sekka [ Black Man ], Ken Smolka [ Sam ], Bill Forsythe [ Kurt ], Conrad Bachmann [ Commander ], Gregory Elliot [ Sparks ], Harold Van Buskirk [ American Merchant Sailor ], Michel Voletti [ French Sailor ]

      Freelance pilot Jake Cutter and his mechanic Corky become involved with Nazis and American Sarah Stickney White while searching the south Pacific for a mythical gold monkey.

      b: 22 Sep 82 pc: 83491 w: Donald P. Bellisario d: Ray Austin
    3. "Shanghaied"
      gs: Guy Stockwell [ Sean Flynn / Captain Ahab ], Ken Foree [ Hugo ], Connie Ramirez [ Mud Girl ], Elizabeth Woods [ English Woman ]

      Corky is kidnapped by Princess Kogi's half brother to repair the engines of his slave ship.

      b: 29 Sep 82 pc: 57413 w: Donald P. Bellisario d: Alan J. Levi

      NOTE: This episode and episode #7 "Trunk From the Past" were syndicated as a movie entitled "Curse at the Gold Monkey".
    4. "Black Pearl"
      gs: Cliff Potts [ Johnny Kimble ], Barrie Ingham [ Otto Wolfschmidt ], Bo Brundin [ Herman Kreiss ], Kai Wulff [ U-Boat Captain ], Vladimir Velasco [ Mada ], Conrad Bachmann [ U.S. Captain ], Greg Elliot [ Sparks ]

      Jake, posing as a defecting U.S. scientist, and Sarah search for an experimental German bomb and a famed black pearl.

      b: 13 Oct 82 pc: 57405 w: Dennis Capps and George Geiger & Bob Foster & Paul Savage & Donald P. Bellisario d: Victor Lobl
    5. "Legends Are Forever"
      gs: William Lucking [ Gandy Dancer ], Badja Djola [ Oomupwah ]

      A former Flying Tiger asks Jake's help in finding the fabled lost treasure of King Solomon.

      b: 20 Oct 82 pc: 57403 w: Milt Rosen and Reuben Leder and Donald P. Bellisario s: Milt Rosen d: Virgil W. Vogel
    6. "Escape From Death Island"
      gs: Gerry Gibson [ Arthur Fromby ], Pierrino Mascarino [ Sgt. Rouget ], Mickey Morton [ Unknown ], Xander Berkeley [ Eric Fromby ], Reid Shelton [ Col. Villier ], Hector Elias [ Santos ], Todd Martin [ French Guard ], Jack Shea [ Steward ]

      Jake and Corky are imprisoned on an island penal colony when they try to free the son of an Englishman.

      b: 27 Oct 82 pc: 57420 w: Peter Elliot & Stephen Katz d: James Frawley
    7. "Trunk From the Past"
      gs: Richard Eastham [ Dr. White ], Jared Martin [ Ted Harrison ], Henry Cusimano [ Chief ], Richard Herkert [ Mano ]

      Sarah receives a mysterious trunk from her late father and it leads her to a lost civilization.

      b: 3 Nov 82 pc: 57415 w: John Pashdag & Brady Westwater d: Christian I. Nyby II

      NOTE: This episode and episode #3 "Shanghaied" were syndicated as a movie entitled "Curse at the Gold Monkey".
    8. "Once a Tiger..."
      gs: W.K. Stratton [ Kramer ], Lance LeGault [ Randall McGraw ], William Edward Phipps [ Doc Doyle ], Conrad Bachmann [ Officer ], Greg Elliot [ Sparks ], James Saito [ Japanese Lieutenant ], Nelson Mashita [ Japanese Radio Operator ], Manuel G. DePina [ Shaman ], Ruben Montoya [ Fisherman ]

      Jake leads the search for a downed plane flown by a former Flying Tiger transporting a prototype gunsight of interest to the Japanese.

      b: 17 Nov 82 pc: 57419 w: L. Ford Neal & John Huff d: Winrich Kolbe
    9. "Honor Thy Brother"
      gs: Soon-Teck Oh [ Kenji Miura ], Manu Tupou [ Mapuhe ], William Lucking [ Gandy Dancer ], Kanani Choy [ Tefara ], Peter Bromilow [ German Sailor ], Kristina Hayden [ Liana ], Douglas Yasuda [ Kisuro Miura ], Gerald Jann [ Photographer ]

      Jake is followed by the brother of a Japanese pilot he shot down while he was still a Flying Tiger in China, and Corky struggles to avoid a prearranged marriage.

      b: 24 Nov 82 pc: 57410 w: Jeff Ray & Danny Lee Cole and Bill Driskill and George Geiger s: Jeff Ray & Danny Lee Cole d: Michael Vejar
    10. "The Lady and the Tiger"
      gs: Anne Lockhart [ Martha ], Jerry Supiran [ Paul ], Richard Narita [ Buck Jones ], Kerry Nakagawa [ Japanese Radioman ]

      Jake is shot down and rescued by an Amish widow and her son, who hide him from the Japanese occupying their island.

      b: 8 Dec 82 pc: 57428 w: Donald P. Bellisario d: Virgil W. Vogel
    11. "The Late Sarah White"
      gs: Nicholas Pryor [ Horace Simmons ], Cliff Potts [ Johnny Kimble ], Judd Omen [ Enrique Vasquez ], Ismael "East" Carlo [ Dockman ], Prof. Toru Tanaka [ Hito ], Sam Vlahos [ Manila Bartender ], Barry Bartle [ Fake General MacArthur ], Art Tizon [ Punk Kid ], Luis Contreras [ Bruiser #1 ], Henry Bal [ Bruiser #2 ], Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad [ Fruit Vendor ], Wilfredo Hernandez [ Moro Aid ]

      Jake and Corky fly to the Philippines to explore the reports of Sarah's death while on a mission involving MacArthur.

      b: 22 Dec 82 pc: 57425 w: Maryanne Kasica & Michael Scheff and Donald P. Bellisario & George Geiger d: Harvey Laidman
    12. "The Sultan of Swat"
      gs: James Callahan [ Harvey Bean ], John Di Santi [ Gamble Rogers ], Calvin Jung [ Harada ], Jay Varela [ Mr. Henriques ], Nia Peeples [ Zita Henriques ], Alberto Isaac [ Native ]

      Jake tries to help a former baseball hero who is accused of murdering a local girl on Boragora.

      b: 5 Jan 83 pc: 57422 w: David Brown d: Virgil W. Vogel
    13. "Ape Boy"
      gs: Shannon Sinutko [ Ape Boy ], Michael Ensign [ Halliburton ], Bill Cross [ Jim Hauser ], Charles Bartlett [ Lucius Cabe ], Stefan Gierasch [ Elijah Croon ], Jason Corbett [ Legionnaire #1 ], Michael Pitton [ Legionnaire #2 ]

      Jake and Sarah help an abandoned boy found living among the apes on an isolated island.

      b: 12 Jan 83 pc: 57407 w: Andrew Schneider and Bill Driskill s: Eric Lerner and Bill Driskill d: Winrich Kolbe
    14. "God Save the Queen"
      gs: Kathryn Leigh Scott [ Melodie ], Roy Dotrice [ Lord Hedriks ], Charles Macaulay [ Capt. Townsend ], Charles Smith [ Unknown ], Kenneth Danziger [ 1st Officer Bryant ], Madison Mason [ Duke of Windsor ], James Avery [ Gabriel ], Paddi Edwards [ Matron ], Chris Winfield [ Locker Room Attendant ], Dean Dittman [ Second Officer ]

      Jake helps foil an attempt to hijack an ocean liner carrying the Duke of Windsor.

      b: 19 Jan 83 pc: 57430 w: George Geiger d: Virgil W. Vogel
    15. "High Stakes Lady"
      gs: Shelley Smith [ Sabrina ], Aki Aleong [ Tamamoto ], Charles Napier [ Tex ], Dana Lee [ Japanese Agent ], Ted Hamaguchi [ Bodyguard ], Burt Edwards [ Bar Fly ]

      Jake acts as a bodyguard to a lady gambler during a high stakes poker game.

      b: 26 Jan 83 pc: 57432 w: Bill Driskill s: Lance Madrid III and Bill Driskill d: James Frawley
    16. "Force of Habit"
      gs: Pamela Susan Shoop [ Sister Teresa ], Luke Askew [ Hargrave ], Elizabeth Huddle [ Mother Agnes ], Dean Wein [ Swag ], Patty Kotero [ Native Girl ], Jim MacKrell [ Nick ]

      An old friend of Jake's turns up on Tagataya looking for help with a mission of mercy.

      b: 2 Feb 83 pc: 57431 w: Tom Greene s: Tom Greene and William Schmidt d: Harvey Laidman
    17. "Cooked Goose"
      gs: Sondra Currie [ Phyllis Shoemate ], James Hampton [ Alan Shoemate ], Prof. Toru Tanaka [ Sumo Wrestler #1 ], Don Maxwell [ Big Passenger ], Jack Shea [ Clipper Steward ], Ed Nakamoto [ Sumo Wrestler #2 ]

      A Clipper pilot is beaten and his bride apparently kidnapped by Princess Kogi and held for ransom.

      b: 4 Mar 83 pc: 57435 w: Jay Huguely d: Donald A. Baer
    18. "Last Chance Louie"
      gs: Faye Grant [ Genevieve LaBatier ], Jay Robinson [ The Governor ], Curt Lowens [ Maurice LaBatier ], Grace Zabriskie [ Dr. Clouet ], Gerald Hiken [ Lumiere ], Henry Darrow [ The Magistrate ], Linda Hoy [ Little Lady ], Ben Wright [ Singing Frenchman ], Michael Pitton [ French Policeman ]

      Louie is sentenced to the guillotine for murder, and his only defense is an old story he doesn't want to get out.

      b: 11 Mar 83 pc: 57434 w: Tom Greene & George Geiger s: Bob Shayne d: James Fargo
    19. "Naka Jima Kill"
      gs: Kim Cattrall [ Whitney Bunting ], Michael Mullins [ Prudy Wells ], Sandy Ward [ Lucas ], Jan Merlin [ Mr. Rhinehold ], Rodney Kageyama [ Japanese Aide ], Yung Sun [ Mr. Chen ], Emily K. Kuroda [ Geisha Girl ]

      An ambitious newswoman tricks Jake into flying her to Princess Kogi's island for an interview with the Japanese defense minister, a recent target for assassination.

      b: 18 Mar 83 pc: 57433 w: Andrew Schneider and Tom Greene s: Thom Thomas and Andrew Schneider d: Jack Whitman
    20. "Boragora or Bust"
      gs: John Reilly [ Truman Hastings ], Gerald Hiken [ Lumiere ], John McLiam [ Dowser ], Shane McCamey [ Dooley ], Joy Lazo [ Nani ]

      Jake's prospector buddy stands to lose his platinum strike to an unscrupulous businessman from the States.

      b: 25 Mar 83 pc: 57437 w: George Geiger & Tom Greene d: Ivan Dixon
    21. "A Distant Shout of Thunder"
      gs: Jose DeVega [ Lucien ], Michael Cavanaugh [ Avery Thiel ], Branscombe Richmond [ Paul ], Donald P. Bellasario [ Father ], Michael Angelo Bellisario [ Son ], Elizabeth Lindsey [ Tiki ]

      Sarah is used as a scapegoat by an island revolutionary who accuses her of removing a sacred statue from a cemetery on the island.

      b: 8 Apr 83 pc: 57438 w: Tom Greene & George Geiger d: James Fargo
    22. "Mourning Becomes Matuka"
      gs: Alexa Hamilton [ Shannon Flynn ], Sab Shimono [ Gen. Anago ], Alex Colon [ Rene Bolivar ], Marc Hayashi [ Maguro ]

      Princess Kogi hires Jake as a bodyguard after an attempt on her life during a birthday celebration.

      b: 1 Jun 83 pc: 57439 w: Jay Huguely and Tom Greene & George Geiger s: Jay Huguely d: David Jones

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    Editor's Note (3/98): I am saddened to report that Donna died unexpectedly last month.


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