"Tarzán" (1991) TV series 1991-1994

Director:

Gérard Hameline

Writer:

Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

23 December 1991 (France)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot:

In this program, Tarzan had no formal education and spoke in broken English. Jane was a French environmental...

Plot Keywords:

Tarzan | Jungle | Character Name In Title

Cast

Wolf Larson	...	Tarzan (42 episodes, 1991-1994)
Lydie Denier	...	Jane Porter (42 episodes, 1991-1994)
Sean Roberge	...	Roger Taft, Jr. (42 episodes, 1991-1994)
William S. Taylor	...	Dan Miller (17 episodes, 1993-1994)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

France | Canada | Mexico

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Balenciaga Productions

Trivia:

The character of Tarzan was originally supposed to be barefoot. However, Wolf Larson insisted on wearing shoes when he saw the large variety of snakes inhabiting the set.

Goofs:

Factual errors: One of the species that Jane is attempting to protect is the Green Iguana. However, Green Iguanas can only be found in Central and South America, not in Africa.

Quotes:

Simon: Jane Porter never did anything because of a man.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Tarzan: The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs (1996) (TV)

Only saw 1 episode, but the best laugh I ever had!

This actually lasted 3 seasons!?!

Maybe I just caught an early episode, but I didn't think it would bode well for the series.Typical generic episode plot: strange illness makes people/animals sick. When Jane teaches Tarzan a new word, "antidote", Wolf Larson delivers what is the funniest line I've ever heard on a unintentional sitcom, in straight 'surfer-dude' monotone (You can almost hear him use the word 'like' at the beginning of the sentence):

"(Like,)Tarzan find antiDOTE." (Emphasis intended on the last syllable)

There, I've said my peace. I hope you found it as amusing as I did! :)