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Stephen Collins heroically tries to keep up with the (Indiana) Joneses as rakishly charming soldier of misfortune Jake Cutter, who works as a pilot for hire on the South Pacific island of Boragora in 1938. Comparisons with Raiders of the Lost Ark are inevitable, but according to the series retrospective included as a bonus feature on this six-disc set, producer Don Bellisario (Quantum Leap, Magnum P.I., and NCIS) pitched this to the networks before Indy ever cracked his whip. It was only after Raiders became such a colossal hit that ABC saw gold in Monkey. Alas, this series never really took off, but nearly 30 years later, it's a grandly entertaining bit of escapist fare that packs old Hollywood Saturday matinee thrills and adventure into every episode. The colorful characters include Corky (Jeff Mackay), Jake's trusty (when he's not drunk) mechanic and sidekick; Bon Chance Louie (the peerless Roddy McDowall), the ethically questionable French liaison and governor, and owner of the disreputable hangout the Monkey Bar; and Sarah Stickney White (Caitlin O'Hearney), chanteuse and spy. Stealing nearly every scene he's in is Jack, Jake's one-eyed dog, always good for a comical cutaway. You can't beat the Nazis for villainy (check out John Hillerman's outrageous accent in the feature-length pilot episode), but Monkey steps over the PC line with deadly dragon lady Koji (Marta Du Bois) and her samurai henchman. These Tales are told mostly tongue-in-cheek. Expensive for its day, the series nevertheless has a B-movie look, which enhances its hokey charms. In addition to the newly filmed interviews with cast and creators, the bonus features include five immersive audio commentaries, as well as detailed character bios and a series "fact file." Virtually unseen since its original broadcast, Tales of the Gold Monkey is of more than nostalgic interest. Stephen Collins fans will surely be in--wait for it--7th Heaven. --Donald Liebenson
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Tales of the Gold Monkey,
This review is from: Tales of the Gold Monkey: The Complete Series (DVD)
We got it very quickly and the DVDs are of excellent quality. The DVDs even came in a great pictured box. The product is of great quality
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Tales of the Gold Monkey,
By Jason Stansfield "Spartan" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tales of the Gold Monkey: The Complete Series (DVD)
Tales of the Gold Monkey was one of the greatest shows on TV in the 1980's when I was growing up. I remember this show but for the life of me I have been struggling to remember the name of the show for the last 5 years. I knew I the actor from 7th Heaven from somewhere but I could never remember why I remembered him.Jack the one eyed dog, is how I tracked it down as I put that in my web browser. I want so bad to buy the 21 episodes all on DVD for my step-father for Christmas but it's not available. He and I would watch it and laugh at the hilarity and silly things this "Pirate" gone good, the freelancing mercenary of the air with his pontoon boat in 1938, set right before the beginning of World War II. A great TV series and it should never been canceled. 109 of 125 people found the following review helpful
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I wached it as 12 year old kid, and still remember it as a Great Show,
By Metch - Published on Amazon.com
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Until today I really did not know the exact name of this show but I remember the two words from the photo I have in my mind of a Golden Monkey so I tried to search for it in the web since all these TV series are being released on DVDs as sets. So I tiped THE GOLDEN MONKEY TV SHOW, and I found out that the real name was TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY, I was very happy that I finally found what I was looking for and desided to search Amazon.I hope that the show will be released very soon due to the fact that it is a great show and I was really sad when I found out that it only lasted for one season. The Cast were: *Jake Cutter............Stephen Collins *Corky..................Jeff MacKay *Sarah Stickney White...Caitlin O'Heaney *Bon Chance Louis.......Roddy McDowall *Rev. Willie Tenboom....John Calvin *Princess Koji..........Marta DuBois *Todo...................John Fujioka The show first aired on September 22nd, 1982 until July 6th, 1983 for only one season and 22 episodes and they are as follows: 01- Tales of the Gold Monkey (1) 9/22/1982 02- Tales of the Gold Monkey (2) 9/22/1982 03- Shanghaied 9/29/1982 04- Black Pearl 10/13/1982 05- Legends Are Forever 10/20/1982 06- Escape From Death Island 10/27/1982 07- Trunk From the Past 11/3/1982 08- Once a Tiger... 11/17/1982 09- Honor Thy Brother 11/24/1982 10- The Lady and the Tiger 12/8/1982 11- The Late Sarah White 12/22/1982 12- The Sultan of Swat 1/5/1983 13- Ape Boy 1/12/1983 14- God Save the Queen 1/19/1983 15- High Stakes Lady 1/26/1983 16- Force of Habit 2/2/1983 17- Cooked Goose 3/4/1983 18- Last Chance Louie 3/11/1983 19- Naka Jima Kill 3/18/1983 20- Boragora or Bust 3/25/1983 21- A Distant Shout of Thunder 4/8/1983 22- Mourning Becomes Matuka 6/1/1983 I really wish that this show will be released very soon. Have a nice day :) 47 of 55 people found the following review helpful
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By C. A. Luster "The Rook" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tales of the Gold Monkey: The Complete Series (DVD)
Any fans of Indiana Jones type series or movies should like this TV series. Decent acting, stories, and music made it well worth watching. I like many others have my fingers crossed this will come out on DVD. It didn't quite catch on as well as the Jones movies, so I guess it was more of a Smith. But I know if you see it you won't be disappointed. Some great flying in one of the best planes of the period, a Grumman Goose. Fans of aviation should definitely check it out. If you like this series be sure to catch "Aviator" with Christopher Reeves, "High Road to China" with Tom Selleck, and "Snow Walker" with Barry Pepper. A bit more serious aviator survival movies, but well worth a look.
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