Bring 'Em Back Alive
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Action & Adventure
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 17
avg.Runtime | 60 min
First EP | 1982-09-24
Last EP | 1983-05-31
Overview
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Bring 'Em Back Alive is an adventure television series starring Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan and Ron O'Neal. The series was shown in the United States from September 1982 to May 1983. Set in Singapore, it was one of several shows like Tales of the Gold Monkey to try to capture the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark. In reality, Frank Buck was a real big game trapper who was very famous in the 1930s. He wrote a book entitled Bring 'Em Back Alive. He appeared in several movies including a 1932 adaptation of the book and is remembered by serial fans as the star of Jungle Menace. It lasted only 17 episodes before being cancelled because of low ratings, due to being scheduled against ABC's Top 30 hits Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley.
Created by
Produced by
Columbia Pictures Television
Schenck/Cardea Productions
Thompson / Bernstein / Boxleitner Productions
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1982-09-24
1
Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982-09-24
The new American consul to Singapore asks trapper Frank Buck to search the interior for a missing American agent carrying the Japanese plans for an invasion of the Malay Peninsula.
2
Seven Keys to Singapore
1982-09-28
Frank tries to free the kidnapped H.H. without sacrificing the Japanese plans for the invasion of Singapore.
3
There's One Born Every Minute
1982-10-05
Frank competes with an old friend and rival to see who can capture a black leopard for an important client, while Gloria tries to recover the stolen jewelry of an important American woman.
4
The Reel World of Frank Buck
1982-10-12
Frank answers a cry for help from a tribe living in a hidden inland valley, whose peace has been disturbed by Nazis mining uranium-bearing ore.
5
The Pied Piper
1982-10-19
Frank gets involved with a missionary and her young charges when a downed American pilot dies at her mission after passing on information needed in Singapore.
6
The Warlord
1982-10-26
Frank and Ali agree to guide Run Run Lee, an arms dealer, to the hidden headquarters of a warlord who claims to be a descendant of a Japanese samurai.
7
Thirty Hours
1982-11-16
Ali and H.H. must find Frank and Gloria when their plane crashes in the jungle, a plight made more urgent by Frank's desperate need for medical treatment.
8
Wilmer Bass and the Serengeti Kid
1982-11-23
Frank's old friend Wilmer Bass asks him to take care of the Serengeti Kid, an old show lion who's sporting a golden collar sought by the leader of a dangerous killer cult.
9
Escape From Kampoon
1982-11-30
Frank agrees to help a Nisei intelligence agent on a trip to infiltrate Japanese intelligence and to free a friend trapped in a pseudo prison run to provide slave labor for a local maharajah.
10
The Best of Enemies
1982-12-07
Frank is chained to Bhundi when the wily thief escapes from prison and is trapped into delivering a priceless necklace to two desperate crooks.
11
To Kill a Princess
1983-01-08
Frank has to protect an old flame from assassins when she returns from America to claim her father's throne.
12
Bones of Contention
1983-01-15
Frank, H.H., and a pretty archaeologist desired by them both go in search of a skeleton believed to an ancient species of man.
13
A Switch in Time
1983-01-22
Gloria asks Frank to guide an American agent into the interior, unaware at first that the man is General MacArthur and he's seeking the defense plans for the Malay peninsula.
14
The Shadow Women of Chung Tai
1983-01-29
An old girlfriend of Frank's is kidnapped by a white slavery ring.
15
The Hostage
1983-02-12
Frank and H.H. stumble upon a Chinese triad that is planning to assassinate the Governor-General.
16
Dead Run
1983-02-19
Frank and a lady photographer are captured by a fierce tribe ruled by an escaped convict, who gives them one chance to outrun the tribe's hunters.
17
Storm Warning
1983-05-31
Frank travels with a shipload of suspects when a series of nearly fatal accidents begin to plague him.
CAST
charactor: Frank Buck
Original: Bruce Boxleitner
Total EP: 17
charactor:
Original: Clyde Kusatsu
Total EP: 17
charactor:
Original: Harvey Jason
Total EP: 17
charactor:
Original: Cindy Morgan
Total EP: 17
charactor:
Original: Ron O'Neal
Total EP: 17
charactor:
Original: George Cheung
Total EP: 17
charactor:
Original: Sean McClory
Total EP: 17
charactor:
Original: Richard Anderson
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Katherine Moffat
Total EP: 1
charactor: Tagan
Original: Sid Haig
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Mako
Total EP: 1
charactor: Shala
Original: Rosalind Chao
Total EP: 1
CREW
Ted Lake
Set Decoration
Art
Peter H. Hunt
Director
Directing
George McCowan
Director
Directing
Bob Sweeney
Director
Directing
Bruce Bilson
Director
Directing
Reza Badiyi
Director
Directing
Michael Vejar
Director
Directing
Don Weis
Director
Directing
Jay Bernstein
Producer
Production
Frank Cardea
Writer
Writing
George Schenck
Writer
Writing
Tom Sawyer
Writer
Writing
Ira Steven Behr
Writer
Writing
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney