The sky dogs of Boragora
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The sky dogs of Boragora |
| Original title | Tales of the Gold Monkey |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1982-1983 |
| Production company |
Universal Television |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 22 in 1 season |
| genre | Action series , adventure |
| idea | Donald Bellisario |
| First broadcast | September 22, 1982 (USA) on ABC |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 17, 1990 on RTLplus |
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The sky dogs of Boragora (original title: Tales of the Gold Monkey ) is an American action , espionage and adventure series . It was produced by Universal Television for the US broadcaster ABC and comprises a season with 22 episodes.
action
Jake Cutter is a former fighter pilot who operated a small airline on the fictional island of Boragora, part of the Marivella archipelago in the South Pacific , in 1938 . He wears the Flying Tigers badge on his worn leather jacket , a relic from his past as a mercenary .
His partners are his best friend Corky and the one-eyed Jack Russell Terrier Jack , whose jeweled eye Jake lost at a game and who therefore has to wear an eye patch. With his plane Grumman Goose he transports smuggled goods from island to island or rescues kidnapped travelers. German soldiers, Japanese spies or even South Sea pirates sometimes get in his way.
A popular meeting place on Boragora is the Monkey Bar , which is owned by the noble French magistrate Bon Chance Louis . The beautiful singer Sarah , who is actually an American spy , sings there every evening . Jack, who lives in a small room above the bar, is the only one who knows about her true identity.
Charisma
In the United States, the series began broadcasting on ABC on September 22, 1982 with the two-hour pilot Tales of the Gold Monkey . Regular broadcasting began a week later on September 29, 1982 and ended on April 8, 1983 after a total of 21 episodes. However, almost two months later, on June 1st, the last episode was shown. Since the ratings of the series could not cover the high production costs, the series was discontinued after a season.
The German private broadcaster RTLplus only added the series to its program eight years after it was first broadcast in the US . After the pilot film was broadcast on September 17, 1990, the remaining episodes were broadcast on Fridays from September 21. However, the broadcaster did not pay attention to the production sequence. B. after the pilot, first the tenth episode, then the fourth episode and only then the regular second episode was shown. Since the complete repetition from September 1992 to January 1993, the series was not shown again on German television.
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Secret of the Golden Monkey - Part 1 | Tales of the Gold Monkey (1) | 22 Sep 1982 | 17 Sep 1990 | Ray Austin | Donald P. Bellisario |
| 2 | The Secret of the Golden Monkey - Part 2 | Tales of the Gold Monkey (2) | 22 Sep 1982 | 17 Sep 1990 | Ray Austin | Donald P. Bellisario |
| 3 | Kidnapped | Shanghaied | 29 Sep 1982 | Oct 5, 1990 | Alan J. Levi | Donald P. Bellisario |
| 4th | The silver bullet | Black Pearl | Oct 13, 1982 | 28 Sep 1990 | Victor Lobl | Dennis Capps, Bob Foster, George Geiger, Paul Savage & Donald P. Bellisario |
| 5 | A worthwhile adventure? | Legends Are Forever | Oct. 20, 1982 | Oct 12, 1990 | Virgil bird | Milt Rosen, Reuben Leder & Donald P. Bellisario |
| 6th | Escape from the island of the dead | Escape from Death Island | Oct. 27, 1982 | Oct 19, 1990 | James Frawley | Peter Elliot & Stephen Katz |
| 7th | The curse of the Pharaoh | Trunk from the past | Nov 3, 1982 | Oct 26, 1990 | Christian I. Nyby II | John Pashdag & Brady Westwater |
| 8th | The secret transport | Once a tiger ... | Nov. 17, 1982 | Nov 2, 1990 | Winrich Kolbe | L. Ford Neal & John Huff |
| 9 | The oath of vengeance | Honor Thy Brother | Nov 24, 1982 | Nov 9, 1990 | Mike Vejar | Jeff Ray, Danny Lee Cole, Bill Driskill & George Geiger |
| 10 | The lady and the tiger | The Lady and the Tiger | Dec 8, 1982 | 21 Sep 1990 | Virgil bird | Donald P. Bellisario |
| 11 | Missing | The Late Sarah White | Dec 22, 1982 | Nov 16, 1990 | Harvey S. Laidman | Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff, Donald P. Bellisario, George Geiger |
| 12 | The idol | The Sultan of Swat | Jan. 5, 1983 | Nov 23, 1990 | Virgil bird | David Brown |
| 13 | The jungle boy | Ape boy | Jan. 12, 1983 | Nov 30, 1990 | Winrich Kolbe | Andrew Schneider, Bill Driskill |
| 14th | The rescue of the crown | God Save the Queen | Jan. 19, 1983 | Dec 7, 1990 | Virgil bird | George Geiger |
| 15th | Sabrina | High stakes lady | Jan. 26, 1983 | Dec 14, 1990 | James Frawley | Bill Driskill |
| 16 | The flying nun | Force of Habit | Feb. 2, 1983 | Dec 21, 1990 | Harvey S. Laidman | Tom Greene |
| 17th | The island of horror | Cooked Goose | 4th Mar 1983 | Dec 28, 1990 | Donald A. Baer | Jay Huguely |
| 18th | The traitor | Last chance Louie | 11th Mar 1983 | Jan. 4, 1991 | James Fargo | Tom Greene & George Geiger |
| 19th | In the crosshairs | Naka Jima Kill | 11th Mar 1983 | Jan. 10, 1991 | Jack Whitman | Andrew Schneider & Tom Greene |
| 20th | The treasure hunt | Boragora or Bust | 18 Mar 1983 | Jan. 11, 1991 | Ivan Dixon | George Geiger & Tom Greene |
| 21st | The wrath of the gods | A Distant Shout of Thunder | Apr 8, 1983 | Jan. 18, 1991 | James Fargo | Tom Greene & George Geiger |
| 22nd | For life and death | Mourning Becomes Matuka | June 1, 1983 | Jan. 25, 1991 | David Jones | Jay Huguely, Tom Greene & George Geiger |
useful information
- The series was created - just like Frank Buck - Adventure in Malaysia - in the wake of the extremely successful Indiana Jones movie series, but could not build on its success, which is why it was canceled after only one season.
- Jake's plane is a red and white Grumman G-21 .
- There are some parallels to the plot and characters of the Disney series Käpt'n Balu and his daring crew .
Awards
In 1983, the series won the Emmy in the category Outstanding Art Direction for a Series . In the same year she was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Costume Design for a Series , Sound Design ( Outstanding Film Sound Editing for a Series ) and Soundmix ( Outstanding Film Sound Mixing for a Series ).
Web links
- Tales of the Gold Monkey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Tales of the Gold Monkey at EpGuides.com
- The sky dogs from Boragora on Fernsehserien.de