TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY - THE COMPLETE SERIES (ABC 1983) Stephen Collins, Jeff MacKay, Roddy McDowall, Caitlin O'Heaney, John Calvin, Marta DuBois, John Fujioka

The adventures of seaplane pilot and soldier of fortune Jake Cutter (Stephen Collins) 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 (Jeff MacKay).

Other companions were Bon Chance Louie (Roddy McDowall), the local magistrate and owner of the Monkey Bar hangout, Sarah Stickney White (Caitlin O'Heaney), the bar's singer who was actually an American spy, and Dutch minister Willie Tenboom (John Calvin) who was actually a German spy. Rounding out the cast of schemers was Princess Kogi (Marta DuBois), ruler of the nearby island of Matuka, and the samurai warrior Todo (John Fujioka) who commanded her private army.

Created by Donald P Bellisario.

Bonus material includes a 30 min. “Making of” documentary featuring Stephen Collins, Caitlin O’Heaney, Harvey S Laidman and producer/writer Tom Greene.

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Number of DVDs: 6

Number of Episodes: 22

Quality: 9.5/10

Running Time: 16 hrs 30 min (approx)

Aspect Ratio: Full Screen 1.33:1

NOTES: This is a fan-made DVD set. Not    a studio release.