Original title
Tarzán
Released
10/6/1991
Origin country
CA
Genre
Action & Adventure
Production companies
Dune, TF1, Balenciaga Productions, William F. Cookie Productions, Producciones Telemex
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
75
Tarzán was a half-hour syndicated series that aired 1991–1994. In this version of the show, Tarzan was portrayed as a blond environmentalist, with Jane turned into a French ecologist. Ron Ely, famous for playing Tarzan in the original series, played a character named Gorden Shaw in the first season episode “Tarzan the Hunted”.
Tarzan discovers his animal friends are sick or dying and with Jane's help they learn the river suddenly contains mercury. Tarzan heads upstream, putting his life in peril after encountering rogue miners.
Tarzan and Simon rescue an injured father and daughter after a fiery plane crash. They discover the cargo included cocaine thanks to Cheetah but the pilot dad declares his innocence and blames a nefarious man named Hauser.
Tarzan takes Carlos, an angry young teen from New York City, whose mother had given up on him and whose father died from a fall on a construction job, under his wing with a trip into the jungle.
Kendra, a spoiled model, arrives at the camp, with her pushy photographer. She offends Tarzan with her furs and fake helplessness, then endangers their lives when she heads into the jungle with her cameraman. Will Tarzan arrive in time to rescue them?
Roger Sr., who funds Jane's research, arrives in camp to end the project and bring Roger Jr. back home. But on a jungle trek with Tarzan, he experiences several revelations concerning the value of the project and his son's part in it.
Tarzan captures a notorious elephant poacher Winslow who than escapes. He tracks down Jane and Roger, who are visiting caves where he has hidden some ivory and takes them hostage.
Jane's extremely fit cousin Patrice comes to visit and shows an interest in Tarzan, making Jane jealous. As Tarzan and Patrice explore the jungle, Jane discovers a bottle of steroids, leading her to confront her relative about endangering her health.
Tarzan discovers the river has oil traces in it, jeopardizing wildlife and Jane suggests it is coming from upstream. Tarzan locates the source, a man named Hauser criminally dumping toxic waste. He vows even Tarzan won't make him stop.
Tarzan rescues a young woman from her crashed plane and it turns out she has a hidden connection to the jungle's past.
Jane is ready to get away from the jungle and spend a traditional Christmas with her sister. She delays her departure when Tarzan needs her help as his elderly chimpanzee friend Maya is sick. In the end the holiday brings sadness but also stronger bonds between Tarzan and his friends.
Tarzan and Jane try to find a family for an orphaned lion cub; Roger teaches Cheetah to play chess; and Simon anticipates a large inheritance.
Jane is angry at Roger, asking for space until she's calmer. Roger heads into the jungle to find a rare specimen to redeem himself but locates a hidden cave. After falling into a cavern filling with water, Roger hopes Cheetah can find Tarzan in time.
Jane's scoundrel ex-boyfriend Jack returns, claiming to be a changed man but she and Tarzan are doubtful. Their suspicions are correct as Jack has located a long hidden trove of riches but needs Cheetah's help to get them.
Tarzan encounters Winslow and his henchman who are intent on robbing valuable relics that were entrusted to Tarzan as a boy. They set off an explosion that leaves Tarzan dazed and gives the men time to complete their theft.
An evil rhino poacher Tarzan sent to prison escapes, and, vowing revenge, kidnaps Roger and Simon to lure Tarzan.
A storm damages the radio and airplane leaving Jane's life in peril after she is bitten by a deadly spider. Tarzan must seek out a native healer he knew as a child as the only way to save Jane.
Edmund Hampton, a retired schoolteacher, arrives at the jungle camp believing it is near an alien landing site. After the concept is explained to Tarzan, a walk in the jungle disillusions Edmund. Yet a mystical experience by Tarzan leads to questions about his special senses.
Gordon Shawn, a noted hunter, comes to the jungle camp and he craves the ultimate experience. Tarzan becomes the hunted.
Suffering from recurring nightmares of the plane crash that killed his parents and left him in the jungle, Tarzan returns to the crash site to make peace with his past.
Tarzan must step in to prevent a tragedy when Cheetah runs away from home, leaving Tantor the elephant heartbroken, and leading Roger to risk his life to reunite the two jungle friends.
Blake returns to the jungle intent on romancing Jane and Tarzan tries not be jealous. Blake also give a ferret as a gift but the animal is a transmitter of a deadly disease and it gets loose. Tarzan must capture it before it threatens the native wildlife.
Tarzan and his friends listen to Simon tell stories as they wait out a severe storm when Jane's ex-boyfriend Jack shows up seeking refuge. Jack promises again he has changed but Tarzan learns he is involved in animal trafficking.
Pesticides are weakening the eggshells of the endangered hawks Jane is studying. She and Tarzan embark on a journey to save some eggs, while traveling their friendship deepens.
Roger Sr shows up and offers Jane the job of her dreams but it means moving away from the jungle. Jane takes time to reflect on her work, her relationships with friends and animals but most importantly, Tarzan.
Roger has written a book detailing some of the adventures that have occurred and during the storm's lull, Jane starts to read it aloud. It seems the way Roger has portrayed events and his heroics differ from everyone else's recollections.
A selfish prospector scours the jungle in search of a potential uranium source and he completely ignores the harmful effects his actions may have on the environment, so the mighty Tarzan tries to teach the greedy man a lesson.
Jane finds herself being the subject of a monster's infatuations, which results in the beautiful Jane having to fend off the romantic yet horrifying advances of a scary creature that has risen from the eerie lagoon in the jungle.
Jack manages to become the owner of a hot-air balloon after a poker game, but he gets too carried away with his latest prize and finds himself in a perilous situation with Roger; two of the jungle friends are caught in a nerve-wracking situation.
Tarzan comes across a military official who has entered the jungle in the hopes of disarming a nuclear warhead that could potentially lay waste to the entire area, but the true intentions of the visitor are not made entirely clear.
While searching for a cure to a deadly virus, Tarzan falls off a vine and loses his memory. Upon finding him, Jane is brought to Tarzan's new lair and held against her will.
The first white man Tarzan ever befriended returns to the jungle, this time promising he'll stay.
A visiting journalist is captured by a group of Amazon Women.
After Roger finds a disoriented girl in the jungle, Tarzan and Jane disagree over what they should do for her.
Carl Houser returns to the jungle with another get rich quick scheme. Originally, he searches for wild animals. But then his search turns to the Temple of the Sea Goddesses and it's hidden treasure.
An attempt to get a fossilized stagosaurus egg from a fire field goes wrong, causing a major rift in Jane and Roger's friendship.
Jane remembers the first time that her and Roger met Tarzan.
Cheetah finds a strange fog that kills all wildlife and small animals in its path.
Two martial arts experts and their secret cargo survive a crash landing in the jungle. Now they must wait for Jack's plane to be fixed before they can once again be on their way.
Tarzan becomes convinced that Cheetah should go back to living in the wild. Jane isn't so sure though and insists they follow Cheetah to make sure he's okay.
Tarzan tries to rescue Jane from a crumbling mine shaft and is pinned under a large beam in the process.
Cheetah and Tanto run away after Roger and Jane reject their efforts to help.
Bruno Valenti escapes prison once again and is out for revenge. His goal this time is to kill the person responsible for his downfall - Tarzan.
A movie star comes to the jungle to research a role. Since the character he'll play lives in the jungle, he starts to emulate Tarzan - with disastrous results.
Tarzan smells foul play when he discovers a toxic-waste dumping operation in the ocean.
It's a battle of wills when Jane challenges Jack to 24 hours without harming the environment.
A toxic spill causes a chain reaction of events that could result in the death of Jane.
A wealthy Sheik comes to the jungle in search of oil. And legally, he just might be allowed to take it, destroying the jungle in the process.
A beautiful stranger crash lands in the jungle and both Roger and Jack will do anything for her attention.
Tarzan leads a lost stranger back to his old tribe.
For Jack Benton it is certain that he will finally marry his great love Roxanne Elliott. After a long separation, the pilot and the soul singer are enjoying togetherness again. But the happiness does not last long, but both must quickly realize that they live in two different worlds.
A soldier hires Roger to help him get his cargo to Bandali. The pay is high, but the risk is higher.
Nicholas Dimato returns to the jungle to shoot his latest film. And he's convinced that he'll be the king of the jungle by the time filming is done.
A trigger-happy Bandali policeman shows up to escourt Dan to an upcoming murder trial, where he's the prime witness.
Cheetah becomes the parent of a baby chick.
Tarzan only has six hours to find an antidote after a friend is bit by a poisonous spider.
During a lone trek through the dense jungle, Jane suffers an injury that causes her to lose her sight, so she is forced to find her way back to the compound through the maze of the landscape without the use of her vision.
Tarzan enters into a fierce battle with the notorious Michael Hauser as the two fight over possession of a box containing illegal drugs; Tarzan tries to keep a supply of illegal substances from reaching the city of Bandali.
Jane's favorite garnet ring is stolen by a parrot. While the others search for it, Jane thinks about the meaning behind the ring...and the difficult decision she has to make because of it.
Tarzan and the rest of the group come into contact with a strange man being chased by others attempting to capture him, and they are amazed to learn of the prey's origins as a man from a simple tribe with stone-age sensibilities.
Cheetah begins to notice that Tantor the elephant has been receiving a large amount of the attention that was once given to him, so the envious animal decides to steal a pouch out of a need for attention without knowing what is in it.
A recently escaped prisoner scours the jungle in search of valuable diamonds, so Tarzan and his friends decide to do what they can in order to bring the criminal to justice before a nearby river is ruined by the greedy villain.
Tarzan and his friends travel to Haunted Island so that Roger can write an article about the Malachite Kingfisher. When the group is inadvertanty stranded, they find themselves face-to-face with spooky visions and a seven year-old murder mystery.
Roger and Cheetah find themselves being the welcoming party to a stranded astronaut whose space shuttle crash landed in the dense jungle three years before their encounter, and their peaceful intentions are seen as acts of war by the cosmonaut.
Spoiled rock star Starr Reilly crashes her plane in Tarzan's jungle just as a powerful storm is about to hit. While stranded at the compound, Tarzan helps her learn about humility and true friendship
The new District Commissioner arrives in Bandali with plans to build a large game park strictly for hunting. It's up to Tarzan to teach the pompous politician that sometimes, the laws of man are outweighed by the Law of the Jungle.
Roger's ex-girlfriend returns to the compound and greets her former flame while conducting work on a project she has currently taken on, which leaves Roger completely confused about how to interpret the unexpected action.
When Roger is unexpectedly drafted into the Bandali army, the Commissioner agrees to sign a deferral form in exchange for a valuable tribal artifact. But what does Roger really have to do to prove his responsibility?
Jane is delighted to get a visit from her former mentor as he passes by to see the progress of a gorilla tribe he once dedicated his efforts to studying; Jane and the others are surprised to learn about her old mentor's news.
Dan's twin brother, Joseph, shows up and tries to pass himself off as Dan to get money from Roger's rich dad.
The jungle animals panic when they sense that something horrible is about to happen.
A championship archer challenges Tarzan to a head-to-head competition to see who's the best.
Tarzan goes in search of anti-venom after Cheetah is bit by a scorpion. While waiting, the others remember some of Cheetah's previous adventures (as clips from previous episodes).
A voodoo curse makes it appear to everyone that Tarzan is dead.
Tarzan must return the sapphire elephant to the temple of the elephant worshippers before the elephants reach their sacred ground.
Dan's godson arrives in the jungle after running away from his home in the Bronx, N.Y., which leads to an enlightening exchange in ideas between the mighty Tarzan and the brash youngster from the city in need of some worthy advice.
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