Episode 26: Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
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Michael and Noel kick off the 1950s era of Tarzan movies with Lex Barker's second appearance as the ape man. Lee Sholem is back in the director's chair, but there's a new Jane as Vanessa Brown becomes the first of many actors to rotate through the role for the rest of Barker's run.
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Episode 25: 1940s Recap
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Michael, Noel, and guest David May review the decade in which Tarzan fully became king not only of the jungle, but also all of pop culture. We re-discuss the move of the film series from MGM to RKO under Sol Lesser's leadership while also covering the many comics and film imitators like Nyoka the Jungle Girl and Jo-Jo the Congo King. Opening music from Terry and the Pirates by Lee Zahler Closing music from Bomba the Jungle Boy by Edward J Kay
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Episode 24: Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
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Noel and Michael watch the last Tarzan movie of the 1940s, in which Johnny Weissmuller has been replaced as the ape man by Lex Barker. They discuss Barker's alarming post-Tarzan behavior and how knowing that affects viewing his work, including Tarzan's Magic Fountain. And they also bid farewell to Brenda Joyce in her last appearance as Jane.
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Episode 23: Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
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Michael and Noel wrap up the Johnny Weissmuller era the same way , with guest Ron Marz (Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Catwoman, ), who'd just returned from South Africa with stories of an actual safari . It's mermaids in Mexico and memoirs about mammals in this very special episode.
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Episode 22: Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
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Noel and Michael are joined by Tim from to discuss Johnny Sheffield's last film as Boy. In many ways, Tarzan and the Huntress is a return to form for the series. Noel, Michael, and Tim talk about whether or not that's a good thing.
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Episode 21: Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
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Michael and Noel welcome Carlin Trammel (, , ) for a jam-packed episode about leopard cults, home invasions, '50s sitcoms, colonialism, and Acquanetta.
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Episode 20: Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
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Noel and Michael are joined by returning guest Melissa Kaercher (, ) to discuss teenage Boy, the return of Jane, and a hidden civilization of warrior women in Sol Lesser and Johnny Weissmuller's third collaboration for RKO.
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Episode 19: Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
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Michael and Noel are joined by Paxton Holley (, , , ) to talk about Tarzan and Boy's spy adventure in the Sahara. It's an atypical Tarzan film and Pax - who's relatively fresh to the series - has lots of questions.
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Episode 18: Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
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As Sol Lesser and RKO take over the Tarzan series from MGM, Noel and Michael welcome back guest Christopher Mills who helped review Lesser's first Tarzan film, Tarzan the Fearless, on Episode 8 of the podcast. In this new episode, we discuss whether the post-MGM series is in good hands, but also talk about the absence of Jane and of course Tarzan vs. Nazis.
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Episode 17: Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
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Michael and Noel are joined by writer Martin Powell (Dark Horse Comics' Jungle Tales of Tarzan, ) to discuss the final chapter in MGM's Tarzan series.
info_outlineNoel and Michael review the stories that influenced and were influenced by Tarzan up through 1929. Starting with Gilgamesh and ending with Tarzan the Tiger, we talk about Tarzan books, comics, and theater as well as connections to H Rider Haggard, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Mickey Mouse.
Opening music from "Wild Cat" by Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti
Closing music from "Diga Diga Doo" by Duke Ellington