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.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Bring 'Em Back Alive | 1982-09-24 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | Seven Keys to Singapore | 1982-09-28 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | There's One Born Every Minute | 1982-10-05 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Reel World of Frank Buck | 1982-10-12 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Pied Piper | 1982-10-19 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Warlord | 1982-10-26 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Thirty Hours | 1982-11-16 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | Wilmer Bass and the Serengeti Kid | 1982-11-23 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | Escape from Kampoon | 1982-11-30 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | The Best of Enemies | 1982-12-07 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | To Kill a Princess | 1983-01-08 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | Bones of Contention | 1983-01-15 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | A Switch in Time | 1983-01-22 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 14 | The Shadow Women of Chung Tai | 1983-01-29 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 15 | The Hostage | 1983-02-12 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 16 | Dead Run | 1983-02-19 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 17 | Storm Warning | 1983-05-31 | 60 min |
Production | Jay Bernstein | Producer |