Daktari

Season 1

Dr. Marsh Tracy was a veterinarian running an animal study center in Africa. Helping him were his daughter Paula, American Jack Dane, and Mike, a local. Also living with the Tracys, and equally a part of the show's starring cast, were a cross-eyed lion named Clarence and a chimp named Judy.

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18 Episodes

The Elephant Thieves
E1
The Elephant ThievesA baby elephant heads for Dr. Tracy's study center after a trapper kills its mother.
Predator of Wameru
E2
Predator of WameruDr. Tracy sets out after a poacher, who has set dozens of animal traps all over the reserve.
Killer Lion
E3
Killer LionA game guard's old pet lioness's increasing irritability culminates in an attack on a farmer.
Adventure of the Lion Cubs
E4
Adventure of the Lion CubsDr. Tracy and Jack Dane come across three lion cubs whose mother has been snared in a poacher's trap.
Trail of the Cheetah
E5
Trail of the CheetahWhile Janet Lorne is visiting Wameru, an escaped murderer is reported in the vicinity.
Leopard of Madla Gorge
E6
Leopard of Madla GorgeA professional hunter joins an archaeological expedition, with the job of killing all predatory animals near the camp.
The Diamond Smugglers
E7
The Diamond SmugglersDr. Tracy pays a visit to two Frenchman who say they are paleontologists, but who are actually diamond smugglers.
The Chimp Who Went Ape
E8
The Chimp Who Went ApePaula is very worried because Judy has been gone for a week. When Judy suddenly returns the next day she brings a a baby chimp who is has been very injured and Marsh is worried he may not be able to pull her through. When it looks like the baby chimp may be on the road to recovery, Judy mysteriously leaves again.
The Killer Dog
E9
The Killer DogA foul-tempered farmer has trained his German shepherd dog to attack any and all animals from the Wameru reserve. Paula and Jack Dane find the animal caught in a poacher's snare, rescue it, and take it back to Dr. Tracy to be treated and, more importantly, re-trained--a prospect that's not likely to sit well with the dog's owner.
Return of the Killer (Part 1)
E10
Return of the Killer (Part 1)Dr. Tracy, Jack, and Mike leave the compound to look for a wounded leopard, not knowing that escaped killer Roy Meadows (seen in the earlier episode "Trail Of The Cheetah") is on the loose with another convict, and headed to Wameru where he plans to have Tracy treat his bullet wound.
Return of the Killer (Part 2)
E11
Return of the Killer (Part 2)With Tracy, Jack, and Mike out in the jungle without their vehicle, Paula is forced to operate on Meadows, speaking to her father over a walkie-talkie for guidance, while her voice teacher and Hedley are also held hostage.
The Maneater Of Wameru
E12
The Maneater Of WameruA magazine photographer looking for a story lures a hostile tribe of poachers onto the Wameru reserve, thinking that she will get some dramatic pictures to go with the story.
Crisis at the Compound
E13
Crisis at the CompoundDr. Tracy treats an injured leopard and releases it into the wild, but a visiting trade commissioner who wants to hunt for big game sets his sights on the leopard for his trophy. Dr. Tracy sets out to derail his plans.
The Hostages
E14
The HostagesClarence the lion and Judy the chimp are kidnapped and held for ransom.
Judy And The Hyena
E15
Judy And The HyenaJudy the chimp, who was once bitten by a hyena, gets nervous, scared and agitated when she sees Paul and Jack bring in an injured hyena pup. Dr. Tracy has a difficult time keeping Judy calm enough so he can work on the hyena.
Wall of Flames (Part 1)
E16
Wall of Flames (Part 1)After Hedley warns two hunters to leave the reserve and put out their campfire, one of them starts a fire to drive the rhinos they want to hunt off the reserve and onto legal hunting territory. The fire soon engulfs the reserve, forcing animals to flee, and with Jack and Paula, observing a buffalo herd, in the midst.
Wall of Flames (Part 2)
E17
Wall of Flames (Part 2)Paula and Jack are taken hostage by Connors and Bendix, as the hunters try to escape from the reserve, and from the fire. After they learn that he set the fire, Connors decides that Paula and Jack will have to be killed to keep them quiet.
Judy and the Gunrunners
E18
Judy and the GunrunnersVisiting archaeologist Dr. Akubar borrows one of the compound's trucks, and Jack as a guide, as he claims to be searching for a legendary hidden treasure. Actually, the doctor and his cohorts are engaging not in an archaeological expedition but a gunrunning operation.