Tales of the Gold Monkey

1982 - 1983 NR 1h 00m 8

The adventures of a 1930's Pacific Islands bush pilot and his companions.

Jake Cutter is a pilot and adventurer in Boragora, the port in the Marivella Islands in 1938. He flies his Grumman Goose amphibian on inter-island flights and finds adventure every week.

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Episodes:

Episode 3 Shanghaied

3. Shanghaied

Aired: Sep 29, 1982

A mysterious sailor calling himself Captain Ahab comes to Bora Gora and kidna...

Episode 4 Black Pearl

4. Black Pearl

Aired: Oct 13, 1982

The Nazis are building a super bomb on an island near Bora Gora. Jake finds a...

Episode 5 Legends Are Forever

5. Legends Are Forever

Aired: Oct 20, 1982

An old friend of Jake's shows up and convinces him to help fly medicine to a ...

Episode 7 Trunk from the Past

7. Trunk from the Past

Aired: Nov 3, 1982

Years ago, Sarah's archaeologist father attempted to find the lost tomb of th...

Episode 8 Once a Tiger...

8. Once a Tiger...

Aired: Nov 17, 1982

A plane is shot down while on its way to deliver a shipment of state-of-the-a...

Episode 9 Honor Thy Brother

9. Honor Thy Brother

Aired: Nov 24, 1982

A Japanese fighter pilot looks to avenge the death of his brother, who was sh...

Episode 11 The Late Sarah White

11. The Late Sarah White

Aired: Dec 22, 1982

A telegram from the Philippines informing everyone of Sarah's death is sent t...

Episode 12 The Sultan of Swat

12. The Sultan of Swat

Aired: Jan 5, 1983

Gamble Rogers, a famous American baseball player who also happens to be Jake'...

Episode 13 Ape Boy

13. Ape Boy

Aired: Jan 12, 1983

Jake, Corky, and Sarah are on their way to Tagataya to celebrate Bastille Day...

Episode 14 God Save the Queen

14. God Save the Queen

Aired: Jan 19, 1983

Jake and Corky fly a British Nobleman to a cruise ship only to find out that ...

Episode 15 High Stakes Lady

15. High Stakes Lady

Aired: Jan 26, 1983

Jake agrees to accompany a woman to Tagataya to play in a high stakes poker g...

Episode 16 Force of Habit

16. Force of Habit

Aired: Feb 2, 1983

Two nuns carrying vaccinations to a poor village in China land on Bora Gora. ...

Episode 17 Cooked Goose

17. Cooked Goose

Aired: Mar 4, 1983

While spending their honeymoon on a secluded island, a man and his bride are ...

Episode 18 Last Chance Louie

18. Last Chance Louie

Aired: Mar 11, 1983

A man from Louie's past lands on Bora Gora. Louie tells Jake that the man is ...

Episode 19 Naka Jima Kill

19. Naka Jima Kill

Aired: Mar 18, 1983

After narrowly escaping an assassination attempt, the Japanese Defense Minist...

Episode 20 Boragora or Bust

20. Boragora or Bust

Aired: Mar 25, 1983

A miner who has lived on Bora Gora for forty years is finally rewarded for al...

Info about Tales of the Gold Monkey

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Production Country: United States

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Adventure, Romance