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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.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Bring 'Em Back AliveSeptember 24, 1982—The new American consul to Singapore asks trapper Frank Buck to search the interior for a missing American agent carrying the Japanese plans - S01E02
Seven Keys to SingaporeSeptember 28, 1982—Frank tries to free the kidnapped H.H. without sacrificing the Japanese plans for the invasion of Singapore. - S01E03
There's One Born Every MinuteOctober 5, 1982—Frank competes with an old friend and rival to see who can capture a black leopard for an important client, while Gloria tries to recover th - S01E04
The Reel World of Frank BuckOctober 12, 1982—Frank answers a cry for help from a tribe living in a hidden inland valley, whose peace has been disturbed by Nazis mining uranium-bearing o - S01E05
The Pied PiperOctober 19, 1982—Frank gets involved with a missionary and her young charges when a downed American pilot dies at her mission after passing on information ne - S01E06
The WarlordOctober 26, 1982—Frank and Ali agree to guide Run Run Lee, an arms dealer, to the hidden headquarters of a warlord who claims to be a descendant of a Japanes - S01E07
Thirty HoursNovember 16, 1982—Ali and H.H. must find Frank and Gloria when their plane crashes in the jungle, a plight made more urgent by Frank's desperate need for medi - S01E08
Wilmer Bass and the Serengeti KidNovember 23, 1982—Frank's old friend Wilmer Bass asks him to take care of the Serengeti Kid, an old show lion who's sporting a golden collar sought by the lea - S01E09
Escape From KampoonNovember 30, 1982—Frank agrees to help a Nisei intelligence agent on a trip to infiltrate Japanese intelligence and to free a friend trapped in a pseudo priso - S01E10
The Best of EnemiesDecember 7, 1982—Frank is chained to Bhundi when the wily thief escapes from prison and is trapped into delivering a priceless necklace to two desperate croo - S01E11
To Kill a PrincessJanuary 8, 1983—Frank has to protect an old flame from assassins when she returns from America to claim her father's throne. - S01E12
Bones of ContentionJanuary 15, 1983—Frank, H.H., and a pretty archaeologist desired by them both go in search of a skeleton believed to an ancient species of man. - S01E13
A Switch in TimeJanuary 22, 1983—Gloria asks Frank to guide an American agent into the interior, unaware at first that the man is General MacArthur and he's seeking the defe - S01E14
The Shadow Women of Chung TaiJanuary 29, 1983—An old girlfriend of Frank's is kidnapped by a white slavery ring. - S01E15
The HostageFebruary 12, 1983—Frank and H.H. stumble upon a Chinese triad that is planning to assassinate the Governor-General. - S01E16
Dead RunFebruary 19, 1983—Frank and a lady photographer are captured by a fierce tribe ruled by an escaped convict, who gives them one chance to outrun the tribe's hu - S01E17
Storm WarningMay 31, 1983—Frank travels with a shipload of suspects when a series of nearly fatal accidents begin to plague him.
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