Bring 'Em Back Alive (TV series)
| Bring 'Em Back Alive | |
|---|---|
 Main title | |
| Starring |
Bruce Boxleitner Clyde Kusatsu Cindy Morgan Ron O'Neal |
| Composer(s) | Arthur B. Rubinstein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Larry A. Thompson Jay Bernstein |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Schenck/Cardea Productions Thompson/Bernstein/Boxleitner Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | Film |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 24, 1982 – May 31, 1983 |
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.
The show was based on a 1930 book, Bring 'Em Back Alive, written by well-known big game trapper Frank Buck. Buck appeared in several movies, including a 1932 adaptation of the book, and is remembered by serial fans as the star of Jungle Menace.
The television series lasted only 17 episodes before being cancelled because of low ratings. The show was scheduled against NBC's Top 10 hit The A-Team, and ABC's Top 30 hits Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley.
Original cast
- Bruce Boxleitner as Frank Buck, big game trapper and collector of wild animals
- Cindy Morgan as Gloria Marlowe, United States Consul, Singapore
- Clyde Kusatsu as Ali, Buck's friend and No. 1 Boy
- Ron O'Neal as H.H., His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Johore
- Sean McClory as Myles Delaney, manager of the Raffles Hotel
- John Zee as G.B. Von Turgo, smuggler and kingpin of the Singapore underworld
- Harvey Jason as Bhundi
- George Lazenby as Captain Hayward Head of the Palace Guard
Episode list
| No. | Title | Director | Writer | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bring 'Em Back Alive | E.W. Swackhamer | George Schenck, Frank Cardea, Tom Sawyer | September 24, 1982 |
| 2 | Seven Keys to Singapore | Bob Kelljan | Tom Sawyer | September 28, 1982 |
| 3 | There's One Born Every Minute | Paul Krasny | George Schenck, Frank Cardea | October 5, 1982 |
| 4 | The Reel World of Frank Buck | Don Weis | B. W. Sandefur | October 12, 1982 |
| 5 | The Pied Piper | Mike Vejar | Steve Kline, Arthur Weingarten | October 19, 1982 |
| 6 | The Warlord | Bob Sweeney | Billy Marks | October 26, 1982 |
| 7 | Thirty Hours | Paul Krasny | Juliet Law Packer | November 16, 1982 |
| 8 | Wilmer Bass and the Serengeti Kid | Bruce Bilson | B. W. Sandefur | November 23, 1982 |
| 9 | Escape From Kampoon | Paul Krasny | Tim Maschler | November 30, 1982 |
| 10 | The Best of Enemies | Nicholas Sgarro | Ira Steven Behr | December 7, 1982 |
| 11 | To Kill a Princess | George McCowan | B. W. Sandefur, Arthur Weingarten | January 8, 1983 |
| 12 | Bones of Contention | Peter H. Hunt | Tim Maschler | January 15, 1983 |
| 13 | A Switch in Time | George McCowan | Arthur Weingarten | January 22, 1983 |
| 14 | The Shadow Women of Chung Tai | Peter H. Hunt | B. W. Sandefur | January 29, 1983 |
| 15 | The Hostage | Paul Krasny | Steven Thornley | February 12, 1983 |
| 16 | Dead Run | Reza Badiyi | Tim Maschler | February 19, 1983 |
| 17 | Storm Warning | Joel Oliansky | Frank Cardea, George Schenck | May 31, 1983 |