Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: January 11, 1966
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 89
Networks: CBS
Genres: Family, Drama

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Daktari(1966)

TMDB Rating: 7.0 (21 votes)

Overview

Daktari is an American children's drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series, an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television, stars Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Centre for Animal Behaviour in East Africa.

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Season 1

18 episodes • 1966

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Elephant Thieves	Jan 11, 1966
2	Predator of Wameru	Jan 18, 1966
3	Killer Lion	Jan 25, 1966
4	Adventure of the Lion Cubs	Feb 1, 1966
5	Trail of the Cheetah	Feb 8, 1966
6	Leopard of Madla Gorge	Feb 15, 1966
7	The Diamond Smugglers	Mar 1, 1966
8	The Chimp Who Went Ape	Mar 8, 1966
9	The Killer Dog	Mar 15, 1966
10	Return of the Killer (Part 1)	Mar 22, 1966
11	Return of the Killer (Part 2)	Mar 29, 1966
12	The Maneater Of Wameru	Apr 5, 1966
13	Crisis at the Compound	Apr 12, 1966
14	The Hostages	Apr 19, 1966
15	Judy And The Hyena	Apr 26, 1966
16	Wall of Flames (Part 1)	May 3, 1966
17	Wall of Flames (Part 2)	May 10, 1966
18	Judy and the Gunrunners	May 17, 1966

Season 2

29 episodes • 1966

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Return of Clarence	Sep 13, 1966
2	Deadline to Kill	Sep 20, 1966
3	Daktari's Last Hunt	Sep 27, 1966
4	Judy's Hour of Peril	Oct 4, 1966
5	Cheetah at Large	Oct 11, 1966
6	The Test	Oct 18, 1966
7	Born to Die	Oct 25, 1966
8	The Trial	Nov 1, 1966
9	Death in the African Sun	Nov 15, 1966
10	Revenge of the Leopard	Nov 22, 1966
11	Shoot to Kill	Nov 29, 1966
12	Cry for Help	Dec 6, 1966
13	Clarence the Killer	Dec 20, 1966
14	The Chimp Who Cried Wolf	Dec 27, 1966
15	Little Miss Nightingale	Jan 3, 1967
16	Judy and the Gorilla	Jan 10, 1967
17	House of Lions	Jan 17, 1967
18	Undercover Judy	Jan 24, 1967
19	Countdown for Paula	Jan 31, 1967
20	Terror in the Bush	Feb 7, 1967
21	Judy and the Baby Elephant	Feb 14, 1967
22	A Bullet for Hedley	Feb 21, 1967
23	Judy and the Poacher	Feb 28, 1967
24	Goodbye Mike Makula	Mar 7, 1967
25	Operation Springtime	Mar 14, 1967
26	King Clarence	Mar 21, 1967
27	The Long Hunt	Mar 28, 1967
28	Judy and the Vulture	Apr 4, 1967
29	A Cub Called Danger	Apr 11, 1967

Season 3

27 episodes • 1967

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Judy and the Astro-Chimp	Sep 5, 1967
2	The Execution	Sep 12, 1967
3	Crime Wave at Wameru	Sep 19, 1967
4	Goodbye, Wameru	Sep 26, 1967
5	The Killer Tribe	Oct 3, 1967
6	The Scent of Fear	Oct 10, 1967
7	The Return of the Phantom	Oct 17, 1967
8	Countdown for Judy	Oct 24, 1967
9	Judy and the Jailbirds	Oct 31, 1967
10	One of Our Cubs Is Missing	Nov 7, 1967
11	Judy and the Thoroughbred	Nov 14, 1967
12	Return of Ethel and Albert	Nov 21, 1967
13	Judy and the Wizard	Nov 28, 1967
14	Clarence's Love-In	Dec 5, 1967
15	The Elephant Raid (Part 1)	Dec 12, 1967
16	The Elephant Raid (Part 2)	Dec 19, 1967
17	Miracle in the Jungle	Dec 26, 1967
18	Riddle of the Bush	Jan 2, 1968
19	The Big Switch	Jan 9, 1968
20	License to Kill	Jan 16, 1968
21	Judy Strikes Back	Jan 23, 1968
22	The Killer Cub	Jan 30, 1968
23	Toto the Great	Mar 23, 1968
24	The Lion Killer	Feb 20, 1968
25	The Killer of Wameru	Feb 27, 1968
26	The Monster of Wameru	Mar 5, 1968
27	The Will to Live	Mar 12, 1968

Season 4

15 episodes • 1968

#	Episode	Air Date
1	A Family for Jenny	Sep 25, 1968
2	Clarence the Lionhearted	Oct 2, 1968
3	African Heritage	Oct 9, 1968
4	The Outsider	Oct 16, 1968
5	Strike Like a Lion	Oct 23, 1968
6	Adam and Jenny	Oct 30, 1968
7	A Man's Man	Nov 6, 1968
8	The Runaways	Nov 13, 1968
9	African Showdown	Nov 20, 1968
10	Once Upon a Fang	Nov 27, 1968
11	The Divining Rods	Dec 11, 1968
12	The Discovery	Dec 18, 1968
13	Jungle Heartbeat	Jan 1, 1969
14	A Tiger's Tale	Jan 8, 1969
15	Judy Comes Home	Jan 15, 1969

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