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Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)

Tales of the Gold Monkey poster
Genre
action television series
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 22 episodes
Rated
16
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A pilot in the 1930s Pacific flies a seaplane while getting into adventures with a dog and a singer. The show has cliffhangers and deals with local people and early aviation.

adventurousnostalgiclightheartedpulp-inspiredexoticseriocomicfast-paced

What happens

Tales of the Gold Monkey is an American adventure drama television series broadcast in prime time on Wednesday nights by ABC from September 22, 1982, to June 1, 1983. Debuting the year following the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark, the series featured early aviation, indigenous locals, and cliff-hanging action. Creator Don Bellisario said it was based on the 1939 Howard Hawks film Only Angels Have Wings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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