"The Legend of Tarzan" (2001) TV series 2001-2003

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Chris Buck

Writers:

Robert Askin (story) (episode "Seeds of Destruction")
Katy Cooper (co-writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

3 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family

Plot:

The further adventures of the jungle hero and his friends.

Plot Keywords:

Tarzan | Jungle | Villain | Based On Film | Gorilla

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Olivia d'Abo	...	Jane / ... (32 episodes, 2001-2003)
Michael T. Weiss	...	Tarzan (32 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jim Cummings	...	Tantor / ... (31 episodes, 2001-2003)
April Winchell	...	Terk / ... (30 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jeff Bennett	...	Prof. Archimedes Q. Porter / ... (29 episodes, 2001-2003)
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Eleanor (26 episodes, 2001)

Also Known As:

Disney's the Legend of Tarzan (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (39 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-Y

Company:

Walt Disney Television Animation

Trivia:

Almost all of the new characters (the Wazari people, Jane's friend Hazel, Nicholas Rokoff, Queen La, the Leopardmen, etc.) were taken from the dozens of original Tarzan books and stories.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Unlike the packs shown in this TV series, leopards are solitary animals and avoid each other's company wherever possible.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Tarzan & Jane (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

I Can Be Like You

Not bad from Disney.

For quite a time it seemed Disney was wasting good money to make bad cartoons for t.v. (like the new Doug, and Pepper Ann) but i was impressed with Buzz Lightyear, and i'm also impressed with the legend of Tarzan. The show features Tarzan, Jane, Jane's father, Tantor the elephant and Tarzan's ape friends. In each episode, they might face a villian or a common problem in the Jungle mainly animals that pose as a threat,or poachers for that matter. The action is pretty good and the show has some decent animation. If you liked the movie, you'll probably like this show. But don't expect a lot of thing that happened in the movie though (like the tree surfing, though you'll see that a few times on the show).