May 5, 2025 and fifty-nine years ago on this day in 1966, “Tarzan and the Trappers” premiered on television in the United States.
In the 1950s, Sol Lesser formed a Tarzan television production company. After a legal battle with Walter of Commodore Productions and Artists, Inc., who was the producer of the Tarzan radio show, the parties arrived at a mutually agreeable cash settlement that was finalized in 1958. Production on a Tarzan television starring Gordon Scott began. Only three episodes were filmed and they were edited together to create the feature “Tarzan and the Trappers”. One interesting note is that the since the show was intended for television, Tarzan and Jane had separate treehouses. Word was that Tarzan hated the commute.
Details about Tarzan and the Trappers, along with several photographs: https://www.erbzine.com/mag19/1956.html
The cobbled together film featured Gordon Scott as Tarzan, Eve Brent as Jane, and Ricky Sorensen as “Boy.”
The drabble for today, “Travel Time,” was inspired by the sleeping arrangements in the film, “Tarzan and the Trappers.”
Tarzan came home from the jungle and discovered that Jane had built a new treehouse. He asked, “Why do we need another treehouse.”
“It’s where I’m going to sleep. You’ll sleep in the old treehouse. We’re gonna be on television and you and I need t have separate treehouses. Even Ricky Ricardo and Lucy sleep in separate beds.”
Tarzan grumbled. “I really hate this plan."
“It’s for the audience. It will be fine.”
“It won’t be fine. I have a long commute to Opar every single day and I’ll be a monkey’s uncle if I’m going to commute every night!”
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