May 17, 2025 and on this day thirty-one years ago in 1994, episode # 19 of season three titled “Tarzan and the Evil Twin,” of the Wolf Larson Tarzan television series, first aired. The International Movie Data base gives the year as 1998, but I believe that 1994 is correct. The series was broadcast from 1991 through 1994.
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From the title, I expected the evil twin to be a Tarzan or Jane lookalike. I was thinking Estaban Miranda, but no, the evil twin is a twin of Dan Miller, a minor character played by William S. Taylor.
The episode starred Wolf Larson as Tarzan, Lydie Denier as Jane, and Sean Roberge as Roger. In the episode, Dan’s twin brother held Roger hostage and demanded a $100,000 ransom.
Possibly the best line in the episode is from Tarzan, “ “man looks like Dan but does not smell like Dan.” At one point in the story, a parrot, I think it’s a parrot, tells Tarzan where the evil twin has gone. The problem with identical twins is that you’re never really sure which one is which.
The 100-word drabble for today, "Evil Is As Evil Does," was inspired by the episode. Spoiler alert – the drabble does not reflect the actual conclusion of the episode.”
Jane said, “Tarzan, I’m so glad you saved Roger from Dan’s evil twin. How did you find them?”
“A parrot told me.”
“Did you have to talk like a pirate?”
“Don’t be silly, Jane, I talked like a parrot.”
“What happened?”
“He never admitted who he was. He just kept whining and whining. I finally fed him to the lions.”
“Well, Tarzan,” said Jane. I hope you killed the evil twin.”
“So do I.”
They looked at the surviving twin, who winked. “I hope so, too. I don’t think that I’m the evil twin, but we can’t be entirely sure.”
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