Bring 'Em Back Alive

1h

Action & Adventure

Bring 'Em Back Alive is an adventure television series starring Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan and Ron O'Neal. The series was shown in the United States from September 1982 to May 1983. Set in Singapore, it was one of several shows like Tales of the Gold Monkey to try to capture the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark. In reality, Frank Buck was a real big game trapper who was very famous in the 1930s. He wrote a book entitled Bring 'Em Back Alive. He appeared in several movies including a 1932 adaptation of the book and is remembered by serial fans as the star of Jungle Menace. It lasted only 17 episodes before being cancelled because of low ratings, due to being scheduled against ABC's Top 30 hits Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley.

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures Television

Schenck/Cardea Productions

Thompson / Bernstein / Boxleitner Productions

Episodes

Cast

Bring 'Em Back Alive

1. Bring 'Em Back Alive

24th Sep 1982

The new American consul to Singapore asks trapper Frank Buck to search the interior for a missing American agent carrying the Japanese plans for an invasion of the Malay Peninsula.

Seven Keys to Singapore

2. Seven Keys to Singapore

28th Sep 1982

Frank tries to free the kidnapped H.H. without sacrificing the Japanese plans for the invasion of Singapore.

There's One Born Every Minute

3. There's One Born Every Minute

5th Oct 1982

Frank competes with an old friend and rival to see who can capture a black leopard for an important client, while Gloria tries to recover the stolen jewelry of an important American woman.

The Reel World of Frank Buck

4. The Reel World of Frank Buck

12th Oct 1982

Frank answers a cry for help from a tribe living in a hidden inland valley, whose peace has been disturbed by Nazis mining uranium-bearing ore.

The Pied Piper

5. The Pied Piper

19th Oct 1982

Frank gets involved with a missionary and her young charges when a downed American pilot dies at her mission after passing on information needed in Singapore.

The Warlord

6. The Warlord

26th Oct 1982

Frank and Ali agree to guide Run Run Lee, an arms dealer, to the hidden headquarters of a warlord who claims to be a descendant of a Japanese samurai.

Thirty Hours

7. Thirty Hours

16th Nov 1982

Ali and H.H. must find Frank and Gloria when their plane crashes in the jungle, a plight made more urgent by Frank's desperate need for medical treatment.

Wilmer Bass and the Serengeti Kid

8. Wilmer Bass and the Serengeti Kid

23rd Nov 1982

Frank's old friend Wilmer Bass asks him to take care of the Serengeti Kid, an old show lion who's sporting a golden collar sought by the leader of a dangerous killer cult.

Escape From Kampoon

9. Escape From Kampoon

30th Nov 1982

Frank agrees to help a Nisei intelligence agent on a trip to infiltrate Japanese intelligence and to free a friend trapped in a pseudo prison run to provide slave labor for a local maharajah.

The Best of Enemies

10. The Best of Enemies

7th Dec 1982

Frank is chained to Bhundi when the wily thief escapes from prison and is trapped into delivering a priceless necklace to two desperate crooks.

To Kill a Princess

11. To Kill a Princess

8th Jan 1983

Frank has to protect an old flame from assassins when she returns from America to claim her father's throne.

Bones of Contention

12. Bones of Contention

15th Jan 1983

Frank, H.H., and a pretty archaeologist desired by them both go in search of a skeleton believed to an ancient species of man.

A Switch in Time

13. A Switch in Time

22nd Jan 1983

Gloria asks Frank to guide an American agent into the interior, unaware at first that the man is General MacArthur and he's seeking the defense plans for the Malay peninsula.

The Shadow Women of Chung Tai

14. The Shadow Women of Chung Tai

29th Jan 1983

An old girlfriend of Frank's is kidnapped by a white slavery ring.

The Hostage

15. The Hostage

12th Feb 1983

Frank and H.H. stumble upon a Chinese triad that is planning to assassinate the Governor-General.

Dead Run

16. Dead Run

19th Feb 1983

Frank and a lady photographer are captured by a fierce tribe ruled by an escaped convict, who gives them one chance to outrun the tribe's hunters.

Storm Warning

17. Storm Warning

31st May 1983

Frank travels with a shipload of suspects when a series of nearly fatal accidents begin to plague him.

First air date

24th Sep 1982

Last air date

31st May 1983

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks