Bring 'Em Back Alive

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.

Action & Adventure

Bring 'Em Back Alive

Action & Adventure

Created By: George SchenckFrank Cardea
First Aired on: Sep 24, 1982
Popularity: 4.2278: 6 votes
Networks: (US)
Production: Columbia Pictures Television (US)Schenck/Cardea ProductionsThompson / Bernstein / Boxleitner Productions
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 17 episodes

Season 1

Aired 43 years ago

17 Episodes

Episode 1Bring 'Em Back Alive min
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.
Episode 2Seven Keys to Singapore min
Frank tries to free the kidnapped H.H. without sacrificing the Japanese plans for the invasion of Singapore.
Episode 3There's One Born Every Minute min
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.
Episode 4The Reel World of Frank Buck min
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.
Episode 5The Pied Piper min
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.