Cutter's Goose

JACK 

     Tales of the Gold Monkey premiered on September 22, 1982 with a two-hour pilot movie.

     I enjoyed this series immensely, Tales had a great cast that worked well together, The sets were incredible. Tales lasted just 22 episodes, the pilot counting as two. There was also two scripts that never made it to filming. 
     Donald P. Bellisario wrote the pilot and two episodes of the series. However the writing is what killed this TV Series. Just like it always did in the 70's and 80's

     Tales of the Gold Monkey featured Indiana Jones style adventures, flying by the seat of your pants action. From wonderful natives to flesh eating cannibals. We're treated to great fight scenes and passionate liplockin'.  We are graced with beautiful sunrises and fiery volcanos. This was such and un-appreciated series. Jake Cutter was an early 'Indiana Jones', leather jacket, hat and all.

Episode Guide on bottom of page for your pleasure.

ACTION

SKELETONS

SNAKES

AND KISSING...

NATIVES

APES TOO..

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the GOOSE

CAITLIN

ROPE BRIDGE

LOCATIONS

JAKE CUTTER

CORKY

LOUIE

EPISODE GUIDE

     There are 22 episodes in the series, which ran from Sept of 1982 until June of 1983. The pilot movie counts as two episodes. Roddy McDowell did not appear in the pilot, but was in the rest of the series. There were two scripts that never made into series episodes.  Synopsis taken from goldenmonkey.com episode guide page. Enjoy...

NOTE: Series star Steven Collins is now starring in the WB's hit series '7th Heaven'.

1. Pilot Movie 9.22.82
     Jake meets Sarah and helps her mission to stop the Nazis, led by the evil Fritz (john hillerman 'Higgins'), from retrieving the legendary Gold Monkey. 

2. Shanghaied 9.29.82
     Corky is shanghaied by a mysterious man with a hook for a hand to repair his ship. So Jake sets out to find him while battling a nasty case of malaria. (This episode also pieced with 'Trunk from the Past' to create a TV movie titled... 'Curse at the Gold Monkey'.)

3. Black Pearl 10.13.82
     The evil Nazis are back, attempting to create the atom bomb. Jake Cutter is the worlds only hope to save the day.

4. Legends Are Forever 10.20.82
     Jake's old pal is back, Grandy Dancer (William Lucking), talking Jake into helping him transport medical supplies to Watusi tribe and locate the treasure of King Solomon's Mines. One of the few episodes where Louie actually adventures with Jake.

5. Escape From Death Island 10.27.82
     Jake and Corky are held prisoner in a penal colony after helping a man attempt to rescue his son. They soon discover that the prisoners are running the joint. 

6. Trunk From The Past 11.3.82
     Sarah first receives the Ancient Egyptian trunk her father was murdered upon and then a visit from her ex-fiance (Jared Martin), who's searching for the temple of Amon-Ra. Jake seems far less afraid of becoming a victin of the Pharaohs curse than admitting his feelings for Sarah and making a commitment.

7. Once A Tiger 11.17.82 (pre-empted on 11.10)
     Jake sets out to rescue is nemesis from his Flying Tiger days (Lance Gualt) and his important cargo. Jake later finds himself set-up.

8. Honor Thy Brother 11.24.82
     A Japanese fighter pilot (Soon Tek Oh) seeks revenge against Jake for killing his brother during a dog-fight over China a year earlier. And in this episode, Jake is able to get Jack's eye back for him.

9. The Lady and the Tiger 12.8.82 (pre-empted 11.31.82)
     Jake crash lands on a Japanese held island, inhabited by Amish and a tiger. Jake also admits in this episode that his parents weren't married and he never knew his father.

10. The Late Sarah White 12.22.82 (pre-empted 12.15.82)
     Jake sets out to Manilla after he's informed that Sarah has died from hepatitis while on a mission there. Jake risks his life and saves General Mac Author, and stops a civil war from breaking out in the Philippines just because he can feel that Sarah's alive.

11. The Sultan of Swat 1.5.83 (pre-empted 12.29.82)
     Jake's boyhood idol, a Babe Ruth type baseball player comes to the island and is framed for murdering an island girl (Nia Pebbles) by his agent. Jake must rescue his idol before the girls father hangs him.

12. Ape Boy 1.12.83
     After an emergency landing on a supposedly un-inhabited island, Jake and his friends discover a boy raised by apes (Tarzan? No.)

13. God Save the Queen 1.19.83
     A British Lord attempts to steal the Royal Jewels ( not those jewels, real ones) and threatens to blow up the luxury liner, the Queen Victoria, with the Duke of Windsor, Jake, Corky and Jack on board.

14. High Stakes Lady 1.26.83
     Jake falls for a mysterious card shark (Shelley Smith) who gets him involved in a high stakes poker game and international intrigue. The card shark is a German Spy.

15. Force of Habit 2.2.83
     Jake's former girlfriend, now a novice nun, tries to recover stolen vaccine meant for missionaries.

16. Cooked Goose 3.4.83
     A clipper co-pilot is left for dead and his new bride is kidnapped and the evidence points to Princess Koji. This was the first episode to not air in the family hour and the writers made the most of their freedom with a risqué hot tub sequence. 

17. Last Chance Louie 3.11.83
     Louie goes on trial for the murder of a fellow former Legionnaire who deserted and collaborated with the Germans during WWI. Jake and the mans daughter go to Saigon to find information to clear Louie. The daughter turns out to be Louie's daughter and is killed proving his innocence. (Faye Grant, Genevieve the daughter, later became the real Mrs. Steven Collins.) 

18. Naka Jima Kill 3.18.83
     Sarah's college roommate, Whitney Bunting (Kim Cattral of Sex in the City), a newsreel reporter, arrives to get an interview with Japanese Defense Minister, the recent subject of an assassination attempt. Unfortunately, she go to any length, including putting everybody's lives in danger, to get the job done. 

19. Boragora or Bust 3.25.83
     Jake's friend, an old prospector, discovers a platinum mine and within days Boragora is crawling with would-be miners and a charming, yet devious American businessman. There is a great motorcycle jump in this episode.

20. A Distant Shout of Thunder 4.8.83
     All sorts of mayhem occur when Sarah inadvertently takes a statue of the 'Fire God', Pele. The angry natives try to sacrifice Sarah, not by throwing her into the volcano, but by drugging her and politely asking her to jump. Then Jake saves her from this bunch by reciting poetry. 

21. Mourning Becomes Matuka 6.1.83
     Someone's trying to kill Princess Koji during her birthday celebration. So she blackmails Jake into acting as her bodyguard, by threatening to reveal that Sarah is actually a spy.

Two un-produced script titles...
1. Lady From a Colder Clime:
2. Visions From the Past: 

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