Bring 'Em Back Alive was an ABC network adventure series created by George Schenck & Frank Cardea, based on Frank Buck's 1930 book of the same name.
The show aired from September 24, 1982 to May 31, 1983, lasting for one season & 17 episodes.
It was produced by Schenck/Cardea Productions, Thompson/Bernstein/Boxleitner Productions and Columbia Pictures Television.
Plot[]
Set in the 1930s in Singapore, the series centered on Frank Buck, a big game trapper & collector of wild animals who works out of the bar of the Raffles Hotel where he fights off a range of villains with the help of by United States Consul Gloria Marlowe and his friend, Ali.
Cast[]
- Bruce Boxleitner as Frank Buck
- Cindy Morgan as Gloria Marlowe
- Clyde Kusatsu as Ali
- Ron O'Neal as H.H., His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Johore
- Sean McClory as Myles Delaney
- John Zee as G.B. Von Turgo
- Harvey Jason as Bhundi
- George Lazenby as Captain Hayward
Broadcast History[]
"Bring 'Em Back Alive" was scheduled against "The A-Team" on NBC and "Happy Days" & "Laverne & Shirley" on ABC. It was cancelled after 17 episodes due to low ratings.