Bring 'Em Back Alive (TV series)

Bring 'Em Back Alive is an adventure television series starring Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan, and Ron O'Neal.

Bring 'Em Back Alive
Main title
Created by	George Schenck Frank Cardea
Starring	Bruce Boxleitner Clyde Kusatsu Cindy Morgan Ron O'Neal
Composer	Arthur B. Rubinstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	17
Production
Executive producers	Larry A. Thompson Jay Bernstein
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Schenck/Cardea Productions Thompson/Bernstein/Boxleitner Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 24, 1982 (1982-09-24) – May 31, 1983 (1983-05-31)

Premise

Frank Buck is a big game trapper and collector of wild animals who works out of the Raffles Hotel bar in Singapore during the 1930s, fighting a range of villains in pre-war Malaya. He is assisted in his adventures by U.S. Consul Gloria Marlowe, and Ali, Buck's friend and number-one boy.

Cast

• Bruce Boxleitner as Frank Buck, big game trapper and collector of wild animals
• Cindy Morgan as Gloria Marlowe, United States Consul, Singapore
• Clyde Kusatsu as Ali, Buck's friend and number-one boy
• Ron O'Neal as H.H., His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Johore
• Sean McClory as Myles Delaney, manager of the Raffles Hotel
• John A. Zee as G.B. Von Turgo, smuggler and kingpin of the Singapore underworld
• Harvey Jason as Bhundi
• George Lazenby as Captain Hayward, Head of the Palace Guard

Production

The show was based on a 1930 book, Bring 'Em Back Alive, written by well-known big-game trapper Frank Buck. Buck appeared in several movies, including a 1932 adaptation of the book, and is remembered by serial fans as the star of Jungle Menace. Set in Singapore, it was one of several shows, along with the likes of Tales of the Gold Monkey, to try to capitalize on the public's renewed interest in old adventure serials catalyzed by the cinematic success of Raiders of the Lost Ark. The show often hearkened back to the cliffhanger endings of serial installments by having a cliffhanger before a commercial such as Buck's truck literally going off a cliff, then after the commercial break showing him jumping from the truck before it went over. Bruce Boxleitner and Cindy Morgan were cast after having co-starred together in the Walt Disney Productions feature film Tron the same year.

Broadcast

The series was shown in the United States from September 1982 to May 1983. The television series lasted only 17 episodes before being cancelled because of low ratings. The show was scheduled against NBC's top-10 hit The A-Team, and ABC's top-30 hits Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Bring 'Em Back Alive"	E.W. Swackhamer	Story by : George Schenck & Frank Cardea Teleplay by : George Schenck & Frank Cardea & Tom Sawyer	September 24, 1982 (1982-09-24)
2	"Seven Keys to Singapore"	Bob Kelljan	Tom Sawyer	September 28, 1982 (1982-09-28)
3	"There's One Born Every Minute"	Paul Krasny	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	October 5, 1982 (1982-10-05)
4	"The Reel World of Frank Buck"	Don Weis	B. W. Sandefur	October 12, 1982 (1982-10-12)
5	"The Pied Piper"	Mike Vejar	Story by : Hamilton Berg Teleplay by : Hamilton Berg & Arthur Weingarten	October 19, 1982 (1982-10-19)
6	"The Warlord"	Bob Sweeney	Billy Marks	October 26, 1982 (1982-10-26)
7	"Thirty Hours"	Paul Krasny	Juliet Law Packer	November 16, 1982 (1982-11-16)
8	"Wilmer Bass and the Serengeti Kid"	Bruce Bilson	Story by : Bill Kelley Teleplay by : B.W. Sandefur	November 23, 1982 (1982-11-23)
9	"Escape from Kampoon"	Paul Kransky	Tim Maschler	November 30, 1982 (1982-11-30)
10	"The Best of Enemies"	Nicholas Sgarro	Ira Steven Behr	December 7, 1982 (1982-12-07)
11	"To Kill a Princess"	George McCowan	Story by : Bob Moloney & Scott Miller Teleplay by : B.W. Sandefur & Arthur Weingarten	January 8, 1983 (1983-01-08)
12	"Bones of Contention"	Peter H. Hunt	Story by : Bob Shayne & Tim Maschler Teleplay by : Tim Maschler	January 15, 1983 (1983-01-15)
13	"A Switch in Time"	George McCowan	Arthur Weingarten	January 22, 1983 (1983-01-22)
14	"The Shadow Women of Chung Tai"	Peter H. Hunt	B.W. Sandefur	January 29, 1983 (1983-01-29)
15	"The Hostage"	Paul Krasny	Steven Thornley	February 12, 1983 (1983-02-12)
16	"Dead Run"	Reza Badiyi	Tim Maschler	February 19, 1983 (1983-02-19)
17	"Storm Warning"	Joel Oliansky	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	May 31, 1983 (1983-05-31)

Ratings

Season	Episodes	Start Date	End Date	Nielsen Rank	Nielsen Rating	Tied With
1982–83	17	September 24, 1982	May 31, 1983	82[1]	N/A	N/A