Series · 1982 – 1983 · 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.
1 season · 17 episodes

Episode 01
Bring 'Em Back Alive
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 02
Seven Keys to Singapore
Frank tries to free the kidnapped H.H. without sacrificing the Japanese plans for the invasion of Singapore.

Episode 03
There's One Born Every Minute
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 04
The Reel World of Frank Buck
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 05
The Pied Piper
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.

Episode 06
The Warlord
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.

Episode 07
Thirty Hours
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.

Episode 08
Wilmer Bass and the Serengeti Kid
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.

Episode 09
Escape From Kampoon
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.

Episode 10
The Best of Enemies
Frank is chained to Bhundi when the wily thief escapes from prison and is trapped into delivering a priceless necklace to two desperate crooks.

Episode 11
To Kill a Princess
Frank has to protect an old flame from assassins when she returns from America to claim her father's throne.

Episode 12
Bones of Contention
Frank, H.H., and a pretty archaeologist desired by them both go in search of a skeleton believed to an ancient species of man.

Episode 13
A Switch in Time
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.

Episode 14
The Shadow Women of Chung Tai
An old girlfriend of Frank's is kidnapped by a white slavery ring.

Episode 15
The Hostage
Frank and H.H. stumble upon a Chinese triad that is planning to assassinate the Governor-General.

Episode 16
Dead Run
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.

Episode 17
Storm Warning
Frank travels with a shipload of suspects when a series of nearly fatal accidents begin to plague him.
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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.
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Bring 'Em Back Alive is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The action & adventure from George Schenck, Frank Cardea has 1 season and 17 total episodes, rated 6.1/10 by 8 viewers.
Bring 'Em Back Alive has 1 season with 17 episodes in total.
Bring 'Em Back Alive has ended and is no longer in production.
Bring 'Em Back Alive airs on CBS.
Bring 'Em Back Alive first aired on September 24, 1982.
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