The BEST episodes of Daktari

Every episode of Daktari ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Daktari!

Daktari (Swahili for "doctor") was a television series that aired on CBS from 1966 to 1969, featuring Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Center for Animal Behavior in East Africa. The show followed the work of Dr. Tracy, his daughter Paula (Cheryl Miller), and his staff, who were frequently forced to protect animals from poachers and local officials. Tracy's pets, a cross-eyed lion named Clarence and chimpanzee Judy, were also popular characters. Daktari was based upon the 1965 film Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion, which also starred Thompson as Dr. Tracy.

Last Updated: 8/7/2025Network: CBSStatus: Ended
Adventure of the Lions Cubs
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#1 - Adventure of the Lions Cubs

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/1966

Dr. Tracy and Jack Dane come across three lion cubs whose mother has been snared in a poacher's trap.

Directors: Paul Landres
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The Killer Lion
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#2 - The Killer Lion

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/1966

A game guard's old pet lioness's increasing irritability culminates in an attack on a farmer.

Directors: Otto Lang
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Trail of the Cheetah
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#3 - Trail of the Cheetah

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/1966

While Janet Lorne is visiting Wameru, an escaped murderer is reported in the vicinity.

Directors: Andrew Marton
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The Hostages
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#4 - The Hostages

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/19/1966

Clarence the lion and Judy the chimp are kidnapped and held for ransom.

Directors: Andrew Marton
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Return Of The Killer, Part 1
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#5 - Return Of The Killer, Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/22/1966

After escaping from prison, Roy Meadows, a wounded killer, heads for Wameru to receive medical aid.

Directors: Andrew Marton
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Return Of The Killer, Part 2
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#6 - Return Of The Killer, Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/29/1966

Held at gunpoint, Paula must try to remove a bullet from escaped killer Roy Meadows.

Directors: Andrew Marton
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Predator of Wameru
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#7 - Predator of Wameru

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/1966

Dr. Tracy sets out after a poacher, who has set dozens of animal traps all over the reserve.

Directors: Paul Landres
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Little Miss Nightingale
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#8 - Little Miss Nightingale

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/3/1967

While Mike is riding in his jeep with Judy the chimp and Clarence the lion, the jeep overturns, pinning Mike underneath it. Mike's survival depends on Judy fending off predatory wild animals and Clarence carrying an emergency message back to the study center.

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Judy And The Hyena
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#9 - Judy And The Hyena

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/26/1966

Judy the chimp, who was once bitten by a hyena, gets nervous, scared and agitated when she sees Paul and Jack bring in an injured hyena pup. Dr. Tracy has a difficult time keeping Judy calm enough so he can treat the hyena.

Directors: Paul Landres
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Leopard of Mdala Gorge
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#10 - Leopard of Mdala Gorge

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/1966

A professional hunter joins an archaeological expedition, with the job of killing all predatory animals near the camp.

Directors: Otto Lang
Writer: Arthur Weiss
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Judy and the Astro Chimp
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#11 - Judy and the Astro Chimp

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/1967

Dr. Tracy faces a predicament when Judy the chimp trades places with another chimp who has been trained for the astronaut program, who has somehow made its way into the compound and gotten lost.

Directors: Paul Landres
Writer: Malvin Wald
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The Elephant Thieves
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#12 - The Elephant Thieves

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/1966

A baby elephant heads for Dr. Tracy's study center after a trapper kills its mother.

Directors: Otto Lang
Writer: Robert Lewin
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Judy And The Gun-runners
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#13 - Judy And The Gun-runners

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/17/1966

Dr. Tracy lends a helping hand to Dr. Akubar, a gunrunner posing as an archaeologist.

Directors: Andrew Marton
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The Killer Cub
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#14 - The Killer Cub

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 1/30/1968

Local ranchers, angry that a cheetah Dr. Tracy is treating has killed some of their cattle, give him a week to get the animal to stop, or they'll take care of the cheetah themselves.

Directors: Paul Landres
The Killer Tribe
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#15 - The Killer Tribe

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/1967

A search party is sent out to look for Judy the chimp when it's discovered that she has left the compound with a stranger suspected of being a member of a very dangerous tribe.

Directors: Paul Landres
Writer: Robert Lewis
Judy Strikes Back
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#16 - Judy Strikes Back

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/23/1968

Dr. Tracy installs an electronic alarm system to protect more than $1 million worth of vaccines. Judy the chimp, angry that she's lost her job as guard, leads a protest against the new system that's replaced her.

Directors: Paul Landres
Writer: John Hogan
License to Kill
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#17 - License to Kill

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/16/1968

After being unexpectedly attacked by a lioness at Wameru, a retired boxer turned game hunter gets a permit to track her down and kill her. But Tracy is determined to find the lioness first and discover the reason for her strange behavior.

Directors: John Florea
The Big Switch
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#18 - The Big Switch

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/9/1968

When Judy the chimp gives a revitalizing serum to an old native chief who has been banished from his tribe, he comes up with a plan to regain his honor: he's going to singlehandedly kill a lion.

Directors: Paul Landres
Riddle of the Bush
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#19 - Riddle of the Bush

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/2/1968

A stranger shows up on the sight where Jack and Paula are exploring an elephant graveyard.

Directors: Dick Moder
Writer: Robert Smith
Miracle in the Jungle
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#20 - Miracle in the Jungle

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/26/1967

A man on the run from the law slips into Wameru to retrieve stolen money he had previously buried there, but when he is frightened away by Clarence the lion, Judy the chimp takes the money and Dr. Tracy ends up being arrested for possession of it.

Directors: Paul Landres
Writer: Malvin Wald
The Elephant Raid: Part 2
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#21 - The Elephant Raid: Part 2

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/19/1967

Dr. Tracy and his friends race against time to keep a destructive elephant herd from being destroyed by land mines and incendiary charges, while also trying to keep the herd from destroying the Wameru compound.

Directors: John Florea
The Elephant Raid: Part 1
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#22 - The Elephant Raid: Part 1

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/12/1967

When Wameru is threatened by a stampeding elephant herd that has already destroyed a village, a government expert (who is also an old Army friend of Dr. Tracy) plans to kill off the herd against Dr. Tracy's wishes.

Directors: John Florea
Clarence's Love-In
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#23 - Clarence's Love-In

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/5/1967

Clarence the lion runs away and joins a pride of three wild lionesses he meets in the bush, forcing him to choose between remaining in the wild with them or returning to his Wameru home.

Directors: Dick Moder
Writer: Malvin Wald
Judy and the Wizard
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#24 - Judy and the Wizard

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/28/1967

Dr. Tracy and his friends try to help an aging magician, whose chimpanzee is getting too old to perform.

Directors: Paul Landres
Return of Ethel and Albert
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#25 - Return of Ethel and Albert

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/21/1967

Ethel the hippopotamus and Albert the donkey accidentally escape from Wameru into the bush together, and risk becoming a leopard's prey.

Directors: Paul Landres