The BEST episodes of Tales of the Gold Monkey

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

The adventures of seaplane pilot and soldier of fortune Jake Cutter in the South Pacific of 1938. Jake, a former Flying Tigers pilot, made his home on the island of Boragora along with his one-eyed dog Jack and his mechanic Corky. Other companions were Bon Chance Louie, the local magistrate and owner of the Monkey Bar hangout, Sarah Stickney White, the bar's singer who was actually an American spy, and Dutch minister Willie Tenboom who was actually a German spy. Rounding out the cast of schemers was Princess Kogi, ruler of the nearby island of Matuka, and the samurai warrior Todo who commanded her private army.

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Shanghaied
star
8.71
7 votes

#1 - Shanghaied

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1982

Corky is kidnapped by Princess Kogi's half brother to repair the engines of his slave ship.

Directors: Alan J. Levi
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The Lady and the Tiger
star
8.67
6 votes

#2 - The Lady and the Tiger

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1982

Jake is shot down and rescued by an Amish widow and her son, who hide him from the Japanese occupying their island.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
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The Late Sarah White
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8.60
5 votes

#3 - The Late Sarah White

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/22/1982

Jake and Corky fly to the Philippines to explore the reports of Sarah's death while on a mission involving MacArthur.

Directors: Harvey Laidman
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Trunk from the Past
star
8.25
8 votes

#4 - Trunk from the Past

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1982

Sarah receives a mysterious trunk from her late father and it leads her to a lost civilization.

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Honor Thy Brother
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8.25
4 votes

#5 - Honor Thy Brother

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/1982

Jake is followed by the brother of a Japanese pilot he shot down while he was still a Flying Tiger in China, and Corky struggles to avoid a prearranged marriage.

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Escape from Death Island
star
8.14
7 votes

#6 - Escape from Death Island

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1982

Jake and Corky are imprisoned on an island penal colony when they try to free the son of an Englishman.

Directors: James Frawley
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A Distant Shout of Thunder
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8.00
3 votes

#7 - A Distant Shout of Thunder

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/8/1983

Sarah is used as a scapegoat by an island revolutionary who accuses her of removing a sacred statue from a cemetery on the island.

Directors: James Fargo
Mourning Becomes Matuka
star
8.00
3 votes

#8 - Mourning Becomes Matuka

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/1/1983

Princess Kogi hires Jake as a bodyguard after an attempt on her life during a birthday celebration.

Naka Jima Kill
star
8.00
5 votes

#9 - Naka Jima Kill

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/1983

An ambitious newswoman tricks Jake into flying her to Princess Kogi's island for an interview with the Japanese defense minister, a recent target for assassination.

Last Chance Louie
star
8.00
4 votes

#10 - Last Chance Louie

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/1983

Louie is sentenced to the guillotine for murder, and his only defense is an old story he doesn't want to get out.

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Ape Boy
star
8.00
3 votes

#11 - Ape Boy

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/12/1983

Jake and Sarah help an abandoned boy found living among the apes on an isolated island.

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The Sultan of Swat
star
8.00
2 votes

#12 - The Sultan of Swat

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/1983

Jake tries to help a former baseball hero who is accused of murdering a local girl on Boragora.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
Writer: David Brown
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Once a Tiger...
star
8.00
7 votes

#13 - Once a Tiger...

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1982

Jake leads the search for a downed plane flown by a former Flying Tiger transporting a prototype gunsight of interest to the Japanese.

Directors: Winrich Kolbe
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Legends Are Forever
star
7.88
8 votes

#14 - Legends Are Forever

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1982

A former Flying Tiger asks Jake's help in finding the fabled lost treasure of King Solomon.

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Tales of the Gold Monkey (2)
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7.75
4 votes

#15 - Tales of the Gold Monkey (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1982

Directors: Ray Austin
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God Save the Queen
star
7.67
3 votes

#16 - God Save the Queen

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/19/1983

Jake helps foil an attempt to hijack an ocean liner carrying the Duke of Windsor.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
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Force of Habit
star
7.67
6 votes

#17 - Force of Habit

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/2/1983

An old friend of Jake's turns up on Tagataya looking for help with a mission of mercy.

Writer: Tom Greene
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Black Pearl
star
7.60
5 votes

#18 - Black Pearl

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1982

Jake, posing as a defecting U.S. scientist, and Sarah search for an experimental German bomb and a famed black pearl.

Directors: Victor Lobl
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High Stakes Lady
star
7.50
4 votes

#19 - High Stakes Lady

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/26/1983

Jake acts as a bodyguard to a lady gambler during a high stakes poker game.

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Boragora or Bust
star
7.50
4 votes

#20 - Boragora or Bust

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/25/1983

Jake's prospector buddy stands to lose his platinum strike to an unscrupulous businessman from the States.

Directors: Ivan Dixon
Cooked Goose
star
7.33
6 votes

#21 - Cooked Goose

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/1983

A Clipper pilot is beaten and his bride apparently kidnapped by Princess Kogi and held for ransom.

Directors: Donald A. Baer
Writer: Jay Huguely
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Tales of the Gold Monkey (1)
star
7.04
47 votes

#22 - Tales of the Gold Monkey (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1982

Directors: Ray Austin
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