Debuting on Tuesday nights in January 1966, Daktari ran for four seasons and 89 episodes on CBS. The show follows the work of veterinarian Doctor Marsh Tracy (Marshall Thompson) at the Wameru Study Centre for Animal Behaviour in East Africa. “Daktari” is a native word for doctor.
Doctor Tracy is joined by his daughter Paula (Cheryl Miller), American Jack Dane (Yale Summers), and a native named Mike Makula (Hari Rhodes), as they protect animals from poachers and local officials. They have two memorable pets; a cross-eyed lion named Clarence and a chimpanzee named Judy.
The complete first season of Daktari has now been released on DVD. You can purchase the set or you can try to win a copy here. To enter, you need to merely post a comment below. You can enter once per day.
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3rd entry
My daughter wanted to be a vet till she found out you had to do real surgery. Lol! Now she wants to teach. Would love this set. Watched re-runs during the early mid 70’s. My mother loved this show.
12/29 entry!
i have a kitty cat that looks like a lion…clarence like…
I loved this show as a kid.
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12/28 entry!
watched as a kid…yikes… i’m that old
Thanks for the giveaway! 12/27
1st entry
I would love to win this. My sister and I used to watch reruns of this show in the summers on the 70’s. I have been searching for it but have found very little reference to it up to this point.
12/26 entry!
I remember Clarence the cross eyed Lion.
Remember the show well.
This is one of husband’s favorites. He is currently DVRing a bunch of jungle movies, Tarzan, Bomba Jungle Boy and Hatari with John Wayne. He would LOVE Daktari in his collection!!