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Under the Volcano Under the Volcano
While exploring a long dormant volcano on a neighboring island, the Bond family is captured by the inhabitants of an underground kingdom. Kong races to the rescue, but...
September 10, 1966
The Treasure Trap The Treasure Trap
Bobby discovers an ancient sunken ship. As he explores the wreck, an earthquake strikes Mondo Island and traps Bobby underwater.
September 10, 1966
The Horror of Mondo Island The Horror of Mondo Island
When Phantasium is discovered, a greedy mining corporation arrives on Mondo Island to dig up the rare metal. Bobby uses a war-painted Kong to send the miners packing...
September 17, 1966
Dr. Who Dr. Who
The evil scientist kidnaps King Kong. This short features many elements that would later appear in KING KONG ESCAPES, including a main villain who knocks out Kong with...
September 17, 1966
Rocket Island Rocket Island
Dr. Who disrupts the launch of the Gemini Capsule in order to blackmail the US for 10 million dollars.
September 24, 1966
The African Bees The African Bees
A giant swarm of aggressive bees descend on Mondo Island, and King Kong uses his brains to protect Professor Bond and a moronic Texas millionaire.
September 24, 1966
The Hunter The Hunter
A safari hunter named Ulrich Von Kramer uses Bobby as bait to trap the biggest game of all, King Kong. This story features some hilarious monologues from the...
October 1, 1966
The Spacemen The Spacemen
A pair of weird aliens land on Mondo Island to get animal specimens (including Bobby and Captain Englehorn) before they conquer Earth.
October 1, 1966
The Jinx of the Sphinx The Jinx of the Sphinx
Kong and the Bond family travel to Egypt to investigate reports of a monster sphinx destroying ships on the Suez Canal. The sphinx turns out to be the first robotic...
October 8, 1966
The Greeneyed Monster The Greeneyed Monster
Kong gets jealous when Bobby looks after Capt. Englehorn's pet dog. This episode includes a giant vulture-like bird wearing a hat (!?) that tries to eat the pup.
October 8, 1966
The Top of the World The Top of the World
Dr. Who establishes a base at the North Pole and begins to melt the arctic ice with his atomic invention, the Meltifier. As Alaska begins to flood, the Bond family...
October 15, 1966
The Golden Temple The Golden Temple
Bobby and Professor Bond discover a sunken Etruscan temple off the coast of Mondo Island but, when the professor tries to explore further he is sucked into an...
October 15, 1966
The Electric Circle The Electric Circle
An evil scientist decides to turn Mondo Island into a nuclear missile base for his country, so he kidnaps Bobby as bait to lure Kong into an electric trap.
October 22, 1966
Mirror of Destruction Mirror of Destruction
On a remote island near San Francisco (?!), a scientist has constructed a giant heat cannon. Dr. Who takes the inventor hostage, then lures the Bond family to the...
October 22, 1966
Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger
Two perfectly preserved sabretooth tigers are found frozen at the North Pole. When Professor Bond thaws them out, the giant cats revive and attack an Eskimo village.
October 29, 1966
The Vise of Dr.Who The Vise of Dr.Who
Dr. Who lures the Bond family and Capt. Englehorn to a fake children's home and traps them in a metal room with freezing and burning walls that slide inward like a...
October 29, 1966
King Kong's House King Kong's House
While looking for fossils in a large cave, Professor Bond and Bobby are sealed in by a sudden rockslide and have to deal with a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex.
November 5, 1966
MechaniKong MechaniKong
King Kong is accused of attacking New Guinea, but the real culprit proves to be Mechani-Kong, a giant robot created and operated by Dr. Who. To clear his name, Kong...
November 5, 1966
The Giant Sloths The Giant Sloths
King Kong battles a pair of prehistoric giant, clawed ground sloths.
November 12, 1966
The Legend of Loch Ness The Legend of Loch Ness
The Bond family head to Scotland to investigate reports of the Loch Ness Monster, and Kong soon finds himself in a life-or-death struggle with the legendary lake serpent.
November 12, 1966
Dr. Bone Dr. Bone November 19, 1966
No Man's Snowman No Man's Snowman November 19, 1966
The Desert Pirates The Desert Pirates November 26, 1966
Command Performance Command Performance November 26, 1966
The Sea Surrounds Us The Sea Surrounds Us December 3, 1966
Show Biz Show Biz December 3, 1966
The Wizard of Overlord The Wizard of Overlord December 10, 1966
Perilous Porpoise Perilous Porpoise December 10, 1966
The Trojan Horse The Trojan Horse December 17, 1966
The Man from K.O.N.G. The Man from K.O.N.G. December 17, 1966
Caribbean Cruise Caribbean Cruise December 24, 1966
Diver's Dilemma Diver's Dilemma December 24, 1966
The Great Sun Spots The Great Sun Spots December 31, 1966
Kong Is Missing Kong Is Missing December 31, 1966
In the Land of the Giant Trees In the Land of the Giant Trees January 7, 1967
Captain Kong Captain Kong January 7, 1967
Statue of Liberty Play Statue of Liberty Play January 14, 1967
Pandora's Box Pandora's Box January 14, 1967
The Thousand Year Knockout The Thousand Year Knockout
Professor Bond brings his family to Paris for a public exhibition of King Kong.
January 21, 1967
Desert City Desert City January 21, 1967
Eagle Squadron Eagle Squadron January 28, 1967
The Kong of Stone The Kong of Stone January 28, 1967
Murderer's Maze Murderer's Maze February 4, 1967
The Great Gold Strike The Great Gold Strike February 4, 1967
It Wasn't There Again Today It Wasn't There Again Today February 11, 1967
The Mad Whale The Mad Whale February 11, 1967
The King Kong Diamond The King Kong Diamond February 18, 1967
Anchors Away Anchors Away February 18, 1967
A Friend in Need A Friend in Need
Part 1 of the series pilot; featuring the Bond Family's arrival on Mondo Island, King Kong's battle with the Tyrannosaurus, the first meeting between Kong and Bobby,...
September 1, 1966
The Key to The City The Key to The City
Part 2 of the series pilot; a storm at sea washes King Kong to New York City. Kong climbs the Empire State Building, and the Bond family must stop an overzealous...
1966
Written by
Bernard Cowan Bernard Cowan ... writer
Ron Levy Ron Levy ... writer
Lew Lewis Lew Lewis ... writer
Cast
Carl Banas Carl Banas ... Prof. Bond (8 episodes)
Susan Conway Susan Conway ... Susan Bond (8 episodes)
John Drainie John Drainie ... (8 episodes)
Billie Mae Richards Billie Mae Richards ... Billy Bond (8 episodes) (as Billie Richards)
Alfie Scopp Alfie Scopp ... (8 episodes) (as Alf Scopp)
Paul Soles Paul Soles ... (8 episodes)
Produced by
Jules Bass Jules Bass ... executive producer
William J. Keenan William J. Keenan ... producer
Arthur Rankin Jr. Arthur Rankin Jr. ... executive producer
Larry Roemer Larry Roemer ... associate producer
Original Music by
Jules Bass Jules Bass  
Maury Laws Maury Laws  
Additional Info
Premiere: September 01, 1966
DVD Release: November 15, 2005
Countries: Japan United States Canada
Distributor: Universal Studios
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

6.3 / 10

Alternate Titles
> The King Kong Show
Production Companies
Rankin/Bass Productions
Videocraft International
Distributors
ABC Films
  (1969) (World-wide) (TV)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
  (1966) (United States) (TV)
Classic Media
  (2001) (World-wide) (TV)
Golden Books Family Entertainment
  (1995) (World-wide) (TV)
Rankin/Bass Productions
  (United States) (TV)
Sony Wonder
  (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Worldvision Enterprises
  (1973) (World-wide) (TV)
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