About this season
In a backwater corner of the South Pacific in 1938, a young American adventurer and his ragtag group of friends become involved in death-defying hi-jinx, transporting people-on-the-run in a well-worn Grumman Goose seaplane.
Episodes (22)
1. Tales of the Gold Monkey (1)
Aired 22 September 1982 • 60 min
Freelance pilot Jake Cutter and his mechanic Corky become involved with Nazis and American Sarah Stickney White while searching the south Pacific for a mythical gold monkey.
2. Tales of the Gold Monkey (2)
Aired 22 September 1982 • 60 min
Freelance pilot Jake Cutter and his mechanic Corky become involved with Nazis and American Sarah Stickney White while searching the south Pacific for a mythical gold monkey.
3. Shanghaied
Aired 29 September 1982 • 48 min
Corky is kidnapped by Princess Kogi's half brother to repair the engines of his slave ship.
4. Black Pearl
Aired 13 October 1982 • 60 min
Jake, posing as a defecting U.S. scientist, and Sarah search for an experimental German bomb and a famed black pearl.
5. Legends Are Forever
Aired 20 October 1982 • 60 min
A former Flying Tiger asks Jake's help in finding the fabled lost treasure of King Solomon.
6. Escape From Death Island
Aired 27 October 1982 • 60 min
Jake and Corky are imprisoned on an island penal colony when they try to free the son of an Englishman.
7. Trunk From the Past
Aired 3 November 1982 • 60 min
Sarah receives a mysterious trunk from her late father and it leads her to a lost civilization.
8. Once a Tiger...
Aired 17 November 1982 • 60 min
Jake leads the search for a downed plane flown by a former Flying Tiger transporting a prototype gunsight of interest to the Japanese.
9. Honor Thy Brother
Aired 24 November 1982 • 60 min
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.
10. The Lady and the Tiger
Aired 8 December 1982 • 60 min
Jake is shot down and rescued by an Amish widow and her son, who hide him from the Japanese occupying their island.
11. The Late Sarah White
Aired 22 December 1982 • 60 min
Jake and Corky fly to the Philippines to explore the reports of Sarah's death while on a mission involving MacArthur.
12. The Sultan of Swat
Aired 5 January 1983 • 60 min
Jake tries to help a former baseball hero who is accused of murdering a local girl on Boragora.
13. Ape Boy
Aired 12 January 1983 • 60 min
Jake and Sarah help an abandoned boy found living among the apes on an isolated island.
14. God Save the Queen
Aired 19 January 1983 • 60 min
Jake helps foil an attempt to hijack an ocean liner carrying the Duke of Windsor.
15. High Stakes Lady
Aired 26 January 1983 • 60 min
Jake acts as a bodyguard to a lady gambler during a high stakes poker game.
16. Force of Habit
Aired 2 February 1983 • 60 min
An old friend of Jake's turns up on Tagataya looking for help with a mission of mercy.
17. Cooked Goose
Aired 4 March 1983 • 60 min
A Clipper pilot is beaten and his bride apparently kidnapped by Princess Kogi and held for ransom.
18. Last Chance Louie
Aired 11 March 1983 • 60 min
Louie is sentenced to the guillotine for murder, and his only defense is an old story he doesn't want to get out.
19. Naka Jima Kill
Aired 18 March 1983 • 60 min
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.
20. Boragora or Bust
Aired 25 March 1983 • 60 min
Jake's prospector buddy stands to lose his platinum strike to an unscrupulous businessman from the States.
21. A Distant Shout of Thunder
Aired 8 April 1983 • 60 min
Sarah is used as a scapegoat by an island revolutionary who accuses her of removing a sacred statue from a cemetery on the island.
22. Mourning Becomes Matuka
Aired 1 June 1983 • 60 min
Princess Kogi hires Jake as a bodyguard after an attempt on her life during a birthday celebration.