Bring 'Em Back Alive is an adventure television series starring Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan and Ron O'Neal. The series was shown in the United States from September 1982 to May 1983. Set in Singapore, it was one of several shows like Tales of the Gold Monkey to try to capture the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark. In reality, Frank Buck was a real big game trapper who was very famous in the 1930s. He wrote a book entitled Bring 'Em Back Alive. He appeared in several movies including a 1932 adaptation of the book and is remembered by serial fans as the star of Jungle Menace. It lasted only 17 episodes before being cancelled because of low ratings, due to being scheduled against ABC's Top 30 hits Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley.
CreatorsGeorge Schenck, Frank Cardea
Bring 'Em Back Alive
Sep 24, 1982
The new American consul to Singapore asks trapper Frank Buck to search the interior for a missing American agent carrying the Japanese plans for an invasion of the Malay Peninsula.
Seven Keys to Singapore
Sep 28, 1982
Frank tries to free the kidnapped H.H. without sacrificing the Japanese plans for the invasion of Singapore.
There's One Born Every Minute
Oct 5, 1982
Frank competes with an old friend and rival to see who can capture a black leopard for an important client, while Gloria tries to recover the stolen jewelry of an important American woman.
The Reel World of Frank Buck
Oct 12, 1982
Frank answers a cry for help from a tribe living in a hidden inland valley, whose peace has been disturbed by Nazis mining uranium-bearing ore.
The Pied Piper
Oct 19, 1982
Frank gets involved with a missionary and her young charges when a downed American pilot dies at her mission after passing on information needed in Singapore.
The Warlord
Oct 26, 1982
Frank and Ali agree to guide Run Run Lee, an arms dealer, to the hidden headquarters of a warlord who claims to be a descendant of a Japanese samurai.
Thirty Hours
Nov 16, 1982
Ali and H.H. must find Frank and Gloria when their plane crashes in the jungle, a plight made more urgent by Frank's desperate need for medical treatment.
Wilmer Bass and the Serengeti Kid
Nov 23, 1982
Frank's old friend Wilmer Bass asks him to take care of the Serengeti Kid, an old show lion who's sporting a golden collar sought by the leader of a dangerous killer cult.
Escape From Kampoon
Nov 30, 1982
Frank agrees to help a Nisei intelligence agent on a trip to infiltrate Japanese intelligence and to free a friend trapped in a pseudo prison run to provide slave labor for a local maharajah.
The Best of Enemies
Dec 7, 1982
Frank is chained to Bhundi when the wily thief escapes from prison and is trapped into delivering a priceless necklace to two desperate crooks.
To Kill a Princess
Jan 8, 1983
Frank has to protect an old flame from assassins when she returns from America to claim her father's throne.
Bones of Contention
Jan 15, 1983
Frank, H.H., and a pretty archaeologist desired by them both go in search of a skeleton believed to an ancient species of man.
A Switch in Time
Jan 22, 1983
Gloria asks Frank to guide an American agent into the interior, unaware at first that the man is General MacArthur and he's seeking the defense plans for the Malay peninsula.
The Shadow Women of Chung Tai
Jan 29, 1983
An old girlfriend of Frank's is kidnapped by a white slavery ring.
The Hostage
Feb 12, 1983
Frank and H.H. stumble upon a Chinese triad that is planning to assassinate the Governor-General.
Dead Run
Feb 19, 1983
Frank and a lady photographer are captured by a fierce tribe ruled by an escaped convict, who gives them one chance to outrun the tribe's hunters.
Storm Warning
May 31, 1983
Frank travels with a shipload of suspects when a series of nearly fatal accidents begin to plague him.
