TV series
Daktari
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Daktari is an American children's drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series, an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television, stars Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Centre for Animal Behaviour in East Africa.
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Daktari premiered January 11, 1966. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Daktari is an American children's drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series, an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television, stars Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Centre for Animal Behaviour in East Africa.
Season 3 episodes
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Episode 15
The Elephant Raid (Part 1)
1h
Episode credits
Guest stars Kenneth Tobey
Episode 16
The Elephant Raid (Part 2)
1h
Episode credits
Guest stars Kenneth Tobey
Episode 17
Miracle in the Jungle
1h
A man on the run from the law slips into Wameru to retrieve stolen loot he had buried there previously. What he doesn't know is that Judy the chimp had already found it and dug it up, and that Dr. Tracy has been arrested for possession of it.
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Episode 18
Riddle of the Bush
1h
The staff at Wameru is treating a sick baby elephant, and Paula is distrustful of her father's visiting college mentor, who is too interested in finding the secret of the elephant graveyard.
Episode credits
Guest stars Harold Gould
Episode information updated Sep 21, 2026
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More about Daktari
Cast
Marshall ThompsonDr. Marsh Tracy
Hari RhodesMike Makula
Yale SummersJack Dane
Ross HagenBart Jason
Erin MoranJenny Jones
Hedley MattinglyDistrict Officer Hedley
Cheryl MillerPaula Tracy
Alan NapierRoger EalingCredits
- Created by
- Ivan Tors, Art Arthur
- Written by
- Malvin Wald
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 89
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States
MGM TelevisionUnited States- Ivan Tors Productions
Themes
africacheerfulinformativejunglesuspensefulveterinarianwild animal