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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.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
Tales of the Gold Monkey premiered September 22, 1982. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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.
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Episode 1
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.
Directed by Ray AustinWritten by Donald P. BellisarioGuest stars Ron Moody, Norbert Weisser, William Forsythe, Johnny Sekka, John Hillerman
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Ray AustinWritten by Donald P. BellisarioGuest stars Ron Moody, Norbert Weisser, William Forsythe, John Hillerman
Episode 3
Corky is kidnapped by Princess Kogi's half brother to repair the engines of his slave ship.
Directed by Alan J. LeviGuest stars Guy Stockwell, Ken Foree, Connie Ramirez
Episode 4
Jake, posing as a defecting U.S. scientist, and Sarah search for an experimental German bomb and a famed black pearl.
Directed by Victor LoblWritten by Paul SavageGuest stars Barrie Ingham, Cliff Potts
Episode 5
A former Flying Tiger asks Jake's help in finding the fabled lost treasure of King Solomon.
Guest stars William Lucking
Episode 6
Jake and Corky are imprisoned on an island penal colony when they try to free the son of an Englishman.
Directed by James FrawleyGuest stars Reid Shelton, Xander Berkeley, Hector Elias, Jack Shea
Episode 7
Sarah receives a mysterious trunk from her late father and it leads her to a lost civilization.
Directed by Christian I. Nyby IIGuest stars Richard Eastham, Jared Martin
Episode 8
Jake leads the search for a downed plane flown by a former Flying Tiger transporting a prototype gunsight of interest to the Japanese.
Directed by Winrich KolbeGuest stars James Saito, Lance LeGault, Nelson Mashita, William Phipps
Episode 9
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.
Directed by Michael VejarGuest stars Soon-Tek Oh, William Lucking, Manu Tupou
Episode 10
Jake is shot down and rescued by an Amish widow and her son, who hide him from the Japanese occupying their island.
Guest stars Anne Lockhart, Jerry Supiran, Richard Narita
Episode 11
Jake and Corky fly to the Philippines to explore the reports of Sarah's death while on a mission involving MacArthur.
Written by Mary Ann Kasica, Michael ScheffGuest stars Nicholas Pryor, Cliff Potts, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Luis Contreras, Wilfredo Hernández, Professor Toru Tanaka
Episode 12
Jake tries to help a former baseball hero who is accused of murdering a local girl on Boragora.
Guest stars Calvin Jung, Nia Peeples, James T. Callahan, Alberto Isaac
Episode 13
Jake and Sarah help an abandoned boy found living among the apes on an isolated island.
Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Andrew SchneiderGuest stars Stefan Gierasch, Michael Ensign, Charles Bartlett
Episode 14
Jake helps foil an attempt to hijack an ocean liner carrying the Duke of Windsor.
Guest stars Kathryn Leigh Scott, Charles Macaulay, Paddi Edwards, Madison Mason, Roy Dotrice, Dean Dittman
Episode 15
Jake acts as a bodyguard to a lady gambler during a high stakes poker game.
Directed by James FrawleyWritten by William Driskill, Lance Madrid IIIGuest stars Aki Aleong, Charles Napier, Bob Harks
Episode 16
An old friend of Jake's turns up on Tagataya looking for help with a mission of mercy.
Written by William SchmidtGuest stars Pamela Susan Shoop, Luke Askew, Apollonia Kotero, Jim McKrell
Episode 17
A Clipper pilot is beaten and his bride apparently kidnapped by Princess Kogi and held for ransom.
Written by Jay HuguelyGuest stars James Hampton, Sondra Currie, Professor Toru Tanaka, Jack Shea
Episode 18
Louie is sentenced to the guillotine for murder, and his only defense is an old story he doesn't want to get out.
Guest stars Henry Darrow, Faye Grant, Jay Robinson, Ben Wright, Grace Zabriskie, Gerald Hiken, Curt Lowens
Episode 19
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.
Written by Andrew SchneiderGuest stars Kim Cattrall
Episode 20
Jake's prospector buddy stands to lose his platinum strike to an unscrupulous businessman from the States.
Directed by Ivan DixonGuest stars John Reilly, Gerald Hiken
Episode 21
Sarah is used as a scapegoat by an island revolutionary who accuses her of removing a sacred statue from a cemetery on the island.
Guest stars Branscombe Richmond, Michael Bellisario, Michael Cavanaugh, Donald P. Bellisario
Episode 22
Princess Kogi hires Jake as a bodyguard after an attempt on her life during a birthday celebration.
Written by Jay HuguelyGuest stars Sab Shimono, Marc Hayashi
Episode information updated Sep 18, 2026
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Stephen CollinsJake Cutter
Caitlin O'HeaneySarah Stickney White
Jeff MacKayCorky
Roddy McDowall"Bon Chance" Louie
Marta DuBoisKoji
John FujiokaTodo
John CalvinWillie Tenboom
Ron Moody
ABCUnited States
