Daktari
Sign in to saveDaktari (Swahili for "doctor") is an American family drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series is an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television starring Marshall Thompson as Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Center for Animal Behavior in East Africa.
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★ 7.2Daktari 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.
- Aired
- 1966–1969
- Seasons
- 4 · 89 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Ivan Tors, Art Arthur
- Network
- CBS
- Genres
- Family, Drama
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Key facts
- Television.image
- Daktari Clarence Judy 1967.JPG
- Television.caption
- Clarence and Judy
- Television.genre
- Children's dramaAdventure
- Television.creator
- Art ArthurIvan Tors
- Television.writer
- William ClarkMeyer DolinskyLawrence L. GoldmanAlf HarrisJohn HoganJack JacobsRobert LeesRobert LewinD.D. OldlandS.S. SchweitzerStanley H. SilvermanMalvin Wald
- Television.director
- Paul LandresAndrew MartonOtto Lang
- Television.starring
- Marshall ThompsonCheryl MillerHari RhodesErin MoranYale SummersHedley Mattingly
- Television.theme_music_composer
- Shelly ManneHenry Vars
- Television.composer
- Herbert DoerfelShelly ManneHenry Vars
- Television.country
- United States
- Television.language
- English
- Television.num_seasons
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Creator
- Ivan Tors
- Director
- Otto Lang
- Composer
- Shelly Manne
- Cinematographer
- William A. Fraker
- Narrative location
- Africa
- Duration
- +60
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Daktari (Swahili for "doctor") is an American family drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series is an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television starring Marshall Thompson as Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Center for Animal Behavior in East Africa.
==Concept== The show follows the work of Tracy, his daughter Paula (Cheryl Miller), and his staff, who frequently protect animals from poachers and local officials. Tracy's pets, a cross-eyed lion named Clarence and a chimpanzee named Judy, were also popular characters.
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1960s American children's television series1966 American television series debuts1969 American television series endingsAmerican children's adventure television seriesCBS original programmingEnglish-language American television showsLive action television shows based on filmsTelevision series about lionsTelevision series by MGM TelevisionTelevision shows about chimpanzeesTelevision shows set in Kenya