Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle. I'd sit through whole episodes just to see N'kima.
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I don't know why I never took much to Aquamar but you're right, neither of them had really much of any superpower other than sonar-like animal communication skills. Nakeema was Tarzan's funny little monkey. The Gorilla's raised Tarzan and taught him how to speak better than the Johnny Weissmuller version (my personal explanation), but I never understood why N'kima couldn't speak at all even though he(or was it a she... if I recall correctly, pretty sure it was referred to as "he") was always trying.Who was Nkeema? I saw that cartoon when I was a kid. I couldn't get why the gorillas could talk. Thinking back was that just about Tarzan's perception because he could speak their language.
It was cool how he could grunt at a snake and point and it would obey him, going where he pointed, a bit like a jungle aquaman. I don't think real jungles provide that many vines for transportation.
I don't know why I never took much to Aquamar but you're right, neither of them had really much of any superpower other than sonar-like animal communication skills. Nakeema was Tarzan's funny little monkey. The Gorilla's raised Tarzan and taught him how to speak better than the Johnny Weissmuller version (my personal explanation), but I never understood why N'kima couldn't speak at all even though he(or was it a she... if I recall correctly, pretty sure it was referred to as "he") was always trying.
That's the live action version's, that Johhny Weissmuller portrayed, pet chimpanzee which is an ape (although I always watched that also just to see Cheeta). However, the cartoon version's looked more like a capuchin or a spider monkey. Perhaps this is why the cartoon wasn't called 'lord of the jungle' rather than 'lord of the apes.'I thought his monkey was Cheeta.
I thought we were talking about cartoons. I don't think the live action played when I was a child where I was at or I probably would have watched that.That's the live action version's, that Johhny Weissmuller portrayed, pet chimpanzee which is an ape (although I always watched that also just to see Cheeta). However, the cartoon version's looked more like a capuchin or a spider monkey. Perhaps this is why the cartoon wasn't called 'lord of the jungle' rather than 'lord of the apes.'
I thought we were talking about cartoons. I don't think the live action played when I was a child where I was at or I probably would have watched that.
Tarzan was not my favorite cartoon, but it was a cartoon, and I was 7, so I watched it. But my memory of the details are a bit fuzzy.
I liked Hong Kong Phooey and Inch High Private Eye.
Agreed Honk Kong Phooey was my favorite and loved the theme song sang by Scatman Crothers.....LOL
I just thought you knew him personally.That should read, Hong not Honk. I am in no way calling him a honky............LOL
I realize there are other Tarzan cartoon since the one with N'kima, but I've never seen any of the newer ones. This is why I posted a pic that one, specifically. I loved cartoon in general back then and there were so many to watch so it wasn't that I didn't like Aquaman as much as I couldn't stand captain caveman but do realize many kids loved it. Unga Bunga.
Meep Meep!!!!Captain Caveman was annoying... but I watched it because it was a cartoon. It wasn't quite as bad as Tom an Jerry, where i wanted Tom to eat Jerry, and especially the Coyote and Road Runner. I really wanted Coyote to get rid of that annoying Road Runner.