Sheena and bob are captured by a native tribe when accused of trying to sell their sacred white rhino and must drink a vial of. Sheena tracks down a defiant teenaged girl who flees into the jungle after her outlaw father is slain during a bungled robbery. Blonde bombshell irish mccalla played sheena, a strong, athletic peacemaker who survived a jungle plane crash as a baby and had lived there ever since. Sheena queen of the jungle 50s tv adventure series episode 10 of 15 timeless. Doll man, blackhawk and many other characters, sheena originally appeared in a british tabloid called wags, in 1937. Nellie elizabeth irish mccalla december 25, 1928 february 1, 2002 was an american actress and artist best known as the title star of the 1950s television series sheena, queen of the jungle. Apr 17, 2019 model irish mccalla portrayed sheena in a 26episode tv series aired in firstrun syndication from 1955 to 1956. Sheena queen of the jungle was a syndicated liveaction tv adventure series set in east africa.
Sheena queen of the jungle part 3 of 4 internet archive. Having taken the youth under her wing, sheena must protect her when her thuggish uncle escapes from prison in order to find her niece and return her in the family business. Morgan thomass comic book character sheena, queen of the jungle, which previously spawned a 1950s tv series of the same title. Sheena guides a doctor to the temple of the elders where people can live for hundreds of years. See more ideas about pin up, irish and jungle queen.
All four of the original pulp adventures of the jungle heroine in one. On the first disc is director john guillermins 1984 feature film sheena. Also, it debuted in the us in september 1956, with the hayes code still going full blast and not long after the apex of mccarthyism and the witch hunt on comics that had put an end to sheena s career on the printed page and all but doomed jungle girls, the until then highly popular subgenre she begat, to extinction. The remaining five discs are devoted to the syndicated tv series sheena 200002, with gena lee nolin in the lead role for a total of 35 episodes. Sheena, queen of the jungle is a fictional american comic book jungle girl heroine, originally published primarily by fiction house during the golden age of comic books. All four of the original pulp adventures of the jungle heroine in one beautiful edition. Queen of the jungle, starring tanya roberts, along with five episodes from the 1955 tv series sheena, featuring irish mccalla. Queen of the jungle the secret of the temple original broadcast date.
Sheena is an american actionadventure television series which was produced for firstrun syndication from 2000 to 2002 based upon w. There are only 8 episodes in this series of 4 posts. Sheena queen of the jungle collection dvd tv series movie. Tim seeley thought lost in a plane crash, the girl that would be known as sheena, the powerful and beautiful queen of the jungle defied logic, and not only survivied, but thrived in the wilds of south america. Little house on the prairie tribute videos by me 1,737,647 views. A little girl brought on safari in kenya by her parents in the 1920s, she was the expeditions only survivor. Bull kendall and his henchmen break out of a jungle prison. Sheena has the ability to talk to the animals and a complete knowledge of jungle lore.
It included the 1984 movie, along with both seasons of the 20002002 tv series starring gena lee nolin, as well as 5 bonus episodes of the 1955 1956 tv series starring irish mccalla. Sheena queen of the jungle collection dvd tv series. Jun 20, 20 the life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. Crumb revealed that the 195556 tv series sheenaqueen of the jungle was key to his sexual awakening. But by that time, sheena was making the transition to other media her first tv series, with irish mccalla in the title role, ran 195556. Queen of the jungle the test classic jungle series. Watch sheena, queen of the jungle episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
Mccalla was also a vargas girl model for pinup girl artist alberto vargas. Now 16 episodes on 2 discs and comprising about 5 12 hours are available for the first time on dvd starring irish who went on to become a noted artist. Its stars who appeared in all 26 episodes were irish mccalla title role and chris drake. Henry west from chicago, il us september, 19, 2007. Sheena queen of the jungle, which starred exglamour model irish mccalla as the blonde jungle goddess. The mystical witch woman of an african tribe raised her. When the studio got the contract to package a monthly comic book for fiction house, an american publisher of pulp magazines, they imported sheena back to her country of origin. Ctva us adventure sheena queen of the jungle 195556. The artist of the first few episodes was mort meskin vigilante, black terror. Sheena queen of the jungle special 2007 comic books. Sheena queen of the jungle part 1 of 4 internet archive. Sheena must trespass deeper into the forest than she has ever gone before. Sheena queen of the jungle 50s tv adventure series episode.
Turpin, one of bulls fellow escapees, hypnotizes helen, bulls wife, convincing her to visit a friendly fishing village as the queen of the night. A brief tribute to christian drake, the actor who played sheena s introduction to all of the episodes of the popular 1950s television series, sheena queen of the jungle, starring the stunningly beautiful irish mccalla. With irish mccalla, christian drake, neal the chimp, virgil richardson. Unfollow sheena queen of the jungle dvd to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. There were 26 episodes which ran on independent us television stations in 1955 and 1956. Sheena queen of the jungle 50s tv adventure series episode 10. This was the premise of sheena, queen of the jungle, a popular childrens adventure series that may have been even more popular with those childrens dear old dads. Paperback, 186 pages this item has not been rated yet. Sheena must navigate the forbidden temple grounds or risk losing the key to saving. Falling back to plan b, diane incites the local tribesmen to kill the deveridges and. The legendary queen of the jungle created by comic gods, will eisner and jerry iger in all her primeval glory.
This dvd features five episodes of the 1950s tv adventure series sheena queen of the jungle starring the late pinup model irish mccalla. Jungle thrills and even romance featuring one of the earliest lead female characters. It tells the tale of a female version of tarzan who was raised in the fictional african country of tigora. Sheena and bob are captured by a native tribe when accused of. Model irish mccalla portrayed sheena in a 26episode tv series aired in firstrun syndication from 1955 to 1956. Sheena queen of the jungle the secret of the temple. Crumb revealed that the 1955 56 tv series sheena queen of the jungle was key to his sexual awakening. Adventure series based on the comic strip that aired in syndication during the 195556 television season. Falling back to plan b, diane incites the local tribesmen to kill the deveridges and only sheena and bob stand between the angry warriors and the deveridge family. A brief tribute to christian drake, the actor who played sheenas introduction to all of the episodes of the popular 1950s television series, sheena queen of the jungle, starring the stunningly beautiful irish mccalla. How many on this board remember sheena, queen of the jungle. The life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. Queen of the jungle the test original broadcast date.
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