The Legend of Tarzan

**The Legend of Tarzan** is an animated television series created by Bill Motz and Bob Roth, and it is based on the Tarzan franchise.

The series premiered on September 3, 2001 and aired for two seasons until February 5, 2003.

## Plot

The Legend of Tarzan picks up where the 1999 feature film left off, with the title character adjusting to his new role as leader of the apes following Kerchak's death and Jane (whom he has since married) adjusting to life in the jungle.

Rounding out the cast are Jane's father, Professor Archimedes Q. Porter; Tantor, the germophobic elephant; and Terk, a wisecracking female ape and Tarzan's old wrestling buddy.

The series would adapt elements from numerous other original Tarzan books, such as Queen La, the Waziri Tribe, and Pelucidar, a hidden world of dinosaurs.

## Episodes

See Also: List of The Legend of Tarzan Episodes

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## Characters

### Main

* Michael T. Weiss as Tarzan
* Olivia d'Abo as Jane Porter
* April Winchell as Terk
* Jim Cummings as Tantor
* Susanne Blakeslee as Kala
* Jeff Bennett as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter

### Recurring

* Erik von Detten and Jason Marsden as Flynt and Mungo
* Butu
* Frank Welker as Manu
* René Auberjonois as Renard Dumont
* Dave Thomas and Joe Flaherty as Hugo and Hooft
* Taylor Dempsey as Jabari
* James Avery as Chief Keewazi
* Phil LaMarr as Basuli
* Sheena Easton as Dr. Robin Doyle
* Neil Patrick Harris as Moyo
* Tara Strong, Grey DeLisle and Nicollette Sheridan as Hazel, Greenly and Eleanor

### Villains

* Keith David as Tublat
* Diahann Carroll as Queen La
* Craig Ferguson as Samuel T. Philander
* Ron Perlman as Count Nikolas Rokoff
* Jim Cummings as Lt. Colonel Staquait / Hobson
* Kevin Michael Richardson as Thaddeus Hunt / Muviro
* Frank Welker as Nuru and Sheeta
* Mabaya
* John O'Hurley and Jim Cummings as Johannes Niels and Merkus
* Frank Welker as Hista
* Charles Napier as Ian McTeague
* Amanda Donohue as Lady Waltham
* Jeff Bennett as Robert Canler

## Release

In late 2001, Disney Channel added The Legend of Tarzan to their line-up. Reruns continued until September 2, 2003, when the series (along with Fillmore! and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command) was pre-empted in favour of a 90-minute showing of Recess. Reruns aired on Toon Disney until 2009 (and at some point, aired on the Jetix block) and when it converted to Disney XD, it ran from 2009 to 2012.

## Reception

### Critical Response

CommonSenseMedia gave the show a rating of 3 stars out of 5, writing "Despite the show's charms, it doesn't quite live up to the original film. But it does teach viewers about the responsibilities of growing up, the good, the bad, and, of course, the funny, and it's definitely something that families can watch together, especially as it spends a lot of time focusing on family dynamics." The Hour praised the show for having Disney-quality animation, for being faithful to the film's storyline, and for giving viewers a chance to discover what happens after the movie ends. However, it noted the voice actors are not the same and said the voice of Terk is "really annoying".

In 2002, the show was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award and two Golden Reel Awards.