This show premiered when I was eight years old and was my first version of Tarzan that was accurate to the character as written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Of course, I didn't know that at the time. But when I started reading the original novels soon thereafter it was clear that the "Ugh, me Tarzan" versions were going to be a hard sell to someone immersed in the real deal. So, I occasionally return to this cartoon and love that the show was able create a solid adaptation of the ape lord that doesn't seem very different from the one on the page. Elements are softened, obviously, but the feel is far more true to the character than many other screen Tarzans.
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