BANTU THE ZEBRA BOY 1956

Pilot episode with Johnny Sheffield
who played "Boy" in the Weissmuller Tarzan films and later Bomba the Jungle Boy.
Produced by his father Reginald Sheffield after the Bomba movie series ended.
The series was never made because a sponsor could not be found.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• TARZAN
• JUNGLE
• WEISSMULLER
• JOHNNY
• SHEFFIELD
• LEX
• BARKER
• GORDON
• SCOTT

[Tarzan55]

Thanks for sharing this. Was this a half hour or hour program? Anything exciting happen in this later on?

[KINGOFTHEJUNGLEWORLD]

It's been a while since I watched it but it is a half hour show with lots of action, I remember there's a crocodile fight.

[ivycompton]

Johnny Sheffield was muy sexy!

[beryldunn]

put me a tenner each way on the zebra.

[Ditrix]

gay as shit

[xSoriea]

@davegoode100

Yes that's Al Freeman Jr. Must of been one of his first roles.

[RichGaramore]

R.I.P.Johnny Shefield 1931-2010 Long Live Bomba.

[wongleebruce]

RIP Jerry

[blueinfinite]

i think theres a gay thing going on here - little bit o jungle love

[SweetSue4]

I understood this show never made it to the TV screen. They couldn't find a sponsor. I would have watched it.

[Timothy2035]

@jslasher1 ok thanks! 

[Timothy2035]

@Sheri451 oh don't mind the black and white film era. They often had adults playing teens and younger people. You have nothing better for example than looking at the old classic film "The Blob". The folks playing teens was really laughable.  You clearly see some bags under some "teens" eyes.

[jslasher1]

@Timothy2035 I believe that he opened his own business in Southern California. Have a look on Wikipedia about this.

[Sheri451]

hy did they call him a Zebra boy when he was obviously a grown man?