Danger Island

Danger Island was a live-action, cliff-hanger adventure serial that aired in short segments as part of the Banana Splits Adventure Hour in the 1968-1969 TV season. It produced the catch phrase "Uh oh, Chongo!" which became popular among children who watched the Saturday morning show. It is also notable for introducing a young Jan-Michael Vincent to TV viewers, as well as for being one of the early directorial efforts of Richard Donner, who went on to direct such popular feature films as Lethal Weapon and Superman II.
The story concerns Professor Hayden, his daughter, and his young assistant (Vincent). They are searching for the lost ancient city of Tobanya -- as well as for the professor's missing brother -- among uncharted islands of the South Pacific when they are attacked by pirates seeking lost treasure. The pirates destroy their boat, marooning our heroes on the island -- but not ending their search. They are soon joined by newfound friends Morgan and Chongo, two merchant seamen who had been marooned themselves years before. Along the way, our heroes must not only fend off the pirates, who are after the rumored treasure of the lost city, but also outwit native island headhunters.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Danger
• Island
• Banana
• Splits
• Adventure
• Hour
• cartoons
• 70's
• TV
• classic

[chancafer]

Thank god for youtube, I started thinking I made this show up in my head, nobody ever knew what the hell I was talking about with this segment. THANKS!

[Bigtime1998]

Well let's hand you a fucking Emmy for effects critique. It's a kids show from the late 60's, they didn't have the budget or technology of today's shows. It was great in the day, let's leave it at that. Today's shows will suck in the future soon enough....

[3089280288]

Is it Tongo or Chongo?

[Tazzman]

@chancafer I would have known! This was part of The Banana Splits Show!

[miscapb]

still comes on boomerang (i think mon-fri from 11-noon)

[mondocaneman]

OH OH CHUNGOO!!!!

[boofdfast]

@mart3442 LOL... That shit was funny. I think Drooper used to say that on the Banana Splits, when it was about to tune to Danger Island. lol :)

[boofdfast]

@mart3442 LOL... that shit was funny, I think Drooper used to say that on the Banana Splits, whenever it was about to tune to Danger Island. lol :)

[boofdfast]

UH-OH CHUNGO!! Hahaa, friggin classic... I think Chungo was Filipino. LOL I love the cliffhanger at the end of the episode, when Chungo is fighting a giant vampire bat. Gotta love it. Kids shows nowadays, have no adventure and SUCK ASS, and teach kids to be gay... like the Wiggles. The 60s, 70s and 80s era shows were the shit.

[lozarok]

How did it end??

[smartcooky99]

I remember this show......

UH-OH CHONGO!!!!

It was on around the same time as HR Pufnstuf!!!

[dfri729]

Jan Micheal-Vincent was in this?!