(CBS Primetime, 1966 - 1969;
CBS Saturdays, 1970s morning re-runs)
[This family series was a jungle adventure about a veterinarian
and conservationist played by Marshall Thompson (the Swahili
word for Doctor was "Daktari"); filmed in Los Angeles area
park reserve "Africa, U.S.A." established by Ivan Tors who
had produced the motion picture "Clarence, The Cross-Eyed
Lion" in 1965 from which this series was derived, Daktari
aired first on prime time, but had a healthy re-run life
during the 1970s on Saturday Mornings;
the TV series "Daktari" had no connection to "Hatari", a 1962
jungle animal movie starring John Wayne, scored by Henry Mancini
which yielded the "Baby Elephant Walk"]
Composer: Henry Vars (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP)
2001 Publisher: EMI Feist Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP)
c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc.
of New York, NY
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[above is title in the ASCAP 2001 database; title variation
aka: "Daktari Main & End Title";
aka: "Daktari PM"]
Composer: Shelley Manne (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP)
2001 Publisher: EMI Feist Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP)
c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc.
of New York, NY
Copyright Date:
Recording: