Retro Rewind TV: Forgotten TV - Tales of the Gold Monkey While the 80s had a ton of iconic, long-running tv shows, it also had a lot of really cool shows that came and went quickly. Shows that had tons of potential but were, for varying reasons, cancelled after a season (sometimes less) and then relegated to the sands of time. One of those forgotten shows was the pulp adventure series, Tales of the Gold Monkey, created by Donald Bellisario (better known for shows like Magnum PI, JAG, Airwolf, Qu

Tales of the Gold Monkey 1982-83 Tales of the Gold Monkey is an American adventure drama television series broadcast in prime time on Wednesday nights by ABC from September 22, 1982, until June 1, 1983. Debuting the year following the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark, the series featured the romance of early aviation, exotic locales, and cliff-hanging action. Although generally well received in both the United States and overseas (such as the United Kingdom, where it was broadcast on BBC One o