I don't remember seeing, or even hearing about, the Tales of the Gold Monkey TV show back when it originally aired in the early 80s. But I wish I had:
"Set in the South Pacific in 1938, the series is about an ex-Flying Tigers pilot named Jake Cutter. Now the operator of an air cargo delivery service based on the fictional South Seas island Bora Gora, he flies a red and white Grumman Goose called Cutter's Goose. Jake's best friend is his mechanic Corky, a good-hearted alcoholic whose memory is hazy as a result of the quantity of booze he consumes.
"However, a one-eyed Jack Russell terrier named Jack, who barks once for "no" and twice for "yes" (or the opposite if it suits him) would dispute just who Jake's best friend really is. Jack wears an eye patch, but used to have a false eye made of opal that Jake lost in a poker game -- and refuses to let Jake forget it.
"Jake's love interest/U.S. Government spy contact is Sarah Stickney White."
-wikipedia
Boats, dogs, seaplanes and spies? Could series-TV possibly get any better?
Except for LOST, I mean.
Unfortunately, "Tales of the Gold Monkey" has not been released on DVD. But you can watch a short clip from the show here.
A Grumman Goose over Chesapeake Bay.
A Grumman Goose over Chesapeake Bay.
