The Golden Idol of the Gorgas

The Golden Idol of the Gorgas
Premiere date	September 16, 1978
Run time	21:08
Starring	B.J. Ward Michael Bell Ted Cassidy
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	Ray Patterson Carl Urbano Wally Burr (voices)
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"The Golden Idol of the Gorgas" is the second episode of Jana of the Jungle season one. It aired on September 16, 1978 on NBC. It was directed by Ray Patterson and Carl Urbano, and voice directed by Wally Burr.

A couple comes looking for Jana in helping them locate their missing son in a forbidden jungle.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Lee Hennen	Unavailable
Doctor Ben Cooper	Michael Bell
James Hennen	Unavailable
Jana	B.J. Ward
Slithor	N/A
Tico	Unavailable
Montaro	Ted Cassidy
Ghost	Unavailable
Jana's father
Chief Kado	Unavailable
Croco	Unavailable

Locations

• Earth
  • South America
    • City of the Gorgas

Objects

• Jana's necklace
• Staff of Power
• Idol

Vehicles

• Ben's plane

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as musical director, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 16, 1978 on NBC

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😥