"♪ (THEME MUSIC PLAYS) ♪" "Ok, Charlie." "Supper time." "Come on, Charlie." "Eat your supper." "Like a good boy." "What's the matter, don't you like it?" "MARSH:" "Hi, sorry I'm late." "No problem." "Where'd you leave Paula?" "Oh, she decided to stay in Ngoro to do a little more research." " Which means" " We do our own cooking and I can set one less plate." "That's right." "She sure has become attached to that zebra." "A little too attached, I'm afraid." "Yes, that is a problem." "I... spotted a herd of zebra on the way in." "You really do have a problem." "Telling her she's going to lose him won't be easy." "No, it won't." "You've gotta finish your supper." "Daktari says it has lots of fibers and things." "And I want you to grow up big and strong." "You've gotta finish your supper." "(CHITTERING)" "Judy, Charlie doesn't eat the same thing as you do." "Charlie." "Jenny?" "Supper time." "Be right there." "You two take care of Charlie while I'm eating my supper, ok?" "Daktari, Mike!" " What is it, honey?" " Come here, quick!" "Look over there." " Where?" " There!" "I don't see anything." "Oh, it's gone now." " But I really saw it." " Saw what?" "A tiger." "A tiger?" "You mean Sarang?" "Oh, honey, that's nothing to get excited about." "Sarang's liable to wander most any place." "But it wasn't Sarang." "Sarang and Prancer are eating right over there." "So they are." "Hey, small-fry." "I'm afraid what you saw cannot have been a tiger." "Tigers live in Asia, not Africa." "You see, Sarang was brought here as a cub, all the way from India." "But it sure did look like a tiger." "Well, honey, sometimes late in the day the sunlight can play tricks on you." " It can?" " Sure can." "Oh." "Why don't you go on in and get washed for dinner?" " Huh?" " Ok." "Do you mind?" "Our dinner's getting cold." "Hm." "(MARSH SIGHS)" "Want some coffee?" "There's plenty left." "Hmm." "No, thank you." "Well, it feels like rain, doesn't it?" "Mm-hm." "Barometer's been dropping all day." "Well, we could sure use it." "Bush is like tinder." "Marsh..." "Isn't it about time you tuck Jenny in?" "Uh, yes." "Just about." "You haven't figured it out yet, have you?" "Figure what out?" "How to tell Jenny about the zebra herd." "No, not... not exactly." "Well, far be it from a bachelor like me to give advice, but the longer you wait, the more difficult it's going to be." "For both of you." "Yes, I know, Mike." "How do you tell a 7-year-old who's fallen in love with an animal that... that animal is now old enough and wants to return to a herd?" "(THUNDER)" "MIKE:" "Well, the rain's gonna hit in a minute." "I better check the windows in the clinic." "(RAIN POURING OUTSIDE)" "(THUNDER)" "(THUNDER RUMBLING)" "Just where do you think you're going, young lady?" "Huh?" "I gotta cover Charlie so he won't get wet." "Oh, you can't do that." "Come on, I want you to get back to bed." "But what if Charlie's stripes wash off?" "Now, Jennifer, you know better than that." " Please, Daktari." " Look, I promise you, he's gonna be perfectly all right." "After all, animals belong outside." "Come on, let's get back into bed." "All right, you two." "Out." "Come on." "(CHITTERING)" "Come on, get in." "Here you go." "There we are." "Daktari, would you kiss me goodnight?" "Well, of course I'll kiss you goodnight, honey." "Uh, Jenny..." "Well, goodnight." " Daktari?" " Hmm?" "Why do animals belong outside?" "Well, I'm glad you ask that, honey." "You see, animals belong outside because" "Mother Nature's made allowances for it." "What's "allowances" mean?" "Allowances?" "Well, allowances mean that animals can get along in the bush, because the bush is their home." "Wind and rain, heat... their herds that they move with... the free and open country." "All this is very, very important to them." "It's..." "It's part of their life." "That way, that's why a little rain doesn't bother them at all." "But Charlie's afraid of lightning and thunder." "Oh." "He'll..." "He'll learn to adjust." "As long as he has friends, he'll be perfectly happy." "Then he'll be happy here as I am." "'Cause Toto and Judy and me, we're his friends." "Daktari?" " Mm-hm?" " Thanks for telling me." "Would you kiss me goodnight again?" "Yeah, sure." "Come on, scoot down." "Goodnight, darling." "Goodnight." "Now, just a minute, you two." "Please, Daktari." "Let them stay, just this once." "They're frightened." "They're frightened." "Well, all right." "But you to better behave yourselves or out you go." " Goodnight." " Goodnight." "Judy..." "You'll just never learn to adjust." "(GROWLS)" "Put it down, Margie." "Go get some more." "Here, Judy." "Take this, Judy." "Be right back." " Hi, Daktari." " Hi, honey." "We're building Charlie a house." "So he won't get wet anymore." "So I see." "Honey, did you ever think that maybe you weren't being fair to Charlie?" "Why?" "Well, one of these days Charlie will want to have a family of his own." "But I am Charlie's family." "And he needs us." "Well, he did when we found him, honey." "Because he was sick." "But now he's all well, and he's old enough to join a herd." "You mean, leave us?" "Yes, honey." "When animals grow up, they need to make it on their own." "Just as like people." "But I love Charlie." "And I wouldn't want him to leave me ever." "Well, honey, if we really love someone, we wanna do what's best for them, don't we?" "You wouldn't want me to leave, would you?" "Of course I wouldn't want you to leave, honey." "But one of these days, you know, you're going to want to leave." "You'll want to get married, and have a family." "Oh, but honey, that's a happy time, not a sad one." "Having someone to love is just about the greatest thing in the world." "You mean, like you love me?" "Exactly." "Just like I love you." "But Charlie's different." "He's a-- Daktari, look!" "It is a tiger!" "I did see a tiger!" "You certainly did, honey." "By George, you certainly did." "Uh, Jenny, go find Mike and tell him to bring the dart rifle and then go stay in the clinic, right?" "JENNY:" "Ok." "(GROWLING)" "Welcome home, Serena." "(TIGER PURRS)" "(SHOUTING)" "I'm glad we didn't have to use this." "You know, it's amazing the way she just followed you into that cage." "We were pretty good friends at one time." "I'm surprised she was able to survive all those years in the bush and stay unseen." "Well, Mike, as you know I've been worrying and wondering about her for three years." "About the only hope I had for her was the fact that tigers are notorious loners." "The only question now is why did she come back to Wameru?" "Well, it can't be for a handout." "She hasn't touched her food." "Could it be she has an affinity for this area?" "Yeah, could be." "But why now, after all these years?" "Got me." "(CAR APPROACHES)" "Hey, uh, I understand you guys had a surprise visitor." "As a matter of fact, we do." "Meet Serena." "Oh yeah." "She looks in great shape." "As a matter of fact, she is." "She must've had a long walk all the way from India." "Ok." "Ok, I give up." "What's a Bengal tiger doing in the middle of Africa?" "MARSH:" "A few years ago, a friend of mine from Calcutta sent us two tiger cubs so that we could observe their reactions and adaptability to an alien environment." "And we made home movies." " How are you doing?" " Fine, Marsh." "All set." "Ok." "MARSH:" "Yup." "That's Sarang." "The male, the one you know." "And there's Serena." " Well-fed, weren't they?" " Uh-huh." "They ate us out of house and home." "MARSH:" "It sure didn't take long for their first maladies to develop." "Just like children, they were always getting into trouble." "Remember this?" "We took them on a surprise visit to Chief Makubu's village." "Unfortunately, we forgot about his chickens." "MIKE:" "The feathers really flew that day." "Thank goodness he never caught up with any." "Hey, watch this now, Bart. They decide to go after bigger game." "BART:" "Hey, it's a wonder one of the cubs didn't get hurt." "You know what's rather interesting?" "They instinctively avoided that lethal front kick by attacking from behind." "Yeah, so I see." "And now look." "This is their first encounter with Judy." "BART:" "All right, Mike, but which one's Judy?" "MIKE:" "The one on the left." "You see she was as independent then as she is now." "Keep your eye on that other chimp, Doris." "Hey, uh, she's deserting her pal Judy." "(LAUGHS) Yeah, but that didn't bother Judy much." "Well, I'll tell ya." "It looks like the cubs met their match." "They sure did." "Oh, Serena, by the way, became quite a swimmer." "Sarang, however, just preferred to sit on the sidelines and watch." "Man, you'd never catch a lion cub doing that." "MIKE:" "Oh, Serena loved to chase ducks." "BART:" "She certainly is more adventurous than old Sarang." "MARSH:" "Yes, like all females, she matured faster." "And became more independent." "Just like all women, huh boys?" "Yeah, you're sure right." "As a matter of fact, she even developed an interest in boys." "In this case it was that lion cub there, named Jambo." "BART:" "All right, how long did this "romance" last?" "Well, not too long, I'm afraid." "We'd been treating Jambo's mother and when she recovered, why, we sent them both back to their pride." "And Serena?" "She missed Jambo for quite a while." "And then she got sick about six months later." "Mm-hm." "Just about." "BART:" "What was wrong with her?" "MARSH:" "She had a lung infection." "In fact, we almost lost her." "You know, I don't think Marsh left her side once for over a week." "Well, I'll tell ya, I was plenty scared, that's for sure." "Whoa, whoa." "Here's Serena about a year after the operation." "Bart:" "Phew, she grew a lot in a year." "Hey, you two seem friendly enough." "MARSH:" "Oh yes, we became great pals." " Marsh?" " Hmm." "And then what happened?" "Well, shortly after we shot that particular piece of film as a matter of fact, she disappeared." "We, uh, tracked her as far as Lake Tiva, but unfortunately lost her spore." "Yes, and the rain didn't help." "Washed the tracks off completely." "You mean that's the last you ever saw her?" "Mm-hm, that's right." "Till she appeared on that knoll three years later." "You know, that explains the visitor, but why the visit?" "That is still a mystery." "Hmm." "And not a simple one." "Well, I gotta pick up some clients in Ngoro." "Say, business seems to be booming for you nowadays." "Yup." "(GROWLING)" "Well, you have to admit, it's not every day you get a mystery guest like Serena." "No, 'fraid it isn't." "How long you're gonna be gone anyway?" "Ah, a week, ten days." "This group's only interested in photographing elephants." "Say, you know, there's a good sized herd that moved in near Mazima Falls." "Yeah, yeah, I heard about them." "That sounds good." "Well, good luck with Serena." "I'll see you guys in a couple of weeks." "Right." "Good luck on your safari!" "(TIGER GROANS AND MOANS)" "Come on, Serena." "Be a good girl and eat." "You must be hungry." "Remember when you ate us out of house and home and cried for more?" "Well, come on!" "Do it again." "Seems to me as if she just wants out." "But then why would she come back and follow you right into the cage?" "Beats me." "Well, one thing is certain." "We can't let her starve herself to death." "Marsh, do you think it's possible she came back because of Sarang?" "Let's bring him down here and see what happens." "That's why they call him the Friendly Giant." "Because they like all the animals, and especially chimps." "So you see" "(TIGER ROARS)" "(CHITTERING)" "MIKE:" "Come on." "Come on, boy." "Easy, easy." "Come on, Sarang, come on." "MIKE:" "Come on, Sarang." "Come on." "Come on." "(GROWLS)" "Well, so much for that idea." "Yeah, she sure wants no part of him, all right." "It's funny." "Sarang wants to be friendly." "Yeah, and that's not helping." "Better get Sarang out of here." "All right." "(GROWLING CONTINUES)" "What's wrong with Serena, Daktari?" "I don't know, honey." "I don't know." "Well, if she just came to say hello, why is she so unhappy?" "Well, she could've come back by accident." "But you don't think it was an accident, do you?" "Well, honey, I don't think it was an accident." "I think it was more than that." "(CHITTERING)" "Well, Marsh?" "What do we do now?" "She won't eat, she won't drink." "And if she doesn't soon, you know what that means." "Yes." "MARSH:" "Plus the fact she obviously wants out of there." "Mike, the only thing I can think of to do, is to release her and track her." "What do you think?" "I agree." "I'll get your equipment." "You want some company?" "No, I think the less company the better." "Right." "Oh, Mike, grab my hat on the way, will you?" "Daktari?" "Why don't tigers live in Africa?" "Well, I suppose it's because..." "Mother Nature thought they would like Asia better." "Well..." "If tigers like Asia, why don't" "Look, honey, I'll explain later." "Right now I want you to go into the house and stay there" " until Mike comes and gets you." " But can I watch?" "No, no, honey." "I want you to go into the house." "Now, go on, hurry up." "Pacey, pacey." " Here you are, Marsh." " Oh thanks, little buddy." " Mm-hm." "I'll get the door." " All right then." "Oh, be careful." "That little session with Sarang may carry over to you." "Right." "Well..." "She was anxious enough to get away, all right." "Yeah, at the rate she's going we'll be lucky if she pauses at Timbuktu." "(GROWLING)" "Marsh, look." "She came back." "Yes, but why?" " Do you see her?" " Yes, I see her." "Come here." "She's waiting for you!" "She wants me to follow her." " Well, that answers a few questions." " Yes, a few." "Keep in touch, Marsh." "(HEDLEY SINGS) ♪ O ye'll take the high road ♪" "♪ And I'll take the low road ♪" "♪ And I'll be in Scotland before you ♪" "♪ For me and my true love will never meet again ♪" "♪ On the bonny, bonny banks ♪" "♪ O f Wameru ♪" "That's Hedley!" "You feed Charlie." "Ok, Judy?" "Hi, Hedley." "Gee, I'm glad to see you." "Good morning, Jenny, love." "And I'm equally delighted to see you!" "Well?" "Don't I get my good morning kiss?" "There we go." "One for you and one for me." "Your mustache always tickles." "Uh-huh, Jenny, but that's the secret of my charm." "I must say I was quite a ladies' man in my time." "Especially when I was with His Majesty's forces in the RAF in India." "Yes, indeed, those were the days." "I must say, Jenny, although I shouldn't," "I cut quite a dashing figure then." "Were you dashing after tigers?" "Er... tigers?" "Don't they have tigers in India?" "Oh, yes." "Yes, of course." "Of course they do." "Now tell me, Jenny love, is Daktari busy at the moment?" "He's not here." " Oh." " He's dashing after a tiger." "I see." "Yes, it's quite the proper thing to do around here." "It's a pity, though, because I had a bit of good news for him." "Mike's here." "Oh, is he?" "Good." "Well, then I can get a cup of tea." "Now Jenny, when you see Daktari, remind me to tell him that if he's still looking for a herd of zebra," "I saw just the ticket the other day." "Hedley, how could you?" "!" "What's wrong with a herd of zebra?" "(TIGER GROWLING)" "Well, girl, you're certainly making it easy for me." "Don't worry, I'm coming." "I wouldn't hold you up for all the tea in Hedley's cupboard." "It's not right." "Charlie doesn't wanna join a herd." "How would you like it, Judy, if you were taken away from Toto?" "Won't be but a minute." "(BIRDS SCREECHING)" "Well, is this the end of the trail?" "If this is where you been hiding out, you certainly picked a good secluded spot." "No wonder no one saw you." "Now all I have to do is figure out why you brought me here." "At the moment I haven't a clue." "(SOFT GROWLING)" "Well, if this isn't one for the books." "(CUB GROWLS)" "Well, Serena... that certainly clears up our little mystery." "No wonder you were so frantic to get out of that cage." "All right, all right." "That's right." "All right, easy." "Easy." "So that's why Jenny was so upset." "Well, I certainly wish Marsh had informed me." "MARSH (OVER RADIO):" "This is Marsh Tracy calling Wameru." "Marsh calling Wameru." "Do you read?" "Over." "I say, old man, you're a bit" "Mike here, Marsh." "Found anything?" "Yes." "Serena has a cub." " A cub?" " That's right." "A liger cub." "What on earth's a liger?" "It's a cub whose father is a lion, and the mother's a tigress." "Sure, that's a rare find." "Mike, is Hedley there with you?" "Yes, he is." "Well, good." "Now listen carefully." "The cub has a severe pulmonary condition." "Possibly pneumonia." "We're gonna have to get him to the clinic right away and start him on sulfanilamides." "So ask Hedley to stay with Jenny and get out here as fast as you can." "Where are you?" "Well, you know that fallen tree area about six miles west of Lake Tiva?" "Yes, I know the area." "Well, I'm at about... oh, I'd say about 200 yards south of that." "Look, bring along about 200 milligram" "(MONKEYS CHATTERING)" "Marsh, I don't read you." "Could you repeat the last part of your message?" "Marsh?" "I don't read you." "Marsh?" "Do you read me?" "Marsh?" "Are you all right?" "(ROARING)" "Mike, I've got trouble." "The father just showed up." "Get here fast, will ya?" "Did he say the father turned up?" "Hmm." "Look after Jenny." "(CAR DOOR SLAMS, ENGINE STARTS)" "By George..." "You're Jambo." "I remember that lopsided ear." "(CUB GROWLS)" "Yes, but I don't imagine you remember me, so..." "So just take it easy, Jambo." "Just take it easy." "No, nobody is gonna hurt your cub." "Just take it easy." "(LION GROWLS)" "(DRAMATIC MUSIC)" "(GROANS) Serena, help me!" "Serena!" "Serena!" "(SERENA HISSES)" "MARSH:" "Get him away!" "(TIGER AND LION ROARING)" "(HORN HONKING)" "There he is!" "Daktari!" "JENNY:" "Daktari, Daktari!" " Are you all right?" " Oh yeah." "I'm fine, honey, I'm fine." "Just a little stiff and sore and hurts all over, right?" "Yes." "Marsh, you know you really are very lucky." "Yes." "Yes, I know." "HEDLEY:" "How's the cub?" "Well, I think he's gonna come along fine." "He's responding well to the drugs." "Well then." "It would appear the crisis is over." "I'm gonna go tell Charlie!" "Oh." "It would appear the crisis is not over." "Yes, I'm afraid Charlie's our next crisis, all right." "Marsh, why don't you wait for a bit." "A few days can't make any difference." " Here, let me give you a hand." " No, I'm alright, I guess." "JENNY:" "Charlie!" "Charlie?" "You don't belong in the bush." "This is your home." "I'm gonna take care of you." "Please, Charlie." "I want you to stay here." "♪ (HEDLEY SINGING) ♪" "♪ For me and my true love will never meet again ♪" "♪ On the bonny, bonny banks ♪" "♪ Of Wameru ♪" " Good morning, Hedley." " Ooh." "Hello, Marsh." "I was just adjusting my mirror." "Yes, I noticed." "Say, you're in good voice this morning." "Yes, there's nothing like a song for brightening up the day, is there?" "Um, Marsh..." "You wouldn't say I was tone deaf, would you?" "Hey, by the way, Hedley..." "You know something?" "You're..." "You're just in time." "We're gonna release that liger cub today." "Oh, the little fellow's better, is he?" "I'm so glad." "By the way, Marsh, are there many of these liger cubs born?" "Ah, yes." "As a matter of fact, there's been quite a few." "Of course, not in the bush." "Only in captivity or zoos." "Ah." "Say, Marsh." "About Jenny and her pet zebra." "Is she ready to give him up?" "No, it doesn't look that way, Hedley." "You know something?" "I was so sure that Serena and her cub would convince her that Charlie would be so much happier out there in the bush with that herd." "Well, as the herd's likely to move on any time, it doesn't look as if you've got any choice." "Yes, I do." "I'd rather keep Charlie than hurt Jenny." "(CUB GROWLS)" "Well, he's ready and willing." "Ok, let's take him to the truck." "Here, I'll..." "I'll take him." " All right." " Come on, baby." "Marsh?" "I don't think the truck will be necessary." "Look." "(LION ROARS)" "(CUB GROWLS)" "Mike, isn't this a bit sticky?" "I mean, after all, Marsh did tangle with..." "Only because Jambo sensed harm to the cub." "But now, look." "MARSH:" "Here they go." "I love you, Charlie." "So I have to make allowances." "Hey, Marsh." "(HEDLEY SIGHS)" "I say, you know." "The most interesting things do go on around here." "♪ (THEME MUSIC PLAYS) ♪" "(English US" " SDH)"