Danger Island
TV ShowEnded

Danger Island

1968
1 season
36 episodes
FamilyAction & Adventure

Danger Island is a live-action adventure serial produced by Hanna-Barbera and originally broadcast in 1968 as a segment on the Banana Splits Adventure Hour. It was filmed in Mexico and directed by future Superman, Goonies, and Lethal Weapon director Richard Donner and featured Jan-Michael Vincent as Lincoln 'Link' Simmons. The series comprises a 3-hour adventure yarn broken down into 36 short chapters. Each chapter is roughly five minutes long and includes a suspenseful cliffhanger ending that is resolved in the next installment.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Episode 1

    07-09-196810m

    Searching for the lost city of Tobanya, Dr. Hayden, his daughter, Leslie and his assistant, Link Simmons, discover their first clue in uncharted waters of the South Pacific. Link a...

  • Ep 2

    2.Episode 2

    07-09-196810m

    Mu-tan and his pirates board Dr. Hayden's boat and take him and Leslie captive. Upon surfacing, Link goes to their rescue, only to be thrown overboard. After taking the treasure, M...

  • Ep 3

    3.Episode 3

    14-09-196810m

    Link is attacked by a shark while swimming to the nearest beach, but manages to frighten him away. He reaches the beach, where a leopard finds him and a fight ensues; luckily, he i...

  • Ep 4

    4.Episode 4

    14-09-196810m

    After collapsing on the beach, Link is found by Morgan. Out at sea, Dr. Hayden tells Mu-tan where the lost city of Tobanya is, but only after Leslie is threatened by him. Mu-tan te...

  • Ep 5

    5.Episode 5

    21-09-196810m

    Morgan and Chongo find Link Simmons on the beach, where he had collapsed. At first, Link is afraid of them, but Morgan tells him that they were merchant marines who were thrown ove...

  • Ep 6

    6.Episode 6

    21-09-196810m

    Morgan and Chongo show Link the traps set all over the island by the headhunters. In their travels, they come across these traps and Link is saved by Morgan many times. Chongo sees...

  • Ep 7

    7.Episode 7

    28-09-196810m

    Surrounded by headhunters, they (Link, Morgan and Chongo) must fight the natives. They manage to escape with the natives in pursuit. After a few harrowing experiences, they outwit...

  • Ep 8

    8.Episode 8

    28-09-196810m

    Upon reaching the shore of the island where Dr. Hayden had told them they would find the lost city of Tobanya, Mu-tan threatens Dr. Hayden with his life if the lost city is not fou...

  • Ep 9

    9.Episode 9

    05-10-196810m

    Upon returning to their cave, Morgan, Chongo and Link are attacked by some natives who were waiting for them to return. After a good fight, they rid themselves of the natives. Mean...

  • Ep 10

    10.Episode 10

    05-10-196810m

    Chongo has discovered a ship anchored off the island. He, Morgan and Link run to the beach where they find Mu-tan and his pirates. They scare them off and rescue Dr. Hayden and Les...

  • Ep 11

    11.Episode 11

    12-10-196810m

    Dr. Hayden and his daughter, Leslie, begin their journey to the cave with Morgan, Chongo and Link. After a dangerous trip, they return to the cave.

  • Ep 12

    12.Episode 12

    12-10-196810m

    In the cave, Dr. Hayden finds his brother's map, which shows where the lost city of Tobanya is located. Suddenly, the earth begins to shake...an earthquake. They all run out of the...

  • Ep 13

    13.Episode 13

    19-10-196810m

    When the earthquake subsides, Morgan, Chongo, Link and Leslie try to rescue Dr. Hayden, who is trapped in the cave under tons of earth and rock. Chongo discovers an opening in the...

  • Ep 14

    14.Episode 14

    19-10-196810m

    Dr. Hayden, Morgan, Chongo, Link and Leslie travel down the river in their makeshift boat as far as they can, and then start through the jungle. One of the obstacles they come to i...

  • Ep 15

    15.Episode 15

    26-10-196810m

    Link is hanging dangerously at the edge of the falls. Morgan luckily reaches and saves him just in time. They continue through the jungle, all the time being watched by the Skeleto...

  • Ep 16

    16.Episode 16

    26-10-196810m

    Morgan, Chongo, Link, Leslie and Dr. Hayden make their way to a deserted village. They think they will be able to take refuge there for a while, but Mu-tan had reached the village...

  • Ep 17

    17.Episode 17

    02-11-196810m

    Morgan, Chongo, Link, Leslie and Dr. Hayden are all Mu-tan's captives once again. Dr. Hayden reassures his group that Mu-tan needs him to read the map to the lost city.

  • Ep 18

    18.Episode 18

    02-11-196810m

    While Dr. Hayden is double-talking Mu-tan in the reading of the map, the others manage to escape from their bonds. They fight off the pirates. Mu-tan, hearing the commotion, runs a...

  • Ep 19

    19.Episode 19

    09-11-196810m

    Morgan tries to pull Link out of the dangerous waters. Unable to help him, he jumps into the water and wrestles with the alligator, saving Link. He manages to pull Link out of the...

  • Ep 20

    20.Episode 20

    09-11-196810m

    Continuing through the jungle after Mu-tan, Morgan and Link catch up to him, only to see him held captive by the Skeleton Men. They are also spotted, and the chase begins. Too impa...

  • Ep 21

    21.Episode 21

    16-11-196810m

    Dr. Hayden returns to discover Leslie is gone. He immediately goes into the jungle to search for her. Meanwhile, Morgan and Link are being chased by the Skeleton Men, first on land...

  • Ep 22

    22.Episode 22

    16-11-196810m

    Morgan, Chongo and Link fight the Skeleton Men and manage to escape into the jungle. Leslie is brought to the hideaway cave of the White Savages and is held captive while Dr. Hayde...

  • Ep 23

    23.Episode 23

    23-11-196810m

    Morgan, Chongo, Link and Dr. Hayden continue searching for Leslie. They stop to rest a moment and are spotted by the White Savage guards. They manage to escape and discover the ent...

  • Ep 24

    24.Episode 24

    23-11-196810m

    Since the map contains the key to the only path to the sea, they decide to retrieve it and arrive at the ravine where Mu-tan had dropped it. They spot the map on the cliffs. At the...

  • Ep 25

    25.Episode 25

    30-11-196810m

    A fight begins between Mu-tan and his Skeleton Men and Dr. Hayden, Morgan, Link and Chongo. Mu-tan escapes, but drops the map in the river. After defeating the Skeleton Men, Dr. Ha...

  • Ep 26

    26.Episode 26

    30-11-196810m

    Mu-tan returns to the Skeleton Chief to demand more men. The Chief grants his request, but orders Mu-tan to capture Dr. Hayden and his party or die. As Dr. Hayden and the others tr...

  • Ep 27

    27.Episode 27

    07-12-196810m

    Dr. Hayden, Leslie, Link, Morgan and Chongo are attacked by a swarm of bats, but manage to escape. They reach the end of the cave and then travel through the jungle. They finally a...

  • Ep 28

    28.Episode 28

    07-12-196810m

    Mu-tan plans to throw his captives into the lions' den. The Chief of the Skeleton Men intervenes and orders one of them to fight Mu-tan. Link is chosen, and if he wins, their lives...

  • Ep 29

    29.Episode 29

    14-12-196810m

    In the life or death tug-of-war between Link and Mu-tan, Link manages to overpower Mu-tan, but spares his life. Dr. Hayden and his party are freed by the Skeleton Men, but are told...

  • Ep 30

    30.Episode 30

    14-12-196810m

    Mu-tan takes Dr. Hayden and his party on board his boat. A proposition is made to Dr. Hayden by Mu-tan...that he helps Mu-tan find the treasure in the lost city of Tobanya, and Les...

  • Ep 31

    31.Episode 31

    21-12-196810m

    They all return to the island to retrieve the treasures of the Lost City. They are spotted by the Skeleton Men. Chongo creates obstacles to slow down the Skeleton Men, while Morgan...

  • Ep 32

    32.Episode 32

    21-12-196810m

    Finally, they reach the lost city again. By carefully studying the map, Dr. Hayden leads Mu-tan to the treasure. As Mu-tan counts his gold and jewels, the Skeleton Men surround the...

  • Ep 33

    33.Episode 33

    28-12-196810m

    Mu-tan has to turn over his gun to the Skeleton Men. While their attention is drawn to the others, Chongo disguises himself as a Skeleton Man and succeeds in knocking a few of them...

  • Ep 34

    34.Episode 34

    28-12-196810m

    Dr. Hayden, Morgan, Link and Chongo are fortunate enough to escape the cave, leaving Mu-tan and his men behind as prisoners of the Skeleton Men. They head for their boat, only to b...

  • Ep 35

    35.Episode 35

    11-01-196910m

    Chongo had managed to climb high on the rocks while the Skeleton Men surrounded the others, and threw a net over the group closest to his friends. In order to frighten off the othe...

  • Ep 36

    36.Episode 36 - Final Episode

    11-01-196910m

    As they approach Mu-tan's boat, they are spotted by Leslie's captor, and he begins shooting at them. Chongo and Link swim to the boat and rescue Leslie. Dr. Hayden and Morgan join...

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