I remember seeing this show as a kid, and loved it. My parents were into the Raiders of the Lost Ark movies, and this was just an extension of those 1930's serials.
And when, less than 10 years later, Talespin aired, it brought the memories flooding right back for this show.
Comparisons:
Jake had the Cutter's Goose, a sea plane.
Baloo flew the Sea Duck, also a twin-engine sea plane,
The bar where Jake used to frequent was called Louie's; so was the bar where Baloo frequented.
Wildcat was Baloo's absent-minded mechanic; Corky was Jake's absent-minded mechanic (albeit, Corky suffered from too much drinking, while Wildcat was just absent-minded and something of an idiot savant when it came to repairing things).
Tales of the Gold Monkey was just 10 years too early. It was a great show, a great premise - constantly going on treasure hunts, getting in and out of scrapes with the Japanese and Nazis that were starting to come to power, and of course, the American and German spies going back and forth.
Sure, some of the scenes were re-hashed over and over (scenes of the Goose taking off and landing, or of the Goose flying somewhere over land), but that's to be expected to cut costs. Flying an old air boat like that probably wasn't cheap, and they wanted to keep production costs down...I miss this show. Maybe it's time for a resurrection, as long as it doesn't leave a bad "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" taste in our mouths.
