A suave and elegant university professor, who can shape-shift into any animal, fights crime along with a female New York detective and his right-hand man.
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Series Cast Summary
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Jonathan Chase
(8 episodes, 1983)
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| Melody Anderson | ... |
Brooke McKenzie
(8 episodes, 1983)
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| Reni Santoni | ... |
Lt. Rivera
(8 episodes, 1983)
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| Michael D. Roberts | ... |
Tyrone C. Earl
(7 episodes, 1983)
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| Floyd Levine | ... |
Murdock
(3 episodes, 1983)
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Alan Koss | ... |
The Man
(2 episodes, 1983)
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| Lew Horn | ... |
Harold Trout
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(2 episodes, 1983)
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| Glynn Turman | ... |
Ty Earl
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Doug McClure | ... |
Arnold Sypes
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Peter Brown | ... |
Carl McGhan
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Lloyd Bochner | ... |
Jordon
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Jeff Corey | ... |
Zeke Bethune
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Christopher Stone | ... |
Ross
(1 episode, 1983)
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| George Cheung | ... |
Kwan, the Dragon
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Rick Jason | ... |
Prof. Barta
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Bo Brundin | ... |
Cyris Gipps
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Tracy Scoggins | ... |
Kathy Bonann
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Robert Englund | ... |
Thug
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Terry Kiser | ... |
Charles P. Drew
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Mary-Margaret Humes | ... |
Terry Sloan
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Jonathan Goldsmith | ... |
Felix Manning
(1 episode, 1983)
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Charles Hyman | ... |
Madgwick
(1 episode, 1983)
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Billy Ray Sharkey | ... |
Connors
(1 episode, 1983)
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Marion Yue | ... |
Mary Tan
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Robert O'Reilly | ... |
Russian Agent
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Michael McGuire | ... |
Stanford Langly
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Peter Fox | ... |
Harris
(1 episode, 1983)
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Lina Raymond | ... |
Lydia Avery
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Rummel Mor | ... |
Bobby Tan
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Wynn Irwin | ... |
Simmons
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Thomas Babson | ... |
McGhan's Henchman
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Dana Gladstone | ... |
Jack Slocum
(1 episode, 1983)
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| James Hong | ... |
Grandfather Tan
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Robert Tessier | ... |
Sailor Poker Player
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Albert Paulsen | ... |
Russian Agent
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Grainger Hines | ... |
Keslo
(1 episode, 1983)
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| David Hess | ... |
William
(1 episode, 1983)
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Gela Nash | ... |
Lisa Kelly
(1 episode, 1983)
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George Loros | ... |
Hollister
(1 episode, 1983)
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Laura Cushing | ... |
The Wolf Girl
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Gloria Stuart | ... |
Bag Lady
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Richard Lynch | ... |
Zoltan Gregory
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Lara Parker | ... |
Drew's Date
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Meeno Peluce | ... |
Corky
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Peter Kwong | ... |
Moto
(1 episode, 1983)
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| David Sheiner | ... |
Sheldon Greentree
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Taylor Lacher | ... |
Sheriff
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Wolf Roth | ... |
Russian Agent
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Ursula Andress | ... |
Karen Jade
(1 episode, 1983)
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| Steve Burton | ... |
Reporter #1
(1 episode, 1983)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1983) (United States) (tv)
- BBC One (1984) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Saeta TV Canal 10 (1984) (Uruguay) (tv)
- France Régions 3 (FR3) (1985) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Rahintel (1985) (Dominican Republic) (tv)
- TF1 (1988) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Televisión Federal (Telefe) (1990) (Argentina) (tv)
- TF1 (1990) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- La Cinq (1991) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- M6 (1996) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- M6 (1999) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Condor (2012) (France) (DVD)
- Fabulous Films (2012) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2015) (United States) (DVD) (complete series)
- Seven Sept (2012) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Gentle Jungle (animals supplied by)
Storyline
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Jonathan Chase was a British college professor at New York University who had the unusual ability to transform into any kind of animal. He used his powers to battle crime alongside pretty policewoman Brooke and Vietnam-war pal Ty.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Whenever the script called for an animal transition, the production designer, director, set decorator, stunt supervisor, animal wrangler and actor had to carefully coordinate every move. Shooting on a sound stage allowed more animal control; location shoots were very difficult. When one script required a cobra, the entire set's perimeter floor and walls had to be sealed to prevent the animal from escaping. A low wall was placed at the open end of the set to seal the stage. To set up filming action scenes with the snake, the camera crew had to lift their equipment into walled-off stage area. The snake wrangler supervised the animal's movements. See more » |
| Goofs | A bit strange for a cop, Brooke had a purse seemingly "permanently fused" to her shoulder. Whenever she was running around after bad guys, her purse was inconveniently dangling at her shoulder. She kept her gun in her purse, contrary to other lady cops, who carried it in a holster. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002). See more » |