In
“Tarzan’s Trial” the alien flying saucer that once visited the jungle returns.
It sends out air ships piloted by robotic minions to abduct Tarzan.
Tarzan
is forced to submit to a memory scan and a dangerous experiment. In particular,
a computer probes his memories so that it can transfer his abilities to the new
leader of the aliens. The alien believes that Tarzan's physical and mental capacities would endow him with everything he needs to be a great hero.
Fortunately,
Tarzan’s memories are returned to him, and he is able to defeat his
extra-terrestrial enemies.
“Tarzan’s
Trial” is a cartoon clips show!
Seriously, Tarzan undergoes a memory scan in
this episode, and his thoughts -- visualized as clips from earlier shows (such as “Tarzan’s
Rival”) -- are displayed on a screen to represent his cleverness, agility and
cunning. Only about sixty percent of the material in the episode is new.
Worse,
Tarzan doesn’t prove himself victorious in a compelling way. Instead, the alien
leader’s body “rejects” the foreign memories, and return, apparently, to
Tarzan. I didn’t realize that memories
can leave the brain, fly away and, failing to find a home, fly or migrate back to their
original owner.
The
message of “Tarzan’s Trial” is simple and straightforward. The alien leader
erred when he attempted to become just like Tarzan. Instead, we all must learn
to “appreciate our own talents.”
Next
week, the final Tarzan episode of season one (and the last episode I’ll cover
for the time being): “Tarzan, the Hated.”
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