(CBS Primetime, 1966 - 1969; CBS Saturdays, 1970s morning re-runs) [This family series was a jungle adventure about a veterinarian and conservationist played by Marshall Thompson (the Swahili word for Doctor was "Daktari"); filmed in Los Angeles area park reserve "Africa, U.S.A." established by Ivan Tors who had produced the motion picture "Clarence, The Cross-Eyed Lion" in 1965 from which this series was derived, Daktari aired first on prime time, but had a healthy re-run life during the 1970s on Saturday Mornings; the TV series "Daktari" had no connection to "Hatari", a 1962 jungle animal movie starring John Wayne, scored by Henry Mancini which yielded the "Baby Elephant Walk"]
Composer: Henry Vars (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: EMI Feist Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP) c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc. of New York, NY Copyright Date: Recording:
[above is title in the ASCAP 2001 database; title variation aka: "Daktari Main & End Title"; aka: "Daktari PM"] Composer: Shelley Manne (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: EMI Feist Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP) c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc. of New York, NY Copyright Date: Recording: