Genre:
Action + Fantasy + Crime + Comedy

Synopsis:
from the opening narration: “Dr. Jonathan Chase is a wealthy, young, and handsome man with the brightest of futures with a very dark past. From Africa’s deepest recesses, to the rarest peaks of Tibet, heir to his father’s legacy, and the world’s darkest mysteries is Jonathan Chase, master of the secrets that divide man from animal, animal from man, Manimal.”

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.
(from IMDb.com)

Casts:
Simon MacCorkindale … Jonathan Chase
Melody Anderson … Brooke Mackenzie
Michael D. Roberts … Tyrone “Ty” C. Earl
Reni Santoni … Lt. Nick Rivera
William Conrad … Narrator
Jack Greer … Young Jonathan Chase/Young Manimal

Superheroes:
Manimal (more)

Transform into:
black panther, falcon (favourites)
white cat, dolphin, horse, bear, snake, tucow and parrot

Runtime:
90 min the pilot, 60 min other 7 episodes

Episode list:
Manimal
Illusion
Night of the Scorpion
Female of the Species
High Stakes
Scrimshaw
Breath of the Dragon
Night of the Beast

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