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Terry and the Pirates - Volumes 1-4

John Baer (Actor), William Tracy (Actor), Lew Landers (Director), Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars 12 customer reviews
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  • Actors: John Baer, William Tracy, Gloria Saunders, Jack Reitzen, Sandra Spence
  • Directors: Lew Landers, Arthur Pierson
  • Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Black & White, Full Screen, Mono, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Rated:
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  • Studio: Alpha Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
  • Run Time: 420 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000VIPXJ4
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,436 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3.0 out of 5 starsThe (almost) complete Terry and the Pirates TV show
By Annie Van Auken TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on February 26, 2008
The comic strip TERRY AND THE PIRATES was brought to life in 1934 by Milt Caniff, who stayed with the syndicated franchise twelve years. "Terry..." continued until 1973 without Caniff (who'd gone on to create STEVE CANYON). "Terry and the Pirates" became a radio show in 1937, running eleven seasons. The TV program aired 18 episodes from June 26, 1953 to November 21, 1953. This collection contains 16 of these installments.

BASIC PLOT:
USAAF Col. Terry Lee goes to the Far East in search of an inherited goldmine. While there, Lee hires on as a pilot for Air Cathay, a cargo and passenger transport run by the somewhat dishonest Chopstick Joe. Terry's co-pilot is Hotshot Charlie, and Burma is his blonde girlfriend. Lee's nemesis is the beautiful and mysterious Dragon Lady.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsAs good as TV gets
By Jeff Thomason on March 4, 2013
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I've watched a lot of television shows from the dawn of TV in the 40s to the present day. Some of them have been great, but most are barely worth the time spent watching. Terry and the Pirates sides with the former.

Terry and the Pirates was a short lived TV show from 1953. It was based on the popular comic strip by Milt Caniff who also created Steve Canyon after leaving Terry. Unlike Most shows from the 1950s which are simple and slow moving (including Steve Canyon also based on a comic strip by Milt Caniff), Terry and the Pirates is filled with interesting characters, exotic locals, and a variety of adventures. This collection contains 16 of the 18 episodes.

The show features Terry Lee and Hotshot Charlie, two pilots who work for Chopstick Joe, the owner of a transportation business Air Cathay who also deals in extra-legal transactions. Terry is the typical hero with a heart of gold and a moral compass that always points north. His co-piolot Charlie is the comic relief. Two other recurring characters are the Dragon Lady, head of a smuggling organization, and Burma, the pretty love interest. The stories all take place in post-WWII China.

There are only two things that could have made this set better. First, the video quality was poor. It looks like someone ripped an old VHS tape. Second, the last two episodes in the series are missing. Grrrr.

I highly recommend this to anyone who wants something worthwhile and entertaining to watch. It's appropriate for all ages both in content and in entertainment value. I loved it and can't wait to watch it again!
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5.0 out of 5 starsnostalgia par excellenece
By Heiliger Hlud Wig on August 22, 2009
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Great show from Boomer childhood. Black and white; occasionally (not often) the video is a little defective but they warn you of that at the beginning of an episode so affected.

Intended for kids in the early 1950s I guess but it has references to the Bretton Woods conference and other rather sophisticated topics that couldn't have meant much to the 5 to 10 year olds in the audience. The stories aren't half bad. The series takes place in postwar China (Tansan, Macao, et c.) though of course it was filmed in the US.

The language can be sophisticated at times. Hotshot Charlie is heard to say "From typhus people die you know." The Dragon Lady (DL) has the most consistently highbrow English ("That you could leave me here I could understand. But that you would believe I would be a party to this, I shall never forgive.") sometimes touhed with sarcasm ("The righteous one [the hero, Terry Lee] speaks in riddles.")

The music is appropriate and good.

And all the buzz topics of today are there: globalization (mention of the Bretton Woods conference, American employed abroad), diversity (two white American guys work for a Chinese boss); gender equality (a Chinese woman (the Dragon Lady) is a very formidable opponent, a little shady but with a heart).Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

Not as good as reading the comic strip version. The actor who played Terry did not meet my expectations.

Published 9 months ago by M. Hayes
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

AAAA

Published 11 months ago by Garry Zodda
5.0 out of 5 starsComic book stuff on TV

Good old nostalgia.

Published 14 months ago by Buick Man
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

I have a soft spot for the old serial shows. Brings back memories.

Published 16 months ago by Michael Wilmore
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent example of a 1950s action-adventure serial from the early...

Excellent example of a 1950s action-adventure serial from the early era of television. Set in post-WWII China, the series follows two former Army Air Force pilots who have stayed... Read more

Published 17 months ago by Michael C. Scoggins
4.0 out of 5 starsEnjoyable Early TV

Great to see the TV shows I[barely] remember from my youth. Wish this collection had been re-mastered for better quality.

Published 18 months ago by Terry L Brinkman
4.0 out of 5 starsI thoroughly enjoyed the DVD package and its tales

Produced in the 1950s this Milton Caniff's Terry and the Pirates was entertaining though somewhat divergent from the ground breaking comic strip series, which carried with it a... Read more

Published 21 months ago by Peter Solstad
4.0 out of 5 starsFive stars for the content; three stars for the picture quality

I just love this show! I have the VHS set, which was missing three episodes. I bought te DVD set to see the missing episodes. Read more

Published on February 1, 2014 by Eclectic Reader
3.0 out of 5 starsTerry and the Pirates

This is original TV, low budgets TV at best, but with the comic book heroes "Terry and the Pirates" brings Dragon Lady back to life. Read more

Published on September 24, 2011 by William H. Northacker

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