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| Conan the Adventurer | |
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| Title: | Conan the Adventurer |
| Format: | Live-action |
| Running time: | 60 min. |
| country: | USA |
| Network: | Syndication |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 22 |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Keller Entertainment Group Threshold Entertainment Balenciaga Productions Western International Syndication |
| Executive producers: | Max A. Keller; Micheline H. Keller; Chris Lancey |
| Producers: | Larry Goldstein |
| Principal cast: | Ralf Moeller; Danny Woodburn; Robert McRay; TJ Storm; Jeremy Kemp; Aly Dunne |
| Air dates | |
| First aired: | September 22nd, 1997 |
| Last aired: | May 24th, 1998 |
Conan the Adventurer is an American live-action television series of the adventure & Sword & Sorcery fantasy genres. It is based on the character of Conan as featured in novels published by Robert E. Howard. It was produced by the Keller Entertainment Group, Balenciaga Productions, Threshold Entertainment and Western International Syndication. The series aired in syndication for one season from September 22nd, 1997 to May 24th, 1998, spanning a total of twenty-two episodes. It was developed for television by Max Keller, Micheline Keller and Burton Armus. Steve Hayes served as the head of project development for the program. The series starred Ralf Moeller in the titular role of Conan - a sword-wielding barbarian whose penchant for violence always seems to direct him towards a noble cause. Co-starring in the show is Danny Woodburn as Otli, Robert McRay as Zzeben, TJ Storm as Bayu, Jeremy Kemp as the villainous Hissah Zul, and guest appearances by Aly Dunne as Karella.
Episodes[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
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| 1x01 | The Heart of the Elephant (Part 1) | September 22nd, 1997 |
| 1x02 | The Heart of the Elephant (Part 2) | September 22nd, 1997 |
| 1x03 | Lair of the Beastmen | October 6th, 1997 |
| 1x04 | The Siege of Ahl Sohn-Bar | October 13th, 1997 |
| 1x05 | A Friend in Need | October 25th, 1997 |
| 1x06 | The Ruby Fruit Forest | October 31st, 1997 |
| 1x07 | The Three Virgins | November 7th, 1997 |
| 1x08 | Ransom | November 14th, 1997 |
| 1x09 | The Curse of Afka | November 21st, 1997 |
| 1x10 | Imposter | November 28th, 1997 |
| 1x11 | Amazon Woman | December 7th, 1997 |
| 1x12 | Homecoming | January 24th, 1998 |
| 1x13 | The Taming | January 30th, 1998 |
| 1x14 | Red Sonja | February 8th, 1998 |
| 1x15 | Shadows of Death | February 15th, 1998 |
| 1x16 | The Child | February 22nd, 1998 |
| 1x17 | The Crystal Arrow | March 1st, 1998 |
| 1x18 | The Labyrinth | April 26th, 1998 |
| 1x19 | The Cavern | May 3rd, 1998 |
| 1x20 | Antidote | May 10th, 1998 |
| 1x21 | Lethal Wizards | May 17th, 1998 |
| 1x22 | Heir Apparent | May 24th, 1998 |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Conan was created by pulp novelist Robert E. Howard and first appeared in the December, 1932 issue of Weird Tales before branching off into his own series of novels, multiple comic book titles & illustrated magazines, as well as being adapted into film and television media.
- This show is not to be confused with Conan: The Animated Series, which was also titled Conan the Adventurer and aired for two seasons in syndication from 1992 to 1993.
- A contemporary of Conan is Red Sonja, who received her own live-action feature film in 1985. A version of Red Sonja appeared in the aptly titled episode "Red Sonja" and was played by actress Angelica Bridges.
- Conan portrayer Ralf Moeller was a German bodybuilder and former Mr. Universe, who pivoted his strength and skill set towards acting. Sound like anyone we know? Yes, Ralf was a contemporary and friend of fellow flexer Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had previously played Conan in the Conan the Barbarian feature film in 1982.