About this season
The adventures of Leo, a young lion cub who becomes king of the jungle when his father, the previous king of the jungle is killed by a human hunter.
Episodes (26)
1. The First Adventure
Aired 5 October 1966 • 20 min
A story about spies and scientists. A boy is abandoned in Leo's jungle when his grandfather is kidnapped.
2. The Map of Danger
Aired 12 October 1966 • 20 min
Leo gets the animals to report the dangers they encounter so that others may learn to avoid them.
3. The Blue Lion
Aired 19 October 1966 • 20 min
Leo learns the reason a blue lion is so antagonistic.
4. The Last Hunt of the Ahabi People
Aired 26 October 1966 • 20 min
A hunt for Leo results in him being temporarily blinded.
5. Leo Becomes a Father
Aired 2 November 1966 • 20 min
Rune and Rukio are born to Leo and Lea. The best episode so far, as Leo decides that Rune needs some help to be up to the life that awaits him.
6. The Mighty Gorilla
Aired 9 November 1966 • 20 min
A peaceful band of gorillas, dependent on a giant for their safety, seek a new home.
7. The Golden Bow
Aired 16 November 1966 • 20 min
Two people, a father and son, are the last survivors of their tribe. Because they possess a golden bow, they are pursued throughout Africa.
8. The Case of The Moonlight Stone
Aired 23 November 1966 • 20 min
The powerful moonstones are the quest in this spoof of James Bond movies.
9. The Falcons
Aired 30 November 1966 • 20 min
A threatening flock of falcons invades Leo's jungle.
10. Rick the Lycon
Aired 7 December 1966 • 20 min
An enemy of Leo's befriends Rune and Rukio.
11. Panja's Hide
Aired 14 December 1966 • 20 min
Rune thinks he is protecting it when he places Panja's hide in a tree. It is spotted by men in a helicopter who take it to a city. The white lion skin is swapped about through lies and corruption while Leo and Rune try to get it back.
12. The Poachers
Aired 21 December 1966 • 20 min
One of the strongest episodes of the entire Leo series, dealing powerfully with the harm done by poaching.
13. Duel at Lubar Valley
Aired 29 December 1966 • 20 min
Leo becomes involved in a bizarre revenge match between a blind man and a leopard.
14. The Saber-Toothed Tiger
Aired 5 January 1967 • 20 min
The mysterious mammoth reveals that other prehistoric creatures still exist as well.
15. The Marked Giraffe
Aired 12 January 1967 • 20 min
A giraffe has strange markings which make it an outcast from its herd, and desired by hunters.
16. Lily the Black Leopard
Aired 19 January 1967 • 20 min
The trauma of a plane crash causes a woman's pet leopard to go wild.
17. Devil Falls
Aired 26 January 1967 • 20 min
Leo reluctantly aids Totto (Cassius) the panther who, at the first opportunity, tries to kill Rune and Rukio. Leo's rage is so great that he inadvertently hurts Mandy (Dan'l).
18. The Steel Monster
Aired 2 February 1967 • 20 min
The obnoxious elephant, Bizo, must cooperate with Rune or both of them will die!
19. A House for the Animals
Aired 9 February 1967 • 20 min
Rune gets the idea to build a stone castle as protection against disasters like fire.
20. The White Cliff
Aired 16 February 1967 • 20 min
The surrounding area is engulfed in an advancing flood. Leo finds that the cause of the flood is a new dam.
21. Agura the Terrible
Aired 23 February 1967 • 20 min
The hyenas, under an enormous Godfather-like leader, trap Leo into helping with a deadly plan.
22. Candle Rock
Aired 1 March 1967 • 20 min
Thousands of hungry and thirsty elephants approach Leo's jungle. The resident herd of elephants does not want to allow them to live there.
23. The Silver Wolf
Aired 8 March 1967 • 20 min
A plane transporting Russian wolves crashes in the jungle. The wolves take Rukio prisoner as they try to find a way to survive.
24. Adventure at Volcano Island
Aired 15 March 1967 • 20 min
Rune and Rukio help a blind buffalo.
25. The Green Plague
Aired 22 March 1967 • 20 min
A spotted fever plague sweeps through the jungle, affecting most of the animals.
26. The Eternal Mount Moon
Aired 29 March 1967 • 20 min
Leo accompanies an expedition to Mt. Moon to search for the moonlight stones, which can solve the world's energy shortage.