TV series

Daktari

1966–1969 · 4 seasons

A gentle, sunlit adventure that ambles through the bush with animals and kindly adults, easy to watch and reassuring rather than gripping.

Overview: Daktari is an American children's drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series, an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television, stars Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Centre for Animal Behaviour in East Africa.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and uplifting. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Nature, family, friendship, work
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: nature
family
friendship
work
healing
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none