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Danger Island

1968–1969 · 1 season

A breezy, episodic adventure with constant cliffhangers, playful villains, and a tropical setting that keeps things light and exciting.

Genres
Family, Action & adventure
Overview
Danger Island is a live-action adventure serial produced by Hanna-Barbera and originally broadcast in 1968 as a segment on the Banana Splits Adventure Hour. It was filmed in Mexico and directed by future Superman, Goonies, and Lethal Weapon director Richard Donner and featured Jan-Michael Vincent as Lincoln 'Link' Simmons. The series comprises a 3-hour adventure yarn broken down into 36 short chapters. Each chapter is roughly five minutes long and includes a suspenseful cliffhanger ending that is resolved in the next installment.
How it feels
Light, campy, tense and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Survival, exploration, family, friendship
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • exploration
  • family
  • friendship
  • mystery
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour4
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
family, action & adventure
Starring
Frank Aletter, Ronne Troup, Jan-Michael Vincent
Length
1 seasons, 36 episodes, 10 min each
Network
NBC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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