Maya (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Maya was an hour-long U.S.
adventure television series that aired on NBC, Saturdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. from September 16, 1967 until February 10, 1968. Set in the India
n jungle, the series centered around an American boy searching for his missing father, a big game hunter.
(famous for starring as Dennis the Menace as a child) as Terry Bowen, and Indian actor Sajid Khan
(also prominent in his homeland from his child-acting background) as Raji, a native boy who joined up with the lead. Raji's elephant
, Maya, gave the series its name. Maya was Terry and Raji's source of transportation, as well as providing help when flight or rescue was needed.
, who had also produced the 1966 feature film, Maya
, which inspired the series and starred Jay North, Sajid Khan, and Clint Walker
as Terry's estranged father.
The series ended after 18 episodes. It featured guest appearances by several Indian actors, such as Iftekhar
, Prem Nath and I.S. Johar.
United States
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adventure television series that aired on NBC, Saturdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. from September 16, 1967 until February 10, 1968. Set in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n jungle, the series centered around an American boy searching for his missing father, a big game hunter.
Synopsis
The series starred teenage Jay NorthJay North
Jay North is an American actor. Beginning a prolific career as a child actor at the age of six, North became a household name during the early 1960s for his role as the well-meaning, but mischievous, Dennis Mitchell on the CBS situation comedy Dennis the Menace, based on the comic strip created...
(famous for starring as Dennis the Menace as a child) as Terry Bowen, and Indian actor Sajid Khan
Sajid Khan
Sajid Khan is a former Indian actor. He is the adopted son of Indian film producer Mehboob Khan, founder of Mehboob Studios, in India.-Career:...
(also prominent in his homeland from his child-acting background) as Raji, a native boy who joined up with the lead. Raji's elephant
Elephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
, Maya, gave the series its name. Maya was Terry and Raji's source of transportation, as well as providing help when flight or rescue was needed.
Production
Filmed entirely on location, the series was produced by Frank KingFrank King
Frank Oscar King was an American cartoonist best known for his popular, long-run comic strip Gasoline Alley...
, who had also produced the 1966 feature film, Maya
Maya (1966 film)
Maya is a 1966 American drama, the coming of age story of a young man in the jungles of India. It was directed by John Berry and starred Jay North and Sajid Khan.-Synopsis:...
, which inspired the series and starred Jay North, Sajid Khan, and Clint Walker
Clint Walker
Norman Eugene Walker, known as Clint Walker , is an American actor best known for his cowboy role as "Cheyenne Bodie" in the TV Western series, Cheyenne.-Life and career:...
as Terry's estranged father.
The series ended after 18 episodes. It featured guest appearances by several Indian actors, such as Iftekhar
Iftekhar
Iftekhar was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films.-Career:...
, Prem Nath and I.S. Johar.