CBS airs the second episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.
Jonah discovers a camp where a man named Baron Vargas has enslaved the people of an entire village, using “magic” to keep them under his power. As he is surveying the slave camp and working on a strategy to free its people, Jonah is captured by Vargas’ men and is put to work. He tries to lead a rebellion, but becomes the latest “victim” of Vargas’ “magic” – he’s dumped through a trap door and Vargas convinces the other slaves that he has turned Jonah into a chicken. Ruth, Samuel and Adam launch their own plan to free Jonah and the slaves, but they run the risk of being captured themselves.
written by David Dworski
directed by Hollingsworth Morse
music by Yvette Blais & Jeff Michael and Horta-MahanaCast: Terry Lester (Jonah), Jean Marie Hon (Ruth), Jose Flores (Samuel), Michael Kermoyan (Baron Vargas), Michael Mullins (Gideon), Karl Lukas (Cyrus), Charles Wagenheim (Old Slave), Lou Scheimer (voice of Adam)
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