Tales of the Gold Monkey
'Tales of the Gold Monkey' was a series from the early 1980's featuring the exploits of a former Flying Tiger operating as a freelance cargo pilot out of Bora Bora in 1938. The show piggybacked off the success of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark,' with a lot of the same themes of adventure. This show provides an interesting twist to the mind-body-spirit analysis because the mind character only has a two-word vocabulary. The Mind Character: Jack Jack is a one-eyed dog who barks twice to answer 'yes' and once to answer 'no.' He is an expert poker player and gives advice to Jake, his owner, any time the cards are on the table. When Jake ignores Jack's advice, he loses. When he takes Jack's advice, he wins. Jack also has a phenomenal memory and can hold a grudge better than any human. A running theme through the series is Jack being upset because Jake ignored his advice and lost his sapphire-centered glass eye in a game of cards. ...