sters ▁known ▁as ▁Mah ars , ▁T arz an ▁dec ides ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Africa , ▁and ▁is ▁reun ited ▁with ▁his ▁old ▁friend ▁Tim ba , ▁who ▁joins ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁advent ures . ▁ ▁Similar ▁to ▁shows ▁like ▁Her cules : ▁The ▁Leg end ary ▁J our ne ys , ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Sin bad , ▁and ▁The ▁New ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Robin ▁H ood , ▁the ▁series ▁places ▁a ▁heavy ▁emphas is ▁on ▁fant asy . ▁Among ▁the ▁common ▁elements ▁present ▁were ▁evil ▁sor cer ers , ▁mag ical ▁be ings , ▁jour ne ys ▁to ▁other ▁real ms , ▁and ▁hidden ▁civil izations . ▁The ▁show ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁rec urr ing ▁theme ▁of ▁who ▁T arz an ▁really ▁was , ▁and ▁the ▁mystery ▁of ▁where ▁Tim ba ' s ▁tribe ▁had ▁van ished ▁to . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Joe ▁L ara ▁as ▁T arz an / John ▁Clay ton ▁ ▁A aron ▁Se ville ▁as ▁Tim ba ▁ ▁L yd ie ▁Den ier ▁as ▁Ol ga ▁de ▁Cou de ▁ ▁Andrew ▁Div off ▁as ▁Nicholas ▁R ok off ▁ ▁Dennis ▁Christopher ▁as ▁Paul ▁D ’ Ar not ▁ ▁Ralph ▁Wil co x ▁as ▁M ug amb i ▁ ▁Ang ela ▁Harry ▁as ▁La ▁ ▁Notes : ▁Joe ▁L ara ▁also ▁played ▁T arz an ▁in ▁the ▁otherwise ▁un related ▁CBS ▁television ▁movie ▁T arz an ▁in ▁Manh attan . ▁L yd ie ▁Den ier ▁played ▁Jane ▁Por ter ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁T arz án ▁television ▁series .