▁of ▁J ama ica ▁Category : T ax onomy ▁articles ▁created ▁by ▁Pol bot <0x0A> </s> ▁T arz an : ▁The ▁Ep ic ▁Advent ures ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁advent ure ▁drama ▁series ▁that ▁a ired ▁for ▁one ▁season ▁in ▁synd ic ation ▁from ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁until ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁It ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁T arz an ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁years , ▁after ▁his ▁first ▁expos ure ▁to ▁civil ization , ▁but ▁before ▁his ▁marriage ▁to ▁Jane . ▁ ▁The ▁inclusion ▁of ▁the ▁character ▁Nicholas ▁R ok off , ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁T arz an ▁is ▁not ▁yet ▁married , ▁sets ▁this ▁series ▁in - between ▁the ▁two ▁hal ves ▁of ▁The ▁Return ▁of ▁T arz an . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁uses ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁myth ology ▁of ▁Ed gar ▁R ice ▁B urr ough s ' ▁books ▁as ▁background ▁material . ▁ ▁This ▁version ▁of ▁T arz an ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁the ▁Sun ▁City ▁resort ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁T arz an ▁produ ctions ▁to ▁actually ▁film ▁on ▁that ▁continent . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁series ▁begins ▁with ▁T arz an , ▁still ▁living ▁in ▁Europe , ▁returning ▁home ▁to ▁Africa ▁to ▁fo il ▁the ▁plans ▁of ▁the ▁evil ▁Count ▁R ok off . ▁After ▁defe ating ▁both ▁R ok off ▁and ▁his ▁accomp lice , ▁M ora , ▁queen ▁of ▁the ▁flesh - e ating ▁mon