| Terry and the Pirates | |
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John Baer as Terry Lee. |
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| Genre | Adventure |
| Written by | Frank Burt Milton Caniff Oliver Crawford Norman S. Hall Arthur Pierson Lou Rusoff Barney A. Sarecky |
| Directed by | Lew Landers Arthur Pierson |
| Starring | John Baer Jack Reitze William Tracy Sandra Spence Gloria Saunders |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | H. Alexander MacDonald |
| Producer(s) | Warren Lewis |
| Editor(s) | Robert Golden Maurice Wright |
| Cinematography | William E. Snyder |
| Running time | 30 mins. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Syndication |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | June 26, 1953 – November 21, 1953 |
Terry and the Pirates is a short-lived American adventure series based on Milton Caniff's popular comic strip, was telecast from June 26, 1953 to November 21, 1953. The syndicated series ran for 18 episodes and was produced by Don Sharpe Enterprises. Canada Dry Ginger Ale was the show's original sponsor.
USAAF Colonel Terry Lee (John Baer) heads to the Far East to locate a gold mine he inherited from his grandfather. Once in the Orient, Lee becomes a pilot with Air Cathay, a cargo and passenger airline owned and operated by the cunning Chopstick Joe (Jack Reitzen), who is not always honest. His friend and co-pilot is Charles C. Charles, aka Hotshot Charlie (William Tracy), while the romantic interest is provided by the attractive blonde Burma (Sandra Spence). Lee has several encounters with his beautiful and mysterious nemesis, Lai Choi San, aka The Dragon Lady (Gloria Saunders).