List of South African Television Series - T

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• Tales from the Darkside - 1980s anthology TV series produced by George A. Romero similar to The Twilight Zone.
• Tales of the Gold Monkey - American television show capitalizing on the fame of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. Starring Stephen Collins as Grumman Goose pilot: Jake Cutter
• Talespin - Disney production capitalizing on the fame of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. Very similar to the live action series Tales of the Gold Monkey also imported to South Africa.
• Takalani Sesame - multi lingual children's programme, based on (and produced in co-operation with) the United States series Sesame Street
• Take Hart - with Tony Hart and Morph
• Tekkies - Youth entertainment using puppets and human actors
• Tandarra 1970s (1976) Was an Australian show, shown in South Africa. Tandarra was the story of an unlikely trio; Joe Brady, the bounty hunter; Ryler and Jessica Johnson, and their battle against the corruption and lawlessness of Australia's gold rush. With Jessica's homestead, Tandarra, as their base, this humorous adventure follows the three as they struggle and triumph over kidnappers, robbers and swindlers who roamed the land during this bygone era. Filmed on location at Emu Bottom homestead, Sunbury Victoria. Actor of note Gerard Kennedy. Also see Cash and Company
• Tarzan koning van die oerwoud (1976) dubbed into Afrikaans from the 1970s animated series Tarzan Lord of the Jungle
• Tazmania (1990s)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles also known as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles is an animated television series produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and Shogakukan Studios.
• Tell Me Something otherwise known as TMS - multilingual teen talk show focussing on daily issues faced by South Africa's teens. (2009-) Co-produced by Okuhle Media and independent producer Tamara Gondwe. (SABC2)
• Temptation (South Africa)
• Ter wille van Oorlewing - Dubbed from the American National Geographic Society television specials
• Thabang Thabong - Children's variety programme (2003)
• Thirtysomething
• Three's a Crowd
• Threes Company
• ThunderCats (1985) ThunderCats is an American animated television series produced by Rankin/Bass Productions
• The Thorn Birds (1985) - American mini-series starring Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward.
• Die Tierbrigade (1980s) - Dubbed from the popular French detective series Les brigades du Tigre. The series is set in early 20th century Paris and follows the activities of France's first motorized police force and their slow motion car chases.
• Tiny Toons (1990s)
• T.J. Hooker - American police drama starring William Shatner and Heather Locklear
• Top Billing - Local magazine programme.
• Transformers Generation One (1984–1992)
• Trans-karoo - Local drama about the life of the crew on the Trans-Karoo train (1984)
• Trompie En Die Boksembende - Boy's adventure series featuring Trompie and his gang. (1980)
• Twin Peaks - Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation, headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), of the brutal murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee).
• The Big Time - Local production. A Greek Cypriot immigrant who starts a business in South Africa and has a lot of get-rich-quick schemes (insurance fraud, bioscope shows etc.) Theme song had "I'm gonna make it big time". Starred Frank Opperman as the character Chris Karedes.
• The Twilight Zone - American serial featuring offbeat science fiction and light horror. Revival of Rod Serling's acclaimed 1950/1960s television series, of the same name.
• The Equalizer Die Laaste Uitweg - 1980s (1985–1989) Dubbed from the original American series The Equalizer. The series stars British actor Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a former secret agent of an unnamed U.S. Government intelligence organization, which was often referred to simply as "The Agency" or "The Company", who tries to atone for past sins by offering, free of charge, his services as a troubleshooter often literally, a protector, and an investigator. Starring Edward Woodward
• Tropical Heat - (1991–1993) also known as Sweating Bullets - Canadian TV series starring Rob Stewart and produced in cooperation with Mexico, Israel, South Africa and Isle of Mauritius.
• Torings