Movie franchises: Tarzan

[Captain Comics]

Tarzan

1. Tarzan of the Apes (1918, silent)
2. The Romance of Tarzan (1918, silent)
3. The Son of Tarzan (1920, silent)
4. The Revenge of Tarzan (1920, silent)
5. The Adventures of Tarzan (1921, silent)
6. Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927, silent)
7. Tarzan the Mighty (1928, silent)
8. Tarzan the Tiger (1929, silent)
9. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
10. Tarzan the Fearless (1933, serial)
11. Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
12. The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935, serial)
13. Tarzan Escapes (1936)
14. Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
15. Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
16. Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
17. Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
18. Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
19. Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
20. Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
21. Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
22. Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
23. Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
24. Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
25. Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
26. Tarzan's Peril (1951)
27. Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952)
28. Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
29. Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
30. Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)
31. Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)
32. Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
33. Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
34. Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
35. Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)
36. Tarzan Goes to India (1962)
37. Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
38. Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
39. Tarzan and the Great River (1967)
40. Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967, TV compilation)
41. Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)
42. Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970, TV)
43. Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)
44. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
45. Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
46. The Legend of the Tarzan (2016)

[Dave Palmer]

Also in the realm of jungle movies, Wikipedia list 16 Jungle Jim movies.

[Doctor Hmmm?]

If Jungle Jim counts, then howzabout Bomba the Jungle Boy (12 films)? (Props to Johnny Sheffield!)

[David Warren]

Probably saw some of these on Saturday mornings, but I can't remember anything specific.

43. Tarzan the Ape Man (1981) boring with Bo Derek.

[Philip Portelli]

What about Disney's Tarzan?

There was also an aminated series that used more elements from the books.

[Captain Comics]

What is Disney's Tarzan, Philip? If it's a movie, it qualifies. If it's a TV show, or a series of episodes on the Disney anthology show, then not.

And we're not including animation ... yet.

Philip Portelli said:

What about Disney's Tarzan?

There was also an aminated series that used more elements from the books.

[Jeff of Earth-J]

The first Tarzan movie I ever saw might have been Tarzan's Three Challenges. I have a memory of Tarzan holding handles tied to two elephants pulling in opposite directions. A quick Wikipedia search reveals I may have misremembered some of the details, but I'm pretty sure this is it. 

Disney's Tarzan is an animated feature. Its soundtrack is by Phil Collins, of all people. If you can get past that, the story is more faithful to ERB than most.

[JD DeLuzio]

I saw several when I was a kid. Greystoke, obviously, I saw much later. They don't really interest me at all now. I think my count looks like:

Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

Tarzan and His Mate (1934)

Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)

Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)

Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

Tarzan Triumphs (1943)

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)