# Tarzan vs. George **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 27, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-vs-george/184720 "2003-06-27T07:24:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-vs-george/184720/1 "2003-06-27T07:24:42Z")
Which of these jungle lords would win? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-vs-george/184720/2 "2003-06-27T07:31:40Z")
George. I bet Ape’s a better tactician than Jane, Cheetah, and Boy put together. ---
**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-vs-george/184720/3 "2003-06-27T07:31:47Z")
Tarzan in a rout. Next bout: Tarzan vs. The Phantom ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-vs-george/184720/4 "2003-06-27T07:32:33Z")
George, of course. Why? Good question. George just lucky, I guess. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-vs-george/184720/5 "2003-06-27T08:14:40Z")
George, easily. Heck, even Disney realizes this – their animated **Tarzan** movie was IMO a complete rip-off of George. Follow the bouncing logic here: Tarzan = George Jane = Ursela Porter = Fella Terk the gorilla = Ape Tantor the elephant = Shemp The correlation was cinched for me when **Tarzan** had Tantor the elephant _climbing aboard a ship via the anchor chain._ WTF??? ---
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-vs-george/184720/6 "2003-06-27T13:59:06Z")
**rjung** –I agree. I’ve read the Tarzan books and when I saw Tarzan (the Disney Version) I squelched in my seat and thought “God, if Burroughs could see this he’d be spinning in his little grave.” IDBB ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-vs-george/184720/7 "2003-06-27T14:36:51Z")
The Tarzan of the Burroughs books would win hand’s down. However, the Tarzan of the movies less so and the one from the latest Disney flick - ::SHRUG::: ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarzan-vs-george/184720/8 "2003-06-27T14:58:05Z")
It’s hard to say, because George is more cartoony. I’m sure the real Tarzan would be killed if a giant boulder fell on his head, but George would just get a lump, a stupid look on his face, fall over, and then be fine as soon as someone came over and asked “Are you alright?” Tarzan is a much better fighter, but George has that whole “clumsy luck” thing going for him, which generally wins out in the end. I’d have to go with George as well.