Premiering in 1963 broadcast on prime-time from 1968-1971 and airing in syndication until 1988 the Emmy Award-winning Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom was one of the longest-running and most beloved television series of all time. A pioneer of the narrative nature-documentary format the educational series followed venerable host and ecologist Marlin Perkins (later joined by Jim Fowler Peter Gros Stan Brock and Tom Allen) as he trekked to the farthest reaches of the globe to study wild animals in t…
Premiering in 1963 broadcast on prime-time from 1968-1971 and airing in syndication until 1988 the Emmy Award-winning Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom was one of the longest-running and most beloved television series of all time. A pioneer of the narrative nature-documentary format the educational series followed venerable host and ecologist Marlin Perkins (later joined by Jim Fowler Peter Gros Stan Brock and Tom Allen) as he trekked to the farthest reaches of the globe to study wild animals in t…
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Seasons (20)
Season 1
6 Jan 1963 – 31 Mar 1963 · 12 episodes
1Myths and Superstitions6 Jan 1963
2Designs for Survival13 Jan 1963
3Capturing Wild Animals20 Jan 1963
4Sonar in the Wild3 Feb 1963
5Strange Ways of the Wild10 Feb 1963
6Cats of the World17 Feb 1963
7Hunters of the Sky24 Feb 1963
8The Amazon River3 Mar 1963
9Attack and Defense10 Mar 1963
10Call of the Pribilofs17 Mar 1963
11Defense Against Extinction24 Mar 1963
12Exploring the Reef31 Mar 1963
Season 2
20 Oct 1963 – 15 Mar 1964 · 18 episodes
1Danger: Wild Animals20 Oct 1963
2The Miracle of Flight27 Oct 1963
3Chimp Antics3 Nov 1963
4Prairie Dog Village10 Nov 1963
5The Amazon Jungle17 Nov 1963
6Command Performance24 Nov 1963
7Puma Pass1 Dec 1963
8Fact or Fallacy15 Dec 1963
9Monkey Shines22 Dec 1963
10Queen of the Everglades29 Dec 1963
11Island Outposts5 Jan 1964
12Strange But True26 Jan 1964
13The Kalahari2 Feb 1964
14King of Beasts16 Feb 1964
15Survival in the Sun23 Feb 1964
16Crater of Gold1 Mar 1964
17Poles Apart8 Mar 1964
18Vanishing with the Wilderness15 Mar 1964
Season 3
18 Oct 1964 – 11 Apr 1965 · 17 episodes
1Land of the Quaking Earth18 Oct 1964
2Trailing the Midnight Sun25 Oct 1964
3Cattail Country1 Nov 1964
4The Philmont Trail8 Nov 1964
5Spotted Ghost, Part I15 Nov 1964
6Spotted Ghost, Part II22 Nov 1964
7Valley of the Eagles6 Dec 1964
8Miracle of Motion20 Dec 1964
9Sahara South27 Dec 1964
10Monarchs of the Wild3 Jan 1965
11Tusker Territory17 Jan 1965
12People that Time Forgot31 Jan 1965
13Mastermind of the Sea14 Feb 1965
14Animals that Time Forgot28 Feb 1965
15Winter Comes to Yellowstone14 Mar 1965
16Strangest of All28 Mar 1965
17Against the Clock11 Apr 1965
Season 4
17 Oct 1965 – 10 Apr 1966 · 15 episodes
1South Through the Sonora17 Oct 1965
2Bayou Backwaters24 Oct 1965
3Tale of the Fox21 Nov 1965
4Bobcat Kingdom5 Dec 1965
5Mysteries of the Wild12 Dec 1965
6Chacma Country, Part I2 Jan 1966
7Chacma Country, Part II9 Jan 1966
8In Search of a Whale16 Jan 1966
9Killers of the Rupununi13 Feb 1966
10Okavango27 Feb 1966
11Challenge to Survival6 Mar 1966
12Land of Shadows13 Mar 1966
13Winter in the Wild Kingdom20 Mar 1966
14Lair of the Tiger3 Apr 1966
15Adelie of Antarctica10 Apr 1966
Season 5
13 Nov 1966 – 16 Apr 1967 · 14 episodes
1The Tigers of Sariska13 Nov 1966
2Voyage to Raza27 Nov 1966
3Chincoteague Roundup4 Dec 1966
4The Lions of Gir Forest18 Dec 1966
5Land of the Falcon1 Jan 1967
6Bears of the High Country22 Jan 1967
7Bundu Rescue29 Jan 1967
8Raccoon Valley19 Feb 1967
9Where the Crocodile is King26 Feb 1967
10El Tigre12 Mar 1967
11Survival of the Wild19 Mar 1967
12Expedition Geronimo26 Mar 1967
13Swampwater Safari9 Apr 1967
14Exploring Jaguar Country16 Apr 1967
Season 6
7 Jan 1968 – 9 Jun 1968 · 17 episodes
1To Catch a Giraffe7 Jan 1968
2Giants of Dadanawa14 Jan 1968
3Strange Partnership28 Jan 1968
4Tuskers Below28 Jan 1968
5Dive to Adventure4 Feb 1968
6Cheetah Country11 Feb 1968
7Roundup on the Rupunini25 Feb 1968
8Cougar Mountain3 Mar 1968
9Beneath Kilimanjaro10 Mar 1968
10Leopards of Sawai Madjopur17 Mar 1968
11Arctic Adventure24 Mar 1968
12Spotted Lightning7 Apr 1968
13Islands of the Sea28 Apr 1968
14The Day the Grizzly Disappears12 May 1968
15In Search of a Porpoise19 May 1968
16The Lost World of Angel Falls26 May 1968
17Exploring the Llanos9 Jun 1968
Season 7
5 Jan 1969 – 4 May 1969 · 11 episodes
1Hippo5 Jan 1969
2To Rope a Grizzly12 Jan 1969
3Sea Lion No. 719 Jan 1969
4Land of the Condor26 Jan 1969
5Return of the Salmon2 Feb 1969
6In Search of the Giant Armadillo16 Feb 1969
8Experiment at Doddieburn2 Mar 1969
9Chase by Copter16 Mar 1969
10Lion Country23 Mar 1969
11The Unwanted Cougar13 Apr 1969
12Year of the Otter4 May 1969
Season 8
14 Sep 1969 – 22 Feb 1970 · 11 episodes
1Operation Rescue, Part I14 Sep 1969
2Operation Rescue, Part II21 Sep 1969
3Summer of the Badger12 Oct 1969
4Wildfire Part I23 Nov 1969
5Wildfire Part II30 Nov 1969
6Experiment on the Ocean Floor4 Jan 1970
7Wolf Pack11 Jan 1970
8Voyage of the Golden Dolphin18 Jan 1970
9Rulers of the Kalahari25 Jan 1970
10Trailing the Desert Outlaw8 Feb 1970
11Mound of the Mongoose22 Feb 1970
Season 9
13 Sep 1970 – 21 Mar 1971 · 13 episodes
1Challenge of the Cheetah, Part I13 Sep 1970
2Challenge of the Cheetah, Part II20 Sep 1970
3Netting a Jaguar11 Oct 1970
4Chase of the Caribou1 Nov 1970
5Day at Bobcat Bayou22 Nov 1970
6M'Bogo Safari20 Dec 1970
7The Secret of Rock Ridge3 Jan 1971
8Lions under the Net17 Jan 1971
9Voyage to the Great Barrier Reef31 Jan 1971
10Exploring the Great Barrier Reef7 Feb 1971
11Roundup on the Outback21 Feb 1971
12Trail of the Moose14 Mar 1971
13Return of the Sea Cows21 Mar 1971
Season 10
12 Sep 1971 – 9 Apr 1972 · 12 episodes
1A Day in the Gum Tree Forest12 Sep 1971
2Winter Comes to Cougar Country17 Oct 1971
3Elephant Shikar5 Dec 1971
4Trails of Saguaro Springs12 Dec 1971
5Tiger Capture30 Jan 1972
6Fox Forest6 Feb 1972
7Experiment of the Bushman20 Feb 1972
8Voyage to the Coral Sea27 Feb 1972
9Camels of the Desert Outback5 Mar 1972
10Zebra Roundup12 Mar 1972
11Why Conservation?19 Mar 1972
12The Polar Bears of Churchill9 Apr 1972
Season 11
17 Sep 1972 – 25 Mar 1973 · 12 episodes
1Under the Northern Ice17 Sep 1972
2World of the Shark15 Oct 1972
3Trails of the Big Cats29 Oct 1972
4Land of the Kangaroo12 Nov 1972
5Coral Sea Night Dive3 Dec 1972
6Day at Otter Hammock17 Dec 1972
7Migration of the Caribou7 Jan 1973
8King of the Kopje28 Jan 1973
9Flamingos of Lake Nakuru11 Feb 1973
10World of the Pinnipeds25 Feb 1973
11Land of the Giant Dragon11 Mar 1973
12Macaques of Japan25 Mar 1973
Season 12
16 Sep 1973 – 24 Mar 1974 · 12 episodes
1World of the Sea Otter16 Sep 1973
2Search for the Angel Shark7 Oct 1973
3Voyage to the Isles of Enchantment, Part I28 Oct 1973
4Voyage to the Isles of Enchantment, Part II18 Nov 1973
5Adventure Above the Arctic Circle9 Dec 1973
6Coyote Country30 Dec 1973
7Swans of Red Rock Lake, Part I27 Jan 1974
8Swans of Red Rock Lake, Part II3 Feb 1974
9World of the Black Maned Lion17 Feb 1974
10Operation Quick Find24 Feb 1974
11Eagle Island10 Mar 1974
12Chase of the Onager24 Mar 1974
Season 13
15 Sep 1974 – 4 May 1975 · 12 episodes
1Birds of Bharatpur15 Sep 1974
2Brink of Extinction6 Oct 1974
3Land of the Coati-Mundi3 Nov 1974
4Call of the Whale, Part I1 Dec 1974
5Call of the Whale, Part II8 Dec 1974
6Operation Rhino29 Dec 1974
7Dance of the Grebe, Part I5 Jan 1975
8Dance of the Grebe, Part II12 Jan 1975
9Buffaloes of Botswana16 Feb 1975
10Land of the Dingo23 Mar 1975
11The Island that Time Forgot6 Apr 1975
12Exploring the Falklands4 May 1975
Season 14
14 Sep 1975 – 21 Mar 1976 · 11 episodes
1Return of the Pine Marten14 Sep 1975
2Bighorn Sheep19 Oct 1975
3The Pond at Broken Branch16 Nov 1975
4Elk of the Montana Rockies7 Dec 1975
5Musk Oxen at Nunivak28 Dec 1975
6Baboons of Tanzania11 Jan 1976
7The Flamingos Return to Rezaiyeh18 Jan 1976
8Wild Dogs of the Desert8 Feb 1976
9To Rope a Shark15 Feb 1976
10Land of the Ostrich29 Feb 1976
11America's Wildlife Heritage21 Mar 1976
Season 15
12 Sep 1976 – 20 Mar 1977 · 12 episodes
1Snake River Birds of Prey, Part I12 Sep 1976
2Snake River Birds of Prey, Part II19 Sep 1976
3Wild Shores of Patagonia17 Oct 1976
4Land at River's End7 Nov 1976
5Day of the Lynx21 Nov 1976
6Realm of the Rhea19 Dec 1976
7World of the Lapps, Part I2 Jan 1977
8World of the Lapps, Part II9 Jan 1977
9Bear Cubs of Painted Canyon16 Jan 1977
10Chimpanzees of Tanzania13 Feb 1977
11Exploring the Leewards27 Feb 1977
12Wild Dogs of the Serengeti20 Mar 1977
Season 16
18 Sep 1977 – 30 Apr 1978 · 13 episodes
1The Cheetahs Shall Survive18 Sep 1977
2Land of the Ibex2 Oct 1977
3A Day with the Sandhill Cranes16 Oct 1977
4Tracking Polar Bears by Satellite13 Nov 1977
5Saltwater Crocs of Australia20 Nov 1977
6Where the Winds are Born25 Dec 1977
7Sea Snakes of the Swains8 Jan 1978
8Gorillas of the Mountains, Part I5 Feb 1978
9Gorillas of the Mountains, Part II12 Feb 1978
10Girl Scouting in the Wild Kingdom19 Feb 1978
11Elephants of Amboseli19 Mar 1978
12The Sharks of Polynesia26 Mar 1978
13Prairie Spring30 Apr 1978
Season 17
17 Sep 1978 – 18 Mar 1979 · 11 episodes
1Moose Airlift17 Sep 1978
2Shark Pack of Enewetak8 Oct 1978
3First Winter of the Bobcat5 Nov 1978
4Women in the Wild Kingdom19 Nov 1978
5The Remarkable Farallons24 Dec 1978
6Wildlife's Last Chance31 Dec 1978
7Return of the Falcon28 Jan 1979
8Wildlife Rancher4 Feb 1979
9Expedition Seaquarium11 Feb 1979
10Predators of the Mara4 Mar 1979
11Dilemma at Horicon18 Mar 1979
Season 18
23 Sep 1979 – 30 Mar 1980 · 13 episodes
1Galana Experiment23 Sep 1979
2Desert Bighorns of Gypsum Canyon30 Sep 1979
3Desert Spring14 Oct 1979
4Woodland Caribou of Newfoundland18 Nov 1979
5Monkeys of Sri Lanka25 Nov 1979
6Vervets of Amboseli30 Dec 1979
7Return of the Puffin6 Jan 1980
8Chimps of Gambia, Part I3 Feb 1980
9Chimps of Gambia, Part II10 Feb 1980
10Wonderful Ways of the Wild17 Feb 1980
11Hunters of the Miti Miwili2 Mar 1980
12Nuclear Research in the Wild Kingdom23 Mar 1980
13Land of the Birds of Paradise30 Mar 1980
Season 19
12 Oct 1980 – 29 Mar 1981 · 12 episodes
1Where the Deer and Antelope Roam12 Oct 1980
2Lions of Musiara Marsh19 Oct 1980
3Return to the Galapagos, Part I23 Nov 1980
4Return to the Galapagos, Part II30 Nov 1980
5Crocodiles of Papua New Guinea21 Dec 1980
6Sleeping Bears of Kawishiwi28 Dec 1980
7Bobcats of Zion Canyon4 Jan 1981
8Lechwe of Kafue Flats1 Feb 1981
9To Save a Condor15 Feb 1981
10Luengwa Valley - Last Home of the Elephant15 Mar 1981