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Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

1963-01-06 Documentary 9

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 their natural habitats.

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Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

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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 their natural habitats.

  • First Aired
    1963-01-06
  • Last Aired
    1987-12-20
  • Creator
    Don Meier
  • Genre
    Documentary, Family
  • Seasons
    26
  • Episodes
    330
  • Status
    Ended
  • Language
    English
  • Network
    NBC
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  • Season 10
  • Season 11
  • Season 12
  • Season 13
  • Season 14
  • Season 15
  • Season 16
  • Season 17
  • Season 18
  • Season 19
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  • Season 21
  • Season 22
  • Season 23
  • Season 24
  • Season 25
  • Season 26
Myths and Superstitions

1. Myths and Superstitions

Marlin debunks many of the baseless belief about living creatures from the fish to the gorilla with hi...More
Marlin debunks many of the baseless belief about living creatures from the fish to the gorilla with his firsthand knowledge.Less
24mins 1963-01-06
Designs for Survival

2. Designs for Survival

The survival value of a wide range of protective devices used by wild creatures is demonstrated and in...More
The survival value of a wide range of protective devices used by wild creatures is demonstrated and investigated.Less
24mins 1963-01-13
Capturing Wild Animals

3. Capturing Wild Animals

Marlin and Jim Fowler investigate trapping and capturing techniques both primitive and modern.
Marlin and Jim Fowler investigate trapping and capturing techniques both primitive and modern.Less
24mins 1963-01-20
Sonar in the Wild

4. Sonar in the Wild

Marlin and Jim perform experiments in a bat cave to reveal how bats maneuver in the dark without colli...More
Marlin and Jim perform experiments in a bat cave to reveal how bats maneuver in the dark without colliding. They demonstrate how the intelligent porpoise use inaudible signals to find their way about.Less
24mins 1963-01-27
Strange Ways of the Wild

5. Strange Ways of the Wild

Marlin and Jim set out to separate the truth from the myths and unfold many strange but true tales fro...More
Marlin and Jim set out to separate the truth from the myths and unfold many strange but true tales from the wild kingdom.Less
24mins 1963-02-03
Cats of the World

6. Cats of the World

The great cats of the world, lions, tigers and jaguars are placed in an observation room and tested fo...More
The great cats of the world, lions, tigers and jaguars are placed in an observation room and tested for their reactions to various objects.Less
24mins 1963-02-10
Hunters of the Sky

7. Hunters of the Sky

Story of how birds of prey zig-zag after their terrified, intended victims.
Story of how birds of prey zig-zag after their terrified, intended victims.Less
24mins 1963-02-17
The Amazon River

8. The Amazon River

Mysteries of animal and native life in the Amazon River Valley.
Mysteries of animal and native life in the Amazon River Valley.Less
24mins 1963-02-24
Attack and Defense

9. Attack and Defense

Close-up look at the aggressive and defensive postures assumed by all animals in their natural habitat...More
Close-up look at the aggressive and defensive postures assumed by all animals in their natural habitat.Less
24mins 1963-03-03
Call of the Pribilofs

10. Call of the Pribilofs

The fur seal answer the call of the Pribilofs and migrate to a group of small islands in the Bering Se...More
The fur seal answer the call of the Pribilofs and migrate to a group of small islands in the Bering Sea.Less
24mins 1963-03-10
Defense Against Extinction

11. Defense Against Extinction

Marlin and Jim investigate unusual conservation techniques by which man is challenging the extinction ...More
Marlin and Jim investigate unusual conservation techniques by which man is challenging the extinction of the wild kingdom.Less
24mins 1963-03-17
Exploring the Reef

12. Exploring the Reef

A journey to the coral reefs off Bimini to take a deep-sea look at the myriad of underwater inhabitant...More
A journey to the coral reefs off Bimini to take a deep-sea look at the myriad of underwater inhabitants that flourish in these warm blue waters and the deadly shark.Less
24mins 1963-03-24

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