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Search and Rescue: The Alpha Team

1977

Last aired: S1 E26, Kitten On the Town · 1978-02-25

Teens at the Alpha Ranch wildlife preserve join forces with trained animals to rescue people in danger. The Alpha Team, comprised of humans and animals, acts as a search and rescue unit. Led by Bob Donell and his children, Kathy and Jim, they respond whenever someone is lost, injured, or stranded. Each episode highlights the unique abilities of specific animals for their rescue missions. Featured wildlife includes a raccoon, lion, black bear, otter, hawk, cougar, chimpanzee, donkey, St. Bernard, and jaguar. Based in the Midwest, the Donell family is ready for on-call missions around the world, from remote rural areas to city streets.

Cast

Michael J. Reynolds Bob Donell

Donann Cavin Katy Donell

Michael Tough Jim Donell

Helen Shaver Dr. Liz Warren

Season 1

E1 Double Trouble 1977-09-10 · 30 min The Alpha Team tries to find a young motorcyclist who has fallen into a ravine.

E2 Explosion! 1977-09-17 · 30 min A boy and his mother are trapped in a gas explosion in a hospital where he is recovering from tetanus and the Alpha team comes to their rescue along with Sonny the Rat and Sneaky the Raccoon.

E3 Hang Glider Hangup 1977-09-24 · 30 min A chimp and a mule come to Will's rescue when a hang-gliding accident leaves him caught on a treetop.

E4 Katy and the Lion 1977-09-24 · 30 min A circus lion, traumatized by fire and guns, is tamed by Katy Donald of the Alpha team.

E5 Pan Your Own Gold 1977-10-01 · 30 min The team attempts to rescue an old prospector from a crumbling mine-shaft.

E6 Trouble On the Mountain 1977-10-08 · 30 min Two mountain climbers are rescued by a bear and a cougar.

E7 Lifeline 1977-10-15 · 30 min Oscar the Otter and Sneaky the Raccoon help save two underwater photographers from entrapment in an underwater cavern.

E8 Alice & the Wild One: Part I 1977-10-22 · 30 min A poacher invades the game preserve to stalk a couple of cougars.

E9 Alice & the Wild One: Part II 1977-10-29 · 30 min The Alpha Team tracks the poacher.

E10 Crack-Up 1977-11-05 · 30 min A car rally turns perilous for two enthusiasts, prompting the Alpha Team to spring into action to rescue the racers.

E11 Barry Comes Through 1977-11-12 · 30 min Bob's uncle, an old timber spotter, is injured in the forest.

E12 Charlie the Protector 1977-11-19 · 30 min The Alpha team is called in to rescue two adventurous hikers trapped in a swamp of quicksand.

E13 Katy's Fella 1977-11-26 · 30 min An admirer of Katy finds that he's cried wolf too often when he's confronted by the real animal.

E14 Upstream 1977-12-03 · 30 min After his wife is injured in a camping accident, a blind man gets lost in the forest while trying to find help.

E15 Power Slide 1977-12-10 · 30 min Three kids are lost in a storm drain that is filling up.

E16 Hide and Seek 1977-12-17 · 30 min Bob Donell tests his children's rescue skills by hiding atop a perilous mountain, but the plan backfires when he contracts a viral infection, putting him at risk of a serious accident due to fever.

E17 Baker's Boy 1977-12-24 · 30 min A young teen, resentful of his new stepfather runs away and into danger with wild animals and terrain.

E18 Butterflies Are Dangerous 1977-12-31 · 30 min A collector's fixation on a specific butterfly puts him in a perilous situation.

E19 Blow Up In Britian: Part I 1978-01-07 · 30 min In England, Katy and her lion, Lucy, rescue Bob and Colonel Brent-Walker.

E20 Blow Up In Britain: Part II 1978-01-14 · 30 min The Alpha Team of specially trained animals is called in rescue two balloonists who have landed in middle of minefield.

E21 The Egg 1978-01-21 · 30 min Jim attempts to save two rare birds and their unhatched egg but is thwarted by two poachers.

E22 Thunder of Silence 1978-01-28 · 30 min The Alpha Team is tasked with rescuing the boy, but their mission is complicated by his handicap.

E23 Runaway 1978-02-04 · 30 min The Alpha team along with Farrah the Chimp, and Tim and Tina the elephants are called to rescue a temperamental horse trapped in quicksand.

E24 Down Under Dilemma 1978-02-11 · 30 min A small boy, searching for his dog, loses his way in a labyrinth of caverns deep in the earth's bowels and creates another exciting rescue for the Alpha Team.

E25 Reggie Come Home 1978-02-18 · 30 min Old Reggie, a harmless forger, escapes from prison determined to personally present a carved wooden gun to his nephew at a nearby summer camp.

E26 Kitten On the Town 1978-02-25 · 30 min When Martha the tiger escapes, The Alpha Team's visit to Britain becomes one of chaos.

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