Search and Rescue
Search and Rescue is the title of a family-oriented adventure television series which was a co-production of the CTV television network in Canada and NBC in the United States during the 1977-1978 TV season. The program was aired in prime time in Canada and on Saturday mornings by NBC. It was later syndicated overseas. The American broadcasts of the series carried the modified title Search and Rescue: The Alpha Team. The series starred Michael J. Reynolds as Dr. Bob Donell, the leader of a unique rescue team that includes his two children Katy and Jim. What makes the team unique is that it conducts its rescues using a veritable zoo of specially trained animals. Each episode would see the Alpha Team utilizing specific animals to handle specific incidents, ranging from birds to dogs. A total of 26 episodes were produced, although the American broadcast of the series was cancelled after thirteen episodes.
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Adventures of a family dedicated to search and rescue operations.
- Ep 1
1.Double Trouble
10-09-197730mThe Alpha Team, with the help of Rex the Hawk, rescues two motorcyclists in the premiere episode of CTV's new Canadian adventure series. When an injured biker becomes lost in the d...
- Ep 2
2.Explosion!
17-09-197730mA 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 t...
- Ep 3
3.Hang Glider Hangup
24-09-197730mA chimp and a mule come to Will's rescue when a hang-gliding accident leaves him caught on a treetop.
- Ep 4
4.Katy and the Lion
01-10-197730mA circus lion, traumatized by fire and guns, is tamed by Katy Donald of the Alpha team.
- Ep 5
5.Pan Your Own Gold
08-10-197730mThe team attempts to rescue an old prospector from a crumbling mine-shaft.
- Ep 6
6.Trouble On the Mountain
15-10-197730mTwo mountain climbers are rescued by a bear and a cougar.
- Ep 7
7.Lifeline
22-10-197730mOscar the Otter and Sneaky the Raccoon help save two underwater photographers from entrapment in an underwater cavern.
- Ep 8
8.Alice & the Wild One: Part I
29-10-197730mA poacher invades the game preserve to stalk a couple of cougars.The villain is a poacher who would rape the land for selfish personal gain.
- Ep 9
9.Alice & the Wild One: Part II
05-11-197730mEmploying the assistance of modern technology and trained animals in equal doses, the Alpha team ensnares the poacher and brings him to justice.
- Ep 10
10.Crack-Up
12-11-197730mA car rally becomes a dangerous sport for two rally enthusiasts and the Alpha Team leap into action to rescue the racers.
- Ep 11
11.Barry Comes Through
19-11-197730mBob's uncle, an old timber spotter, is injured in the forest.
- Ep 12
12.Charlie the Protector
26-11-197730mThe Alpha team is called in to rescue two adventurous hikers trapped in a swamp of quicksand.
- Ep 13
13.Katy's Fella
03-12-197730mAn admirer of Katy finds that he's cried wolf too often when he's confronted by the real animal.
- Ep 14
14.Upstream
10-12-197730mSimba the Bear and the Alpha team rescue a fishing enthusiast who has become blinded and lost in a dense forest.
- Ep 15
15.Power Slide
17-12-197730mThree young skateboard enthusiasts become lost in a drain tunnel system and the Alpha Team along with Frankie the Owl and Oscar the Otter come to the rescue.
- Ep 16
16.Hide and Seek
24-12-197730mBob Donell decides to test the rescue skills of his two children by hiding atop a dangerous mountain, but the test backfires when he contracts a viral infection, and the fever thre...
- Ep 17
17.Baker's Boy
31-12-197730mA young teen, resentful of his new stepfather, runs away and into danger with wild animals and terrain. A camping trip designed to smooth over a touchy relationship between a man a...
- Ep 18
18.Butterflies Are Dangerous
07-01-197830mA collector's obsession with a particular butterfly leads him into a dangerous situation.
- Ep 19
19.Blow Up In Britian: Part I
14-01-197830mIn England where they are visiting, Katy and her lion, Lucy, come to the rescue of Bob and Colonel Brent-Walker.
- Ep 20
20.Blow Up In Britain: Part II
21-01-197830mTeam of specially trained animals is called in rescue two balloonists who have landed in middle of minefield.
- Ep 21
21.The Egg
28-01-197830mJim tries to rescue two rare birds and their unhatched egg, but two poachers interfere.
- Ep 22
22.Thunder of Silence
04-02-197830mA small, overprotected deaf boy wanders away from his school and into great danger. The Alpha Team is called on to rescue the boy but finds their job doubly difficult because of th...
- Ep 23
23.Runaway
11-02-197830mThe Alpha team along with Farrah the Chimp, and Tim and Tina the elephants are called to rescue a temperamental horse trapped in quicksand.
- Ep 24
24.Down Under Dilemma
18-02-197830mA 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.
- Ep 25
25.Reggie Come Home
25-02-197830mA prison inmate, days away from parole, decides to make a bid for freedom and creates another adventure for the Alpha Team. Old Reggi,e a harmless forger, escapes from prison deter...
- Ep 26
26.Kitten On the Town
04-03-197830mThe Alpha Team's visit to Britain is thrown into turmoil when one of their team of animals, Martha the Tiger, escapes and causes chaos in the streets of Bath.
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