Wild America is a documentary television series that focuses on the wild animals and wild lands of North America. By the mid-1970s, Marty Stouffer had put together several full-length documentaries that were licensed as prime time network television specials. At that time, he approached the programming managers at Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) about a half-hour-long wildlife series, the first to focus exclusively upon the flora and fauna of North America.[1] PBS signed for the rights to broadcast Marty Stouffer's series Wild America in 1981. The series went on to become one of the most popular aired by PBS, renowned for its unflinching portrayal of nature, as well as its extensive use of film techniques such as slow motion and close-ups. Stouffer earned as much as $250,000 per show from PBS.
The show's production ran from 1982 to 1994. The series is no longer on PBS; reruns still air in syndication on commercial television through much of the United States. In 1997, Warner Bros. released a full-length feature film of the same name, which was based on the biographical story of Marty Stouffer and his brothers, Mark and Marshall. The show is now distributed by Storrs Media and Telco Productions for Syndication.[2]
Episodes
The "Wild America" series contained a total of 120 half-hour episodes.[3]
| # | Episode | Season |
|---|---|---|
| S1 | E1 | Watching Wildlife |
| S1 | E2 | Swamp Critters |
| S1 | E3 | Wild Dogs |
| S1 | E4 | Mountain Monarchs |
| S1 | E5 | Time of the Grizzly |
| S1 | E6 | At the Crossroads |
| S1 | E7 | Bighorn |
| S1 | E8 | The Wolf and the Whitetail |
| S1 | E9 | Living with Wildlife |
| S1 | E10 | Wild Babies |
| S2 | E1 | Animal Oddities |
| S2 | E2 | Born to Run |
| S2 | E3 | Owls: Lords of Darkness |
| S2 | E4 | Hog Wild |
| S2 | E5 | Antlered Kingdom |
| S2 | E6 | Wild Wings |
| S2 | E7 | Wild Cats |
| S2 | E8 | The Man Who Loved Bears Part 1 |
| S2 | E9 | The Man Who Loved Bears Part 2 |
| S2 | E10 | Backyard Wildlife |
| S3 | E1 | All American Animals |
| S3 | E2 | Feathered Jewels |
| S3 | E3 | Ringtailed Rascals |
| S3 | E4 | Canyon Creatures |
| S3 | E5 | Wolverine Country |
| S3 | E6 | Fascinating Fishes |
| S3 | E7 | Wild Refuge |
| S3 | E8 | Fishers in the Family Part 1 |
| S3 | E9 | Fishers in the Family Part 2 |
| S3 | E10 | Photographing Wildlife |
| S4 | E1 | North Woods Lynx |
| S4 | E2 | Woodpeckers: Nature's Hammerheads |
| S4 | E3 | Designs for Defense |
| S4 | E4 | Cutthroat: Yellowstone Lake |
| S4 | E5 | Cutthroat: Yellowstone River |
| S4 | E6 | Cutthroat: Grizzly Creek |
| S4 | E7 | Killer Mice |
| S4 | E8 | Controversial Coyote |
| S4 | E9 | Remarkable Reptiles |
| S4 | E10 | Tracking Wildlife |
| S5 | E1 | Pennsylvania Whitetail |
| S5 | E2 | Woodies and Hoodies |
| S5 | E3 | King of Snakes |
| S5 | E4 | Family Feud |
| S5 | E5 | River of the Bears |
| S5 | E6 | Wild Texas |
| S5 | E7 | A Prairie Park |
| S5 | E8 | The Grouse and the Goshawk |
| S5 | E9 | Otters of the Adirondacks |
| S5 | E10 | Growing Up Wild |
| S6 | E1 | Swamp Bear Part 1 |
| S6 | E2 | Swamp Bear Part 2 |
| S6 | E3 | Beautiful Blues |
| S6 | E4 | Timberdoodles of Moosehorn |
| S6 | E5 | Minnesota Mink |
| S6 | E6 | Season of the Seals |
| S6 | E7 | Wild Turkey Part 1 |
| S6 | E8 | Wild Turkey Part 2 |
| S6 | E9 | Snakedance |
| S6 | E10 | Managing Wildlife |
| S7 | E1 | Cliffhangers |
| S7 | E2 | White on White |
| S7 | E3 | Family of Foxes |
| S7 | E4 | Peculiar Plants |
| S7 | E5 | A Multitude of Mollusks |
| S7 | E6 | Marmot Mountain |
| S7 | E7 | Old Man Muskrat |
| S7 | E8 | Chipmunks of Yosemite |
| S7 | E9 | Bobcat |
| S7 | E10 | Evergreen |
| S8 | E1 | Bushytails |
| S8 | E2 | Cottontails and Kin |
| S8 | E3 | Birds of Peace |
| S8 | E4 | Birds of Prey |
| S8 | E5 | Weasels Sleek and Savage Part 1 |
| S8 | E6 | Weasels Sleek and Savage Part 2 |
| S8 | E7 | Olympic Odyssey |
| S8 | E8 | Badlands |
| S8 | E9 | Shenandoah Springtime |
| S8 | E10 | Attracting Wildlife |
| S9 | E1 | Valley of the Elk |
| S9 | E2 | Dancers of the Dawn |
| S9 | E3 | The Incredible Shrew |
| S9 | E4 | Pretty as a Quail |
| S9 | E5 | Meet the Marten |
| S9 | E6 | Beneficial Bats |
| S9 | E7 | Birds of a Feather |
| S9 | E8 | Call to Courtship |
| S9 | E9 | A Nest is Best |
| S9 | E10 | Shades of Gray |
| S10 | E1 | The First Ten Years |
| S10 | E2 | Magnificent as a Moose |
| S10 | E3 | Truth About Turtles |
| S10 | E4 | Prince of the Pond |
| S10 | E5 | The Prickly Porcupine |
| S10 | E6 | Those Smelly Skunks |
| S10 | E7 | The Amazing Armadillo |
| S10 | E8 | In the Forest |
| S10 | E9 | Whitebark |
| S10 | E10 | Kids and Critters |
| S11 | E1 | Billion Dollar Bass |
| S11 | E2 | The Beauty of Butterflies |
| S11 | E3 | Belligerent as a Badger |
| S11 | E4 | Headgear |
| S11 | E5 | A Tale About Tails |
| S11 | E6 | Some Feet Have Noses |
| S11 | E7 | The Eyes Have It |
| S11 | E8 | Colors in Nature |
| S11 | E9 | Wild Wyoming |
| S11 | E10 | Home is Where There's Habitat |
| S12 | E1 | Zoom in on Wildflowers |
| S12 | E2 | Year of the Mustang Part 1 |
| S12 | E3 | Year of the Mustang Part 2 |
| S12 | E4 | Queen of the Ice |
| S12 | E5 | X Rated Imports |
| S12 | E6 | Wings Over the Marsh |
| S12 | E7 | People of the Bison |
| S12 | E8 | Cute as a Cub |
| S12 | E9 | Just Little Varmints |
| S12 | E10 | The Bill Makes the Bird |
- Special episodes
| Special | Year |
|---|---|
| The Predators | 1979 |
| Our Favorite Animals | 1992 |
| Great Escapes | 1993 |
| Spectacular Showdowns | 1994 |
| Dangerous Encounters | 1995 |
| Wild Wings | 1996 |
| Fantastic Follies | 1996 |
| Wacky Babies | 1997 |
| Amazing Legends | 1998 |
| Tender Times | 2001 |
| Marty's World | 2004 |
| Deadly Beauty | 2005 |
See also
References
- ^ "Marty Stouffer's Wild America".
- ^ "Wild America – Telco Productions". Archived from the original on 2020-09-29.
- ^ "Watch Marty Stouffer's Wild America Free Online". www.ovguide.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16.
