Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

Name: Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
Genre: Documentary, Family
Released: 1963-01-06
Cast: Jim Fowler, Marlin Perkins

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DocumentaryFamily

Creator:Don Meier

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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StatusEnded

First AiredJanuary 6, 1963

Last AiredDecember 20, 1987

Episode Runtime30dk

Seasons26

Episodes330

TypeDocumentary

Origin CountryUnited States

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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Last Episode

S26 E6 • 12/20/1987

Great White Sharks of Danger Reef

Tom Allen and Peter Gros have traveled to the waters of Dangerous Reef off the southern coast of Australia, to observe the attack behavior of the Great White Shark, with researcher Jeremiah Sullivan, to test a new armored diving suit. Tom and Peter first dive in the shallows and swim free as they watch the prey of the sharks, Australian seals and sea lions. A shark comes toward them, and they take refuge in the shark cage, which is furiously attacked. Later, testing a small mobile shark cage, Tom is attacked by an enormous Great White Shark, who severs his air line, power hose and tether to the mother ship, and Tom barely escapes with his life. Finally, the armored suit, designed by Jeremiah, is tested on a dummy that has been filled with fish bait. A shark comes and attacks the cage savagely, then goes after the dummy. An inspection of the dummy afterwards shows that the armored suit did in fact provide important protection.