Search and Rescue - Season 1

First aired: 9/10/1977 26 episodes

Adventures of a family dedicated to search and rescue operations.

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Episodes

1. Double Trouble

Aired: 9/10/1977

The 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 deep woods near Alpha Ranch, Bob Donell and his children, Katy and Jim, deploy Rex to find him. Rex quickly locates the lost motorcyclist, but the situation worsens when he realizes he’s in a cougar's den.

2. Explosion!

Aired: 9/17/1977

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.

3. Hang Glider Hangup

Aired: 9/24/1977

A chimp and a mule come to Will's rescue when a hang-gliding accident leaves him caught on a treetop.

4. Katy and the Lion

Aired: 10/1/1977

A circus lion, traumatized by fire and guns, is tamed by Katy Donald of the Alpha team.

5. Pan Your Own Gold

Aired: 10/8/1977

The team attempts to rescue an old prospector from a crumbling mine-shaft.

6. Trouble On the Mountain

Aired: 10/15/1977

Two mountain climbers are rescued by a bear and a cougar.

7. Lifeline

Aired: 10/22/1977

Oscar the Otter and Sneaky the Raccoon help save two underwater photographers from entrapment in an underwater cavern.

8. Alice & the Wild One: Part I

Aired: 10/29/1977

A 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.

9. Alice & the Wild One: Part II

Aired: 11/5/1977

Employing the assistance of modern technology and trained animals in equal doses, the Alpha team ensnares the poacher and brings him to justice.

10. Crack-Up

Aired: 11/12/1977

A car rally becomes a dangerous sport for two rally enthusiasts and the Alpha Team leap into action to rescue the racers.

11. Barry Comes Through

Aired: 11/19/1977

Bob's uncle, an old timber spotter, is injured in the forest.

12. Charlie the Protector

Aired: 11/26/1977

The Alpha team is called in to rescue two adventurous hikers trapped in a swamp of quicksand.

13. Katy's Fella

Aired: 12/3/1977

An admirer of Katy finds that he's cried wolf too often when he's confronted by the real animal.

14. Upstream

Aired: 12/10/1977

Simba the Bear and the Alpha team rescue a fishing enthusiast who has become blinded and lost in a dense forest.

15. Power Slide

Aired: 12/17/1977

Three 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.

16. Hide and Seek

Aired: 12/24/1977

Bob 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 threatens to cause a serious accident.

17. Baker's Boy

Aired: 12/31/1977

A 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 and his stepson almost ends in disaster. Two people run into trouble on a mountain and must be rescued. Berry the St Bernard, Rex the Hawk, Simba the Lion and Farrah the Chimp rescue a runaway boy and his stepfather who have become trapped on a mountainside.

18. Butterflies Are Dangerous

Aired: 1/7/1978

A collector's obsession with a particular butterfly leads him into a dangerous situation.

19. Blow Up In Britian: Part I

Aired: 1/14/1978

In England where they are visiting, Katy and her lion, Lucy, come to the rescue of Bob and Colonel Brent-Walker.

20. Blow Up In Britain: Part II

Aired: 1/21/1978

Team of specially trained animals is called in rescue two balloonists who have landed in middle of minefield.

21. The Egg

Aired: 1/28/1978

Jim tries to rescue two rare birds and their unhatched egg, but two poachers interfere.

22. Thunder of Silence

Aired: 2/4/1978

A 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 the boy's handicap.

23. Runaway

Aired: 2/11/1978

The Alpha team along with Farrah the Chimp, and Tim and Tina the elephants are called to rescue a temperamental horse trapped in quicksand.

24. Down Under Dilemma

Aired: 2/18/1978

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.

25. Reggie Come Home

Aired: 2/25/1978

A 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 determined personally present a bid for freedom.

26. Kitten On the Town

Aired: 3/4/1978

The 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.