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The Forest Rangers

30min

Drama

Action & Adventure

The Forest Rangers was a Canadian television series that ran from 1963 to 1965. It was a co-production between CBC Television and ITC Entertainment and was Canada's first television show produced in colour. Executive producer Maxine Samuels founded the show. The series ran for three seasons, a total of 104 30-minute colour episodes. Early episodes of the series were broadcast in serialized form as part of a CBC children's series entitled Razzle Dazzle, hosted by Alan Hamel and Michelle Finney. This was the first appearance in a major series by Gordon Pinsent. He left the series in 1965 to star in Quentin Durgens, M.P. In June 2004, there was a reunion for ex-cast and fans just south of Kleinburg, where the show was originally filmed. Six of the ex-junior rangers appeared and Peter Tully flew in from his home in Ireland. Another reunion occurred June 15, 2013 at the actual studios where the show was filmed. This time nine junior rangers and Gordon Pinsent were in attendance. The show's first season was released on DVD by Imavision in early 2007.

Production Companies

Société Radio-Canada

A.S.P. Productions Ltd.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Foster Boy (aka Chub's Birthday)

1. Foster Boy (aka Chub's Birthday)

30min

4th Jan 1963

The Prospector (aka Warn Mr. McLeod)

2. The Prospector (aka Warn Mr. McLeod)

30min

Spike (aka Spike, the Dog)

3. Spike (aka Spike, the Dog)

30min

Beaver (aka Beaver Poachers)

4. Beaver (aka Beaver Poachers)

30min

The Horse Doctor (aka Shing Wauk Heals)

5. The Horse Doctor (aka Shing Wauk Heals)

30min

The Bear Trap (aka Spy Catchers)

6. The Bear Trap (aka Spy Catchers)

30min

The Bird Watchers (aka Zeke's Bird Sanctuary)

7. The Bird Watchers (aka Zeke's Bird Sanctuary)

30min

Indian Joe's Story

8. Indian Joe's Story

30min

The Chase (aka Bank Robbery)

9. The Chase (aka Bank Robbery)

30min

High Graders

10. High Graders

30min

The Rattlesnake (aka Missasauga Rattler)

11. The Rattlesnake (aka Missasauga Rattler)

30min

The Dog

12. The Dog

30min

Dog Catcher

13. Dog Catcher

30min

Brannigan's Daughter

14. Brannigan's Daughter

30min

A local girl wins a scholarship to study at school in the city but her father wants her to stay and help around the family farm.

Timmy

15. Timmy

30min

The Liar

16. The Liar

30min

The Rescue

17. The Rescue

30min

Uncle Raoul and the Bear

18. Uncle Raoul and the Bear

30min

The Bear Story

19. The Bear Story

30min

The Horse

20. The Horse

30min

The Proof

21. The Proof

30min

The Secret Drawer

22. The Secret Drawer

30min

The Souvenir

23. The Souvenir

30min

The Rolling Stones

24. The Rolling Stones

30min

The Balloon

25. The Balloon

30min

The Poacher

26. The Poacher

30min

The Loner

27. The Loner

30min

The Pitfall

28. The Pitfall

30min

Keeley's Cousin

29. Keeley's Cousin

30min

Kidnaped

30. Kidnaped

30min

Gaby is kidnapped by a husband and wife who want payment for lost farm revenue.

Chub's Story (aka Chub beats it into the Bush)

31. Chub's Story (aka Chub beats it into the Bush)

30min

The Hero (aka Tex Bailey)

32. The Hero (aka Tex Bailey)

30min

The Wolverine

33. The Wolverine

30min

Survival (aka Lost Boys)

34. Survival (aka Lost Boys)

30min

The Colonel (aka Colonel Gordon's Baby Deer)

35. The Colonel (aka Colonel Gordon's Baby Deer)

30min

The Deputy (aka Ranger Brody's Mistake)

36. The Deputy (aka Ranger Brody's Mistake)

30min

Dentist's Dilemma (aka Esmi Mining Corp.)

37. Dentist's Dilemma (aka Esmi Mining Corp.)

30min

A Christmas Story

38. A Christmas Story

30min

Odd Numbers

39. Odd Numbers

30min

The Game Reserve (aka Jack Brass)

40. The Game Reserve (aka Jack Brass)

30min

First air date

4th Jan 1963

Last air date

19th Mar 1965

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

fr

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