The Forest Rangers

The Forest Rangers

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.

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Seasons

1. Foster Boy (aka Chub's Birthday)

Air Date: 1963-01-04

2. The Prospector (aka Warn Mr. McLeod)

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3. Spike (aka Spike, the Dog)

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4. Beaver (aka Beaver Poachers)

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5. The Horse Doctor (aka Shing Wauk Heals)

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6. The Bear Trap (aka Spy Catchers)

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

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8. Indian Joe's Story

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9. The Chase (aka Bank Robbery)

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10. High Graders

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11. The Rattlesnake (aka Missasauga Rattler)

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12. The Dog

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13. Dog Catcher

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14. Brannigan's Daughter

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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.

15. Timmy

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16. The Liar

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17. The Rescue

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18. Uncle Raoul and the Bear

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19. The Bear Story

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20. The Horse

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21. The Proof

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22. The Secret Drawer

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23. The Souvenir

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24. The Rolling Stones

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25. The Balloon

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26. The Poacher

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27. The Loner

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28. The Pitfall

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29. Keeley's Cousin

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30. Kidnaped

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

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

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32. The Hero (aka Tex Bailey)

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33. The Wolverine

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34. Survival (aka Lost Boys)

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

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

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

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38. A Christmas Story

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39. Odd Numbers

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40. The Game Reserve (aka Jack Brass)

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1. The Deal

Air Date: 1964-02-08

2. Hidden Gold (aka Indian River Strikes Gold)

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3. The Strike (aka Mining Bullies)

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4. Ghost at Hoot Owl Lake

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5. Let there be Rain (aka Bobo the Clown)

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6. Aggie (aka Mrs. Apple's New Marina)

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7. The Wendigo

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8. Kitten in the Garden (a.k.a "Kathy Loses the Kitten")

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9. A Stranger to Himself

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10. Batty McGuire (aka Wild Boy)

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11. Surprise Party (aka Uncle Raoul's Birthday)

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12. Lennie

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13. Kathy and the Leprechaun

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Kathy is devastated by the unexpected death of her horse and is inconsolable until she meets a strange person in the woods that might help.

14. The Haunted Island

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15. Lost

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16. Bronco Smith

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17. The Bush Pilot (aka Old Pilot)

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18. Interchangeable Parts

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19. Uncle Raoul's Moose (aka Uncle Raoul and the Moose)

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20. His Majesty

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21. The Reluctant Prize Fighter

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22. Little Big Shot

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23. Wild Man of the Woods

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24. The River (aka Joe Runs the Rapids)

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25. The Adventurer (aka Fort History)

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26. The Bear Rug

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27. The Shooting Match

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28. The Haunted House

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29. Ride with a Stranger (aka Kathy's Rescue)

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30. Buck Fever

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Two young hunters, with little respect for forest life, shoot at everything that moves. Mike and Chuck decide to take action.

31. Gold Nuggets

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1. Santa McLeod

Air Date: 1965-03-19

2. The Choice

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3. The Wolf

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4. The Wolf Spirit

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5. Hole in the Ice (aka Dead Man Through The Ice)

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6. Finnigan's Dog (aka Confidence Tricksters)

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7. The Escape (aka The Trading Post)

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8. Deadly Friend (aka Satan the Wolf)

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9. Not in the Book (aka Winter Poachers)

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10. The Dream (aka Old Logging Road)

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11. The Avenger (aka Sarge, the Police Dog)

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12. The White Hunter

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13. The Great Hypnotist

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McLeod hypnotizes Shing Wauk but the innocent act quickly backfires as Shing Wauk believes he is a great Indian warrior from the past.

14. The Man from Nowhere

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15. Deadline (aka The Rabid Dog)

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16. Shipment X

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17. Jimmy Twenty

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18. Indian River A-Go-Go

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A famous rock star visits Indian River and the Junior Rangers are very impressed.

19. Poison Lake

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20. Willie and Starlight

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21. Unjust World

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22. The Mystery Dog (aka Newfie Dog)

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23. The Bull Dozer

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24. The Albino Beaver

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25. Uncle Raoul & the 3 Bears (aka Circus Bears)

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26. Macleod & The Talking Bear

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MacLeod is fooled into thinking a bear could talk by a fisherman using ventriloquism.

27. Death Dance (aka John Conaqueese)

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28. The Invaders (aka Three Punks)

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29. The Wrold's Strongest Man

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A man known for his amazing strength helps the Junior Rangers at their yard sale.

30. Joe's Revenge

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31. Raoul and the Thunderbolt

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32. The Ojibway Beat (aka Ojibway Music Festival)

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33. The Lost Tribe

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Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

1963-01-04

Episodes

104 (3 seasons)

Status

Ended

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Production Companies

Société Radio-Canada

A.S.P. Productions Ltd.