Search and Rescue — Season 1

Aired 10 September 1977 • 30 min

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.

Aired 17 September 1977 • 30 min

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.

Aired 24 September 1977 • 30 min

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

Aired 1 October 1977 • 30 min

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

Aired 8 October 1977 • 30 min

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

Aired 15 October 1977 • 30 min

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

Aired 22 October 1977 • 30 min

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

Aired 29 October 1977 • 30 min

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.

Aired 5 November 1977 • 30 min

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

Aired 12 November 1977 • 30 min

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

Aired 19 November 1977 • 30 min

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

Aired 26 November 1977 • 30 min

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

Aired 3 December 1977 • 30 min

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

Aired 10 December 1977 • 30 min

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

Aired 17 December 1977 • 30 min

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.

Aired 24 December 1977 • 30 min

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.

Aired 31 December 1977 • 30 min

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.

Aired 7 January 1978 • 30 min

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

Aired 14 January 1978 • 30 min

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

Aired 21 January 1978 • 30 min

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

Aired 28 January 1978 • 30 min

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

Aired 4 February 1978 • 30 min

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.

Aired 11 February 1978 • 30 min

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

Aired 18 February 1978 • 30 min

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.

Aired 25 February 1978 • 30 min

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.

Aired 4 March 1978 • 30 min

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.