About this season
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.
Episodes (31)
1. The Deal
Aired 8 February 1964 • 30 min
2. Hidden Gold (aka Indian River Strikes Gold)
Aired 15 February 1964 • 30 min
3. The Strike (aka Mining Bullies)
Aired 22 February 1964 • 30 min
4. Ghost at Hoot Owl Lake
Aired 29 February 1964 • 30 min
5. Let there be Rain (aka Bobo the Clown)
Aired 7 March 1964 • 30 min
6. Aggie (aka Mrs. Apple's New Marina)
Aired 14 March 1964 • 30 min
7. The Wendigo
Aired 21 March 1964 • 30 min
8. Kitten in the Garden (a.k.a "Kathy Loses the Kitten")
Aired 28 March 1964 • 30 min
9. A Stranger to Himself
Aired 4 April 1964 • 30 min
10. Batty McGuire (aka Wild Boy)
Aired 11 April 1964 • 30 min
11. Surprise Party (aka Uncle Raoul's Birthday)
Aired 18 April 1964 • 30 min
12. Lennie
Aired 25 April 1964 • 30 min
13. Kathy and the Leprechaun
Aired 2 May 1964 • 30 min
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
Aired 9 May 1964 • 30 min
15. Lost
Aired 16 May 1964 • 30 min
16. Bronco Smith
Aired 23 May 1964 • 30 min
17. The Bush Pilot (aka Old Pilot)
Aired 30 May 1964 • 30 min
18. Interchangeable Parts
Aired 6 June 1964 • 30 min
19. Uncle Raoul's Moose (aka Uncle Raoul and the Moose)
Aired 13 June 1964 • 30 min
20. His Majesty
Aired 20 June 1964 • 30 min
21. The Reluctant Prize Fighter
Aired 27 June 1964 • 30 min
22. Little Big Shot
Aired 4 July 1964 • 30 min
23. Wild Man of the Woods
Aired 11 July 1964 • 30 min
24. The River (aka Joe Runs the Rapids)
Aired 18 July 1964 • 30 min
25. The Adventurer (aka Fort History)
Aired 25 July 1964 • 30 min
26. The Bear Rug
Aired 1 August 1964 • 30 min
27. The Shooting Match
Aired 8 August 1964 • 30 min
28. The Haunted House
Aired 15 August 1964 • 30 min
29. Ride with a Stranger (aka Kathy's Rescue)
Aired 22 August 1964 • 30 min
30. Buck Fever
Aired 29 August 1964 • 30 min
Two young hunters, with little respect for forest life, shoot at everything that moves. Mike and Chuck decide to take action.
31. Gold Nuggets
Aired 5 September 1964 • 30 min