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.
The Forest Rangers (Season 3)
Santa McLeod (Episode 1)
Air date: 1965-03-19
Runtime: 30 min
The Choice (Episode 2)
Air date: 1965-03-26
Runtime: 30 min
The Wolf (Episode 3)
Air date: 1965-04-02
Runtime: 30 min
The Wolf Spirit (Episode 4)
Air date: 1965-04-09
Runtime: 30 min
Hole in the Ice (aka Dead Man Through The Ice) (Episode 5)
Air date: 1965-04-16
Runtime: 30 min
Finnigan's Dog (aka Confidence Tricksters) (Episode 6)
Air date: 1965-04-23
Runtime: 30 min
The Escape (aka The Trading Post) (Episode 7)
Air date: 1965-04-30
Runtime: 30 min
Deadly Friend (aka Satan the Wolf) (Episode 8)
Air date: 1965-05-07
Runtime: 30 min
Not in the Book (aka Winter Poachers) (Episode 9)
Air date: 1965-05-14
Runtime: 30 min
The Dream (aka Old Logging Road) (Episode 10)
Air date: 1965-05-21
Runtime: 30 min
The Avenger (aka Sarge, the Police Dog) (Episode 11)
Air date: 1965-05-28
Runtime: 30 min
The White Hunter (Episode 12)
Air date: 1965-06-04
Runtime: 30 min
The Great Hypnotist (Episode 13)
Air date: 1965-06-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: McLeod hypnotizes Shing Wauk but the innocent act quickly backfires as Shing Wauk believes he is a great Indian warrior from the past.
The Man from Nowhere (Episode 14)
Air date: 1965-06-18
Runtime: 30 min
Deadline (aka The Rabid Dog) (Episode 15)
Air date: 1965-06-25
Runtime: 30 min
Shipment X (Episode 16)
Air date: 1965-07-02
Runtime: 30 min
Jimmy Twenty (Episode 17)
Air date: 1965-07-09
Runtime: 30 min
Indian River A-Go-Go (Episode 18)
Air date: 1965-07-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A famous rock star visits Indian River and the Junior Rangers are very impressed.
Poison Lake (Episode 19)
Air date: 1965-07-23
Runtime: 30 min
Willie and Starlight (Episode 20)
Air date: 1965-07-30
Runtime: 30 min
Unjust World (Episode 21)
Air date: 1965-08-06
Runtime: 30 min
The Mystery Dog (aka Newfie Dog) (Episode 22)
Air date: 1965-08-13
Runtime: 30 min
The Bull Dozer (Episode 23)
Air date: 1965-08-20
Runtime: 30 min
The Albino Beaver (Episode 24)
Air date: 1965-08-27
Runtime: 30 min
Uncle Raoul & the 3 Bears (aka Circus Bears) (Episode 25)
Air date: 1965-09-03
Runtime: 30 min
Macleod & The Talking Bear (Episode 26)
Air date: 1965-09-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: MacLeod is fooled into thinking a bear could talk by a fisherman using ventriloquism.
Death Dance (aka John Conaqueese) (Episode 27)
Air date: 1965-09-17
Runtime: 30 min
The Invaders (aka Three Punks) (Episode 28)
Air date: 1965-09-24
Runtime: 30 min
The Wrold's Strongest Man (Episode 29)
Air date: 1965-10-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A man known for his amazing strength helps the Junior Rangers at their yard sale.
Joe's Revenge (Episode 30)
Air date: 1965-10-08
Runtime: 30 min
Raoul and the Thunderbolt (Episode 31)
Air date: 1965-10-15
Runtime: 30 min
The Ojibway Beat (aka Ojibway Music Festival) (Episode 32)
Air date: 1965-10-22
Runtime: 30 min
The Lost Tribe (Episode 33)
Air date: 1965-10-29
Runtime: 30 min
Seasons
Episodes 40
Episodes 31
Episodes 33