Danger Bay is a Canadian television series, produced in Vancouver, with first-run episodes broadcast on CBC Television and the Disney Channel starting October 7, 1985. One hundred and twenty three installments were filmed, ending in 1989, but the series, perceived as wholesome and exciting fare for older children and adolescents, continued to be seen through the 1990s in numerous countries around the world. The plots of the episodes followed the exploits of the Roberts family, led by marine veterinarian Grant "Doc" Roberts, and his two children, Nicole and Jonah. The 30-minute episodes featured the Vancouver Aquarium in nearly every installment. Most episodes focused on environmental issues such as pollution, wildlife endangerment and forest preservation. The series was also broadcast in Gibraltar Bulgaria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Iceland, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago, Finland
Danger Bay (Season 1)
The Sea Pup (Episode 1)
Air date: 1985-10-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An episode of the past as Danger, the family's pet otter, disappears and the Roberts have time to remember how she first came into their lives and family.
Running Free (Episode 2)
Air date: 1985-10-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Wild horses cause Nicole to put herself at their front of their cause. However, not everyone agrees with what she does.
The Wharf Rat (Episode 3)
Air date: 1985-11-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Tensions run high after Nicole is bitten by a rabid dog and the Aquarium staff race to find it and its owner responsible.
Run Salmon Run (Episode 4)
Air date: 1985-11-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The Roberts family have mixed feelings when it is proven that friends of theirs are poaching salmon, only for it to be later proven as untrue.
The Contender (Episode 5)
Air date: 1985-12-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Tennis championships cause Jonah to be competitive and lose sight of the reason why he enjoys playing tennis.
Katie and the Whale (Episode 6)
Air date: 1985-12-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Katie, a mute girl, befriends Nicole and is fascinated by Biosa, one of the female Orca at the aquarium. Nicole comes to see that a great bond can be made between humans and animals when there is understanding.
Flight of the Falcon (Episode 7)
Air date: 1986-01-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Doug, who though handicapped physically has a passion for saving the environment, turns up to alert Grant that eggs of the falcon were being stolen to be sold on the black market making the species more threatened than ever.
Fish 'n' Chips (Episode 8)
Air date: 1986-01-27
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Margaret, one of Nicole's friends, begins working at the aquarium after school. Grant has problems when he discover boxes of fish from the aquarium are being transported.
Vet's Holiday (Episode 9)
Air date: 1986-02-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Grant exchanges with a veterinary friend in the countryside thinking that it will be a great holiday. However he soon finds out that the countryside isn't as peaceful as he thought...
Hot Cargo (Episode 10)
Air date: 1986-02-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A day of diving turns sour quickly for Jonah as he faces the possibilty of being blind because the water was polluted.
Grace Under Pressure (Episode 11)
Air date: 1986-03-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Grace, Grant's sister, comes to visit the Robert family much to everyone's displeasure. It is especially hard for George who left her.
Sunken Treasure (Episode 12)
Air date: 1986-03-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: George Dunbar is excited when he learns that a team of divers has found a trunk filled with treasure. He shows off the valuable trunk and organising and advertising an event for opening it.
The Only One (Episode 13)
Air date: 1986-04-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The birth of a baby beluga whale brings both joy and sadness and a world first. But it dies a few weeks after being born causing a multitude of depression and sadness.
Mad Hatter Bears (Episode 14)
Air date: 1986-04-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Chaos reigns in Vancouver after a grizzly bear comes into the city looking for food.
Nature of the Beast (Episode 15)
Air date: 1986-04-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When a person claims to have seen a marine monster in Vancouver, Grant goes to investigate to uncover the story as a scam.
Timber (Episode 16)
Air date: 1986-04-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Grant, along with his children, are out to save a nearby forest from disappearing because of excessive cutting.
The Mask (Episode 17)
Air date: 1986-05-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Jonah wants to take part in a traditional cermony marking entry into adulthood with his Indian friend. In the museum is an old mask which the young boy wants in order to impress his grandfather.
