In Search of... (Season 2)

In Search of... is a television series that was broadcast weekly from 1977 to 1982, devoted to mysterious phenomena. It was created after the success of three one-hour TV documentaries produced by creator Alan Landsburg: In Search of Ancient Astronauts in 1973, In Search of Ancient Mysteries and The Outer Space Connection, both in 1975. All three featured narration by Rod Serling, who was the initial choice to host the spin-off show. After Serling's death, Leonard Nimoy was selected to be the host.

The Lost Dutchman Mine (aka Mother Lode) 0.0
Air date: 1977-12-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The Lost Dutchman Mine: An investigation into why hundreds of gold hunters have died searching for a lost treasure ever since a German prospector wandered out of Arizona's Superstition Mountains in the 1860s. Is there really cursed gold hidden there, as Apache lore suggests?
The Man Who Would Not Die 0.0
Air date: 1977-12-31
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The fascinating saga of the Count of St. Germain, who dazzled the courts of Europe for over 100 years, leading some to believe he was immortal.
Firewalkers 0.0
Air date: 1978-01-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: How do people walk on red-hot coals without being burned?
Mayan Mysteries 0.0
Air date: 1978-01-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The Mayans of Mexico carved an advanced civilization out of the jungles, then disappeared. Where did they come from? Where did they go?
Astrology 0.0
Air date: 1978-01-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Can astronomical movements affect the affairs of man? Leonard Nimoy as he reviews the long history of astrology and looks at its attraction today.
Michael Rockefeller 0.0
Air date: 1978-01-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Did he drown or was he murdered? An investigation into the disappearance of Nelson Rockefeller's youngest son who vanished without a trace among some of the most primitive peoples in the world. Film found in a camera suggested they were the victim of headhunters, or was it staged?
Hurricanes 0.0
Air date: 1978-01-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Take a close-up look at these violent killers that have taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Can they be controlled or prevented?
The Ogopogo Monster 0.0
Air date: 1978-01-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: This large beast, similar to Scotland's Loch Ness Monster, is claimed to have been seen by thousands of people in western Canada.
Pyramid Secrets 0.0
Air date: 1978-02-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Examines the theory that the pyramids of Egypt were built to provide shelter from a holocaust, not as tombs for the pharaohs.
Dead Sea Scrolls 0.0
Air date: 1978-02-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The story of the 2,000-year-old scrolls, discovered by a shepherd, that revolutionized religious thought.
Reincarnation 0.0
Air date: 1978-02-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Reviews case histories of people who claim to have lived in previous lifetimes.
The Shark Worshippers 0.0
Air date: 1978-02-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A trip to remote parts of the Pacific where man-eating sharks are considered gods. Adults pray to them and children swim unafraid among them.
Anastasia 0.0
Air date: 1978-02-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An examination of evidence that the youngest daughter of Russia's Tsar Nicholas II Aleksandrovich Romanov survived the family executions, and settled in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The Secrets of Life 0.0
Air date: 1978-02-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Explores the possibility that human life can be created in laboratories engaged in DNA research.
Immortality 0.0
Air date: 1978-02-27
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Looks at scientific discoveries of new methods of prolonging human life, such as cryonics, which can suspend life for centuries.
The Swamp Monster 0.0
Air date: 1978-03-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An investigation of reports that a huge man-like beast is living in the swamps of Louisiana's bayou.
Hypnosis 0.0
Air date: 1978-03-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A look back at the great scientist Mesmer, whose hypnotic techniques are being used in modern surgery, teaching, and police investigations.
Troy 0.0
Air date: 1978-03-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The story of Heinrich Schliemann, an eccentric self-made millionaire obsessed with discovering the ruins of Troy at a time when the city was considered a fable that never existed. He discovered not one but nine ancient cities in Turkey, and recovered a hoard of spectacular relics.
Witch Doctors 0.0
Air date: 1978-03-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Leonard Nimoy hosts this look at ancient folk medicines that are being re-instituted today in modern mental institutions and are yielding positive results.
Haunted Castles 0.0
Air date: 1978-04-27
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Probe into one of the world's most haunted places.
Butch Cassidy 0.0
Air date: 1978-05-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Examines the possibility that Butch Cassidy was not killed in Bolivia along with the Sundance Kid, but actually lived a full life and died peacefully in 1937.
Deadly Ants 0.0
Air date: 1978-05-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A look at the billions of fire ants that march across the southern United States and the failure so far of all attempts to stop them.
The Coming Ice Age 0.0
Air date: 1978-05-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An inquiry into whether the dramatic weather changes in America's northern states mean that a new ice age is approaching.
The Garden of Eden 0.0
Air date: 1978-06-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Using the Old Testament as a road map, researchers attempt to trace the possible site of the original Garden to India, China, and an island off the coast of Saudi Arabia.