Premiering in 1963 broadcast on prime-time from 1968-1971 and airing in syndication until 1988 the Emmy Award-winning Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom was one of the longest-running and most beloved television series of all time. A pioneer of the narrative nature-documentary format the educational series followed venerable host and ecologist Marlin Perkins (later joined by Jim Fowler Peter Gros Stan Brock and Tom Allen) as he trekked to the farthest reaches of the globe to study wild animals in their natural habitats.
Cast: Jim Fowler, Marlin Perkins
Season 1
12 episodes
1963
Season 2
19 episodes
1963
Season 3
17 episodes
1964
Season 4
15 episodes
1965
Season 5
14 episodes
1966
Season 6
17 episodes
1968
Season 7
12 episodes
1969
Season 8
11 episodes
1969
Season 9
13 episodes
1970
Season 10
12 episodes
1971
Season 11
12 episodes
1972
Season 12
12 episodes
1973
Season 13
12 episodes
1974
Season 14
12 episodes
1975
Season 15
12 episodes
1976
Season 16
13 episodes
1977
Season 17
11 episodes
1978
Season 18
14 episodes
1979
Season 19
12 episodes
1980
Season 20
11 episodes
1981
Season 21
12 episodes
1982
Season 22
11 episodes
1983
Season 23
15 episodes
1984
Season 24
11 episodes
1985
Season 25
12 episodes
1986
Season 26
6 episodes
1987
Premiering in 1963 broadcast on prime-time from 1968-1971 and airing in syndication until 1988 the Emmy Award-winning Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom was one of the longest-running and most beloved television series of all time. A pioneer of the narrative nature-documentary format the educational series followed venerable host and ecologist Marlin Perkins (later joined by Jim Fowler Peter Gros Stan Brock and Tom Allen) as he trekked to the farthest reaches of the globe to study wild animals in their natural habitats.
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1963
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Premiering in 1963 broadcast on prime-time from 1968-1971 and airing in syndication until 1988 the Emmy Award-winning Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom was one of the longest-running and most beloved tel…
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330
No, it ended in 1987.
January 6, 1963
Don Meier
Jim Fowler, Marlin Perkins
Documentary, Family