Wild America is a documentary television series that focuses on the wild animals and wild lands of North America. By the mid-1970s, Marty Stouffer had put together several full-length documentaries that were licensed as prime time network television specials. At that time, he approached the programming managers at Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) about a half-hour-long wildlife series, the first to focus exclusively upon the flora and fauna of North America. PBS signed for the rights to broadcast Marty Stouffer's series Wild America in 1981. The series went on to become one of the most popular aired by PBS, renowned for its unflinching portrayal of nature, as well as its extensive use of film techniques such as slow motion and close-ups. Stouffer earned as much as $250,000 per show from PBS.
The show's production ran from 1982 to 1994. The series is no longer on PBS; reruns still air in syndication on commercial television through much of the United States. In 1997, Warner Bros. released a full-length feature film of the same name, which was based on the biographical story of Marty Stouffer and his brothers, Mark and Marshall. The show is now distributed by Storrs Media and Telco Productions for Syndication.
Episodes
The "Wild America" series contained a total of 120 half-hour episodes.
# Episode SeasonS1E1Watching WildlifeS1E2Swamp CrittersS1E3Wild DogsS1E4Mountain MonarchsS1E5Time of the GrizzlyS1E6At the CrossroadsS1E7BighornS1E8The Wolf and the WhitetailS1E9Living with WildlifeS1E10Wild BabiesS2E1Animal OdditiesS2E2Born to RunS2E3Owls: Lords of DarknessS2E4Hog WildS2E5Antlered KingdomS2E6Wild WingsS2E7Wild CatsS2E8The Man Who Loved Bears Part 1S2E9The Man Who Loved Bears Part 2S2E10Backyard WildlifeS3E1All American AnimalsS3E2Feathered JewelsS3E3Ringtailed RascalsS3E4Canyon CreaturesS3E5Wolverine CountryS3E6Fascinating FishesS3E7Wild RefugeS3E8Fishers in the Family Part 1S3E9Fishers in the Family Part 2S3 E10Photographing WildlifeS4E1North Woods LynxS4E2Woodpeckers: Nature's HammerheadsS4E3Designs for DefenseS4E4Cutthroat: Yellowstone LakeS4E5Cutthroat: Yellowstone RiverS4E6Cutthroat: Grizzly CreekS4E7Killer MiceS4E8Controversial CoyoteS4E9Remarkable ReptilesS4E10Tracking WildlifeS5E1Pennsylvania WhitetailS5E2Woodies and HoodiesS5E3King of SnakesS5E4Family FeudS5E5River of the BearsS5E6Wild TexasS5E7A Prairie ParkS5E8The Grouse and the GoshawkS5E9Otters of the AdirondacksS5E10Growing Up WildS6E1Swamp Bear Part 1S6E2Swamp Bear Part 2S6E3Beautiful BluesS6E4Timberdoodles of MoosehornS6E5Minnesota MinkS6E6Season of the SealsS6E7Wild Turkey Part 1S6E8Wild Turkey Part 2S6E9SnakedanceS6E10Managing WildlifeS7E1CliffhangersS7E2White on WhiteS7E3Family of FoxesS7E4Peculiar PlantsS7E5A Multitude of MollusksS7E6Marmot MountainS7E7Old Man MuskratS7E8Chipmunks of YosemiteS7E9BobcatS7E10EvergreenS8E1BushytailsS8E2Cottontails and KinS8E3Birds of PeaceS8E4Birds of PreyS8E5Weasels Sleek and Savage Part 1S8E6Weasels Sleek and Savage Part 2S8E7Olympic OdysseyS8E8BadlandsS8E9Shenandoah SpringtimeS8E10Attracting WildlifeS9E1Valley of the ElkS9E2Dancers of the DawnS9E3The Incredible ShrewS9E4Pretty as a QuailS9E5Meet the MartenS9E6Beneficial BatsS9E7Birds of a FeatherS9E8Call to CourtshipS9E9A Nest is BestS9E10Shades of GrayS10E1The First Ten YearsS10E2Magnificent as a MooseS10E3Truth About TurtlesS10E4Prince of the PondS10E5The Prickly PorcupineS10E6Those Smelly SkunksS10E7The Amazing ArmadilloS10E8In the ForestS10E9WhitebarkS10E10Kids and CrittersS11E1Billion Dollar BassS11E2The Beauty of ButterfliesS11E3Belligerent as a BadgerS11E4HeadgearS11E5A Tale About TailsS11E6Some Feet Have NosesS11E7The Eyes Have ItS11E8Colors in NatureS11E9Wild WyomingS11E10Home is Where There's HabitatS12E1Zoom in on WildflowersS12E2Year of the Mustang Part 1S12E3Year of the Mustang Part 2S12E4Queen of the IceS12E5X Rated ImportsS12E6Wings Over the MarshS12E7People of the BisonS12E8Cute as a CubS12E9Just Little VarmintsS12E10The Bill Makes the Bird
Special episodes
Special Year The Predators 1979 Our Favorite Animals 1992 Great Escapes 1993 Spectacular Showdowns 1994 Dangerous Encounters 1995 Wild Wings 1996 Fantastic Follies 1996 Wacky Babies 1997 Amazing Legends 1998 Tender Times 2001 Marty's World 2004 Deadly Beauty 2005
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