First Air Date
1963-01-06
Last Air Date
1987-12-20
Status
Ended
Original Title
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
Seasons
26
Episodes
330
Original Language
EN
Networks
NBC
Created By
Don Meier
Overview
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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