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Season 1

Season 1

June 3, 1969·39 épisodes·19h
Épisodes · 39
E1

Not My Kind of Country

A raging bushfire threatens the life of a runaway boy, and of Kevin and the boy's mother who have gone to look for him. All three are trapped by the fire.

30min·Jun 3, 1969
E2

Smoke Signals

While flying in the outback, John Stevens encounters an Aboriginal with acute appendicitis and must co-operate.

30min·Jun 9, 1969
E3

Crocodile Hunter

Three American business executives set off on an outback photographic safari in crocodile infested swamps, but only two of them return to Stevens' home.

30min·Jun 16, 1969
E4

Trouble With Chico

Stevens finds himself involved with a diamond robbery when he baby-sits a trained chimpanzee named Chico.

30min·Jun 23, 1969
E5

The Exterminators

A group of cattlemen decide to organise a hunt for the kangaroos which they believe are the carriers of the deadly disease Anthrax, which is being spread among their cattle.

30min·Jun 30, 1969
E6

Eye Witness

Stevens discovers that a young immigrant has smuggled a puppy into the country and, afraid that he will now lose it, the boy runs away, and innocently becomes involved in a bank robber chase.

30min·Jul 7, 1969
E7

The Crop Duster

When a farmer sprays his crops with insecticide, Stevens discovers that the powder is threatening a colony of koalas.

30min·Jul 14, 1969
E8

Birds Of A Feather

While returning a champion mare to its owner, Jack and Kevin come across men illegally trapping birds for smuggling overseas.

30min·Jul 21, 1969
E9

The Rustler

A dishonest vet tries to convince a cattle owner that his cattle are seriously ill and should be immediately removed from the property and destroyed. The vet then plans to steal and sell the herd.

30min·Jul 28, 1969
E10

Nine Lives

A cat has been left a large sum of money in its master's will, a sum which can only be claimed by the relatives on the natural death of the animal. The late eccentric master's nephew, Willy, has some gambling debts which need urgent attention, and his attempts to liquidate the cat and claim the money do not succeed. When he tries to push it over a quarry, he himself falls down and has to be rescued; when he tries to drown it in a dam, he ends up floundering for his life; and when he abandons it in a remote forest, the cat uncannily finds its way back, just in time to stop Willy getting his clutches on the money.

30min·Aug 4, 1969
E11

Bounty Hunter

A valuable thoroughbred horse escapes from its horsebox after a road accident, and Kevin goes out to search for it.

30min·Aug 11, 1969
E12

Panic

An Army plane carrying an atomic device and a deadly virus crashes in the Gattens Creek area.

30min·Aug 18, 1969
E13

That's What Friends Are For

Colin Greaves, a champion polo player, is thrown from his horse during a match and suffers a severe leg injury. He becomes disillusioned and loses the will to recover.

30min·Aug 25, 1969
E14

Sound Of Danger

Tiggie and Kevin's efforts to care for a sick platypus are ruined by the sudden arrival of mining prospectors.

30min·Sep 1, 1969
E15

A Dog's Best Friend

An eccentric old man who cares for a house full of stray dogs is to be evicted from his home by a new and ruthless owner.

30min·Sep 8, 1969
E16

Nobody Comes Here Anymore

The Stevens family goes to an island bird sanctuary so Kevin can release a bird that he has been caring for. They cross paths with a dangerous gang of counterfeiters using the island as a hideout.

30min·Sep 15, 1969
E17

The Runaways

While flying a seriously ill dog back to Gattens Creek, Kevin and Peter Fischer find themselves involved in an elopement and are forced to make a detour.

30min·Sep 22, 1969
E18

Deadly Cargo

John Stevens investigates a case of rabies and unwittingly gets involved with a gang of smugglers.

30min·Sep 29, 1969
E19

Trapped

Jack, Peter and Kevin work feverishly to save the life of a prize Australian Silkie dog trapped under tons of rock from an excavation site.

30min·Oct 6, 1969
E20

Sleeping Dogs Don't Lie

The Stevens family go to Sydney to attend a veterinary convention and become involved with an eccentric old woman who takes them on a hair-raising tour of Sydney Harbour.

30min·Oct 13, 1969
E21

The Champion

Foul play is discovered the night before a big sheepdog competition in Gattens Creek. Stevens is called in and catches the culprit.

30min·Oct 20, 1969
E22

Doctor Fugitive

Stevens is attacked by two prison escapees, and through loss of memory is mistaken for one of the prisoners.

30min·Oct 27, 1969
E23

Noel's Ark

An eccentric pianist arrives in Australia on his yacht with his pets - exotic animals and birds collected from all over the world. While ashore, his yacht is set adrift.

30min·Nov 3, 1969
E24

A Life For A Life

Peter and Kevin become involved with an old Aboriginal and his dying camel, and Jack Johnson narrowly misses death.

30min·Nov 10, 1969
E25

Where Dead Men Lie

When Kevin, Peter and Tiggie are transporting a lamb for special surgery, they spot an 'injured' man lying beside his car. They land, and the man hijacks their plane, leaving them stranded without water.

30min·Nov 17, 1969
E26

Ghost Town

Peter Fischer takes the Land Rover for a day's sightseeing. Arriving at a ghost town, he is bitten by a poisonous snake, and his life is saved by a tribe of Aborigines.

30min·Nov 24, 1969
E27

No Love For Theodore

When Stevens is appointed to look after an anteater from South America destined for an Australian zoo, the animal's defection to the Australian way of life causes a diplomatic controversy.

30min·Dec 1, 1969
E28

The Joker

The activities of a practical joker cause a sequence of events that results in property owners suffering from the effects of a drought finding water on their land.

Dec 8, 1969
E29

The Companion

A child who secretly blames her father for her mother's death in a boating accident forgives him when he saves her Persian cat.

30min·Dec 15, 1969
E30

The Rescue

The owner of a dog kennel develops a tracking system using dogs with radios to assist in search parties.

30min·Dec 22, 1969
E31

Talk To My Agent

When Kevin becomes an animal's agent, it looks as though he'll send the movie producers broke.

30min·Dec 29, 1969
E32

The Carrier

A valuable dog is loose in the area, carrying a deadly disease. Stevens and Fischer are faced with the task of rescuing the animal before the local farmers find it and destroy it.

30min·Jan 5, 1970
E33

Gallena Ridge

Kevin assists in bringing into the open the unjust dealings of the manager of a large cattle station.

30min·Jan 12, 1970
E34

Lenny

Tiggie sets out to train a wild brumby, but runs foul of a brutal stockman.

30min·Jan 19, 1970
E35

Second Sight

A blind man has his faith restored when he has to rescue Tiggie.

30min·Jan 26, 1970
E36

Loaded Message

Stevens has only hours to unmask the perpetrator of a scheme to poison all the stock in the Gattens Creek area.

30min·Feb 2, 1970
E37

Caesar Was Shot

Stevens and Fischer have to perform a dangerous operation when a spear fisherman accidentally shoots a horse with an explosive-headed spear.

30min·Feb 9, 1970
E38

Chocolate, Cherry Or Pistachio

Gattens Creek is terrorised by a tiger with a passion for ice-cream.

30min·Feb 16, 1970
E39

Silent Witness

Driving out to see Stevens, a man accidentally knocks down and injures a pedestrian. He is frightened away by the man's dog, and then begins to feel that the dog is hunting him.

30min·Feb 23, 1970