The Man in the Mountains (TV series) / Episode list
This is the episode listing of The Man in the Mountains . The listing provides an overview of the 37 episodes of the American western television series The Man in the Mountains (original title: The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams ). It premiered in the United States on February 9, 1977 through December 19, 1978 on NBC . In Germany, the series was broadcast on ARD from August 26, 1979 to July 12, 1981 . At that time only 23 of the 37 episodes were shown. The original 60-minute episodes were shortened to 45 minutes for the German broadcast. ProSieben showed all parts for the first time from December 3, 1989 to August 25, 1990.
Before the series ran in the United States on November 13, 1974, the pilot film The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams . In Germany, the film with the title The Man in the Mountains was broadcast on April 25, 1981 on ARD. As a special for the series of two-hour film was on 21 February 1982 at NBC The Capture of Grizzly Adams ( German The Capture of Grizzly Adams ) broadcast. In Germany it ran on January 5, 1992 under the title Grizzly Adams: Auf der Flucht .
main characters
| role | actor |
|---|---|
| James Capen "Grizzly" Adams |
Dan Haggerty (* 1941; † 2016) |
| Trapper Mad Jack |
Denver Pyle (* 1920; † 1997) |
| Nakoma, the Indian |
Don Shanks (born 1950) |
In addition to the human actors, some animals also appeared in the series. The two most famous were Ben, the grizzly bear (named after Benjamin Franklin ) and number 7, the mule from Mad Jack.
season 1
The first broadcast of the first season was from February 9 to October 26, 1977 on the US broadcaster NBC . The season includes 13 episodes.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast ( D ) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The runaway | Adam's Cub | Feb 9, 1977 (NBC) | 12 Aug 1979 (ARD) | James L. Conway | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Arthur Heinemann |
| 2 | 2 | Blood brothers | Blood Brothers | Feb 16, 1977 (NBC) | Sep 9 1979 (ARD) | Jack B. Hively | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Paul W. Cooper |
| 3 | 3 | On the run | The Fugitive | Feb 23, 1977 (NBC) | 16 Sep 1979 (ARD) | Richard Friedenberg | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Arthur Heinemann Paul Hunter Hindi Brooks |
| 4th | 4th | The settlers | Unwelcome Neighbor | March 2, 1977 (NBC) | 26 Aug 1979 (ARD) | James L. Conway | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Larry Dobkin Paul Hunter |
| 5 | 5 | My name is mad jack | Howdy-Do, I'm Mad Jack | March 9, 1977 (NBC) | May 13, 1990 (PRO7) | Jack B. Hively | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Terrence McDonnell Jim Carlson |
| 6th | 6th | Adam's Ark | Adam's Ark | March 16, 1977 (NBC) | May 20, 1990 (PRO7) | Jack B. Hively | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Samuel A. Peeples |
| 7th | 7th | The traveling circus | The Redemption of Ben | March 23, 1977 (NBC) | 19 Aug 1979 (ARD) | James L. Conway | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Samuel A. Peeples Terrence McDonnell Jim Carlson |
| 8th | 8th | Teddy, the nature lover | The tenderfoot | March 30, 1977 (NBC) | Jan 28, 1990 (PRO7) | James L. Conway | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Samuel A. Peeples |
| 9 | 9 | Jack and the Indian | The Rivals | Apr 6, 1977 (NBC) | October 7, 1979 (ARD) | Sharron Miller | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Larry Dobkin Joyce Perry Paul Hunter |
| 10 | 10 | The monster | The Unholy Beast | Apr 20, 1977 (NBC) | Sep 30 1979 (ARD) | Jack B. Hively | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Terrence McDonnell Ken Dorwood Jim Carlson |
| 11 | 11 | Dam the beaver | Beaver Dam | Apr 27, 1977 (NBC) | Sep 2 1979 (ARD) | Richard Friedenberg | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Paul Hunter |
| 12 | 12 | The Hawk | Home of the Hawk | May 5, 1977 (NBC) | 23 Sep 1979 (ARD) | Richard Friedenberg | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Jane Mackenzie Jon Gerald |
| 13 | 13 | The storm | The Storm | May 12, 1977 (NBC) | October 14, 1979 (ARD) | Richard Friedenberg | Preston Wood |
season 2
The first broadcast of the second season was from September 28, 1977 to December 19, 1978 on the US broadcaster NBC . The season includes 24 episodes.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast ( D ) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th | 1 | The balloon | Hot Air Hero | 28 Sep 1977 (NBC) | Oct. 21, 1979 (ARD) | Richard Friedenberg | Charles E. Sellier Jr. E. Jack Kaplan |
| 15th | 2 | Who is James Adams? | Survival | Oct 12, 1977 (NBC) | Feb 25, 1990 (PRO7) | Sharron Miller | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Peter Germano |
| 16 | 3 | A bear life | A Bear's Life | Oct 19, 1977 (NBC) | March 4, 1990 (PRO7) | Jack B. Hively | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Paul W. Cooper |
| 17th | 4th | Ben in court | The Trial | Oct 26, 1977 (NBC) | Feb 18, 1990 (PRO7) | Jack B. Hively | Charles E. Sellier Jr. David O'Malley |
| 18th | 5 | The outliers | The Orphans | Nov 2, 1977 (NBC) | Apr 22, 1990 (PRO7) | Jack B. Hively | Charles E. Sellier Jr. Ray Goldrup |
| 19th | 6th | The trapper | The Search | Nov 9, 1977 (NBC) | October 28, 1979 (ARD) | Richard Friedenberg |
Leonard B. Kaufman Malvin Forest |
| 20th | 7th | The prospectors | Gold Is Where You Find It | Nov 23, 1977 (NBC) | Apr 29, 1990 (PRO7) | Richard Friedenberg | Leonard B. Kaufman Dick Conway |
| 21st | 8th | Hunt the puma | Track of the Cougar | Dec 14, 1977 (NBC) | May 27, 1990 (PRO7) | Sharron Miller | Worley Thorne |
| 22nd | 9 | Robbie's fawn | The Choice | Dec 21, 1977 (NBC) | March 11, 1990 (PRO7) | Sharron Miller | Leonard B. Kaufman Malvin Forest |
| 23 | 10 | A woman in the wild | Woman in the Wilderness | Dec 28, 1977 (NBC) | Apr 8, 1990 (PRO7) | Richard Friedenberg | Leonard B. Kaufman Malvin Forest |
| 24 | 11 | Fortune seekers | The spoilers | Jan 4, 1978 (NBC) | May 17, 1981 (ARD) | Jack B. Hively | Leonard B. Kaufman Malvin Forest |
| 25th | 12 | Ben's girlfriend | Marvin, the Magnificent | March 22, 1978 (NBC) | November 4, 1979 (ARD) | Jack B. Hively | Jack Jacobs |
| 26th | 13 | The forest fire | A time of thirsting | Jan 18, 1978 (NBC) | May 3, 1981 (ARD) | Jack B. Hively | Brian Russell |
| 27 | 14th | The old soldier | The Seekers | Jan 25, 1978 (NBC) | May 10, 1981 (ARD) | Richard Friedenberg | Brian Russell Jean-Pierre Tocqueville |
| 28 | 15th | The old tinker | A gentleman tinker | Feb 8, 1978 (NBC) | May 31, 1981 (ARD) | David O'Malley | Brian Russell |
| 29 | 16 | The refugee | The Runaway | Feb 22, 1978 (NBC) | May 24, 1981 (ARD) | Jack B. Hively | Jack Jacobs Malvin Forest |
| 30th | 17th | The big donkey race | The Great Burro Race | March 1, 1978 (NBC) | June 14, 1981 (ARD) | Jack B. Hively | Dick Conway |
| 31 | 18th | Sally and the captain | The Littlest Greenhorn | March 15, 1978 (NBC) | June 7, 1981 (ARD) | Richard Friedenberg | Jack Jacobs Malvin Forest |
| 32 | 19th | Easter in the mountains | The Renewal | Jan 11, 1978 (NBC) | April 15, 1990 (PRO7) | Jack B. Hively | Jack Jacobs Malvin Forest |
| 33 | 20th | The stranger | The Stranger | Apr 5, 1978 (NBC) | June 21, 1981 (ARD) | Jack B. Hively | Leonard B. Kaufman |
| 34 | 21st | Wilderness hazard | The Quest | Apr 26, 1978 (NBC) | July 5, 1981 (ARD) | Chris Munger | Jack Jacobs Malvin Woods Kirby Timmons |
| 35 | 22nd | Sky striker | The Skyrider | May 5, 1978 (NBC) | July 12, 1981 (ARD) | Allan Eastman | Dick Conway Fenton Hobart Jr. |
| 36 | 23 | The great bounty hunter | The World's Greatest Bounty Hunter | May 12, 1978 (NBC) | July 22, 1990 (PRO7) | S. Travis | Dick Conway Lee Francis Carl Jamesson |
| 37 | 24 | Christmas in the mountains | Once Upon a Starry Night | Dec 19, 1978 (NBC) | 23 Dec 1990 (PRO7) | Jack B. Hively | Brian Russell James Simmons |
Web links
- fernsehserien.de: The man in the mountains
- imdb.com: Episode Guide (English)
- wunschliste.de: The man in the mountains
Individual evidence
- ↑ fernsehserien.de: German episode guide
- ↑ imdb.com: Data on the series (English)
- ↑ fernsehserien.de: data on the series
- ↑ imdb.com: Pilot film The Man in the Mountains