Wild America (TV series)
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 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 entitled Wild America, which was based on the biographical story of Marty Stouffer and his brothers, Mark and Marshall.
Episode guide
The "Wild America" series contained a total of 120 half-hour episodes.| # | Episode | Season |
| S1 | E10 | Wild Babies |
| S1 | E9 | Living with Wildlife |
| S1 | E8 | The Wolf and the Whitetail |
| S1 | E7 | Bighorn |
| S1 | E6 | At the Crossroads |
| S1 | E5 | Time of the Grizzly |
| S1 | E4 | Mountain Monarchs |
| S1 | E3 | Wild Dogs |
| S1 | E2 | Swamp Critters |
| S1 | E1 | Watching Wildlife |
| S2 | E10 | Backyard Wildlife |
| S2 | E9 | The Man Who Loved Bears Part 2 |
| S2 | E8 | The Man Who Loved Bears Part 1 |
| S2 | E7 | Wild Cats |
| S2 | E6 | Wild Wings |
| S2 | E5 | Antlered Kingdom |
| S2 | E4 | Hog Wild |
| S2 | E3 | Owls: Lords of Darkness |
| S2 | E2 | Born to Run |
| S2 | E1 | Animal Oddities |
| S3 | E10 | Photographing Wildlife |
| S3 | E9 | Fishers in the Family Part 2 |
| S3 | E8 | Fishers in the Family Part 1 |
| S3 | E7 | Wild Refuge |
| S3 | E6 | Fascinating Fishes |
| S3 | E5 | Wolverine Country |
| S3 | E4 | Canyon Creatures |
| S3 | E3 | Ringtailed Rascals |
| S3 | E2 | Feathered Jewels |
| S3 | E1 | All American Animals |
| S4 | E10 | Tracking Wildlife |
| S4 | E9 | Remarkable Reptiles |
| S4 | E8 | Controversial Coyote |
| S4 | E7 | Killer Mice |
| S4 | E6 | Cutthroat: Grizzly Creek |
| S4 | E5 | Cutthroat: Yellowstone River |
| S4 | E4 | Cutthroat: Yellowstone Lake |
| S4 | E3 | Designs for Defense |
| S4 | E2 | Woodpeckers: Nature's Hammerheads |
| S4 | E1 | North Woods Lynx |
| S5 | E10 | Growing Up Wild |
| S5 | E9 | Otters of the Adirondacks |
| S5 | E8 | The Grouse and the Goshawk |
| S5 | E7 | A Prairie Park |
| S5 | E6 | Wild Texas |
| S5 | E5 | River of the Bears |
| S5 | E4 | Family Feud |
| S5 | E3 | King of Snakes |
| S5 | E2 | Woodies and Hoodies |
| S5 | E1 | Pennsylvania Whitetail |
| S6 | E10 | Managing Wildlife |
| S6 | E9 | Snakedance |
| S6 | E8 | Wild Turkey Part 2 |
| S6 | E7 | Wild Turkey Part 1 |
| S6 | E6 | Season of the Seals |
| S6 | E5 | Minnesota Mink |
| S6 | E4 | Timberdoodles of Moosehorn |
| S6 | E3 | Beautiful Blues |
| S6 | E2 | Swamp Bear Part 2 |
| S6 | E1 | Swamp Bear Part 1 |
| S7 | E10 | Evergreen |
| S7 | E9 | Bobcat |
| S7 | E8 | Chipmunks of Yosemite |
| S7 | E7 | Old Man Muskrat |
| S7 | E6 | Marmot Mountain |
| S7 | E5 | A Multitude of Mollusks |
| S7 | E4 | Peculiar Plants |
| S7 | E3 | Family of Foxes |
| S7 | E2 | White on White |
| S7 | E1 | Cliffhangers |
| S8 | E10 | Attracting Wildlife |
| S8 | E9 | Shenandoah Springtime |
| S8 | E8 | Badlands |
| S8 | E7 | Olympic Odyssey |
| S8 | E6 | Weasels Sleek and Savage Part 2 |
| S8 | E5 | Weasels Sleek and Savage Part 1 |
| S8 | E4 | Birds of Prey |
| S8 | E3 | Birds of Peace |
| S8 | E2 | Cottontails and Kin |
| S8 | E1 | Bushytails |
| S9 | E10 | Shades of Gray |
| S9 | E9 | A Nest is Best |
| S9 | E8 | Call to Courtship |
| S9 | E7 | Birds of a Feather |
| S9 | E6 | Beneficial Bats |
| S9 | E5 | Meet the Marten |
| S9 | E4 | Pretty as a Quail |
| S9 | E3 | The Incredible Shrew |
| S9 | E2 | Dancers of the Dawn |
| S9 | E1 | Valley of the Elk |
| S10 | E10 | Kids and Critters |
| S10 | E9 | Whitebark |
| S10 | E8 | In the Forest |
| S10 | E7 | The Amazing Armadillo |
| S10 | E6 | Those Smelly Skunks |
| S10 | E5 | The Prickly Porcupine |
| S10 | E4 | Prince of the Pond |
| S10 | E3 | Truth About Turtles |
| S10 | E2 | Magnificent as a Moose |
| S10 | E1 | The First Ten Years |
| S11 | E10 | Home is Where There's Habitat |
| S11 | E9 | Wild Wyoming |
| S11 | E8 | Colors in Nature |
| S11 | E7 | The Eyes Have It |
| S11 | E6 | Some Feet Have Noses |
| S11 | E5 | A Tale About Tails |
| S11 | E4 | Headgear |
| S11 | E3 | Belligerent as a Badger |
| S11 | E2 | The Beauty of Butterflies |
| S11 | E1 | Billion Dollar Bass |
| S12 | E10 | The Bill Makes the Bird |
| S12 | E9 | Just Little Varmints |
| S12 | E8 | Cute as a Cub |
| S12 | E7 | People of the Bison |
| S12 | E6 | Wings Over the Marsh |
| S12 | E5 | X Rated Imports |
| S12 | E4 | Queen of the Ice |
| S12 | E3 | Year of the Mustang Part 2 |
| S12 | E2 | Year of the Mustang Part 1 |
| S12 | E1 | Zoom in on Wildflowers |
;Special episodes
| Special | Year |
| Amazing Legends | 1998 |
| Dangerous Encounters | 1995 |
| Deadly Beauty | 2005 |
| Fantastic Follies | 1996 |
| Great Escapes | 1993 |
| Marty's World | 2004 |
| Our Favorite Animals | 1992 |
| The Predators | 1979 |
| Spectacular Showdowns | 1994 |
| Tender Times | 2001 |
| Wacky Babies | 1997 |
| Wild Wings | 1996 |