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Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom: The Definitive 50 Episode Collection

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The Definitive 50 Episode Wild Kingdom Collection contains portions of six previously released Wild Kingdom DVDs with the complete episodes from the Hunters of the Sky DVD. Good collection if this is your first Wild Kingdom DVD which is an excellent series of programs. However if you already own Wild Kingdom DVDs this collection will include episodes from previously released DVDs.

The episodes included in the Definitive 50 Episode Wild Kingdom Collection are all from previously released Wild Kingdom DVDs as follows:

The African Wild - Disks 1 and 3.
The African Wild 2 - Disk 3.
Australia's Awesome Animals - Disk 2.
Dangerous Encounters in the Wild - Disks 1 and 3.
Hunters of the Sky - Disks 1, 2 and 3.
Mammals of North America - Disks 1 and 3.
Wild Cats - Disks 1 and 3.

I literally grew up with Mutual Of Omaha's WILD KINGDOM! I have fond memories of the show. As a previous reviewer mentioned, sometimes the footage is far from perfect...one has to remember that some of these shows are well over 40 years old! Plus, I seem to remember them as always being a bit rough. Marlin Perkins was a kind, grandfatherly figure as host. I think people often forget that he was a bona-fide Zoologist (PhD).

As to some of the information from the shows being dated, that is true. As a previous reviewer mentioned, one has to view them in context.

The folks in their 30s,40s, and 50s are probably the best target audience for the shows, although they should appeal to a broader audience. There is a large nostalgia factor here.

As to the presentation, well....this IS a BCI release, after all. They are not always bastions of great quality DVD releases. Actually, they didn't do a bad job. I picked this one up at a discout club for $23. Not bad for 7 double sided discs and 50-30 minute episodes.
(I also complain that the box is rather a poor touch and there is very little documentation included....not even production dates).

This is definitely geared for purchasers who grew up with Wild Kingdom. My husband and I are 37yrs old and have fond memories of the show. We bought it for our 4.5yr old WHO IS ADDICTED to it. We have to restrict his viewing time.

I think it was definitely worth the $$. It is interesting to watch and covers a broad range of animals. the quality is not the greatest but my son hasn't noticed. As one viewer mentioned this is footage from the 60-70's.
I would far rather watch this with my son that cartoons.

This show is as fun and captivating today as it was when it originally aired.
I got this as a Christmas present for my father - i remember watching it with him when I was little - now I'm watching it with my children - and they love it as much as I always have - the 50 episodes have a great variety of all the show had to offer.

I really enjoyed watching these dvd's. First time I have seen Marlin Perkins & Jim Fowler in Wild Kingdom since the 60's. I remember growing up watching them. At one time I had an autograph picture of Marlin, wild kingdom book, 2 comic books,& a world wall map showing where they had captured animals. Don't know where that stuff is now, but at least I have these dvd's. I did an internet search and cant find any of this stuff for sale

There are 50 episodes on this DVD set. Each episode is about 20 minutes long, so it's a perfect "bag of tricks" in case you have more time. The episodes are decades old though, so be aware of this. But the outdated clothes and people do provide some quality entertainment. My teenage student love the videos though.

I was so enthralled with this show growing up so I purchased it for my kids and they love it. This is

My dad used to talk about Wild Kingdom all the time when I was growing up. I am too young to know the show, but I was thrilled to get this DVD set and watch what he was always talking about. It doesn't waste a lot of time with the mythology of environmentalism and animal rights, it just shows animals the way they live, how they hunt and kill, and teaches a lot about them and promotes a love for the animals. It's a little dated and I found that MY kids didn't watch too much without getting bored (except when the kills happened!) but still, for me it was great to see so many of these shows.

My husband loves animal videos and had never seen the Mutual of Omaha series. It's a little "old school" but a lot of fun.

Mabye some of the info. in this series may be outdated but,i watched this as a kid. I orginally checked this out through my local library and i really enjoyed seing how they capture and study these animals. I'm a big fan old, retro type tv shows an movies to begin with and always thier will be an interest in the wild kingdom,the picture and sound quailty to me was great...some of these epidoes are 40 years old. The only thing i didn't like was the packaging...it looks fine but the center section was a pain to take off and on. Otherwise no complaints with me..:)