Product Details

• Actors: Andrew Duggan, Richard Jaeckel
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Video
• VHS Release Date: December 16, 1988
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6300276236
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,508 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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4.0 out of 5 stars 2 different Forest Ranger stories, March 22, 2005

By	microjoe - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

These are 2 adventure episodes from "The Wonderful World of Disney" television show that played on Sunday nights from 1953 to 1983. The first is "Fire on Kelly Mountian". Young Phil Mallory is new on the job as a fire lookout and dying for some action. He gets the boring but important job of sitting in a tower by himself in deep wilderness for weeks at a time with binoculars watching for smoke or signs of fire, while he would rather be with the crew that is fighting a nearby fire. He gets his chance when fire starts in his own area, and he is on his own to stop it. A lesson in being careful what you ask for... Fun family fare, good humor,lots of action, interesting aspects of fire patrol work. Some nice animal scenes too. The story is from a book by Phil Pomeroy called "The Mallory Burn". This episode was made specifically for the show and first aired in 1973, and 3 more times in the life of the show.


"Adventure in Satan's Canyon" is story about kayaking. This episode was first aired in 1972, and twice more after that. Incredible river footage in the film, shot in 3 states. Also has footage from the 1972 Olympics kayak competition. The lead character is Rob, a teen who competes as a kayaker. He wants to drop out of competing after a bad day. His coach is a wise forest ranger who rather than pressure Rob to get back in, invites him along on a multi-day river trip in Satan's Canyon to identify the hiking trails in the remote forest. The ranger is hurt on the trip and it's up to Rob to kayak the river alone for help, going through the most dangerous rapids along the way. Naturally this trip convinces him to compete again. This episode has hair-raising family fare, lots of breathtaking kayaking shots, and stunning outdoor scenery. A motivating story for young people, I highly recommend.

I highly recommend this video and others in the series. Disney released many other titles from the TV episodes, just search on Amazon under "Wonderful World of Disney". To learn more about other episodes in the television series buy the book "The Wonderful World of Disney Television, by Bill Cotter", also available at Amazon.