Going Wild with Jeff Corwin

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Going Wild with Jeff Corwin
GenreWildlife documentary
Written byJane Bahk
Paul Storck
Directed byMark Cole
Scott Firestone (8 episodes), Kathryn Douglas (first season)
Presented by
Matthew W. Davis
Running time30 minutes
Production companyPopular Arts Entertainment
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseAugust 10, 1997 (1997-08-10) –
June 13, 1999 (1999-06-13)

Going Wild with Jeff Corwin is a nature documentary television series produced and aired in the late 1990s on the Disney Channel. Hosted by Jeff Corwin, the show lasted for three seasons from August 10, 1997, to June 13, 1999, before it was canceled.

The show was first announced in an August 1997, simultaneously with another nature-oriented Disney show,

Ayutthaya
.

Episodes

Season 1 (1997)

Season 2 (1998)

Season 3 (1999)

Filming

Jeff and his crew filmed in some of the most exotic places in the world. In some episodes, they filmed in special wildlife parks. This was revealed in the Special Thanks section of the credits. In some episodes, Jeff also met up with some locals, who gave him hints on where to find his "Feature Creature". Filming time depends on the location. In Death Valley, they only filmed for 2 days, but in South Africa, they filmed for 3 months.

Animals

Jeff mainly filmed animals in the wild, but some animals were borrowed from museums and nature parks. The

pelicans, and in South Africa, him and his crew spend 3 weeks searching for an aardwolf, but the editing made it look like he was only there for 2 days.[3]

Close encounters

Jeff had some close encounters while filming his show. While filming an episode in South Africa, Jeff got attacked by a leopard, but he had a stick with him, and stood his ground, and the leopard backed off. In his journals, Jeff also stated that an African lion jumped on him, and pawed his head. In Alaska, Jeff was nearly trampled by a moose, and in Thailand, he had to keep dodging king cobra strikes.[4]

Titles in other languages

  • Spanish: Las Aventuras de Jeff Corwin ("The Adventures of Jeff Corwin")

VHS tapes

The show has been canceled since 1999, however, all the episodes from the series are available for purchase on VHS online.

References

  1. Herald News
    (August 7, 1997), p. D5.
  2. ^ "Disney starts new shows", The Coos Bay World (August 9, 1997), "TV Times", p. 9.
  3. ^ Alycia's Going Wild For Jeff Corwin page
  4. ^ Alycia's Going Wild For Jeff Corwin page

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