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Danger Bay

TV·1985–1990·6 seasons, 123 episodes·CBC Television·Drama·30m

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Danger Bay is a Canadian television series, produced in Vancouver, with first-run episodes broadcast on CBC Television and the Disney Channel starting October 7, 1985. One hundred and twenty three installments were filmed, ending in 1989, but the series, perceived as wholesome and exciting fare for older children and adolescents, continued to be seen through the 1990s in numerous countries around the world. The plots of the episodes followed the exploits of the Roberts family, led by marine veterinarian Grant "Doc" Roberts, and his two children, Nicole and Jonah. The 30-minute episodes featured the Vancouver Aquarium in nearly every installment. Most episodes focused on environmental issues such as pollution, wildlife endangerment and forest preservation. The series was also broadcast in Gibraltar Bulgaria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Iceland, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago, Finland

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Episodes by season

Season0117Episodes1985–86AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Sea PupOctober 7, 1985An episode of the past as Danger, the family's pet otter, disappears and the Roberts have time to remember how she first came into their liv
  2. S01E02Running FreeOctober 21, 1985Wild horses cause Nicole to put herself at their front of their cause. However, not everyone agrees with what she does.
  3. S01E03The Wharf RatNovember 11, 1985Tensions run high after Nicole is bitten by a rabid dog and the Aquarium staff race to find it and its owner responsible.
  4. S01E04Run Salmon RunNovember 25, 1985The Roberts family have mixed feelings when it is proven that friends of theirs are poaching salmon, only for it to be later proven as untru
  5. S01E05The ContenderDecember 9, 1985Tennis championships cause Jonah to be competitive and lose sight of the reason why he enjoys playing tennis.
  6. S01E06Katie and the WhaleDecember 23, 1985Katie, a mute girl, befriends Nicole and is fascinated by Biosa, one of the female Orca at the aquarium. Nicole comes to see that a great bo
  7. S01E07Flight of the FalconJanuary 13, 1986Doug, who though handicapped physically has a passion for saving the environment, turns up to alert Grant that eggs of the falcon were being
  8. S01E08Fish 'n' ChipsJanuary 27, 1986Margaret, one of Nicole's friends, begins working at the aquarium after school. Grant has problems when he discover boxes of fish from the a
  9. S01E09Vet's HolidayFebruary 10, 1986Grant exchanges with a veterinary friend in the countryside thinking that it will be a great holiday. However he soon finds out that the cou
  10. S01E10Hot CargoFebruary 24, 1986A day of diving turns sour quickly for Jonah as he faces the possibilty of being blind because the water was polluted.
  11. S01E11Grace Under PressureMarch 10, 1986Grace, Grant's sister, comes to visit the Robert family much to everyone's displeasure. It is especially hard for George who left her.
  12. S01E12Sunken TreasureMarch 24, 1986George Dunbar is excited when he learns that a team of divers has found a trunk filled with treasure. He shows off the valuable trunk and or
  13. S01E13The Only OneApril 9, 1986The birth of a baby beluga whale brings both joy and sadness and a world first. But it dies a few weeks after being born causing a multitude
  14. S01E14Mad Hatter BearsApril 16, 1986Chaos reigns in Vancouver after a grizzly bear comes into the city looking for food.
  15. S01E15Nature of the BeastApril 23, 1986When a person claims to have seen a marine monster in Vancouver, Grant goes to investigate to uncover the story as a scam.
  16. S01E16TimberApril 30, 1986Grant, along with his children, are out to save a nearby forest from disappearing because of excessive cutting.
  17. S01E17The MaskMay 7, 1986Jonah wants to take part in a traditional cermony marking entry into adulthood with his Indian friend. In the museum is an old mask which th

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0218Episodes1986AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01A New Beginning (1)May 14, 1986Joyce is readying to leave Danger Bay behind her but when the Roberts are taken hostage she has time to think it over.
  2. S02E02A New Beginning (2)May 21, 1986George and Grace worry about the Roberts and go to help them meanwhile Joyce has to contend with other problems.
  3. S02E03The Best of IntentionsMay 28, 1986Grant has to take action after a sick and contagious seal is removed from the aquarium by a group of ecologists.
  4. S02E04White WaterJune 4, 1986Jonah helps his friend Billy, a young deaf boy, overcome his fear of water.
  5. S02E05A Place for PongaJune 11, 1986Dealing with animals is always tricky, but an orangutang who can't control her temper is something different. After trying various ways to h
  6. S02E06SurvivalJune 18, 1986A training survival course proves to be more than Nicole wants when things go wrong.
  7. S02E07Mayday! Mayday!June 25, 1986While J.L. is flying her plane she encounters a storm which leads to her crashing. On board the plane were Grant and George who were injured
  8. S02E08Leopard SpotsJuly 2, 1986J.L. is stopped by the police and in the compartment of the helicopter wildlife skins are found. It is up to Grant to prove J.L. innocent an
  9. S02E09Bathtub RaceJuly 9, 1986The annual bathtub race arrive in the strait of Vancouver and Nicole and Jonah want to enter. The adults see the possibility of getting extr
  10. S02E10VenomJuly 16, 1986Someone has been importing exotic snakes after Nicole goes to the river with J.L. and finds a coral snake. They need to find out who is brin
  11. S02E11Trouble on the RangeJuly 23, 1986Grant and his family spend the weekend at a friend's ranch to investigate why his cattle are dying.
  12. S02E12AquariusJuly 30, 1986Grant is busing preparing for the Chinese president who is going to visit the aquarium. The children though feel left out as they are not ge
  13. S02E13Bengal TigerAugust 6, 1986A boat has to be placed in quarantine after a bengal tiger is found to be carrying the plague. Grants agrees to help the crew and the tiger
  14. S02E14Poison BayAugust 13, 1986Once again there is polluted water and Nicole and Grant must find out who is responsible. They find that the reason behind the pollution cam
  15. S02E15King of Stanley ParkAugust 20, 1986A friend of George, who has isolated himself from people with his pet skunk, becomes center spotlight when he saves the life of a small boy,
  16. S02E16Deep PerilAugust 27, 1986Jonah and Nicole become suspicious of their father after he starts being secretive. Unknown to them, Grant has been sent on a secret assignm
  17. S02E17Fish ForgerySeptember 3, 1986Grant helps Lester Hawkwell prove the Koi fish he purchased was fake.
  18. S02E18Grand Theft WhaleSeptember 10, 1986At a fundraiser for the aquarium, a priceless statue of the Reid Whale goes missing.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0322Episodes1986–87AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01The Turning TideSeptember 17, 1986After a storm wrecks the Aquarium tide-pool's research lab, Grant Roberts (Donnelly Rhodes) takes Nicole's (Ocean Hellman) science class to
  2. S03E02Pressure PointSeptember 24, 1986A friend of Grant's asks him to come to view a Submersible show . What could go wrong?
  3. S03E03The Fish Who WalksOctober 8, 1986A BC Hydro crew finds an intact fossil of a fish with legs. When Grant learns of the discovery he thinks the animal could be the "missing li
  4. S03E04Solo FlightOctober 15, 1986A routine plane trip to gather some endangered fish ends in near tragedy when Nicole and Jonah's pilot has a heart attack in flight. Nicole
  5. S03E05Lady RavenOctober 29, 1986Grant, Nicole, and ornithologist Jeff Storey head to Raven Island to determine the extent of a viral outbreak. There they encounter a reclu
  6. S03E06The Ultimate GiftNovember 5, 1986Grant must juggle his responsibilities at the Aquarium caring for a soon-to-be orphan otter pup with his fledgling relationship with J.L. T
  7. S03E07Thursday's ChildNovember 12, 1986After Grant and J.L. find a young South American girl hiding in the Aquarium's Amazon exhibit, J.L. decides to become the girl's guardian an
  8. S03E08The VigilantesNovember 19, 1986Jonah & his friends decide to take action into their own hands when their favourite forest is threatened by the logging industry. Grant is
  9. S03E09The Lion Sleeps TonightNovember 26, 1986A wayward wildcat terrorizes Vancouver and the Roberts & Co. do their best to return the creature to the wild before amateur hunters can get
  10. S03E10Million Dollar Whale SongDecember 3, 1986Jonah can't wait to get to know Jean-Paul, a friend of Grant's who has come to visit and has a sports car! While Grant works on a machine wh
  11. S03E11Eye of the StormDecember 24, 1986A storm hits Danger Bay and Nicole finds herself home alone. During the storm a boy turns up on her doorstep. He has run away from home and
  12. S03E12Old FriendsJanuary 14, 1987A man working at a circus helps an old female seal to the Aquarium hoping that she can live in peace, in return he takes a younger seal. Gra
  13. S03E13Big HornsJanuary 21, 1987Grant learns to let Jonah work through his own problems now that he is getting older.
  14. S03E14Time OutFebruary 4, 1987Grant receives some upsetting news when he learns that a friend who lived in Africa has disappeared. It troubles him to the point where he c
  15. S03E15All the King's HorsesFebruary 11, 1987Nicole goes away for the weekend to visit her friend Heather, J. L. accidently finds out that Heather's father is David Cormier, an old flam
  16. S03E16The Otters ReturnFebruary 18, 1987Grant gets concerned when the otter's appear to have disappeared from the bay. He sets out in the boat with Jonah and Doug to try and find o
  17. S03E17A Man of Few WordsMarch 4, 1987A young man who has just been employeed at the Aquarium can't read or write. When Nicole finds this out she seeks to help him learn before i
  18. S03E18Signs of GrowthMarch 11, 1987Billy, a deaf boy, is asked to communicate with a chimpanzee who was taught sign language. An evening of fun ends up in a misunderstanding b
  19. S03E19Aquarium RockMarch 18, 1987A rock star films a rock video at the aquarium. Nicole auditions to become one of the dancers in the video and her friends become jealous of
  20. S03E20S.S. FriendshipMarch 25, 1987Suspicions are very where, but especially focused on Nicole's new friend Tracy who has a bit of a bad reputation.
  21. S03E21SuperfishApril 1, 1987While Jonah and Grant are out fishing they start getting bites from big fish. Earlier in the day they had been joking with George over the v
  22. S03E22Sylvan ShoresApril 8, 1987George & the Roberts family go away for the weekend after George's friend invites them to stay at the island resort ""Sylvan Shores."" When

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0422Episodes1987–88AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01Melissa's GiftOctober 7, 1987Jonah and Nicole take George's niece Melissa to the country where they come across an injured coyote pup. When Melissa becomes attached to
  2. S04E02A Tangled WebOctober 14, 1987While exploring Bailey's Cove, Jonah & Nicole come across a deep sea gill net that could ensnare the area's sealife. Soon after they meet A
  3. S04E03Pets and PeevesOctober 21, 1987The Aquarium holds an Adopt-a-pet program to help raise funds. Grant's life is turned upside down by this.
  4. S04E04Roots and WingsOctober 28, 1987Lying and cheating is not what a healthy relationship is about, unfortunately Jonah learns that the hard way. After getting a new girlfriend
  5. S04E05The Dying SwanNovember 4, 1987While a member of the school gymnastics team, Nicole befriends a girl whose mother was once a prima ballerina now confined to a wheelchair a
  6. S04E06ProtegéNovember 11, 1987Grant and his new protegé intern work to devise a kit to detect the presence of the toxin known as ""Red Tide."" When their attempts fail,
  7. S04E07High FlyerNovember 18, 1987The presence of an avian virus affecting the chicken farm of one of George's old friends leads the gang to an illegal smuggling ring dealing
  8. S04E08It's a Jungle in ThereNovember 25, 1987While Jonah works up the courage to ask Nicole's friend Emma to a dance, Zuzette, a biologist on exchange from France, races to collect fiv
  9. S04E09CastawaysDecember 2, 1987On the ninth anniversary of his wife's death, Grant takes Nicole deep sea sailing. When they're suddenly caught in a squall and forced to a
  10. S04E10Love GameDecember 9, 1987Jonah's pastime of the week has switched to tennis, and he takes on an attractive young lady named Chris as his personal coach. He fails to
  11. S04E11Deep TroubleDecember 16, 1987While enrolled in a scuba diving certification program, Jonah and his friend Derrick accidentally injure a wolf eel with an underwater spear
  12. S04E12The Smiling DolphinDecember 23, 1987A visit from an old friend drops a much sought-after dolphin statue in Nicole's possession. When an art collector will stop at no means to
  13. S04E13Pilot ErrorDecember 30, 1987Jonah's pastime of the week has switched to photography, and when J.L. is accused of pilot error when her helicopter crashes and a valuable
  14. S04E14Hand to HandJanuary 6, 1988The Roberts discover one of their favourite forests has been bought by a survivalists school. When Jonah decides to enroll, he is put to th
  15. S04E15JanJanuary 13, 1988Nicole and Jonah befriend a young Czechoslovakian student visiting Vancouver who chooses to defect to Canada. As his teacher tries to convi
  16. S04E16The Only Way Down Is UpJanuary 20, 1988Nicole is injured during a mountain climbing practice and develops a fear of heights. When she decides to continue with her climb, she is f
  17. S04E17Covert OperationJanuary 27, 1988Grant and Jonah recover an injured seal and discover a mysterious implant in it's brain. When an intelligence agent decides the seal must b
  18. S04E18Second BestFebruary 3, 1988The Roberts assist in an archaeological dig in a nearby forest: Grant must deal with an arrogant paleontologist convinced her theories are
  19. S04E19Eagles Fly AloneFebruary 10, 1988The Aquarium staff investigate a series of wounded bald eagles that leads them to a nearby flying school and a pilot with a vendetta against
  20. S04E20Danger Bay S04E20To Glimpse a UnicornFebruary 17, 1988When a killer whale carcass exhibits some unusual wounds, the Aquarium determines it to be from a wayward narwhal trapped in a nearby channe
  21. S04E21A Man's SportFebruary 24, 1988While Nicole was out in the woods taking nature photos, she meets Pete Bartlett (Gordon Pinsent) who was really a poacher.
  22. S04E22Put a Little BackMarch 2, 1988Upon returning from a camping trip to visit his old friend Pete, Grant discovers he is the recipient of the Fairfax Award worth sixty thousa

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0522Episodes1988–89AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01Stormy WeatherOctober 3, 1988Grant, Nicole and J.L. go on a camping trip, but when Nicole is swept away and injured in the rapids things go from bad to worse.
  2. S05E02Something NewOctober 10, 1988A change in the family by way of a proposal means that everyone in the soon-to-be-new family must learn to deal with change.
  3. S05E03The BirdmanOctober 17, 1988While volunteering at a wildfowl sanctuary, Nicole meets an agoraphobic ornithologist whom she must convince to operate on an injured falcon
  4. S05E04Second HoneymoonOctober 24, 1988When Grant contracts the chicken pox, J.L. pledges to nurse him back to health ""for better or for worse."" Meanwhile Nicole and Jonah inve
  5. S05E05Harry's ArkOctober 31, 1988When a monkey given to Nicole goes missing, her and Jonah discover a menagerie of wild animals belonging to a mild-mannered animal lover who
  6. S05E06Blues for AdamNovember 7, 1988Nicole takes on a job babysitting to earn extra money, but faces quite the challenge in her rebellious blues-loving charge, Adam. When the
  7. S05E07Expert WitnessNovember 14, 1988When his research proposal is inexplicably turned down, Grant resigns from the aquarium and tries to figure out why a power-wielding scienti
  8. S05E08Danger Bay S05E08After DarkNovember 21, 1988The Aquarium receives a generous donation of exotic fish and equipment as part of the last will of an eccentric millionaire. While Nicole a
  9. S05E09SkywatchNovember 28, 1988When Nicole and Grant come across an abandoned truck full of toxic waste in the forest, they organize a Skywatch using J.L.'s pilot colleagu
  10. S05E10Fire JumperDecember 5, 1988Jonah attempts to join a forest fire fighting unit as a summer job, but his fear of fire stands in the way. He is forced to put his fears b
  11. S05E11The RallyDecember 12, 1988Jonah becomes jealous of his girlfriend's seeming interest in his new friend Larry, and his anger comes to a head when the duo join forces f
  12. S05E12The Return of Sugar RayDecember 19, 1988Grant and Jonah tackle a pair of bear poachers on a routine survey of the local population.
  13. S05E13Racing Against TimeDecember 26, 1988The Roberts family tries to uncover who has been secretly drugging the prize-winning racehorse of one of Nicole's friend's, causing her to l
  14. S05E14ChandaJanuary 2, 1989When Jonah & Nicole witness an elephant become spooked & rampage during a magic show, they bring in Grant to determine what is causing the a
  15. S05E15Where the Buck StopsJanuary 9, 1989Grant goes up against a corporate businessman whom he believes is responsible for a garbage scow leak that caused loads of damage to a local
  16. S05E16Shaughnessy IslandJanuary 16, 1989Once Grant got permission to set up a seal observation station on a private island, he assigns Nicole the task.
  17. S05E17Open BookJanuary 23, 1989While doing a school project, Jonah befriends a refugee from Vietnam whose own tragic past is complicated by the bullying and taunting of hi
  18. S05E18Up the CoastJanuary 30, 1989Jonah takes Adam to the open waters to record the sounds of whale communication where they come upon a father & daughter whose inexperience
  19. S05E19One Black DogFebruary 6, 1989The sudden appearance of a stray dog with apparent powers of premonition fuels the battle between science and the paranormal among the Rober
  20. S05E20Before the MastFebruary 13, 1989Jonah and Nicole enlist aboard a schooner and must prove themselves to its skeptical captain.
  21. S05E21Murder at the AquariumFebruary 20, 1989Mayhem abounds at the Aquarium as the staff holds a weekend murder mystery with the staff & their families playing the various roles involve
  22. S05E22Catch a Falling StarFebruary 27, 1989Jonah's pastime of the week has switched to astronomy and when he sees a meteorite crash behind a mountain he helps famed cosmologist Dr. Ma

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0622Episodes1989–90AiredSeason avg
  1. S06E01Talk ShowOctober 9, 1989As Jonah enters UBC, he is hired as an assistant to a scientist studying the use of sign language with chimpanzees; as he gets closer to hi
  2. S06E02A Question of AttitudeOctober 16, 1989Jonah is surprised to find his old high school friend David at UBC having returned from Toronto disabled & confined to a wheelchair. When h
  3. S06E03LegacyOctober 23, 1989After responding to a fisherman's distress signal, J.L. is poisoned by mysterious toxic waste and Grant must race to determine what chemical
  4. S06E04Voices From the DeepOctober 30, 1989Grant and Christine come across a number of beached Grey whales in the vicinity of some new oil rigs and determine that underwater noise pol
  5. S06E05Getting to Know YouNovember 6, 1989A weekend away is the order of the day when Nicole, Jonah and George conspire to send Grant & J.L. to a seaside resort for some much needed
  6. S06E06High IceNovember 13, 1989After Grant unsuccessfully tries to talk George out of going on an expedition to a glacier, George suffers a compound fracture and must be r
  7. S06E07Trouble is My Middle NameNovember 20, 1989The arrival of Grant's niece Jess throws all into an uproar as the Aquarium staff hunt for an escaped toad, Nicole tries to convince Jonah t
  8. S06E08Small FryNovember 27, 1989The Roberts family races to collect enough specimens of a tiny rare fish found in a swamp about to be destroyed by developers.
  9. S06E09Value JudgementDecember 4, 1989Grant aids a friend who runs a cannery employed by troubled teens to determine the source of industrial sabotage while Nicole gets close wit
  10. S06E10Wolf on TrialDecember 11, 1989When sent to investigate dwindling deer population numbers, the Roberts come up against a band of hunters intent on wiping out local wolves
  11. S06E11This Little PiggyDecember 18, 1989Grant is burdened with the responsibility of caring for a problem pig while Jonah tries to woo his sophisticated new girlfriend.
  12. S06E12The Emperor's New ClothesDecember 25, 1989Jess helps an aged scientist studying cancer therapy with seals and becomes convinced he is lying to further his fame in the scientific comm
  13. S06E13LifelineJanuary 1, 1990Tragedy strikes when Grant takes Jess camping on her birthday and she nearly drowns trying to save an abandoned duckling from frigid waters.
  14. S06E14HijackedJanuary 8, 1990J.L. and Nicole are taken hostage by a fleeing convict and his girlfriend and must try to escape when their plane is forced to land at an ab
  15. S06E15Flying BlindJanuary 15, 1990When her father returns from abroad and reveals to J.L. that he may be losing his sight, she must convince him to seek medical treatment.
  16. S06E16Ancient SpiritsJanuary 22, 1990Jonah and Nicole stumble upon a 200 year-old Indian prayer ground and must work with an archaeologist after the artifacts are stolen by appa
  17. S06E17Listening InJanuary 29, 1990While using the family's CB radio, Jess becomes obsessed with the lives of a young mother and her baby after listening in on their lives via
  18. S06E18Kelsey's EyesFebruary 5, 1990While teaching nature survivalist skills at a camp for the blind, Nicole must convince a young woman that her guide dog may be sick and need
  19. S06E19Live WiresFebruary 12, 1990While working to save a local pond with a population of rare cranes from destruction, Grant and Jess meet Allison Walker, a journalist and m
  20. S06E20Lost CausesFebruary 19, 1990Grant teams up with an old friend to save the Tamanous Marshlands from developers but soon learns of his friend's greedy ulterior motives.
  21. S06E21Three's a CrowdFebruary 26, 1990The Aquarium enjoys a visit from an old friend while a woman tries to unload a squirrel monkey infected with Hepatitis B in the Amazon Galle
  22. S06E22Looking BackMarch 5, 1990After six years of living in Danger Bay, the Roberts family reflects back on the time they have spent there.

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