The Forest Rangers

The memories of watching the TV series "The Forest Rangers" as a young child are etched vividly in my imagination. The show ran from 1964-1966 which meant I was 3-5 years old when it aired. I'm amazed how much I remember about this series. In fact, I thought I dreamt the characters up until recently when I saw it re-aired for cable syndication. Indeed, much of my early life was spent fantasizing the life of a forest ranger: reporting forest fires or crimes to the square jawed officer Sergeant Scott(Gordon Pinsent); learning native lessons from Joe Two Rivers(Michael Zenon); listening to tales told in the thick Quebecois accent of Uncle Raoul(Rolland Bedard, they say, but I was sure it was Maurice Chevalier). These three characters, even today, represent the British, Indian and French people who may often fight for separate sovereignty at times but as "The Forest Rangers" shows, these three sub-nations work best when they work together. It is good to see the series picked up by a cable company. I hope the youth of today will enjoy it as much as I did in my youth.

The other day , without even thinking about it, while testing out a two-way radio I said into it" XNY556 A for apple " and I nearly fell off my chair when a guy in his late twenties responded " XNY556 A for apple go ahead this is XNY556 B for bob" Now this will mean absolutley nothing to anybody who has never seen this fun family show. ABout a group of junior forest rangers who provide: FIRE FIGHTING, FISHING TRIPS, GUIDES PROVIDED, ANIMALS TRAINED, RESCUE WORK UNDERTAKEN, MAIN DEPOT of the INDIAN RIVER JUNIOR FOREST RANGERS

Any kid growing up in the 60's or 70's would know all about this wonderfull show. But even now they are show in re-runs on some cable shows. I think they must have been filmed on filmed rather than video tape as the shows still are crisp and clear, somebody somewhere owns the rights to this series why oh why has it not been put out on VHS or DVD.

why are two episodes missing from the official list? There was a Denise and her grandfather who ran a trading post. One episode concerned the grandfather breaking his leg and Denise getting skinned on some fake furs, the other was about some bank robbers getting revenge on a past robber friend of theirs. Other than that the show is great and stands up after more than forty years. I remember it as a child and I look forward to seeing it in reruns and I look forward to many more reunions and hope that maybe one day the show will be back on as a new show. I think this show is one of the best Candian classics around. Keep up the good work reporting the whereabouts of the cast. .

I saw it first run as a young kid. About 4-6 years old.

Re-watching it more recently, one sees things from a whold different perspective. Despite a rather simplistic set of stories, the message basically holds up.

Kind of a neat concept, the "Young Forest Rangers", a group similar to scouts, an auxillory troup of wardens, helping out Chief Ranger Keely (older brother of the lead Young ranger).

At the time, a lot of young Canadian actors were getting their start, many of whom have gone on to fame.

I have uploaded all of season one to You Tube.

One of my favorite episodes is the Wolverine in season one. During the entire episode the characters are struck with fear with the possibility of encountering this vicious animal. Joe Two Rivers describes its ability to jump to a tree top and escape by the tops of the trees.