''The Forest Rangers'' is a Canadian television series that ran from 1963 to 1965.
/ref> It was a co-production between

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and

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and was Canada's first television show produced in colour. Executive producer Maxine Samuels founded the show. The series ran for three seasons, a total of 104 30-minute colour episodes (although Canadian and UK audiences would not get to see them in colour until long after the series ended). Early episodes of the series were broadcast in serialized form as part of a CBC children's series entitled ''

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'', hosted by Alan Hamel and Michelle Finney. This was the first appearance in a major series by

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. He left the series in 1965 to star in ''

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by British comics artist John Gillatt, which appeared in the British

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''. The show was also run in syndication in the United States from 1965-1966. In June 2004, there was a reunion for ex-cast and fans just south of

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, where the show was originally filmed. Six of the ex-junior rangers appeared and Peter Tully flew in from his home in Ireland. Another reunion occurred 15 June 2013 at the actual studios where the show was filmed. This time nine junior rangers and Gordon Pinsent were in attendance.50th Anniversary of The Forest Rangers
/ref> The show's first season was released on DVD by

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in early 2007.

Main cast

* Graydon Gould as Chief Ranger George Keeley *

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as Junior Ranger Peter Keeley * Michael Zenon as Joe Two Rivers *

as Sergeant Scott *

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as Uncle Raoul La Roche *

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as Junior Ranger Chub Stanley * Peter Tully as Junior Ranger Mike Forbes * Susan Conway as Junior Ranger Kathy *

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as Junior Ranger Gaby La Roche * Joe Austin as MacLeod *

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as Shingwauk * Tom Harvey as Deputy Ranger Brody *

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as Ranger Matt Craig * Ronald Cohoon as Junior Ranger Zeke * George Allan as Junior Ranger Ted * Mathew Ferguson as Junior Ranger Danny Bailey * Barbara Hamilton as Aggie Apple *

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as Charlie Appleby/Michael Flynn *

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as Rocky Webb *

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as Wilhelmina

Episode list

There are two episode order lists. This episode list is in sequence by ''filming date order''. The other list is in sequence by ''episode title order''. Some episodes were given different titles on film to those given in the TV guides of different countries.

Filming locations

* Cinespace Film Studios, Kleinburg, Ontario- the main studio lot *

Lake Muskoka Lake Muskoka is located between Port Carling and Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada. The lake is surrounded by many cottages. The lake is primarily within the boundary of the Township of Muskoka Lakes, the southeast corner is within the boundary of ...

- winter lake scenes from season 3 * Widdifield Fire Tower in

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- fire tower scenes from season 3 * Trout Mills, Ontario- winter lake plane landing from season 1 *

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- an old mill used in season 1 * Dorset Fire Tower in

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- opening credits scene * Mary Lake in

King City, Ontario King City is an unincorporated Canadian community in the township of King, Ontario, located north of Toronto. It is the largest community in King township, with 2,730 dwellings and a population of 8,396 as of the 2021 Canadian census. History ...

- summer lake scenes from season 1 * Draper Fire Tower in

Bracebridge, Ontario Bracebridge is a town and the seat of the Muskoka District Municipality in Ontario, Canada. The town was built around a waterfall on the Muskoka River in the centre of town, and is known for its other nearby waterfalls (Wilson's Falls, High Falls ...

- fire tower scenes from season 1 * Whitney, Ontario- river rapids scenes from season 2 *

Tottenham, Ontario Tottenham is a community in the town of New Tecumseth, in south-central Ontario, Canada. It takes its name from its first postmaster, Alexander Totten. The Tottenham Conservation Area is a recreational facility in the village, which is also famous ...

- a railroad scene from season 1 *

King Creek, Ontario King Creek was the one time name for the East Humber River and a former community on Mill Road in the Township of King. Originally settled by Christopher Stokes in 1834 and known as Stoke's Hollow, later King Creek, the community grew around his ...

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- Dog Catcher chase scenes *

Orangeville, Ontario Orangeville (Canada 2016 Census 28,900) is a town in south-central Ontario, Canada, and the seat of Dufferin County. History The first patent of land was issued to Ezekiel Benson, a land surveyor, on August 7, 1820. That was followed by land ...

- the rural airport where Charlie Appleby lands his plane from season 2 * Dickie Lake near

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- summer lake fly-over scene from season 1 * Echo Lake near

- summer lake fly-over scene from season 2

References

External links

*
Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series
via archive.org) *
tvdb list of episodes
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