Wild, Wild World of Animals

{{short description|American television series}} {{More citations needed|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | camera = | runtime = | creator = | executive_producer = Jonathan Donald<br>Lothar Wolff | producer = Hugh Falkus | editor = Mark Cerutti | composer = Gerhard Trede<br>Beatrice Witkin<br>Richard Peaslee | starring = | narrator = William Conrad | country = United States<br>''(based on source material from other producers)'' | company = Time-Life Television | network = syndicated | first_aired = {{start date|1973||}} – {{end date|1978||}} | num_seasons = 5 | num_episodes = | list_episodes = }} '''''Wild, Wild World of Animals''''' is a syndicated American television show that features wildlife and nature documentaries.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1975-02-03 |title=Wild Wild World of Animals |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-wild-wild-world-of-an/59622835/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |work=The Sacramento Bee |pages=12}}</ref> It was originally produced from 1973 until 1978, and was narrated by William Conrad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pfeiffer |first=Jeff |date=2023-08-03 |title=The Theme Music For 'Wild, Wild World of Animals' Was Among the Funkiest Grooves of the '70s |url=https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/5267/wild-wild-world-of-animals-theme-music-opening-closing-credits-william-conrad-time-life-books/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Remind |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-03 |title=Wild, Wild World of Animals (1973-78 TV series) |url=https://www.remindmagazine.com/show/wild-wild-world-of-animals-tv-series/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Remind |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bourdain |first=G. S. |date=1994-02-12 |title=William Conrad, 'Fatman' Star And 'Fugitive' Voice, Dies at 73 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/12/obituaries/william-conrad-fatman-star-and-fugitive-voice-dies-at-73.html |access-date=2025-02-20 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The soundtrack was composed by Gerhard Trede, Beatrice Witkin, and Richard Peaslee. Produced by Time-Life Television, the series features documentaries produced by various production companies worldwide, including the BBC. Reruns were later aired by Superstation WTBS, PBS, the USA Network, and Australia's ABC during the 1980s.

A series of hardbound books published by Time-Life was also published during this period to accompany the series.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

HBO owns the series today; while the series has been made available on home videotape worldwide, the series has not seen release on DVD or Blu-ray formats. HBO currently offers clips of the series to commercial customers.

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==External links== * [http://www.hboarchives.com/wildlife/ HBO Archive: "Wildlife Royalty Free Collection"] (featuring clips from ''Wild, Wild World of Animals'') * {{IMDb title|0069657}}

Category:1973 American television series debuts Category:1978 American television series endings Category:1970s American documentary television series Category:Nature educational television series about animals Category:Time Life book series