Search and Rescue: The Alpha Team: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Teens at the Alpha Ranch wildlife preserve join forces with trained animals to rescue people in danger. The Alpha Team, comprised of humans and animals, acts as a search and rescue unit. Led by Bob Donell and his children, Kathy and Jim, they respond whenever someone is lost, injured, or stranded. Each episode highlights the unique abilities of specific animals for their rescue missions. Featured wildlife includes a raccoon, lion, black bear, otter, hawk, cougar, chimpanzee, donkey, St. Bernard, and jaguar. Based in the Midwest, the Donell family is ready for on-call missions around the world, from remote rural areas to city streets.

Series details

• Title: Search and Rescue: The Alpha Team
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1977-09-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-02-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 81118
• IMDb ID: tt0243728

Cast and credited roles

• Michael J. Reynolds — Bob Donell
• Donann Cavin — Katy Donell
• Michael Tough — Jim Donell
• Helen Shaver — Dr. Liz Warren

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-09-10; final listed air date 1978-02-25.

Source and licence

Adapted from Search and Rescue: The Alpha Team on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.