Ranger Headquarters

Ranger Headquarters
Big Pine National Forest, Knotty Pine

Monday, November 3, 2008

Show Descriptions - RB001-RB010

Show #, Title, Opening, First Aired, Description



RB001
20 Fathoms Under the Sea
1
5/26/1954
Bill and the boys go deep sea fishing with old salvage man Ben Benson. An old Nay sub used for training is stuck on the bottom and Ben can but won't help because his son died on a salvage job.

RB002
A Boy and A Bomb
1
N/A
Bill gets secret orders to escort Hal Dever to the Army proving grounds to test a bomb timing device. Hal is a single father who ignores his son Jim. The boy takes the timer and starts it ticking.

RB003
Getting with the Wrong Crowd
1
3/28/1956
George Bruce returns to Knotty Pine after spending time in reform school. Townsfolks refuse to accept him or help him. Bill gets him a delivery job with Frenchy DeSalle's logging operation where he loses the payroll.

RB004
The Hermit
1
12/21/1955
A hermit who moves into a cabin in Bill's territory turns out to be a desperately needed brain surgeon.

RB005
Burning Sands
1
5/16/1954
Elderly desert prospector Joshua Webb is told by his doctor to stay in Knotty Pine for his health, but the lure of gold takes him back to the desert anayway. Bill and the boys must brave 120 degre heat to rescue Jushua.

RB006
The Fire Bug
1
8/11/1954
Randolph Thompson's coal fired railroad engines threaten the big pines in the forests along his rail lines.

RB007
Miracles [aka Pray for a Miracle]
2
12/20/1961
Henry and Freddy go on a hike where Freddy has to wrestle with his faith and miracles. The boys need a miracle when Freddy falls into Half-Mile Gulley and breaks his leg, while flood waters from a broken dam threaten to drown the boys. Only a miracle can save them.

RB008
They Called It (Him) the Jinx(?)
1
11/5/1955
Tom Farris called in to be foreman of bridge project over 1200ft deep Dead Man's Gorge. The crew is afraid of the jinx on Tom from accidents caused by pushing his men.

RB009
Bim, the Dog
1
3/9/1955
A brave dog protects his family then serves his country.

RB010
Hit and Run
1
4/13/1955
Two boys hide after hitting an elderly pedestrian.

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