Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Giant Water Bug

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, September 26, 2026

Greg the Giant Water Bug comes to visit Uncle Bob Devine today. Greg hails from Texas, but he has many relatives in the USA and around the world.

Greg does not have a mouth. He has tiny tubes to help him eat and breathe. 

Listen to Greg tell us about how God has made him to live and thrive under the water and in the air:

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RB153 Pete's Civil War aka Civil War Junk

   Ranger Bill

for late Saturday morning, Sept 26, 2026, is RB153

Pete's Civil War aka Civil War Junk

Pete Granville has spent his whole life collecting relics from the Civil War. Pete has sacrificed for years to buy those relics. He even dreamed of turning his home into a museum. But today Pete put up a sign – “Junk for Sale.” Stumpy is determined to help his old friend turn his collection into a working museum.

Pete's Civil War first aired Oct. 11, 1961. This episode opens with the second of two openings used on the show. This opening was first used in the Fall of 1959, according to my records.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpOu0vg4hj4

RB139 Dynamite and Music aka Horrible,Sweet Music aka Stumpy's Harmonica

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, Sept 26, 2026, is 

RB139 Stumpy's Harmonica aka Horrible, Sweet Music aka Dynamite and Music

Stumpy’s harmonica playing is driving everyone at ranger headquarters crazy. Meanwhile, 20 miles away, a thunderstorm sets off blasts at Brown Brothers Quarry trapping several men. The rangers help the miners rescue the trapped men after hours of digging. Next Stumpy and Henry are buried alive by more explosions. They have no way of being located. Who can save our rangers from their rock tomb?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noEt-xSNmNg

RB217 Ten Hours Too Much

Ranger Bill for Wednesday afternoon, 9/23/2026, is:

RB217 Ten Hours Too Much

Ed Banker, VP of the bank, is missing and can't be found. Ed is finally located, trapped inside the bank vault. The vault door works on a timer, which means the vault can't be opened for at least the next ten hours. Ed could run out of air and water before the next opening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4kADKO4fo

RB215 Typhoid Fever at Storm Point

 Our RANGER BILL for Tuesday afternoon, 9/22/2026, is:

RB215 Typhoid Fever at Storm Point

Several cases of Typhoid Fever appear at the same time at Storm Point. Bill and a young doctor must try to control the outbreak and find the carrier of the fever. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJSzb7YUyT0

RB102 The Cruel Man

 Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Sept. 19, 2026, is RB102

The Cruel Man

Basil Rascombe is a successful rancher on the Big Mesa. He is also a man with a big problem, his out-of-control temper. Stumpy and Henry are riding on Big Mesa when they find a badly beaten colt. They care for the yearling and put it protective custody. Basil has Stumpy arrested and taken to court. Basil WANTS the colt back. What can our rangers do to rescue both Stumpy and the colt? Can Bill get Basil to control his temper or will rage rule?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx14KBZMi68

Nature Corner/Storybook Room

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, September 19, 2026

Duke the Dung Beetle stops in to say "hello" to Uncle Bob Devine. Duke is often referred to as the garbageman of Africa. He and thousands of other beetles like himself clean up the animal waste lying on the ground. He will eat the undigested plant material in the waste and bury the rest. That buried waste will fertilize the African grasslands giving animals like zebras tall, healthy plants to eat. 

Now, let's hear from Duke as he tells us more about himself.

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RB138 The Last Fire Call

  Our RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, Sept. 19, 2026, is RB138:

The Last Fire Call 

 “Grumpy” Jenkins is tired of getting up in the middle of the night and fighting forest fires. He decides to quit the service and retire. Stumpy buys some expensive fishing gear, a car, and a luxury vacation trip to Bermuda. Can this be the end for one of the finest rangers in the forest service? Bill shares how he and the Old Timer met.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_59-11-04_ep070_The_Last_Fire_Call.mp3

OTRR #95

RB151 Bridge Out! aka Henry's Bridge

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, Sept. 19, 2026, is

RB151 Bridge Out! aka Henry's Bridge

Bill and Henry are checking fire lanes deep in the forest and pretty high up in the mountains. Henry takes a walk out on an old, unused railroad bridge for a bird’s eye view of the Shady Valley. Henry sees that a fallen tree has damaged the bridge. He decides to get off when the bridge collapses dropping him hundreds of feet into the valley. Things go from bad to worse when a train whistle announces that a train is headed for the collapsed bridge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrw2xhM2h0k

RB097 The Snow White Stallion

 Our RANGER BILL story for Friday is about coveting and the sin that follows.

RB097 The Snow-White Stallion, 9/18/2026

Henry falls in love with a magnificent wild white stallion that he and his friend Pyute see on the prairie. Henry finds a way to capture the horse and keep it in a hidden location. Bill tells him that capturing a wild horse will break its spirit and kill it. Now Henry must decide if keeping his special horse is worth the cost.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT-fgL07HYk

RB095 The Abominable Snowman

 Our RANGER BILL adventure for Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, is one hair-raising tale, 

RB095 The Abominable Snowman.

Big game hunter Craig Carstares stalks the elusive Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep while a creature haunts the mountains and frightens folks in Knotty Pine. Everyone is afraid of this beast except Carstares. They think it is the Abominable Snowman. Even Bill, Stumpy, and Gray Wolf are scared when they see its tracks and hear it howling. What is this beast? Can Bill and the boys capture or kill this monster? Is Mr. Carstares safe hunting alone in the mountains?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep027_The_Abominable_Snow_Man.mp3

RB094 Rogue Elephant

  Our Ranger Bill for Wednesday afternoon, September 16, 2026, is 

RB094 Rogue Elephant

Long lost elephant Mahmud the Mighty attacks homes and farms. Circus owner Baxter B. Bixby offers to catch this animal now gone wild. Ranger Bill isn’t convinced that Mr. Bixby is qualified to capture any animal in the mountains, let alone a crazed elephant. Bixby has a plan to capture the beast, but Bill still isn’t sure it will work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyBs4QWYs-o

RB092 The Return of Sitting Bull

   Our Ranger Bill

for Monday, 9/14/2026, is: 

RB092 The Return of Sitting Bull

An Indian college student, the great-grandson of Sitting Bull, tries to share his Indian heritage on his college campus, but other students laugh at him. The abuse and rejection are too much for him. He loses control and decides to take revenge for everything done to him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6fRG8ErKao

RB150 Cliff Rescue, Clean-up Work, Timmy Climbs Mt. Evergreen

  Our Ranger Bill adventure for Saturday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2026, is RB150:

Cliff Rescue aka Clean-Up Work aka Timmy Climbs Mt. Evergreen

Spring cleaning at ranger headquarters is interrupted by trouble on Mt. Evergreen. Champion mountain climber Keith takes his family climbing on Mt. Evergreen. Little Tim goes wandering off from camp and gets trapped on a crumbly, narrow ledge. Bill and the fellas must find a way to rescue the young climber before he falls off the ledge.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_60-08-26_ep201_Cliff_Rescue_aka_Clean_Up_Work_aka_Timmy_Climbs_Mount_Evergreen.mp3

OTRR #101

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Vulture

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, September 12, 2026

Victoria Vulture flies in to chat with Uncle Bob Devine today. Victoria is a Ruppell's Griffon vulture. She is the highest flying bird in the world. She can fly up to 7 miles high over central and eastern Africa. That height gives her a view of a vast area of African grassland. The Griffon vulture is a large bird, measuring about 3 feet tall when full-grown. 

Now let's hear from Bob and Victoria about the lives of vultures.

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RB101 Eddie and Mr. Foxy

Our Ranger Bill adventure for late Saturday morning,

Sept. 12, 2026, is RB101

Eddie and Mr. Foxy

Mr. Bartholomew is a multi-millionaire. He gets whatever he wants. He meets young Eddie who has been trying to catch a huge trout he calls "Mr. Foxy." Eddie and Mr. B. become instant friends and soon go fishing together. Eddie shares his faith and his love of life with Mr. B. Then something happens to Eddie. Bill asks, "Can money give you anything you want?" What does it get Mr. Bartholomew?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbOlJfGTcto

RB148 The Man of the House

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, Sept. 12, 2026, is

RB148 "The Man of the House".

Bill thinks that orphan Jerry Quinn would be a good fit for young couple Fred and Ruth who lost their son just a few months before. Ruth is still grieving and doesn't want another child so soon.

Jerry has issues of his own. He keeps getting into trouble as a way of dealing with the stress he is feeling.

Can Bill help these lonely, grieving people become a family?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTkh0oWP7yU

RB089 The Whispering Cave

  Our Ranger Bill

for Wednesday, Sept. 9, is RB089

The Whispering Cave

Bill and Gray Wolf help an Indian brave, Running Fox, share Christ with his dying father, Chief White Feather, and with his tribe. He is the only Christian in his tribe. His brother Arrow Hand is opposed to any mention of Jesus around their dying father.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u17I9pn1BXI

Also listen to RB204 "Chief of the Dakotas", about the death of Grey Wolf's father, Black Wolf.

https://archive.org/details/chief-of-the-dakotas

RB088 Old Faithful

  Our Ranger Bill for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, is RB088

Old Faithful

Stumpy’s horse, Matilda, breaks a leg while out on the trail. Bill doesn’t think they can get her to a vet safely. She saved Stumpy’s life; but Bill, Gray Wolf, and Stumpy may not be able to save hers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYT3OEvDSTw

RB087 The White Fields

 Our Ranger Bill story for Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, is 

RB087 The White Fields

It is harvest time in the wheat fields around Central City. But a bad flu epidemic has kept many of the farmers out of the fields at this critical time. Ranger Bill sends 3 of his rangers to help with the harvest. One of those rangers considers a career change as he does the harvesting work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-mnjz99gKw

Miron Canaday

Miron Canaday - A Name You Should Know

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7H1zWM6SJI&t=15s

Reverie with Miron Canaday

 I got this email and needed to share it with you:

"Love the website. Ranger Bill is one of my favorite radio shows! And I started listening as an adult. I am looking for any info anyone may have on an old radio show Miron did in the late evenings. It was called “Reverie” I believe. It basically was Miron reading Christian poetry or verses with soft music in the background.

The only reference I have ever found was on the web where a gentleman wrote a paper about Moody Radio for college. In an appendix he list old moody shows and he listed reverie with Miron Canaday as a past show. Other than that, all my research on Miron just connects to Ranger Bill. I realized at the time I listened to reverie, it had to be reruns since it was the early 90’s.

If you have any info or could point me in the right direction, I would greatly appreciate it."

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Zebra

Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, September 5, 2026

Zechariah Zebra strolls in to say "hi" to Uncle Bob Devine. Zech comes from southern Africa in the country of Botswana. Zech is the leader of his family group, a herd of roughly 20 or so. Let's put Zech in the spotlight to share a little about life in a zebra family.

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Fur Thieves - RB100

Our Ranger Bill mystery for Saturday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2026, is RB100:

The Fur Thieves

Big Moose McBain is a trapper in Ranger Bill’s district. His trapping lines are being robbed, and he can’t catch the thieves. He has two young sons to feed. He can’t afford to lose so many furs. So he calls in Bill and the boys to find the thieves before he’s ruined.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozDpX4j_HGM

RB146 Rising Curiosity

 Our RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 9/5/2026, is a story of disobedience and its consequences:

RB146 Rising Curiosity

Bill and Stumpy are in Washington, DC, learning new weather forecasting techniques. Shipping crates full of weather equipment and weather balloons arrive at ranger headquarters. Curiosity over the boxes gets the better of Henry and his friend Jack. They look in one box then another. Pretty soon they’re up to the clouds in trouble.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD8HyUeLwTc&list=PLlUoyloCGlWxz_1Q5-ziI8gPVY8-RQiFQ&index=179

RB136 The Crisis aka Stumpy's Sight

  Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, Sept. 5, 2026, is

RB136 The Crisis aka (Stumpy’s Sight)

 – Stumpy gets hurt while riding trail. Bill suspects that Stumpy can’t see very well. Bill makes the Old Timer go to the eye doctor. The news isn’t good – cataracts. Stumpy needs surgery before he goes blind. But fear is keeping the Old Timer from getting the operation he needs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzHT2KUbmjQ&list=PLlUoyloCGlWxz_1Q5-ziI8gPVY8-RQiFQ&index=93&t=47s

RB085 The Deep Country

 Our Ranger Bill exciting adventure for a Thursday afternoon, 9/3/2026, is 

RB085 The Deep Country

Col. Anders and his wife get lost in the deep country while they are on vacation. The colonel’s assistant tells the Anders’ daughter that her parents are missing. Those two plus the slow-motion folks who live in the deep country make Bill’s job of finding the Anders nearly impossible.

This is one of Ranger Bill's very first adventures. It was probably first broadcast in 1950 when the show was several 15-minute adventures aired on Monday afternoons in the greater Chicago area only. Our cast may have also performed this show live to Sunday Schools and church groups to help advertise the broadcasts. 

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_58-03-05_ep206_The_Deep_Country.mp3 

OTRR #69

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtU2_sVJ2Vs

RB084 The Flying Game Warden

  Our Ranger Bill adventure for 

Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, is RB084

The Flying Game Warden

Every ranger wants Arnie Nelson's cushy job as flying game warden, including Bill. Arnie takes a month's vacation, so Col. Anders makes Bill the flying game warden. Bill and his rangers find out Arnie's job isn't so easy. Bill must cover a huge section of forest, lakes and rivers, as well as protect and rescue both vacationers as well as the wildlife. And there are poachers, especially the Bixon family. Find out with Bill and the boys just how hard and dangerous the flying game warden's job really is!

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_58-02-19_ep016_The_Flying_Game_Warden.mp3

OTRR #69

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfLnOKLPXlk&t=1s

RB082 Mr. Sunshine

  Our Ranger Bill tale for Monday afternoon,

Sept. 1, 2026, is RB082

Mr. Sunshine

Retired gentleman, Herman Weber, shares his love and his faith all around Knotty Pine. Unfortunately, a few of the town’s citizens are offended by Herman’s gentle and kindhearted evangelism. Also, he’s hiding an important secret about himself that not even Ranger Bill knows.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_58-01-15_ep014_Mr_Sunshine.mp3

OTRR #65

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Darwin Frog

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, August 29, 2026

Duke the Darwin Frog hops into Uncle Bob Devine's Storybook Room this morning to tell us about himself. 

Duke comes from Argentina in South America, and his family can be found in Chile as well. Duke is only about an inch long. Darwin frogs live in the forested regions of Chile and Argentina. Their numbers are declining because many of their forests are being turned into tree farms and a fungus is attacking and killing many of the remaining Darwin frogs.

Now let's hear from Duke and Uncle Bob:

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RB099 The Mystery of Bear Valley

  Ranger Bill for Saturday afternoon is quite an exciting adventure

for August 29, 2026: RB099

The Mystery of Bear Valley

Ranger Bill is worried about the situation in Bear Valley National Park. Park visitors get far too close to the bears as they feed near the park road. But new problems crop up at the park. Bears are disappearing from the park. When Bill and the boys go to investigate, they find bears sleeping along the park road. What is going on and why?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gy6S4POuaw

RB144 Mystery Island

  RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, Aug. 29, 2026, is: 

RB144 Mystery Island

Bill, Stumpy, Henry and Mary Lu go camping on Lake Arthur Island. They meet fellow campers kindly Mr. Overby and grumpy Mr. Meany. Both men appear to be keeping secrets about themselves. On their very first evening there, Henry and Mary Lu hear some very strange sounds. The kids get scared and want to go home. What are Bill and Stumpy going to do to salvage their camping trip and get rid of the strange noises?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTae2T0NPsA

RB134 The Cattle Rustlers of Cocanino

  Our RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning. Aug. 29, 2026, is:

RB134 The Cattle Rustlers of Cocanino

The Joe and Jack Jackson, identical twins, own the Big J Ranch. They mysteriously lose part of their cattle herd. The Jacksons suspect rustlers, but modern communications stopped rustling years ago. The boys keep losing cattle a few at a time. They finally ask Ranger Bill to check into their mystery. A mystery man, Mr. Dark, may be the key to this mystery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6gGDqkPZqY

RB080 The Road to Fame

  Our Ranger Bill for this Friday, August 28, 2026,

is RB080

The Road to Fame

RB-080 – The Road to Fame – Young Todd Dahlgren looks for fame the “easy” way, by becoming the town troublemaker. Todd’s dad is fed up with him but doesn't know what to do. Uncle Sam may have a cure for Todd’s bad attitude – Todd’s in the U.S. Army! Even Todd’s commander has his hands full with the boy. Ranger Bill may have an idea or two on how to change Todd’s attitude.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBePf6unvis

RB077 Henry's Bus Trip

 Our Ranger Bill for Tuesday morning

Aug. 25, 2026, is RB077

Henry's Bus Trip

Henry is taking a long-distance bus trip home to Knotty Pine. He meets the Cavanaugh family and several other of the bus passengers. It’s getting dark and the mountain roads are getting rough, winding, and narrow. Rains have caused landslides, damaging the road and trapping the bus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bBkaDTp0I

RB076 The Salesman

  RANGER BILL for this Monday, 8/24/2026 is RB076

The Salesman

Bill saves a child who wandered into the street and is hit by the car himself. Bill is slightly injured and needs just a little rest at home. Gill Major, an insurance salesman, visits Bill to try to sell him life insurance. Bill turns the tables on Gill and tries to sell him Eternal Life Insurance. Gill is not a Christian and has no interest in eternal life insurance. But can Gill ignore insurance whose premium was paid in full 2000 years ago, provides protection after death, guarantees the insured eternal life, and the insured person is the beneficiary? See the Spirit at work in Gill through Bill's words.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep007_The_Salesman.mp3

OTRR #145

RB098 The Runaway Railroad

 Our RANGER BILL for Saturday afternoon, 8/22/26, is:

RB098 The Runaway Railroad

Henry hears stories of an antique steam train abandoned way up in the Shady Mountains. The engine belonged to the Three Rs - the Rimrock, Rawhide, and Ragweed railroad. Henry goes hiking in search of the valuable old train. Henry's tough walk is rewarded when he discovers an old engine in a shed. Two men find the train first and are determined to take the engine and sell it to a collector. They tie up Henry and fire up the train to steal it. 

Will Bill discover the thieves, stop them, AND rescue Henry?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRDTneOaA98

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - What makes a plant grow?

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, August 22, 2026

Uncle Bob Devine gets a visit from Oak Leaf to talk about leaves in general and how leaves produce much of the food plants need to thrive and grow.

So, let's let Oak Leaf share how he and other leaves make plants grow:

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RB142 Camera Crew in Knotty Pine aka Stumpy in the Movies

  Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, August 22, 2026, is

RB142 Camera Crew in Knotty Pine

aka Stumpy in the Movies

 A film crew comes to Knotty Pine to shoot wildlife. Stumpy wants to be the star of the show. The director, Stewart Long, gets lost, has a bad fall, and gets amnesia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1_sZQ5xZEw

RB052 An Old Horse Learns new Tricks

 Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, 

Aug. 22, 2026, is RB052
An Old Horse Learns New Tricks

While on the trail, Bill’s horse and faithful friend Storm, falls seriously ill. Bill flies Storm back to State U. The vets there can’t seem to help. Bill demands the wisdom of his country vet, Jeremiah Sutter, much to the city vets’ disapproval.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPJDGIVLbC4&list=PLlUoyloCGlWxz_1Q5-ziI8gPVY8-RQiFQ&index=37&t=58s

RB075 Rabies Scare aka In Shape

  Our spine-tingling Ranger Bill adventure

for Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, is 

RB075 Rabies Scare aka In Shape

Bill and Henry find and shoot a fox and a wolf, both with rabies. Even more rabid animals threaten the lives of Knotty Pines residents. School is in session. Bill must find a way to protect the school children from being bitten.

The children are trapped in the school building when the school bus has a flat tire. Henry's friend Don, who is a long-distance runner, may be the only one who can get help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th2CmfMWrMw&t=9s

RB074 The Ranger Factory

 Our Ranger Bill for Thursday afternoon,

 Aug. 20, 2026, is RB074

The Ranger Factory

Bill takes temporary command of the Ranger School while the headmaster is on vacation. Bill must deal with three new recruits who have fears to overcome. Will Bill be able to make rangers out of these men? Will Bill survive 30 days in the Ranger Factory?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oza_1oZQAFI&t=8s

RB073 The End of the Rope

  Our  Ranger Bill adventure for Wednesday afternoon, 

Aug. 19, 2026, is RB073

The End of the Rope

Two young boys, Bart Norton and Jeff Murdock, come to Knotty Pine for a vacation. The boys have strict orders to only do what Bill and Henry say is safe. The pair get bored and decide to climb a dangerous cliff. No good can come from this decision.

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OTRR #6

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoop_snake

RB072 The Clown of Blue Lake

  Our Ranger Bill adventure for Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18, 2026

is RB072

The Clown of Blue Lake

Ben Stout and Pop run High Ridge Lodge at Blue Lake. A mysterious creature is attacking tourists all around the lodge. Folks aren't safe in the water or on land. And they are beginning to believe that this is some sort of monster. Ben calls in Bill and Stumpy to get rid of this not-so-funny clown of Blue Lake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvAu2-o-VlE

RB071 A Dog's Worst Enemy

 Our Ranger Bill to begin our work week, Aug. 17, 2026, is RB071

A Dog's Worst Enemy

Several dogs around Knotty Pine get sick and die suddenly. The dogs were POISONED!!! Their owners and most people in Knotty Pine are furious about it. They want the man who did this caught - NOW. Mailman Abe is accused of killing dogs.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_57-07-10_ep017_A_Dogs_Worst_Enemy.mp3

OTRR #58

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Lightning

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, August 15, 2026

Uncle Bob Devine's guest shows up with a flash and a boom, Leonard Lightning 

Leonard is created during rainstorms when small drops of falling rain rub against a rising column of air. That rubbing action builds up static electricity in the rainclouds. When then static electricity builds high enough, the charges will find somewhere to escape; either to another cloud or to the ground. 

Let's let Leonard tell you more about lightning!

https://moodyaudio.com/products/leonard-lightning

RB132 Avalanche Rescue

 RANGER BILL for Saturday afternoon, 8/15/26, will leave you shivering:

RB132 Avalanche Rescue

Bill and Henry are busy knocking down avalanches on the Big Six Mountains. Novice skier Jenny Bender aims to tackle those steep hills regardless of the risk. Bill closes the Big Six to any skiers until he and Henry clear all the dangerous drifts. Jenny sneaks out to go skiing before Bill opens the slopes. A huge avalanche threatens the ski lodge and the headstrong young lady.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep064_Avalanche.mp3

OTRR #173

RB140 The 25th Man aka Operation Calorie

  Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Aug. 15, 2026, is a bit of an unusual tale:

RB140 The 25th Man aka Operation Calorie 

Col. Anders notifies Bill that officials from the White House and from NATO are coming to Knotty Pine for an inspection tour of the entire district. The Colonel wants an honor guard of about 25 rangers to greet and escort the officials around to explain work in each of the many regions of the district.

Bill is in for a shock when he realizes just how out of shape his men are. Two rangers in particular are horribly overweight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=RBJRyjLxTLQ

RB070 Houseboat Charlie

  Our Ranger Bill story

for early Saturday morning, Aug. 15, 2026, is RB070

Houseboat Charlie

Houseboat Charlie has been ferrying folks back and forth across the Shady River longer than anyone can remember. He’s survived outlaws and Indian attacks, heat, fires and more. Bill wants him to dock the ferry until the heavy rains and flooding stops, but Charlie isn't about to let a little rain scare him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I4P_kMWdyg&t=3s

RB069 Earthquake

  Our Ranger Bill adventure

for Thursday, August 13, 2026, is RB069

Earthquake

Bill and Ralph enjoy watching the construction of a new office building. Then an earthquake strikes Knotty Pine causing fairly minor damage. More quakes are forecast. Bill thinks the town’s disaster teams need more training. 

Key Phrase - "Don't lose your head or you may lose your life."

Bernie Holcman - Civil Defense Coordinator

Mr. Hansen - Construction Foreman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZK4IBs-39o

One of my favorite episodes!

RB068 Hot Fire

 In our Ranger Bill  for Aug. 12, 2026, the rangers must fight a massive, out of control fire

RB068 Hot Fire

Stan Woods’ procrastination causes big problems for Bill. Stan won’t take the time to clear brush from in front of his company’s caves. The caves are used to store explosives. Wildfires threaten the caves as well as Bill’s firefighters.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_57-05-22_ep193_Hot_Fire.mp3

OTRR #54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNg6XoYiPEw

RB067 The Book Farmer

  Our Ranger Bill story

for Tuesday,  August 11, 2026, is RB067

The Book Farmer

Ag college grad Whitey Moore returns to the family farm after completing his college education. He wants to put what he has learned into practice on the farm, but dad doesn't want anything to do with his son’s new-found insight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rGZyTXDaU

RB066 The Blessing of Snow

  Ranger Bill begins our work week this Monday 8/10/2026, is a wintry blast:

RB066 The Blessing of Snow

The Big Prairie region is suffering from a long, hard drought. The farmers there are ready give up and quit farming. The area hasn't seen a significant rain or a lasting snowfall in several years. No one can believe that a deep, lasting snowfall is coming let alone a dangerous one - with blessings. Bill gets Big Brute ready to plow in case of heavy snow.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_57-05-01_ep008_The_Blessing_Of_Snow.mp3

OTRR #52

RB131 One Mile Down

  Our RANGER BILL for Saturday afternoon, 8/8/26, is: 

RB131 One Mile Down

Bill and Gray Wolf try to find Lt. Garnet Greentree, missing for 40 years in the Andes Mountains in Peru. The only clue to the missing man's whereabouts is a gold medallion that Bill was given while working for the Peruvian government, stamped with the letters "GG". Bill and Gray Wolf passed the medallion on to the Greentree family who desperately hope to find Garnet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWR0oRUkPUM

This is one of those stories that could have had a second episode. Garnet, now 76 years old, leaves Peru and reunites with his family. He could share his story of faith lost then found. He might then return to Peru to his faithful servant and friend Sacre-topel (unsure how to spell this) and the Aztec tribes to witness Christ to them.

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Oxygen

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, August 8, 2026

Take a deep breath before Uncle Bob Devine's guest comes in. Greet Olivia Oxygen today. Oxygen makes up about one fifth of the air we breathe. Nitrogen makes up most of the remaining four fifths. That mixture allows all life to live and thrive. 

Let's let Olivia tell us much more about how God has provided for our health and well-being in this way.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/olivia-oxygen

RB138 The Last Fire Call

 RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, August 8, 2026, is RB138:

The Last Fire Call 

 “Grumpy” Jenkins is tired of getting up in the middle of the night and fighting forest fires. He decides to quit the service and retire. Stumpy buys some expensive fishing gear, a car, and a luxury vacation trip to Bermuda. Can this be the end for one of the finest rangers in the forest service? Bill shares how he and the Old Timer met.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_59-11-04_ep070_The_Last_Fire_Call.mp3

OTRR #95

RB065 The Cat in the Wall

  In our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, Aug. 8, 2026, 

Stumpy has trouble with his neighbor and her cat named Blackie 

RB065 The Cat in the Wall

Stumpy’s neighbor Beulah Lindstrom thinks Stumpy is trying to steal her cat Blackie. She insists that Blackie has crawled inside the walls of Stumpy’s house. She wants Blackie back at any cost – to Stumpy’s house! And we get to hear from Bill’s mom in this adventure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJNFbQmjTco

RB064 Penny Wise and Pounde Foolish

   Our Ranger Bill story for Thursday, Aug, 6, 2026, is a construction project gone wrong on Ranger Bill

 

RB064 Penny Wise and Pound Foolish

It’s late winter in Knotty Pine. Winter is just beginning to loosen its grip, and the snow is starting to melt. Bill, Henry, Stumpy, and Gray Wolf take a trip upriver to see the construction of the new Silver River Dam. The construction foreman Brick Finch is as proud as a peacock of the money he saved on motors for the flood gates. But will there be other costs to these cheap motors?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_57-03-06_ep190_Penny_Wise_and_Pound_Foolish.mp3

OTRR #40

RB063 The Big Headache

  Our Ranger Bill story

for Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5, 2026, is RB063
The Big Headache

Ranger Brad suffers from severe headaches. He won’t see a doctor, so Bill grounds him from flying. Brad wants to fly, headaches or no headaches. Another severe headache while in the air could cost him his job - or his life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B2oam-7JRk

RB062 The Boy Who Wouldn't Quit

 Our Ranger Bill for Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, is RB062

The Boy Who Wouldn't Quit

Young Norman hurts his back when he falls on a rock while playing football. Surgery doesn't completely fix the damage to Norman's back. The lad is left unable walk. Norm's dad Al is afraid of anything that might make Norman's injury any worse.
Norm wants to join scouts and participate fully in all the activities. But he can't convince his dad. To advance in scouts, Norm will have to hike five miles, learn to swim, and more. Norm will need Bill's help. Will Bill be able to help Norm overcome his handicap and help Al overcome his fears?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIl-pHX2dXo

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Saltwater Crocodile

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, August 1, 2026

A large lizard stops in to visit with Uncle Bob Devine today. Cordelia the saltwater crocodile is Bob's guest. She is 80 years old and over 17 feet long. That makes her a senior citizen and nearly full grown. One more thing, she is from northern Australia.

Let's hear Cordelia tell us about her life in the salty waters of Australia.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/cordelia-crocodile

RB061 The Laughing Face aka The Wolverine Scare

  Our Ranger Bill for Monday afternoon. Aug. 3, 2026, is 

RB061 The Laughing Face aka The Wolverine Scare

Trouble is brewing at Trappers Landing in Big North Country. Roy Westgate's trading post is busy with trappers who should be working their lines. Trappers Abe and Jeff tell of losing pelts from their trap lines.  Mac and Shorty say they followed tracks they have never seen before. Then Big Jack arrives to say he's seen wolverine tracks. The wolverine is the most feared animal in the wild. Trappers believe a wolverine killed Beaver Dan in Alaska. The news creates a panic and causes most of the trappers to quit for the year. Roy's trading post will close if the trappers quit. Roy asks Bill to help. But how can Bill fight superstition and the fear it brings?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3_sPLFva2Y

RB093 The River that Wasn't There

  Our Ranger Bill for Saturday afternoon, Aug. 1, 2026, is:

 RB093 The River that Wasn't There

There is no drought, but the Rio Perdido River runs dry without explanation. Fred Martin, a young lettuce farmer, and a tough old cattle rancher Longhorn Laribee are both in danger of losing everything without the river. Bill and the boys investigate and try to bring the river back. Henry may have the key to the problem in a book he’s studying.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_58-04-09_ep025_The_River_That_Wasnt_There.mp3

OTRR#070

RB133 They Called Him a Coward

Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Aug. 1, 2026, is

RB133 They Called Him a Coward

Jerry is the new boy in town. He is afraid of everything because his father was killed in a fire. Jerry runs away and hides when a school full of children catches fire. Bill and his rangers try to help Jerry overcome his fears with little success. What will Bill do with Jerry when severe storms threaten the Shady Valley?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhBQkqYMa6k

RB130 The Mountain that Moved

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, Aug, 1, 2026, is truly one of their biggest adventures yet:

RB130 The Mountain that Moved

Stumpy and Henry go fishing on Old Thunderhead. Strange sounds start coming from the mountain. Then a seismologist, Mr. Chenowith, arrives to investigate strange readings coming from the mountain. Earthquakes trap Henry and Stumpy and threaten their lives. Then Old Thunderhead actually begins to move, leaving huge chasms and blocking all the mountain's roads. Bill must find a way to rescue his friends before it's too late.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18VWpz_6pcc

RB060 Decision for Death

  Ranger Bill for Friday, July 31, 2026, is RB060

Decision for Death

Eight climbers on the Savage Mountains (better known as the Refrigerator Mountains) fall into a crevasse. Bill and his rangers are called in to rescue the trapped climbers. Two men have fallen so far that they can’t be reached. Will Bill be able to find some way to rescue these men before they suffer the slow, maddening process of freezing to death?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_57-02-05_ep186_Decision_For_Death.mp3

OTRR #45

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow2QPw-6lgM&t=6s

RB059 The Man with the Limp

 Our Ranger Bill

for Thursday, July 30, 2026, is 

RB059  The Man with the Limp

The chairman of the church mission board and the chairman of the orphanage board want to remove a man who is member of both boards because he spends too much time in prayer. Meanwhile a mysterious stranger with a limp comes to Knotty Pine causing much talk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr6g7oAGs5s

RB058 Skiers in the Sky

Our Ranger Bill for Wednesday, July 29, 2026, is 

RB058 Skiers in the Sky

Skiers on a cable car are trapped when the car stops in the middle of the air. Then the cable begins to break. Bill must find a way to get up to the car and get the skiers down. One selfish gentleman makes any possible rescue more dangerous for all the skiers.

https://youtu.be/SZr1RwkPVPc

RB056 The Ice Prison

  Our Ranger Bill for Monday, July 27, 2026, is RB056

The Ice Prison

Moose McBain braves the 30-degree-below-zero winter cold on foot to tell Bill that he found a man frozen in the ice on Big Pine Lake. The discovery leads the rangers on a hunt for a missing team of scientists who have been trapped in a cave by an avalanche.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho-BbqZQL88

RB055 A Lesson in Love

 Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, July 25, 2026, is a very touching one: 

RB055 A Lesson in Love

10-year-old Tommy Woodruff lives with his grandfather. Tommy sells newspapers and delivers groceries to help supplement his grandpa’s small pension check. A well-meaning woman wants Tommy to have a better life-style, so she calls on a judge to take Tommy from his loving grandpa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGmmyzI5iw0

RB054 The Marauder of Goose Lake

 We have quite a big Ranger Bill adventure

for this Thursday, July 23, 2026, RB054
Marauder of Goose Lake

There's trouble at Goose Lake - BIG trouble. Homes and cabins along the lake are being broken into and wrecked. Angry homeowners want Ranger Bill and his boys to see the damage and find the culprit or culprits. Stumpy and Gray Wolf soon find something that they can't believe and don't want to believe. It looks like the biggest grizzly alive has come back, Old Joe. The Goose Lake residents are hopping mad and impatient. They aren't going to wait for Bill to get Old Joe. The men plan to hunt down Old Joe themselves. What is Bill going to do this time? How can he handle a mob of angry citizens and this enormous grizzly?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFF3Y1x_IiQ

RB051 Catching a Big Fish with a Small Hook

  Our Ranger Bill for Monday afternoon, July 20, 2026, is RB051

Catching a BIG Fish with a Small Hook

A government scientist, Dr. Orlando, needs Dr. Jonathan Black to be his replacement. But Dr. Black disappeared after a lab accident killed a friend. The Secret Service thinks that Dr. Black is hiding in the Knotty Pine area. Ranger Bill knows someone who may be the missing doctor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzEVcLEQG7U

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Water Strider

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, July 18, 2026

A tiny insect that you might see on any pond is Uncle Bob Devine's guest for this Saturday, the Water Strider. A water strider is able to walk, stand, or float on water because the hairs in his legs and body are waterproof. Plus, he is able to use the surface tension of the water for added buoyancy. He is able to carry about 15 times his own body weight on water (quite a little boat).

Let's let Bob and water strider share more about him with us!

https://moodyaudio.com/products/water-strider

RB091 - In the Ealgles' Nest

 Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, 

July 18, 2026, is RB091

In the Eagles' Nest

Bill and Lieutenant Larson of the US Aeronautical Survey Team find Old Man Margrave tied up and half dead in his cabin in Lost Canyon. Two thugs, Hawk and Banjo Eyes, did this to the old gentleman to get his treasure hidden up in the mountain cliffs. The key to finding the treasure is hidden in the cabin under a brick. So why does Bill want a football uniform, a pilot's helmet, 100 feet of rope, and 10 pounds of beef to find the treasure? How will Bill, Henry, and Lt. Larson keep the two crooks from stealing or destroying the treasure? What is this mysterious treasure anyway? You'll have to listen to find out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27mXUz1ZYgM

RB129 The Secret of Seal Island

   Our RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, July 18, 2026, is one long search for a heartless poacher:

RB129 The Secret of Seal Island

Bill and his rangers have a poacher in the national forest. This man has been able to hunt illegally at will and still avoid even being seen. Gray Wolf names this man lupe garu, Wolverine (the glutton). Wolverine disappears then shows up in Alaska poaching fur seals. Washington asks Bill and Gray Wolf to travel to the Arctic Circle to find and capture this criminal. Can the fellas even locate Wolverine in the Arctic, let alone capture him?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep061_The_Secret_Of_Seal_Island.mp3

OTRR#170

RB050 The Log Jam

 Our Ranger Bill for Friday afternoon, 7/17/2026, is RB050

The Log Jam

It is springtime in the Shady River Valley. The Shady River fills with snow melt and logs from the various logging camps high up in the mountains. Bill calls on the services of Frenchy DeSalle to free up a spring log jam that is causing the Shady River to flood homes along its banks. The jam is so huge that Frenchy may not be able to clear it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKZDlWyycEU

RB049 Nature's Vacuum Cleaner

 Our exciting and windy Ranger Bill adventure

for Thursday afternoon, July 16, 2026, is RB049
Nature's Vacuum Cleaner

Radio announcer Bart Sneed and Knotty Pine residents ignore warnings from both Ranger Bill and local weathermen to seek shelter from the tornadoes that are headed for the Shady River Valley. Tornadoes have never struck anywhere near Knotty Pine before, and no one can believe they will strike now. Is Bill wrong or will lives be lost in the coming whirlwind?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uDe4fzJdq8 

RB048 The Man Who Understood

Our Ranger Bill for Wednesday, July 15, 2026, is RB048

The Man Who Understood

Angus, one of Bill’s rangers, is devastated when his son Steve is hit by a car and killed. Angus is so grief stricken that he wants revenge on the man who hit Steve. The driver is terribly sorry for the accident and understands how Angus feels. Bill must step in to stop Angus from hurting the driver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8C5Eew1nWY