RB128 Danger! Deer Crossing

   RANGER BILL for a Thursday afternoon, Nov. 5, 2026, is:

Danger! Deer Crossing - RB128

Bill, Stumpy, and Gray Wolf are part of a huge team of soldiers, law enforcement officers and rangers. Their job - keep anything, man or animal, out of the blast zone of an atomic bomb test. Despite their best efforts, a family of deer (and two spies) manage to slip into the test. The deer are exposed to the blast and must be found! But will they and those spies be able to elude capture? Gray Wolf may hold the key to a safe and successful end to this test.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep060_Danger_Deer_Crossing.mp3

OTRR #169

RB127 The Adventure of the Tarnished Gold

 RANGER BILL for Wednesday, Nov.4, 2026, is an adventure in greed:

RB127 The Adventure of the Tarnished Gold

Ben Barkley is a mining engineer. He has been digging on an old gold mine that ran dry years ago. Ben says he has found a new vein of gold using modern mine engineering techniques. But Gray Wolf and Henry think something is funny about Mr. Barkley's find. They suspect that Ben Barkley is trying to swindle folks with a phony strike. Bill is gone and Gray Wolf and Henry must step in and learn the truth about the Barkley mine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cFNgx1W7vg&t=5s

RB126 The Gospel Goes to Reform School

RANGER BILL for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, is:

RB0126 The Gospel Goes to Reform School

Warden Dawson rules the reform school with an iron hand. Bill wants to come in and offer the boys education, sports, and Bible study. The warden finally lets Bill come. Then a riot breaks out at the school. Will Bill or the warden be able to bring peace to the school?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF757o44cyg

RB124 Soup Truck

 Our RANGER BILL tale for this Monday, 11/2/26, is filled with great danger and even greater bravery:

RB124 Soup Truck

A truck carrying nitroglycerin blows up just outside the town of Landslide. The mayor closes Landslide to all dangerous truck traffic. Closing Landslide will put the explosives company out of business and hurt many other businesses. Bill must find a way to prove to the mayor that even nitro can be taken safely through Landslide. 

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep056_Soup_Truck.mp3

OTRR #165

RB144 Mystery Island

 RANGER BILL for Satufday afternoon, 10/31/2026, 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

RB143 Flying Wonders aka Richard and God

 RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 10/31/2026, is:

RB143  "Flying Wonders" aka "Richard and God" .

Henry's cousin Richard comes to Knotty Pine to visit for the summer, and to take flying lessons with Henry and Mary Lu. Bill was their instructor. The flying lessons bring up questions in Richard's mind about God and His ability to be everywhere at once. Richard's boldness at the controls grows rapidly with each lesson. 

Bill is concerned about Richard's faith and his flying confidence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6m8pTFvHiQ

RB163 The Lost Pig aka Tangerine the Pig

   RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, Oct. 31, 2026, is RB163

The Lost Pig aka Tangerine the Pig

Young Jody and Jill’s family has little money. They hope their pig Tangerine will win the cash prize at the fair. But Tangerine has other ideas. She escapes from the fair and hides in a herd of pigs stranded when their delivery truck crashes. The pigs are headed for the butcher. Will Tangerine end up on some family’s dinner table instead of the winners’ circle at the fair?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyz-KinPbQc&t=19s

RB123 River of Fire

 Ranger Bill for Friday afternoon, Oct. 30, 2026, is:

RB123 - River of Fire 

Officers O'Roark and Ryan are walking the night beat along the docks on the Shady River. The smell of fuel oil stops them in their tracks. The pipeline over the Shady has sprung a huge leak! The river is covered with a solid layer of the fuel oil. The slightest spark could set the river on fire or even cause an explosion. Things go from bad to worse when a bad lightning storm strikes. Bill, the safety forces, and the pipeline company may not be able to handle this disaster.

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

RB122 A Prisoner on Ice Island

RANGER BILL for Thursday, 10/29/26 is RB122

A Prisoner on Ice Island 

Knotty Pine's city council wastes time debating how to pay for a fence that is critically needed to keep kids off the ice flows on the Shady River. Two boys do get stuck on an ice flow, and that flow is heading for a drop into a deep gorge! Bill must find some way to safely reach and rescue the boys!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChDO-m2SA38&t=581s

RB120 The Self-Made Man

 RANGER BILL for Tuesday evening, Oct. 27, 2026. is:

RB120 The Self-Made Man

Dutch Vanderhaven lost his son in the war and is very bitter over his loss. He doesn't want any one's help, and he won't help anyone, not orphans, not even the church. Then Dutch is gored by a huge bull. Now Dutch is the one who needs help, but his neighbors won't give him any. Can Bill and Stumpy find a way to get the work done at Dutch's ranch and change a town full of stubbornness?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Fy09DlkDY

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Scorpionfish

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, October 24, 2026

Sarah scorpionfish stops in for a visit with Uncle Bob Devine. Sarah is one of 300 species of scorpionfish. Sarah is a Merat scorpionfish. She has four colors and lives in the warm and shallower waters of the ocean. Her cousins who live in deep water have only one or two colors on their skins.

Now it's Sarah's time to chat about herself:

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RB119 Mrs. Murphy's Chowder

 RANGER BILL for Monday afternoon, Oct. 26, 2026, is:

RB119 Mrs. Murphy's Chowder 

Bill and the boys and Maggie Murphy take 50 boys from their church to camp for three weeks. Henry has some problems as lifeguard during swim times. Stumpy and Gray Wolf lead a snipe hunt. Bill deals with one boy's home sickness. But Maggie must deal with a filthy kitchen, feeding 50 hungry boys, and then a food thief. She threatens to leave if the thief isn't caught. Bill must find the guilty boy or lose the best cook west of the Mississippi! Find out what happens to Mrs. Murphy's famous chowder too!!!

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep051_Mrs_Murphys_Chowder.mp3

OTRR #161

RB107 Petticoat Rangers

  Our RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 10/24/2026, is a classic:

RB107 Petticoat Rangers

Bill doesn't have enough men for all the work around the national forest. He and his rangers have to work 18 hours a day. Bill has a solution to the problem - women volunteers in the fire towers. The rangers refuse to allow women rangers. Will the rangers work themselves to death or will they give Bill's PETTICOAT RANGERS a chance? Can female rangers do a ranger's work if they get that chance? In my opinion, this is one of the funniest Ranger Bill stories ever! You get to hear some of Stumpy's funniest and most famous lines! And you get to see a little of what life was like back in the 1950's.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_58-10-22_ep039_Petticoat_Rangers.mp3

OTRR #83

RB161 A Little Spark

   RB161 "A Little Spark" 

is our RB adventure for early Saturday morning, Oct. 24, 2026. 

Sparks fly when competing lumber yard owners Tim O'Malley and Carl Walterson argue. Tim has been in business in Knotty Pine for many years. Walterson has been working hard to build his new lumber yard.  O'Malley accuses Walterson of stealing his customers and trying to run Tim out of business. O'Malley's lumber yard catches fire with his son inside. Tim has Carl arrested for arson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w750Q7pA7DQ

RB116 The Deadly Laundry Basket

  RANGER BILL for Thursday afternoon, 10/22/26:

RB116 The Deadly Laundry Basket

Bill gets a phone call from Sergeant Jim Donato of West Grove, IL. Jim's neighbor was bitten by a poisonous snake and is barely clinging to life. The snake was hiding in a laundry basket sitting in her garage. Bill thinks a rare plague of swamp rattlers has invaded the town. Bill and Henry fly to West Grove to try to deal with the threat. Then a child is bitten and the town begins to panic. What can the fellas do to protect West Grove from panic and this deadly menace? (A list of the RANGER BILL cast and crew is given at the end of this show.)

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep048_The_Deadly_Laundry_Basket.mp3

OTRR #158

RB115 The Three-legged Deer

 RANGER BILL for Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, 2026 :

RB115 - Three-Legged Deer 

Two hunters can't find any deer. So, they decide to shoot little Jerry White's injured pet deer, Torpedo. One of the men even punches Jerry in the face! Jerry's parents ask Ranger Bill to find the men and bring them to justice. People in town are in a rage over the hunters' actions. The hunt is on for the hunters. Will Bill be able to find the men and bring justice and order back to the town of Three Forks? 

(The folks who made Ranger Bill each week are credited at the end of this show.)

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_59-02-25_ep047_The_Three_Legged_Deer.mp3

OTRR #90

RB114 The Hardhead

  RANGER BILL has his hands full for Tuesday, 10/20/2026, with:

RB114 The Hardhead

 Colonel Anders must take a couple of months off for surgery. A man from Washington, George Benton, comes to Knotty Pine to fill in for the colonel. Mr. Benton is rude and expects ALL the rules to be followed to the letter without deviation or exception!!! Bill refuses to follow Mr. Benton's rule book. Benton suspends Bill, and the rangers revolt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olu39wkvsF0

RB113 Charlie's Nightmare

 Our Ranger Bill hair-raising adventure for Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, is 

RB113 Charlie's Nightmare

An out-of-control missile is flying over Knotty Pine. It could fall from the sky at any moment and explode! Bill could choose to have the missile shot down, but that would cause millions of dollars of damage to the national forest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb0QBu06FSM

RB159 Gray Wolf and the Tamed Couger

   There are lots of chuckles in our RANGER BILL adventure for late Saturday morning, 10/17/2026:

RB159 Gray Wolf and the Tamed Cougar aka One-Man Mountain Lion

A young cougar wanders into the Knotty Pine Supermarket and chases out all the customers. The boys are called in to remove this “vicious” beast from the store. Bill soon realizes this is a tame cougar. The cougar quickly becomes attached to Gray Wolf. Laugh along with the fellas as Gray Wolf tries to deal with the affectionate cat!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL5oxqTiJrQ

RB142 Camera Crew in Knotty Pine aka Stumpy in the Movies

 Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, Oct. 17, 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

RB213/214 The Spirits and the Spirit (parts 1 and 2)

  RANGER BILL for Monday and Tuesday, 10/12 & 13/2026, is

RB213/214  The Spirits and the Spirit, parts 1and 2

Bill and Stumpy and a map maker go on vacation in South America to visit an old abandoned Portuguese fort hidden deep in the jungle along the Amazon River. The local residents are afraid to go to the fort for fear of the spirits of the dead Portuguese soldiers there. Legend says the soldiers were killed by natives who were made slaves to dig gold for the soldiers. Now the spirits of the soldiers guard their ill-gotten gold.

https://archive.org/details/ranger-bill-adventures/RB213-Spirits+and+the+Spirit+1.mp3

https://archive.org/details/ranger-bill-adventures/RB214-Spirits+and+the+Spirit+2.mp3

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Killer Whale, pt.2

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, October 10, 2026

Our friend Dale the killer whale is back with more to say about himself. 

Let's see what Dale has to tell us today:

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RB157 The Mad Bison

RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, Oct. 10, 2026, was:

RB157 The Mad Bison

It’s springtime in the Shady Valley. And in spring, young buffaloes battle for the right to lead the herd. If the young bull wins, the old lead bull is run out of the herd. Old Snort is an old buffalo bull who just lost his job as leader, and now he’s a lone marauder, savagely attacking any animal in his path. Can Bill and the boys find and stop Old Snort before he causes any more harm in the Shady Valley?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep087_The_Mad_Bison.mp3

OTRR #183

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVqS3O0e5YM

RB141 Setting Sail aka The Man at the Door

  RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 10/10/2026, is:

RB141 Setting Sail aka The Man at the Door

Bill and JoJo (filling in for Henry) take an ocean cruise to Puerto Combello so Bill can teach new forestry and conservation practices there. Their cruise is soon interrupted when Bill catches a man listening to their conversation through the cabin door. The man escapes, so Bill and the ship's detective must hunt the man down. There is also a wealthy man from the Middle East onboard, and Bill is concerned for this gentleman's safety.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=mdeFuTwTL74

RB112 The Mad Bats

RANGER BILL for Friday afternoon, Oct. 9, 2026, is:

RB112 The Mad Bats

 Bats invade the attic of the Phipps' home, and one even bites Edna Phipps. Bill and Stumpy go to evict the bats and discover the bats are sick with rabies! The boys get help fighting off the bats from some feathered friends. One of the Phipps' neighbors causes Bill even more trouble than those pesky bats. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfSf_Y4sHak

RB110 The Battle at Jenkins Manor

 RANGER BILL for midweek, Oct. 7, 2026, is one knock-down, drag-out fight

RB110 The Battle at Jenkins Manor

It's been many years since Stumpy's wife died; and he has finally decided that he doesn't have the time or energy to take care of himself and his house. Bill convinces him that he needs a housekeeper. Bill nominates Maggie Murphy for the job.

Maggie is a strong woman. She needs to be strong, a widow with four boys to care for. She acts much like a drill sergeant, which doesn't set well with Stumpy.

Stumpy is so desperate for a better home life that he hires Maggie, Stumpy's worst fears about allowing Maggie in his house are quickly realized and the battle begins! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=n_d_M1zCx8c

RB109 The Man Who Lost God

  Our RANGER BILL for Tuesday evening, Oct. 6, 2026, is a strange, Old Testament style mystery:

RB109 The Man Who Lost God

Bill's rangers spot large campfires on the top of Razorback Ridge. Bill, Stumpy, and Gray Wolf go to investigate. They find what appear to be animal sacrifices like sacrifices in the Old Testament. No one is sure who is doing this and why. At the same time the wealthy Thompson family send out letters searching for their lost son. Bill has his hands full with two mysteries at once!

It appears as though RB108 The Wrong Valley and RB109 are both stories of men who have lost God, each in their own way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6v3aedPUFk

RB108 The Wrong Valley

  RANGER BILL for Monday afternoon, Oct. 5, 2026, is one of faith in the midst of pain and suffering

RB108 The Wrong Valley

Jacq McIntosh is Knotty Pine's blacksmith and one very powerful man. He is usually quite happy and full of joy. He likes to sing worship songs as he works. Trouble visits the McIntosh home suddenly one day with terrible force. His wife Annie is blinded in an explosion, and his son Ernie is badly injured in an auto accident. Jacq is angry with God and feels like Job. Can anything more go wrong for Jacq? Will anger and despair keep Josh in the terrible valley of depression? Can Bill do anything to bring Jacq out of that wrong valley?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKCt9Vmy8ak

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Killer Whale

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, October 3, 2026

Dale the killer whale swims in to talk with Uncle Bob Devine. Dale weighs in at 7 tons which makes him one of Bob's biggest guests. He lives in a family group called a pod. He communicates by making pops, clicks, and whistles.

Let's see what Dale and Bob have to say about life in the ocean:

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RB155 Henry's History Lesson aka Henry's Wagon Train Dream

  RANGER BILL

for early Saturday morning, Oct. 3, 2026, is

RB155 Henry's History Lesson aka Henry's Wagon Train Dream

Henry is having trouble memorizing dates and places for history class. Stumpy tells Henry to put himself into the history he is studying. Henry dreams he is part of a wagon train on the Oregon Trail in the 1840s approaching an unnamed river. Hostile Indians are waiting to ambush the pioneers at the river.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_60-10-08_ep085_Henrys_History_Lesson_aka_Henrys_Wagon_Train_Dream.mp3

OTRR #106

RB106 Terror on Finger River

RANGER BILL for Thursday afternoon, 10/1/26, is one scary mystery:

RB106 Terror on the Finger River

The Finger River flows out of the Rockies and into the Pacific. Much of the river is a mix of salt and fresh water. That mix makes hunting and fishing along the river excellent. Suddenly, fishing lines are being robbed and hunters are losing their kills to something in the river. The thief appears to be a barracuda, a killer with two rows of razor-sharp teeth and fins. Bill must find this thief and stop it - whatever it is. Can Bill locate our thief, or will terror continue on the Finger River?

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

RB105 The Falling Giants

  Our Ranger Bill adventure 

for Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 30, 2026, is RB105

The Falling Giants

The Giant Pines are falling over without any explanation. Bill and the boys must find out what is happening before the forest is lost. What is causing this? Is it insects, a new disease, poor soil. or what? Millions of dollars of beautiful, majestic pines are in danger. The forest service and lumber companies want answers, and Bill is at a loss to provide those answers.

This story first aired on October 8. 1958.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_58-10-08_ep037_The_Falling_Giants.mp3

OTRR #82

RB103 Water Hot Rods

 Ranger Bill for Monday, 9/28/2026, 

is an action-packed adventure about speed boat racing

RB103 Water Hot Rods

There's trouble on Beaver Lake. A group of young men, including Henry, are racing their power boats on the lake. Most of them are racing safely, but the boys with the fastest boat are endangering everyone else using the lake. Folks want Bill to stop the speed boating. Bill comes up with a plan to stop the dangerous boating. Then the troublemakers find a way to foil Bill's plan. Who will win this battle of wits? Will Bill be able to protect innocent vacationers on Beaver Lake?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrQORXV2byA

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.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/zechariah-zebra

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:

https://moodyaudio.com/products/duke-darwin-frog

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:

https://moodyaudio.com/products/oak-leaf-how-they-grow

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.

Ranger Bill - Single Episodes : Old Time Radio Researchers Group : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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!