Wow! I remember my dad watching this show!!! It came on during the weekends and I remember coming in from playing to grab a snack or sandwich and my dad sitting on his favorite recliner watching this!! Great find!!
Anyone recall the great episode where 70+ year old Marlin is in some lake wrestling with a huge anaconda while rugged old Jim is on the shoreline talking to the camera oblivious to the carnage behind him?
@Hawaiifive01 They are referring to paying out to insurance claimers, they are an insurance company I think. We must have had a later curfew because I grew up in a big family, but usually only a couple of us watched it.
I also watched this as a kid. I remember it was dinner time when this came up on tv. Life was so simple then, never again will the world be the same. :(
I looked Mutual of Omaha up to see the closing song, when the credits rolled. It's a really cool sounding score. Does anyone remember that? Or if it's featured on You tube as well?
Im so glad it makes you happy black people were there but how does that help things , i grew up in alaska and didnt see one until i was at least 25, so what , I dont see any inuit or kuskekwim eskimos here. I guess all you people really missed out huh. I mean there arent any native americans in the film, guess most of them got slaughtered by the buffalo soldiers ? and you want to talk about races being deprived or mistreated. The blacks whine whine whine, native americans arent whinners!!!!!!
The wonderful world of disney came on about the same time, it was usually around time to go to Sunday evening church,and I always wanted to skip church, but wasn't allowed to. Being raised in the south, church was always first priority. I also remember a lot of James Bond movies would come on on Sunday night after we got home from church, we'd woudl get to stay up and watch those.
I didn't have such a bad feeling about it. We went to church that day.. had a nice time out side.. Came in watched Disneys Sunday Kids movie and mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. and it was part of what We did as a Family. I am 44. Or course back then.. Families Ate at a table together.. Chose what was going to be on TV.. Listened to Radio together.. and Played Board Games.. You would be lucky to find any of that in a Modern Family these days.
@Forestwalkerjoe You just described my life when I was just a boy. There wasn't any such thing as cable t.v., we had the antena attached to the house,and we'd have to go outside and twist the pole to make the chanels come in better. I can remember when cable television finally came to our town, I don't think we were able to afford it right away, but I think maybe I could have been 12 or so when we got our fist calbe television. I think it was like 13 chanels, we thought we died and gone to heavn
I remember sitting on the living room floor watching this show on Sunday nights. My hair would be soaking wet because I'd rush through bath time...I didn't want to miss a minute of it because I loved the opening music so much!
Anybody else remember the commercial that ran with this show? It had a man with a guitar, sitting on a stool, singing, "Mutual of Omaha's people...you can count on when the going's rough..." (or something like that?)
Marlin Perkins, gimme a break. "Now I'll go up in the helicopter while Stan attempts to hog tie this entire pack of wolves.... My goodness, they are a hungry bunch."
Wow... I loved this l show as a kid (I'm 41). Defintely thought the opening theme music was beautiful. Does anyone remember which nature program had the song "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by J.S. Bach as it's opening theme?
Many times it seemed to me that Marlin would send Jim out to do some things that he didn't really want to do. " I'll step back while Jim sticks his head into the wild cobras nest" HAHAHAHAHA!
If I'm not mistaken, it seems I remember this airing in the part of the country I grew up in on an actual school night, seems maybe Wednesday. Funny the way at the time it was just "now" & what was going on around you & in the world & then suddenly it's a long time ago.
I used to watch that every Sunday afternoon as a child. I loved Wild Kingdom. My whole family watched it, then we'd go to church, come back home, eat and watch The Wonderful World Of Disney. Well Lassie was on before Disney and we watched that too.
"I'll stay behind in the land rover while Jim wrestles with the giant alligator." This and Disney remind me of sunday nights and the end of the weekend. Still wouldn't mind going back though.
I watched this every weekend growing up in the 70's, and years later when I was a work comp claims adjuster, one day I was daydreaming and thought of this old show and The Mutual of Omaha sponsorship and has a nice laugh
I haven't seen this intro since I don't know when! I do remember this: Mr. Perkins seemed to narrate the episode while the other guy came near death.Like this: "Now we see Jim wrestling the large Boa Constrictor. It looks like the snake may get the best of him but Jim can handle this creature." in a clinical/dead-pan voice. Don't get me wrong, I like Mr. Perkins and dig the show a lot when I saw it. That's what I found entertaining about it, his speaking so matter-of-fact about dealing w/danger.
It was clever the way they synchronized the color appearing in the Mutual Of Omaha indian's skin, and the circle around the logo with the two chimes in the music. I like that.
@johnjhuff : Wow, I lost my dad this year and some of the fondest memories of my life was watching this show with him and talking about the adventures. It's interesting that it also reminds you of your dad. They are in a better place now, possibly watching Wild Kingdom together.
Love this! Just bummed I can't find thge Mutual of Omaha commercial theme. "Mutual of Omaha are people, you can count on when the goings tough" I think those are the lyrics... Anyone have this???
I remember those commercials. The Indian logo would sweep across the screen and "Mutual of Omaha" would shutter in beside it at the end when the guy sings that part. I've been looking for it also!
this has to be one of the most memorable theme songs for me as a kid, 38yrs old now, i can remember sitting in front of the tv after being outside all day on a sunday watching this realizing schools tomorrow
The first version is the 1967 opening title, when the series was on NBC's late Sunday afternoon schedule [5-5:30pm(et)], just before "G.E. COLLEGE BOWL". The second one was seen in syndication around 1973-'74 {after Mutual used an earlier slogan, "The Company That Pays"}. I still remember Marlin's "lead-ins" to the sponsor's commercials, which usually went like this: "Just as the pride of the species protects their young, Mutual Of Omaha will protect YOU in times of personal and financial...".
Boy do i remember this. That old guy Marlin Perkins use to sit safely in the helicopter while poor Jim Fowler did all the dangerous shit. Then Marlin would always put in a plug for that crummy insurance.
Every Sunday night before Disney. Loved it!!!
Johnnyboy792 2 days ago 2
They just dont make them like this anymore...loved it as a kid.
uncync 6 days ago
I used to love this show growing up.
pyrogyra72 1 week ago
Wow! I remember my dad watching this show!!! It came on during the weekends and I remember coming in from playing to grab a snack or sandwich and my dad sitting on his favorite recliner watching this!! Great find!!
Idoljunky32 1 month ago
You knew it was Sunday night when you heard this music.
MultiMrfalcon 1 month ago
Where is the wildebeest Marlin was always excitedly narrating about?
kaelimcc 3 months ago
Anyone recall the great episode where 70+ year old Marlin is in some lake wrestling with a huge anaconda while rugged old Jim is on the shoreline talking to the camera oblivious to the carnage behind him?
LFD254 3 months ago
Hey kids, wanna watch us run down a rhino with a helicopter, shoot it in the butt with a dart-gun, stuff it in a crate, and ship it off to St. Louis?
Hawaiifive01 3 months ago
"Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom is presented by Mutual of Omaha - the people who pay" um, yea that's kinda how sponsorship works.
Hawaiifive01 3 months ago
@Hawaiifive01 They are referring to paying out to insurance claimers, they are an insurance company I think. We must have had a later curfew because I grew up in a big family, but usually only a couple of us watched it.
paulj0557 3 months ago
I also watched this as a kid. I remember it was dinner time when this came up on tv. Life was so simple then, never again will the world be the same. :(
Balerina3 3 months ago
I remember being a kid on a sunday night the whole family around the TV having a snack and watching this show just before the disney show.
FutureRetro2010 4 months ago
This used to come on Sundays just before Walt Disney on channel 5 in Dallas. I missed watching this.
Manongjojo 4 months ago
I looked Mutual of Omaha up to see the closing song, when the credits rolled. It's a really cool sounding score. Does anyone remember that? Or if it's featured on You tube as well?
SPXclothing 4 months ago
Shouldn't it be Wild Kingdom's opening? yes it should. Everyone used to watch this show too back in the day. I mean everyone
mrFalconlem 4 months ago
The new census predicts White babies are now a minority in America keep breeding them white whores the white race will be extinct like injuns
lardtino 4 months ago
Im so glad it makes you happy black people were there but how does that help things , i grew up in alaska and didnt see one until i was at least 25, so what , I dont see any inuit or kuskekwim eskimos here. I guess all you people really missed out huh. I mean there arent any native americans in the film, guess most of them got slaughtered by the buffalo soldiers ? and you want to talk about races being deprived or mistreated. The blacks whine whine whine, native americans arent whinners!!!!!!
TheBayaker 5 months ago
The wonderful world of disney came on about the same time, it was usually around time to go to Sunday evening church,and I always wanted to skip church, but wasn't allowed to. Being raised in the south, church was always first priority. I also remember a lot of James Bond movies would come on on Sunday night after we got home from church, we'd woudl get to stay up and watch those.
kcdp221 6 months ago
used to sit in dad's recliner with him on sunday morning, and watch this!!!
jamierae72576 6 months ago
I didn't have such a bad feeling about it. We went to church that day.. had a nice time out side.. Came in watched Disneys Sunday Kids movie and mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. and it was part of what We did as a Family. I am 44. Or course back then.. Families Ate at a table together.. Chose what was going to be on TV.. Listened to Radio together.. and Played Board Games.. You would be lucky to find any of that in a Modern Family these days.
Forestwalkerjoe 6 months ago
@Forestwalkerjoe You just described my life when I was just a boy. There wasn't any such thing as cable t.v., we had the antena attached to the house,and we'd have to go outside and twist the pole to make the chanels come in better. I can remember when cable television finally came to our town, I don't think we were able to afford it right away, but I think maybe I could have been 12 or so when we got our fist calbe television. I think it was like 13 chanels, we thought we died and gone to heavn
kcdp221 6 months ago
I remember sitting on the living room floor watching this show on Sunday nights. My hair would be soaking wet because I'd rush through bath time...I didn't want to miss a minute of it because I loved the opening music so much!
Anybody else remember the commercial that ran with this show? It had a man with a guitar, sitting on a stool, singing, "Mutual of Omaha's people...you can count on when the going's rough..." (or something like that?)
bleuxyeux 6 months ago
Marlin Perkins, gimme a break. "Now I'll go up in the helicopter while Stan attempts to hog tie this entire pack of wolves.... My goodness, they are a hungry bunch."
dewfall56 6 months ago
I remember the show on Sunday evenings around seven....brings back great memories as a kid; though it was the beginning of a school week.
lobo65ish 8 months ago
I'll bet when they were off camera Marlin Perkins called Jim Fowler "tonto" or "robin"
andrelebaron 8 months ago
chase by roflcopter
CatalinaSafari73 9 months ago
Wow... I loved this l show as a kid (I'm 41). Defintely thought the opening theme music was beautiful. Does anyone remember which nature program had the song "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by J.S. Bach as it's opening theme?
blkice31 9 months ago
The Mutual of Omaha native american logo is almost the same as Rath black hawk bacon logo.
mistressofaminer 9 months ago
If Marlin Perkins were alive today he'd be schooling Jack Hanna.
mistressofaminer 9 months ago
I wish i could go back in time.
xkoamane 10 months ago
@xkoamane I totally agree with you...makes ya wanna cry...sometimes you wonder why time has to go forward...
ghostchild88 10 months ago
@ghostchild88 So glad to know I'm not the only one!
porcelaincougar 9 months ago
I use to luv this freakin' show!
lasquid 11 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Every Sunday Night it was a must see
truckcompany04 1 year ago
It was aired in Croatia somewhere at the end of 90's.. Good days
Vakrst 1 year ago
I wrote to Marlin Perkins back in about 1974. He never responded. Loved the show.
ottlakerambler 1 year ago
Many times it seemed to me that Marlin would send Jim out to do some things that he didn't really want to do. " I'll step back while Jim sticks his head into the wild cobras nest" HAHAHAHAHA!
dbmrhi 1 year ago 6
I did too, in Canada.We Learned alot about wildlife from this show.The Good ole days .
dvideto 1 year ago
if i'm not mistaken, on the nbc affliliate wmaq in chicago this show would come on, then 'the wonderful world of disney'.
geez, when there were only three networks, and a few local stations, your options were limited, but there was still a lot of great memories.
neoconsnightmare3 1 year ago
If I'm not mistaken, it seems I remember this airing in the part of the country I grew up in on an actual school night, seems maybe Wednesday. Funny the way at the time it was just "now" & what was going on around you & in the world & then suddenly it's a long time ago.
Illogicalcaptain 1 year ago
40 years old now and the lyrical "Mutual of Omaha.." from the commercial breaks is still in my head.
punkjoes 1 year ago
I used to watch that every Sunday afternoon as a child. I loved Wild Kingdom. My whole family watched it, then we'd go to church, come back home, eat and watch The Wonderful World Of Disney. Well Lassie was on before Disney and we watched that too.
Sheri451 1 year ago 3
where's the one with lorne green??? the ending was the best
gino454 1 year ago
Life before Natgeo TV!!
daviddpb75 1 year ago
"I'll stay behind in the land rover while Jim wrestles with the giant alligator." This and Disney remind me of sunday nights and the end of the weekend. Still wouldn't mind going back though.
rifham 1 year ago 3
@rifham That's what made my Sunday nights, plus the Muppet Show.
tvtimetravel 1 year ago
Ahh the good old days.
Caasi02 1 year ago 2
i'm with johnjhuff &wallexus me too
fimon145 2 years ago
this is what we had back in the day. the good old days.
glasscitadel12 2 years ago 2
I watched this every weekend growing up in the 70's, and years later when I was a work comp claims adjuster, one day I was daydreaming and thought of this old show and The Mutual of Omaha sponsorship and has a nice laugh
lowfuellevel 2 years ago
I haven't seen this intro since I don't know when! I do remember this: Mr. Perkins seemed to narrate the episode while the other guy came near death.Like this: "Now we see Jim wrestling the large Boa Constrictor. It looks like the snake may get the best of him but Jim can handle this creature." in a clinical/dead-pan voice. Don't get me wrong, I like Mr. Perkins and dig the show a lot when I saw it. That's what I found entertaining about it, his speaking so matter-of-fact about dealing w/danger.
slant6guy 2 years ago
It was clever the way they synchronized the color appearing in the Mutual Of Omaha indian's skin, and the circle around the logo with the two chimes in the music. I like that.
soln4suhreborn 3 years ago
at :52
soln4suhreborn 3 years ago
It's making me think of my dad... R.I.P.
johnjhuff 3 years ago 32
me too
yta4ld 2 years ago
@johnjhuff : Wow, I lost my dad this year and some of the fondest memories of my life was watching this show with him and talking about the adventures. It's interesting that it also reminds you of your dad. They are in a better place now, possibly watching Wild Kingdom together.
mxpmw 4 months ago
@johnjhuff Same here. Would make me watch all the time. Glad he did.
Rockgod1970 1 week ago
Used to love to hear this when I was a kid.
wallexus 3 years ago 2
Love this! Just bummed I can't find thge Mutual of Omaha commercial theme. "Mutual of Omaha are people, you can count on when the goings tough" I think those are the lyrics... Anyone have this???
strivingx67 3 years ago
I remember those commercials. The Indian logo would sweep across the screen and "Mutual of Omaha" would shutter in beside it at the end when the guy sings that part. I've been looking for it also!
soln4suhreborn 3 years ago
i think it was "You can count on when the going's ROUGH".
Brianeddie666 2 years ago
this has to be one of the most memorable theme songs for me as a kid, 38yrs old now, i can remember sitting in front of the tv after being outside all day on a sunday watching this realizing schools tomorrow
PALIMOST 3 years ago 38
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dude, im your age and don't tell me william conrad's wild wild world of animals didn't have this beat HANDS DOWN.:)
vlunney 3 years ago
yep, i remember that one too
PALIMOST 3 years ago
@PALIMOST Me too.I Learned alot about wildlife from that show.
dvideto 1 year ago
@PALIMOST It was definitely a classic from a 47 year old. I still remember when it ran on Sunday evening as well.
sneezyize 5 months ago
@PALIMOST Aint it the truth. I could never even enjoy this show because I was bummed out about school the next day...
Gorbachenko 3 months ago
wow. I wish this was out on DVD.
Oh Btw Happy Thanksgiving to you and to your family.
StefanoFan27 3 years ago
Loved this show as a kid, thanks for posting this,,brings back alot of memories.
Brianeddie666 3 years ago
Ah!! I miss the good ole days!
It was after this then Disneys 'Escape from witch mountain" would come on.
inachu 3 years ago 3
The first version is the 1967 opening title, when the series was on NBC's late Sunday afternoon schedule [5-5:30pm(et)], just before "G.E. COLLEGE BOWL". The second one was seen in syndication around 1973-'74 {after Mutual used an earlier slogan, "The Company That Pays"}. I still remember Marlin's "lead-ins" to the sponsor's commercials, which usually went like this: "Just as the pride of the species protects their young, Mutual Of Omaha will protect YOU in times of personal and financial...".
fromthesidelines 3 years ago
Boy do i remember this. That old guy Marlin Perkins use to sit safely in the helicopter while poor Jim Fowler did all the dangerous shit. Then Marlin would always put in a plug for that crummy insurance.
primeralives 3 years ago