Danger Bay

Overview

Danger Bay is a Canadian television series, produced in Vancouver, with first-run episodes broadcast on CBC Television and the Disney Channel starting October 7, 1985. One hundred and twenty three installments were filmed, ending in 1989, but the series, perceived as wholesome and exciting fare for older children and adolescents, continued to be seen through the 1990s in numerous countries around the world.

The plots of the episodes followed the exploits of the Roberts family, led by marine veterinarian Grant "Doc" Roberts, and his two children, Nicole and Jonah. The 30-minute episodes featured the Vancouver Aquarium in nearly every installment.

Most episodes focused on environmental issues such as pollution, wildlife endangerment and forest preservation.

The series was also broadcast in Gibraltar Bulgaria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Iceland, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago, Finland

Episodes

S01E01 The Sea Pup

October 7, 1985 30 min
An episode of the past as Danger, the family's pet otter, disappears and the Roberts have time to remember how she first came into their lives and family.

S01E02 Running Free

October 21, 1985 30 min
Wild horses cause Nicole to put herself at their front of their cause. However, not everyone agrees with what she does.

S01E03 The Wharf Rat

November 11, 1985 30 min
Tensions run high after Nicole is bitten by a rabid dog and the Aquarium staff race to find it and its owner responsible.

S01E04 Run Salmon Run

November 25, 1985 30 min
The Roberts family have mixed feelings when it is proven that friends of theirs are poaching salmon, only for it to be later proven as untrue.

S01E05 The Contender

December 9, 1985 30 min
Tennis championships cause Jonah to be competitive and lose sight of the reason why he enjoys playing tennis.

S01E06 Katie and the Whale

December 23, 1985 30 min
Katie, a mute girl, befriends Nicole and is fascinated by Biosa, one of the female Orca at the aquarium. Nicole comes to see that a great bond can be made between humans and animals when...

S01E07 Flight of the Falcon

January 13, 1986 30 min
Doug, who though handicapped physically has a passion for saving the environment, turns up to alert Grant that eggs of the falcon were being stolen to be sold on the black market making the species...

S01E08 Fish 'n' Chips

January 27, 1986 30 min
Margaret, one of Nicole's friends, begins working at the aquarium after school. Grant has problems when he discover boxes of fish from the aquarium are being transported.

S01E09 Vet's Holiday

February 10, 1986 30 min
Grant exchanges with a veterinary friend in the countryside thinking that it will be a great holiday. However he soon finds out that the countryside isn't as peaceful as he thought...

S01E10 Hot Cargo

February 24, 1986 30 min
A day of diving turns sour quickly for Jonah as he faces the possibilty of being blind because the water was polluted.

S01E11 Grace Under Pressure

March 10, 1986 30 min
Grace, Grant's sister, comes to visit the Robert family much to everyone's displeasure. It is especially hard for George who left her.

S01E12 Sunken Treasure

March 24, 1986 30 min
George Dunbar is excited when he learns that a team of divers has found a trunk filled with treasure. He shows off the valuable trunk and organising and advertising an event for opening it.

S01E13 The Only One

April 9, 1986 30 min
The birth of a baby beluga whale brings both joy and sadness and a world first. But it dies a few weeks after being born causing a multitude of depression and sadness.

S01E14 Mad Hatter Bears

April 16, 1986 30 min
Chaos reigns in Vancouver after a grizzly bear comes into the city looking for food.

S01E15 Nature of the Beast

April 23, 1986 30 min
When a person claims to have seen a marine monster in Vancouver, Grant goes to investigate to uncover the story as a scam.

S01E16 Timber

April 30, 1986 30 min
Grant, along with his children, are out to save a nearby forest from disappearing because of excessive cutting.

S01E17 The Mask

May 7, 1986 30 min
Jonah wants to take part in a traditional cermony marking entry into adulthood with his Indian friend. In the museum is an old mask which the young boy wants in order to impress his grandfather.

Cast

Donnelly Rhodes
Donnelly Rhodes
Dr. Grant 'Doc' Roberts
Susan Walden
Susan Walden
J.L. Duval
Hagan Beggs
Hagan Beggs
Dr. George Dunbar
Ocean Hellman
Ocean Hellman
Nicole Roberts
Christopher Crabb
Christopher Crabb
Jonah Roberts

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