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Somewhere, deep in the heart of Africa lies the Freedom willife Preserve. It's a haven of unmitigated natural beauty, a sanctuary our cast of neurotic...
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Season 1

  • High-Gnu'n
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    High-Gnu'n

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1997

    Rowland the water-buffalo challenges Gnu for the leadership of the herd. After doing everything he can to avoid a confrontation, Gnu finally decides to stand up for himself.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi

  • Eu-Genial
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    Eu-Genial

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/1997

    Eugene decides to turn over a new leaf and actually be ""nice"" for a change. Unfortunately, his misguided attempts at performing good deeds, ends up causing even more pain and suffering

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi

  • Dino-Sore-As-Heck
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    Dino-Sore-As-Heck

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/1997

    Lyle discovers a perfectly preserved dinosaur skeleton and decides to impress Lana with his amazing find. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang attempts to reconstruct what they believe to be an early ancestor of Dodo's.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Michael Leo Donovan

  • Wilderness Training
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    Wilderness Training

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/14/1997

    Gnu becomes volunteer scout leader to c-squad, the most unorganized, accident-prone, inefficient bunch of young wilderness scouts in training. Gnu's task is made all the more difficult by the late addition of an eager new recruit: Eugene.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi

  • Treasure of the Preserva Freeborna
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    Treasure of the Preserva Freeborna

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/1997

    It's Indiana Jones meets Looney Toons as Dodo, Lyle, and Tito the chameleon journey off in search of a legendary treasure.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi

  • Call Waiting
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    Call Waiting

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/21/1997

    It's Twister meets that movie where a bunch of people fight over something when an act of nature deposits a shiny new phone booth smack-dab in the heart of the Preserve.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Michael Leo Donovan

  • Goodness Snakes
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    Goodness Snakes

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/28/1997

    Lyle is bitten by a snake who doesn't know whether she is poisonous or not. Assuming the worst, Lyle milks his impending doom for all it's worth.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Thomas Lapierre

  • Meat the Folks
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    Meat the Folks

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/28/1997

    When her parents come to visit, Lana drafts Lyle into pretending he is her boyfriend. But when mom and dad want a test of their future son-in-law's hunting skills, Lyle has to convince Gnu to play along.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Ian Boothby

  • If You Can't Be'Em, Join'Em
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    If You Can't Be'Em, Join'Em

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/3/1997

    Dodo uses hypnosis to help Eugene overcome his fear of mice. The session works well - in fact, a little too well and Eugene becomes convinced that he is, in fact, a mouse.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Paul Mullie

  • Spring Fever
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    Spring Fever

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/3/1997

    Lyle, Gnu, Dodo, and Tito the chameleon are smitten with spring fever and go all-out in their attempts to woo Lana. Dodo, meanwhile, suffering from amnesia, sweeps through the preserve as a mysterious, masked romancer.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Michael Leo Donovan

  • Pachyderm Pandemonium
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    Pachyderm Pandemonium

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/10/1997

    Eugene is thrilled to hear that the Loyal Order of Rogue Elephants has chosen Freeborn as the location for its next convention. But when his old buddy Ralph drops by for an early visit, trouble brews. This jungle ain't big enough for two bullies.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: C. Northey, Michael Palmeter

  • Herd Mentality
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    Herd Mentality

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/10/1997

    In their eagerness to win the annual Better Herds and Flocks competition, the herd dumps Gnu for a more resilient leader: Eugene.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Tean Schultz, Anne-Marie Perrotta

  • Going Quackers
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    Going Quackers

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/17/1997

    After reading a book entitled ""Odd and Doubtful Birds of Africa"", Dodo becomes convinced that he is really a duck.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: John Handforth, Rick Jones

  • Blockbusted
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    Blockbusted

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/17/1997

    After viewing a tourist video of their daily lives, the gang ""borrows"" the camera in an attempt to reshoot the film to their liking.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Patrick Granleese, Hugh Nielson

  • Pachyn my Bags
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    Pachyn my Bags

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/24/1997

    Irked by the rest of the preserve's lack of respect for him, Eugene packs his bags and leaves Freeborn...to the delight of everyone else.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Ken Ross

  • Mommy Dearest
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    Mommy Dearest

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/24/1997

    A baby bird imprints itself on Eugene. Despite the elephant's most creative efforts, he just can't seem to shake the little guy.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Kim Segal

  • Sherlock Dodo
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    Sherlock Dodo

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/7/1997

    When Lyle mysteriously disappears, everyone assumes the worst...and Sherlock Dodo is on the case.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Barry Julien

  • Poultrygeist
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    Poultrygeist

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/7/1997

    When things begin to mysteriously disappear from the preserve, the animals organize a neighbourhood watch. But they soon suspect that they are dealing with a ghostly presence.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi

  • Lyle's Psychic Alliance
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    Lyle's Psychic Alliance

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/14/1997

    When a couple of off-hand predictions come true, Lyle opens up his own psychic network.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Paul Mullie

  • Snowed Inn
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    Snowed Inn

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/14/1997

    The preserve is hit by a drought and Lyle takes it upon himself to enact an ancient ceremonial rain dance. But instead of bringing rain, he causes it to snow. As the entire preserve falls under a snowy spell, Lyle works feverishly to reverse the incantation.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Michael Leo Donovan

  • Svelte Veldt
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    Svelte Veldt

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/21/1997

    Eugene decides to diet and appoints Gnu as his personal trainer. But when his diet and exercise program becomes a little too taxing, Eugene decides that misery loves company and orders the rest of the preserve to join him on his get-fit plan.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Brian Cameron Fuld

  • All the Preserve's a Stage
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    All the Preserve's a Stage

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/21/1997

    The gang stages their own version of Romeo and Juliet in commemoration of Freeborn's 100th anniversary.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Anthony Guadagno

  • It's a Date
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    It's a Date

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/28/1997

    Frustrated by his inability to get anywhere with Lana, Lyle resorts to a dating service.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Tean Schultz, Anne-Marie Perrotta

  • Bully for Woolly
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    Bully for Woolly

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 11/28/1997

    When the gang defrosts a centuries-old Woolly Mammoth, the prehistoric pachyderm becomes the hottest thing to hit Freeborn since pizza pockets. As Woolly Fever sweeps through the preserve, Lyle is left to wonder ""What the heck is going on here?""

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Wayne Millett

  • Lights! Camera! Lyle!
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    Lights! Camera! Lyle!

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 12/3/1997

    Lyle enlists the aid of famed gecko director Sidney Vanderlaffderlanger to help him win Lana's heart

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi, Bryan Michael Stoller

  • Bud and Edna's Excellent Adventure!
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    Bud and Edna's Excellent Adventure!

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 12/3/1997

    When near-sighted tourists Bud and Edna Farkle set up camp on the Preserve, the gang comes up with some ""creative"" ways to rid themselves of the unwanted guests.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Joseph Mallozzi