Going Wild With Jeff Corwin

Going Wild with Jeff Corwin
Genre	Wildlife documentary
Written by	Jane Bahk Paul Storck
Directed by	Mark Cole Scott Firestone (8 episodes)
Presented by	Jeff Corwin
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producer(s)	Tim Braine Kevin M. Meagher
Producer(s)	Scott Firestone Paul Storck
Cinematography	Matthew W. Davis
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Popular Arts Entertainment
Distributor	Disney Educational Presentations
Release
Original network	Disney Channel
Picture format	1:37:1
Original release	September 14, 1997 – February 14, 1999

Going Wild With Jeff Corwin is a Disney nature show produced and aired in the late 1990s. Host Jeff Corwin travels to some of the most exotic places in the world, including Florida, South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Death Valley, and Hawaii, searching for some of Earth's most amazing animals. In each episode, Jeff searches for a "Feature Creature", and always finds it at the end of the episode. Creatures previously featured include manatees, cobras, crocodiles, bighorn sheep, dolphins, and bears. As he explores, Jeff looks for "Creature Clues" to help him find the animal. In some episodes, Jeff also explores ancient ruins, including, Gila Cliff Dwellings, Port Arthur, Rhyolite, and Ayutthaya. The show lasted for two seasons from 1997-1999, before it was canceled.

Jeff and his crew filmed in some of the most exotic places in the world. In some episodes, they filmed in special wildlife parks. This was revealed in the Special Thanks section of the credits. In some episodes, Jeff also met up with some locals, who gave him hints on where to find his "Feature Creature". Filming time depends on the location. In Death Valley, they only filmed for 2 days, but in South Africa, they filmed for 3 months.

Jeff mainly filmed animals in the wild, but some animals were borrowed from museums and nature parks. The cougar cubs, he showed in South Dakota, were actually cubs out of wildlife rehabilitation, that were being released back into the wild. In the Special Thanks section of the credits, in some episodes it has the names of zoos and wildlife parks. The credits also state that, No Animals Were Harmed During The Making Of This Program, and Some Animal Situations Have Been Recreated. It's not always easy to find the animals they need. In Los Angeles, Jeff spent 3 hours on a surf board, looking for pelicans, and in South Africa, him and his crew spend 3 weeks searching for an aardwolf, but the editing made it look like he was only there for 2 days.

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