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Season 2

Season 2

Season 2

Season 2

Season 2

Season 2

  • Air date:1977-12-24
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  • Number of episodes:24
Leonard Nimoy hosts investigations into various mysteries.

List of Episodes

The Lost Dutchman Mine (aka Mother Lode)
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Air date: 1977-12-24

Runtime: 30 min

The Lost Dutchman Mine: An investigation into why hundreds of gold hunters have died searching for a lost treasure ever since a German prospector wandered out of Arizona's Superstition Mountains in the 1860s. Is there really cursed gold hidden there, as Apache lore suggests?

The Man Who Would Not Die
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Air date: 1977-12-31

Runtime: 30 min

An account of the exploits of the individual known as St. Germain. His origin and abilities are the stuff of legend and shrouded in mystery. Some even believe he has continued to appear at key moments in history and is still alive today.

Firewalkers
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Air date: 1978-01-05

Runtime: 30 min

Fire walking has existed for thousands of years throughout the globe. How is it possible that those who engage in this practice remain unharmed and what role does faith play in keeping fire walkers from sustaining injury?

Mayan Mysteries
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Air date: 1978-01-07

Runtime: 30 min

Examines the culture and life of the Mayan people and provides some thoughts on what might have happened to them to cause them to abandon their highly advanced society in Central America and possibilities on where they went.

Astrology
S2E5
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Air date: 1978-01-12

Runtime: 30 min

The subject of astrology is discussed with Syndey Omarr who's annual books on the subject were very popular in the 1970s. Also the possiblility that the three wise men in the Bible were atsrologists.

Michael Rockefeller
S2E6
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Air date: 1978-01-21

Runtime: 30 min

An examination of the disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in New Guinea in 1961. Many different theories are explored for his disappearance including drowning, shark attack, cannibalism or even the possibility that Michael did not die.

Hurricanes
S2E7
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Air date: 1978-01-26

Runtime: 30 min

Incredibly violent storms, hurricanes are capable of causing immense damage to life and property. Scientific advancements have helped track hurricanes, yet due to their mercurial nature forecasting these storms remains challenging.

The Ogopogo Monster
S2E8
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Air date: 1978-01-28

Runtime: 30 min

Does a mysterious sea monster known as Ogopogo inhabit Okanagan Lake? Historical accounts from First Nations peoples as well as more recent eyewitnesses claim the beast exists, despite a lack of scientific evidence or definitive sighting.

Pyramid Secrets
S2E9
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Air date: 1978-02-04

Runtime: 30 min

Examines the pyramids of Egypt and how they were possibly built as well as what purpose they could have served.

Dead Sea Scrolls
S2E10
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Air date: 1978-02-09

Runtime: 30 min

In 1945, a Bedouin shepherd boy discovered writings which are over 2,000 years old, and the program looks at these scrolls and the effect they have had on organized religion.

Reincarnation
S2E11
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Air date: 1978-02-11

Runtime: 30 min

Examines the possibility of reincarnation through various ways of exploring one's past lives. The recreations are quite good in this episode. It also suggests that reincarnation is possibly the soul searching for the perfect balance of karma.

The Shark Worshippers
S2E12
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Air date: 1978-02-18

Runtime: 30 min

An in-depth look at the awesome power, ferocity, and intelligence of sharks as well as the legend of Dakuwaqa, the mythical shark-god of Fiji to whom aboriginal Fijians prayed and offered sacrifices so as to be spared from danger at sea.

Anastasia
S2E13
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Air date: 1978-02-23

Runtime: 30 min

Did Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov survive the murder of her Royal Russian family by the Soviet Union and escape to the West?

The Secrets of Life
S2E14
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Air date: 1978-02-25

Runtime: 30 min

A philosophical look at the essence of life at its molecular level in addition to a survey of scientific and technological advances, such as genetic recombination of DNA, that bring-about both great promise as well as ethical concerns.

Immortality
S2E15
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Air date: 1978-02-27

Runtime: 30 min

A look at the effects of aging and modern scientific approaches to reversing old age and death.

The Swamp Monster
S2E16
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Air date: 1978-03-04

Runtime: 30 min

Does a monster exist in the Honey Island swamp which lies only an hour away from New Orleans? Several witnesses provide testimony that it does.

Hypnosis
S2E17
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Air date: 1978-03-09

Runtime: 30 min

"In Search of..." investigates the possible uses of hypnosis from recovering lost memories to faster learning. These hypnotic methods are used in modern surgery and police investigations.

Troy
S2E18
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Air date: 1978-03-11

Runtime: 30 min

Was Homer's account of the Trojan War in "The Illiad" based-upon historical fact? Heinrich Schliemann, a self-made millionaire and amateur archaeologist, unearthed Troy and its treasures in 1873, thereby confirming Homer's classic tale.

Witch Doctors
S2E19
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Air date: 1978-03-18

Runtime: 30 min

An examination of alternative forms of health care, specifically the link between culture and the outcome of curatives upon healing. Various non-traditional practices are demonstrated, each of which proves as effective as modern medicine.

Haunted Castles
S2E20
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Air date: 1978-04-27

Runtime: 30 min

Probe into one of the world's most haunted places.

Butch Cassidy
S2E21
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Air date: 1978-05-04

Runtime: 30 min

Examines the possibility that Butch Cassidy was not killed in Bolivia along with the Sundance Kid, but actually lived a full life and died peacefully in 1937.

Deadly Ants
S2E22
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Air date: 1978-05-11

Runtime: 30 min

The amazing strength and industriousness of ants is profiled, in particular that of fire ants. Builders of massive formicaries and possessed of a painful, fatal bite, fire ants have become a major threat to crops as well as other species.

The Coming Ice Age
S2E23
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Air date: 1978-05-18

Runtime: 30 min

An inquiry into whether the dramatic weather changes in America's northern states mean that a new ice age is approaching.

The Garden of Eden
S2E24
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Air date: 1978-06-01

Runtime: 30 min

Using the Old Testament as a road map, researchers attempt to trace the possible site of the original Garden to India, China, and an island off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

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