Season 6

1989 · 22 episodes

Episodes

1Talk ShowAs Jonah enters UBC, he is hired as an assistant to a scientist studying the use of sign language with chimpanzees; as he gets closer to his boss, jealousy flares on two different fronts with unfortunate consequences.
2A Question of AttitudeJonah is surprised to find his old high school friend David at UBC having returned from Toronto disabled & confined to a wheelchair. When he realizes that David's father refuses to accept his son's condition, Jonah relies on the help of a prominent athelete to help change his mind.
3LegacyAfter responding to a fisherman's distress signal, J.L. is poisoned by mysterious toxic waste and Grant must race to determine what chemical agent is responsible so she can be saved in time.
4Voices From the DeepGrant and Christine come across a number of beached Grey whales in the vicinity of some new oil rigs and determine that underwater noise pollution is responsible; as they try to convince the company at fault to implement better measures, Jonah takes matters into his own hands via his new job working for the campus newspaper.
5Getting to Know YouA weekend away is the order of the day when Nicole, Jonah and George conspire to send Grant & J.L. to a seaside resort for some much needed time together.
6High IceAfter Grant unsuccessfully tries to talk George out of going on an expedition to a glacier, George suffers a compound fracture and must be rescued by Jonah and Nicole in a daring maneouvre.
7Trouble is My Middle NameThe arrival of Grant's niece Jess throws all into an uproar as the Aquarium staff hunt for an escaped toad, Nicole tries to convince Jonah to introduce her to his new friend, and J.L. hosts a luncheon for an old rival from high school.
8Small FryThe Roberts family races to collect enough specimens of a tiny rare fish found in a swamp about to be destroyed by developers.
9Value JudgementGrant aids a friend who runs a cannery employed by troubled teens to determine the source of industrial sabotage while Nicole gets close with their prime suspect.
10Wolf on TrialWhen sent to investigate dwindling deer population numbers, the Roberts come up against a band of hunters intent on wiping out local wolves believing them responsible for destroying their prey.
11This Little PiggyGrant is burdened with the responsibility of caring for a problem pig while Jonah tries to woo his sophisticated new girlfriend.
12The Emperor's New ClothesJess helps an aged scientist studying cancer therapy with seals and becomes convinced he is lying to further his fame in the scientific community.
13LifelineTragedy strikes when Grant takes Jess camping on her birthday and she nearly drowns trying to save an abandoned duckling from frigid waters.
14HijackedJ.L. and Nicole are taken hostage by a fleeing convict and his girlfriend and must try to escape when their plane is forced to land at an abandoned logging site.
15Flying BlindWhen her father returns from abroad and reveals to J.L. that he may be losing his sight, she must convince him to seek medical treatment.
16Ancient SpiritsJonah and Nicole stumble upon a 200 year-old Indian prayer ground and must work with an archaeologist after the artifacts are stolen by apparent thieves.
17Listening InWhile using the family's CB radio, Jess becomes obsessed with the lives of a young mother and her baby after listening in on their lives via the family's baby monitor.
18Kelsey's EyesWhile teaching nature survivalist skills at a camp for the blind, Nicole must convince a young woman that her guide dog may be sick and needs medical treatment.
19Live WiresWhile working to save a local pond with a population of rare cranes from destruction, Grant and Jess meet Allison Walker, a journalist and mother of 3 who has just moved back to the city to return to local television.
20Lost CausesGrant teams up with an old friend to save the Tamanous Marshlands from developers but soon learns of his friend's greedy ulterior motives.
21Three's a CrowdThe Aquarium enjoys a visit from an old friend while a woman tries to unload a squirrel monkey infected with Hepatitis B in the Amazon Gallery, putting the rest of the animals at risk.
22Looking BackAfter six years of living in Danger Bay, the Roberts family reflects back on the time they have spent there.