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  • Premiered: Apr 1977
  • Episodes: 167
  • Followers: 6
  • Ended
  • Syndication
  • Friday at 22
  • Documentary Science-fiction

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Season 4
4x1
Tidal Waves
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Air date
Sep 20, 1979
See a reenactment of the incredible destruction wrought by the tsunami (giant sea wave) that struck Hawaii in 1960.
4x2
Carlos, the Most Wanted Man in the World
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Air date
Sep 27, 1979
A chilling profile of the playboy-turned-terrorist, called Carlos the Jackal who was called "The World's Most Wanted Man."
4x3
The Amityville Horror
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Oct 04, 1979
A dream house in a lovely suburb becomes a nightmare when the owners discover an evil presence. The house was the site of a family massacre in 1974.
4x4
UFO Australia
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Air date
Oct 11, 1979
Actual film footage of unidentified flying objects flying Down Under. Includes interview with New Zealand pilot and author, Bruce Cathie.
4x5
Immortal Sharks
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Air date
Oct 18, 1979
Why has the great white shark not evolved as other animals have? Leonard Nimoy hosts this look at this most ancient and primitive creature.
4x6
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Oct 25, 1979
A look at new evidence which offers an intriguing theory about where the colonists went.
4x7
The Shroud of Turin
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Nov 08, 1979
An in-depth examination of the famed cloth that many believe holds the image of Jesus Christ.
4x8
Mexican Pyramids
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Nov 15, 1979
The bloody story of the great pyramids, which were used for daily human sacrifices.
4x9
The Abominable Snowman
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Air date
Nov 22, 1979
Leonard Nimoy examines the experiences of the explorers who say they have actually sighted the legendary creature.
4x10
Pompeii
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Nov 27, 1979
This great Roman city was a wealthy resort and mecca for fun-lovers before it was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Were early Christians among the Roman revelers?
4x11
D.B. Cooper
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Air date
Dec 06, 1979
Follows the incredible hijacking commited by D.B. Cooper, who parachuted out of an airplane with the ransom money and was never seen again. It offers some evidence about Cooper's possible fate.
4x12
The Ten Commandments (aka Mount Sinai)
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Air date
Dec 13, 1979
Leonard Nimoy profiles Moses and tries to pinpoint Mount Sinai's exact location. Have pilgrims to the Holy Land been praying at the wrong location?
4x13
The Dark Star (aka The Dogons)
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Air date
Dec 20, 1979
Travel to Africa to find out why the Dogon, a primitive tribe knows so much about astronomy, a black hole, and travelers from outer space.
4x14
The San Andreas Fault
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Dec 27, 1979
The San Andreas Fault: Analyzes California's great earthquake fault line to determine whether the long-predicted catastrophic quake can be predicted.
4x15
The Missing Heir
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Jan 03, 1980
There is still a $3.2 million fortune that remains unclaimed after a century. To whom does it belong?
4x16
Vincent Van Gogh
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Jan 10, 1980
A look at the life and death of the great Dutch master--was he really mad? Host Leonard Nimoy, who wrote this installment partially to promote his one-man show Vincent, found evidence that he was not.
4x17
Wild Children
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Jan 17, 1980
Several alleged historical cases are examined of children who became lost and were raised in the wild by animals.
4x18
The Ghost Ship (aka Mary Celeste)
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Jan 24, 1980
In 1872, the captain and crew of the Mary Celeste vanished without a trace. The sails were set to the wind and breakfast was on the table.
4x19
Earth Visitors
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Jan 31, 1980
Were our earliest ancestors travelers from other planets?
4x20
John the Baptist
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Air date
Feb 07, 1980
An investigation to determine whether the great holy man's remains are in Europe or Egypt
4x21
Air Disaster Predictions
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Air date
Feb 14, 1980
Did an ordinary citizen predict the 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 in Chicago? Did another citizen foresee the 1978 collision between a Pacific Southwest Airlines 727 and a .. show full overview
4x22
The Bimini Wall
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Air date
Feb 21, 1980
The saga of the giant stones found at the bottom of the Caribbean. Leonard Nimoy probes whether they might be part of the ancient, supposedly mythical, empire of Atlantis.
4x23
Glenn Miller
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Air date
Mar 07, 1980
An inquiry into why the mysterious death of the great musician was never investigated, and a possible military cover-up.
4x24 Season finale
Past Lives
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Air date
Mar 14, 1980
Can reincarnation be proved? Leonard Nimoy examines the data, testimony, and theories.

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