Born Free

Season 1 Episode 5: Africa's Child

Oct 07, 1974TV-PG1h6.9

A friend of the Adamsons allows his granddaughter to stay with them for a while. Will bush country make an impression on young Regan?

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 9, 1974

This pilot shows a day in the life of George and Joy Adamson. They are workin...

Episode 2 Elephant Trouble

2. Elephant Trouble

Aired: Sep 16, 1974

Local villagers lodge a complaint about Elsa the lioness. The Adamson's are a...

Episode 3 A Matter of Survival

3. A Matter of Survival

Aired: Sep 23, 1974

Free spirited Terri Hill has to survive in the bush after crashing her light ...

Episode 4 Death of a Hunter

4. Death of a Hunter

Aired: Sep 30, 1974

Ex-hunter Archie Gordon plans to make amends for his past by tackling some mo...

Episode 5 Africa's Child

5. Africa's Child

Aired: Oct 7, 1974

A friend of the Adamsons allows his granddaughter to stay with them for a whi...

Episode 6 The Masai Rebels

6. The Masai Rebels

Aired: Oct 14, 1974

A Masai warrior decides to prove his manhood by hunting a large lion. Big gam...

Episode 8 The Trespassers

8. The Trespassers

Aired: Nov 3, 1974

After several years of absence, a tribe of Masai nomads is back. Some time af...

Episode 10 Elsa's Odyssey

10. Elsa's Odyssey

Aired: Nov 17, 1974

Regan clings to Joy when her estranged mother turns up in Kenya unexpectedly ...

Episode 11 The White Rhino

11. The White Rhino

Aired: Nov 24, 1974

Rob Mallory is shocked when the government adds his land to a requisition lis...

Episode 12 The Raiders

12. The Raiders

Aired: Dec 8, 1974

Constant cross border raids in the north of the territory risk spreading dise...

Episode 13 The Devil Leopard

13. The Devil Leopard

Aired: Dec 29, 1974

The Adamsons hunt a killer leopard while tribesmen are being encouraged by an...

Info about Born Free

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres:Adventure, Family