2x1 - The Lost Dutchman Mine (aka Mother Lode)

December 24, 1977

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?

2x3 - Firewalkers

January 5, 1978

How do people walk on red-hot coals without being burned?

2x4 - Mayan Mysteries

January 7, 1978

The Mayans of Mexico carved an advanced civilization out of the jungles, then disappeared. Where did they come from? Where did they go?

2x5 - Astrology

January 12, 1978

Can astronomical movements affect the affairs of man? Leonard Nimoy as he reviews the long history of astrology and looks at its attraction today.

2x6 - Michael Rockefeller

January 21, 1978

Did he drown or was he murdered? An investigation into the disappearance of Nelson Rockefeller's youngest son who vanished without a trace among some of the most primitive peoples in the world. Film found in a camera suggested they were the victim of headhunters, or was it staged?

2x7 - Hurricanes

January 26, 1978

Take a close-up look at these violent killers that have taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Can they be controlled or prevented?

2x8 - The Ogopogo Monster

January 28, 1978

This large beast, similar to Scotland's Loch Ness Monster, is claimed to have been seen by thousands of people in western Canada.

2x9 - Pyramid Secrets

February 4, 1978

Examines the theory that the pyramids of Egypt were built to provide shelter from a holocaust, not as tombs for the pharaohs.

2x10 - Dead Sea Scrolls

February 9, 1978

The story of the 2,000-year-old scrolls, discovered by a shepherd, that revolutionized religious thought.

2x11 - Reincarnation

February 11, 1978

Reviews case histories of people who claim to have lived in previous lifetimes.

2x12 - The Shark Worshippers

February 18, 1978

A trip to remote parts of the Pacific where man-eating sharks are considered gods. Adults pray to them and children swim unafraid among them.

2x13 - Anastasia

February 23, 1978

An examination of evidence that the youngest daughter of Russia's Tsar Nicholas II Aleksandrovich Romanov survived the family executions, and settled in Charlottesville, Virginia.

2x14 - The Secrets of Life

February 25, 1978

Explores the possibility that human life can be created in laboratories engaged in DNA research.

2x15 - Immortality

February 27, 1978

Looks at scientific discoveries of new methods of prolonging human life, such as cryonics, which can suspend life for centuries.

2x16 - The Swamp Monster

March 4, 1978

An investigation of reports that a huge man-like beast is living in the swamps of Louisiana's bayou.

2x17 - Hypnosis

March 9, 1978

A look back at the great scientist Mesmer, whose hypnotic techniques are being used in modern surgery, teaching, and police investigations.

2x18 - Troy

March 11, 1978

The story of Heinrich Schliemann, an eccentric self-made millionaire obsessed with discovering the ruins of Troy at a time when the city was considered a fable that never existed. He discovered not one but nine ancient cities in Turkey, and recovered a hoard of spectacular relics.

2x19 - Witch Doctors

March 18, 1978

Leonard Nimoy hosts this look at ancient folk medicines that are being re-instituted today in modern mental institutions and are yielding positive results.

2x20 - Haunted Castles

April 27, 1978

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

2x21 - Butch Cassidy

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.

2x22 - Deadly Ants

A look at the billions of fire ants that march across the southern United States and the failure so far of all attempts to stop them.

2x23 - The Coming Ice Age

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

2x24 - The Garden of Eden

June 1, 1978

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.