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?

2x2 - The Man Who Would Not Die

December 31, 1977

The fascinating saga of the Count of St. Germain, who dazzled the courts of Europe for over 100 years, leading some to believe he was immortal.

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?

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.