A generation ago, families and neighbors gathered around the TV whenever a new nature documentary came on. We knew we were in for a spectacular undersea journey when ocean adventurer Jacques-Yves Cousteau was at the helm. Today, you can share the trademark Cousteau wonder and excitement with your little landlubbers as Jean-Michel returns with a new expedition for the signature PBS environmental series, Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures. Putting a modern eco-spin on their explorations, the Cousteau family takes us back to the Amazon River region, where Cousteau and his son Jean-Michel Cousteau fist explored 25 years ago.
Traveling down the Amazon River basin with Jean-Michel are his children Fabien and Celine and his crew of adventurous oceanauts. Over the course of 10 months, through wet and dry seasons, in the water and on land, the team encounters debilitating challenges and uplifting discoveries throughout the multiple expeditions and forays into both wild and developed regions. The team encounters many unusual, rare species and surprises, including swimming with an anaconda, the world's largest -- and perhaps most dangerous -- snake; going nose-to-nose with the jacare, the Amazon version of the crocodile; and playfully swimming with beautiful pink river dolphins.
Return to the Amazon airs on KERA Channel 13 in two parts, on April 2 at 8pm and April 9 at 8pm. The Cousteau family still delivers some of the best eco-documentary action around -- don't let your kids grow up without it!
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