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Free Willy

ABC Ended Adventure • Children

2 Seasons · 21 Episodes · Premiered February 22, 2026 · Ended December 16, 1995

Teenager Jesse reunites with his orca friend Willy at a marine rescue center, where he discovers the ability to communicate with marine life. Together with other ocean creatures, they fight against a robotic villain, The Machine, who seeks to destroy the ocean environment. 

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

13 episodes
E01
Truth Talker
Sat, Sep 24 1994 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E02
Cry of the Dolphin
Sat, Oct 1 1994 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E03
Stone
Sat, Oct 8 1994 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E04
Defenders of the Deep
Sat, Oct 15 1994 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E05
The Eel Beast
Sat, Oct 22 1994 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E06
Cephalopod
Sat, Oct 29 1994 4:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E07
Sealed Fate
Sat, Nov 5 1994 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E08
Shark Masters
Sat, Nov 12 1994 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E09
Hope
Sat, Nov 19 1994 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E10
Milestones
Sat, Dec 3 1994 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E11
The Catch
Sat, Dec 10 1994 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E12
The Treasure of Misty Cove
Sat, Dec 17 1994 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E13
Ghost Ship
Sat, Dec 24 1994 5:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Season 2

8 episodes

Cast

Zachary Bennett
Zachary Bennett as Jesse
Paul Haddad
Paul Haddad as Willy
Michael Fletcher as Randolph Johnson
Ron Lea
Ron Lea as Glen Greenwood
Sheila McCarthy
Sheila McCarthy as Annie Greenwood
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