'Wild Kingdom's ' Jim Fowler Dies At 89

Early on, when Jim Fowler was the trusty sidekick on "Wild Kingdom," host Marlin Perkins always seemed to be on the sidelines, watching from a safe distance while Fowler took on the dangerous tasks. It became a running gag on "The Tonight Show," first with Johnny Carson then Jay Leno. The show lauded the wildlife expert as "never one to shy away from danger. His message was always the same: “What we have to do is ask ourselves, ‘What’s in it for me?’