Michael is dragged on an unwanted family camping trip which proves more enjoyable than he expected.
Lynn Johnston hosts this animated adaption of her acclaimed comic strip. The series presents the Patterson's adventures in three different periods of the growing years of the 1980's, the middle years of the early 1990's and contemporary times as we see the family go through the good times and bad while their love for each other is as strong as ever.
It's Halloween, and Michael is having trouble with a bully named Brad, and Farley keeps getting himself in trouble, causing him to eventually run away. But when Michael gets caught in a tight spot, Farley shows up and proves he's more than just a "good for nothing."
An uninvited guest attends Michael's Valentine's Day party.
Michael is frustrated that he has his license, but isn’t allowed to drive the family cars. Michael and Gordon go in together to buy a used fixer-upper, thinking it's a guaranteed babe magnet. It has the opposite effect, continually breaking down - and straining their friendship. Elly has booked April’s birthday party over at the Burger Bin, but she comes down with the flu and has to ask Michael to take April and look after the party, leading to some lessons about life, and friendship.
Elly thinks she can handle bringing April to work with her, but the library has never before seen such destruction. April is very different from the other Patterson kids: the characters look back at Elly’s pregnancy and the circumstances around April’s birth,during a freak winter storm in the early hours of April 1st. Now that the older kids don't need them as much, John and Elly realize that, even though April is a handful, she’ll still grow up way too fast.
In The Bestest Present, the Patterson family learns the true meaning of Christmas when Lizzie loses her stuffed bunny. This animated special features the voices of Lynn's children, Aaron and Kate, and runs 30 minutes in length.