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Season 1 1992
TV-Y

  • 1992-05-07T13:30:00Z on ABC
  • 30m
  • 1d 9h (52 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
Each episode featured a live action story line about a group of young children, and the problems they encountered with growing up, their parents, and various other social issues.

52 episodes

Series Premiere

1992-05-07T13:30:00Z

1x01 A Load of Old Rubbish (Part 1)

Series Premiere

1x01 A Load of Old Rubbish (Part 1)

  • 1992-05-07T13:30:00Z1h

A scruffy looking old doll falls off a dump truck and is rescued by Poss and Kim. Nipper won't go to the fancy dress party because he doesn't know what to wear but EC helps him solve the problem.

1x02 A Load of Old Rubbish (Part 2)

  • 1992-05-07T13:30:00Z1h

Paul gets fed up when his little sister Aku busts his kite. He objects to baby-sitting until Aku helps him out of an embarrassing and difficult situation. Paul realises that having a little sister might not be so bad after all.

1992-05-14T13:30:00Z

1x03 Destroy (Part 1)

1x03 Destroy (Part 1)

  • 1992-05-14T13:30:00Z1h

Aku pretends she is a dinosaur with serious consequences for her friendships with Poss, Kim, Nipper and Max. In the end she realises that playing games can go too far. She apologises and is welcomed back into the group.

1992-05-14T13:30:00Z

1x04 Destroy (Part 2)

1x04 Destroy (Part 2)

  • 1992-05-14T13:30:00Z1h

Turbo gets cross with Nipper and tells him to grow up. Nipper rejects EC but pines for his doll until Turbo realises the harm he has done and reassures Nipper that we all need a little magic in our lives.

1992-05-21T13:30:00Z

1x05 Which One? (Part 1)

1x05 Which One? (Part 1)

  • 1992-05-21T13:30:00Z1h

Kim goes to stay with Poss who gets very jealous when Kim gets special treatment from her family. Kim understands Poss's feelings and tells her how lucky she is and that she, Kim, can only borrow her family for a while.

1992-05-21T13:30:00Z

1x06 Which One? (Part 2)

1x06 Which One? (Part 2)

  • 1992-05-21T13:30:00Z1h

Kim and Poss make a video interviewing parents about why they have children. The experience helps Kim work out her own feelings for her adopted parents.

1992-05-28T13:30:00Z

1x07 That's Not Fair (Part 1)

1x07 That's Not Fair (Part 1)

  • 1992-05-28T13:30:00Z1h

Nipper wants to play soccer with the other kids but bossy Snot says Nipper's a weed. Nipper is dejected but persists and when asked to join the team he kicks a goal.

1992-05-28T13:30:00Z

1x08 That's Not Fair (Part 2)

1x08 That's Not Fair (Part 2)

  • 1992-05-28T13:30:00Z1h

Poss wants to win a pony through the Bonza eating competition. Ted and Jenny aren't enthusiastic. Poss fights with Kim and realises her hopes are unrealistic. She finds a solution that all the family enjoys together.

1x09 Because It Feels Good (Part 1)

  • 1992-06-04T13:30:00Z1h

Nipper enjoys eating jelly with his hands but wants to grow up because then he'd have more fun doing things like camping. Unable to go away on a holiday, the children camp in the backyard. The feeling is great - until it rains.

1x10 Because It Feels Good (Part 2)

  • 1992-06-04T13:30:00Z1h

Ted wakes the children up in an unusual manner. Aku and Nipper enjoy dancing. Max enjoys a scratch that leads to everyone scratching.

1992-06-11T13:30:00Z

1x11 Into The Unknown (Part 1)

1x11 Into The Unknown (Part 1)

  • 1992-06-11T13:30:00Z1h

Max works at roller blading but he keeps having spills. At school he knocks over the caretaker and the art teacher's sculpture. Paul, Turbo and Max surprise the teacher by putting together something that works.

1992-06-11T13:30:00Z

1x12 Into The Unknown (Part 2)

1x12 Into The Unknown (Part 2)

  • 1992-06-11T13:30:00Z1h

Harry and Stella take Kim and Poss on an overnight bushwalk. They get lost and camp out in a hut. Without Poss they would have been in more trouble.

1992-06-18T13:30:00Z

1x13 Once I Grew (Part 1)

1x13 Once I Grew (Part 1)

  • 1992-06-18T13:30:00Z1h

Aku befriends a struggling plant. Lotis decides she would like a garden but it grows out of control and the children return the plant to the forest. Mr. Fish just wants to grow hair.

Season Finale

1992-06-18T13:30:00Z

1x14 Once I Grew (Part 2)

Season Finale

1x14 Once I Grew (Part 2)

  • 1992-06-18T13:30:00Z1h

Kim is promoted to a higher level in the gym class but she is fearful. Encouraged by Kim and EC she overcomes her fears. Poss and Nipper argue about the use of the bathroom.

1x15 Something Tells Me (Part 1)

  • 1992-06-25T13:30:00Z30m

Max receives a letter and the news isn't good. Paul reads Max's letter and discovers that Max is worried about meeting his pen friend James who doesn't know that Max is deaf. James is more concerned about his roller blade skills.

1x16 Something Tells Me (Part 2)

  • 1992-06-25T13:30:00Z30m

Today is fathers' childcare day. Ted minds baby Annie but has to leave her with Mr. Fish for a short time. Annie leads Mr. Fish on a merry dance. Harry takes Kim to the office where Kim solves a major business problem.

1992-07-02T13:30:00Z

1x17 The Wheel Turns (Part 1)

1x17 The Wheel Turns (Part 1)

  • 1992-07-02T13:30:00Z30m

Baby breaks Nipper's toy when Poss and Kim are baby-sitting. Poss decides to make a toy for Nipper all by herself - a handmade pinball machine.

1992-07-02T13:30:00Z

1x18 The Wheel Turns (Part 2)

1x18 The Wheel Turns (Part 2)

  • 1992-07-02T13:30:00Z30m

The Burke family is planning on going camping. Ted puts on his fishing jacket and starts to sneeze. And what a sneeze it is.

1992-07-09T13:30:00Z

1x19 Out Of Order (Part 1)

1x19 Out Of Order (Part 1)

  • 1992-07-09T13:30:00Z30m

Nipper loses EC in the rain, down a drain. Snap and Turbo come to the rescue and trace the drain to the beach where there is a very happy reconciliation.

1992-07-09T13:30:00Z

1x20 Out Of Order (Part 2)

1x20 Out Of Order (Part 2)

  • 1992-07-09T13:30:00Z30m

1992-07-16T13:30:00Z

1x21 Above and Beyond (Part 1)

1x21 Above and Beyond (Part 1)

  • 1992-07-16T13:30:00Z30m

Paul is careless and Aku gets hurt. The other kids reject Paul who goes to work as Mr. Fish's deputy. Aku misses Paul and the other children decide to forgive him, as they need him to help with the kite competition.

1992-07-16T13:30:00Z

1x22 Above and Beyond (Part 2)

1x22 Above and Beyond (Part 2)

  • 1992-07-16T13:30:00Z30m

Aku is staying at Nipper's house. When they hear strange noises from upstairs, they decide an alien lives there.

1992-07-23T13:30:00Z

1x23 I Can! (Part 1)

1x23 I Can! (Part 1)

  • 1992-07-23T13:30:00Z30m

Poss tries to dive but she is too scared. The others tease her and she gets most upset with her family and Kim. Lotis assures Poss she can do it and Poss finally plucks up courage for her first dive.

1992-07-23T13:30:00Z

1x24 I Can! (Part 2)

1x24 I Can! (Part 2)

  • 1992-07-23T13:30:00Z30m

Turbo tells Nipper about his billycart record - all the way down the hill and past the special tree stump.

1992-07-30T13:30:00Z

1x25 Remember (Part 1)

1x25 Remember (Part 1)

  • 1992-07-30T13:30:00Z30m

The Children want to give a surprise gift to the Anderetti's for their wedding anniversary.

1992-07-30T13:30:00Z

1x26 Remember (Part 2)

1x26 Remember (Part 2)

  • 1992-07-30T13:30:00Z30m

The children plan a concert on the steps of the apartment building. Nipper wanders off and gets absorbed in daydreams. Paul and Poss find him just in time for the concert.

1992-08-06T13:30:00Z

1x27 Clash (Part 1)

1x27 Clash (Part 1)

  • 1992-08-06T13:30:00Z30m

Arguing over EC's role in a game, Poss and Kim pull the doll apart. Nipper tries to fix EC but to no avail. Jenny suggests Ricardo could help. With EC fixed, the children play but ban Poss and Kim until they learn to play cooperatively.

1992-08-06T13:30:00Z

1x28 Clash (Part 2)

1x28 Clash (Part 2)

  • 1992-08-06T13:30:00Z30m

Ted gives Poss a treasured concertina that becomes the centre of an argument with her classmates.

1992-08-13T13:30:00Z

1x29 For Sale (Part 1)

1x29 For Sale (Part 1)

  • 1992-08-13T13:30:00Z30m

The kids have turned an old warehouse into their own "Zip Zap Theatre". Kim is dismayed to find out the warehouse is going to be sold - and worse - her mother is the real estate agent.

1992-08-13T13:30:00Z

1x30 For Sale (Part 2)

1x30 For Sale (Part 2)

  • 1992-08-13T13:30:00Z30m

Nipper is grumpy because he's losing at Monopoly. Aku would prefer to play with EC instead. But Nipper grabs EC and locks the doll away. When Nipper finds that he's left out of everything he shares EC with Aku and the friends are reunited.

1992-08-20T13:30:00Z

1x31 Face (Part 1)

1x31 Face (Part 1)

  • 1992-08-20T13:30:00Z30m

Poss's cousin Jemma comes to stay. Poss and Jemma look identical and play a trick on Mr. Fish. While they look the same they are certainly different underneath. Snap and Turbo solve a baked bean and spaghetti puzzle.

1992-08-20T13:30:00Z

1x32 Face (Part 2)

1x32 Face (Part 2)

  • 1992-08-20T13:30:00Z30m

Paul takes on the job of looking after Mr. Clark's cockatoo. Tiny escapes causing Paul some anxious moments. When Mr. Clark arrives to pick up Tiny there are two cockatoos. Which one is Tiny?

1992-08-27T13:30:00Z

1x33 Going Under (Part 1)

1x33 Going Under (Part 1)

  • 1992-08-27T13:30:00Z30m

Poss, Nipper and Max visit Grandma and Grandpa's farm. They go on a treasure hunt, eat Grandpa's cherry pie and Nipper gets a tummy ache from too many cherries.

1992-08-27T13:30:00Z

1x34 Going Under (Part 2)

1x34 Going Under (Part 2)

  • 1992-08-27T13:30:00Z30m

Kim and Poss enjoy swimming in the pool at the Stinson's until Kim is pushed under. Kim comes to terms with her fears with Lotis' help and dives under water.

1992-09-03T13:30:00Z

1x35 Illusion Is All (Part 1)

1x35 Illusion Is All (Part 1)

  • 1992-09-03T13:30:00Z30m

Nipper invents an invisible friend to protect him from the scary stormy nights. Snap, Turbo, Paul and Aku visit a movie studio to make some repairs. Nipper finds out he doesn't need any equipment to create his illusion.

1992-09-03T13:30:00Z

1x36 Illusion Is All (Part 2)

1x36 Illusion Is All (Part 2)

  • 1992-09-03T13:30:00Z30m

1992-09-10T13:30:00Z

1x37 Beneath The Skin (Part 1)

1x37 Beneath The Skin (Part 1)

  • 1992-09-10T13:30:00Z30m

Poss breaks a new lamp that was to be Jenny's birthday gift from Ted. It can't be repaired so Snap and Turbo make a new base modelled on EC. Ted is bewildered as to how this change came about.

1992-09-10T13:30:00Z

1x38 Beneath The Skin (Part 2)

1x38 Beneath The Skin (Part 2)

  • 1992-09-10T13:30:00Z30m

Paul hurts himself when he falls out of a tree into Kim and Aku's mud pies. Mr. Fish feels sick but gets little sympathy from the children as they head for the hospital.

1992-09-17T13:30:00Z

1x39 Real Friends (Part 1)

1x39 Real Friends (Part 1)

  • 1992-09-17T13:30:00Z30m

Paul makes a telephone from two cans and a string so they can talk to Kim.

1992-09-17T13:30:00Z

1x40 Real Friends (Part 2)

1x40 Real Friends (Part 2)

  • 1992-09-17T13:30:00Z30m

Poss forgets to relay a message to her Dad about a recording session. When she finally remembers it is too late, or is it? A power failure delays the session and Ted makes it just in time.

1992-09-24T13:30:00Z

1x41 Lost (Part 1)

1x41 Lost (Part 1)

  • 1992-09-24T13:30:00Z30m

Paul sees a bird that he thinks is an Ibis. He is determined to track it down. With help from the Aboriginal craftsman, Windaru, Paul learns about Ibis and their habits and, with Max and EC, Paul finds where the Ibis are nesting.

1992-09-24T13:30:00Z

1x42 Lost (Part 2)

1x42 Lost (Part 2)

  • 1992-09-24T13:30:00Z30m

Kim and Poss are making a video about the city. They meet Murlo the magician who is looking for something he's lost. The magician's spells all seem to go wrong. But with help from EC, Kim and Poss, a lost dog is returned to its owner.

1992-10-01T13:30:00Z

1x43 Funday (Part 1)

1x43 Funday (Part 1)

  • 1992-10-01T13:30:00Z30m

Poss and Kim are being unusually helpful at home because tomorrow, after school, they have tickets to the funpark. Max and Paul, to keep an eye on the girls, go along dressed as Count Dracula and a skeleton.

1992-10-01T13:30:00Z

1x44 Funday (Part 2)

1x44 Funday (Part 2)

  • 1992-10-01T13:30:00Z30m

Paul and Max go to the Polly Woodside, a fully restored iron barge, and accidentally break an old lamp. They set about finding a replacement before Mrs. Foster discovers the damage.

1992-10-08T13:30:00Z

1x45 No Entry (Part 1)

1x45 No Entry (Part 1)

  • 1992-10-08T13:30:00Z30m

Max, Paul and Kim find an old black and white movie camera. Lotis takes them back to the 1920's and they star in a silent movie. It's funny but even EC starts to look a bit like Charlie Chaplin.

1992-10-08T13:30:00Z

1x46 No Entry (Part 2)

1x46 No Entry (Part 2)

  • 1992-10-08T13:30:00Z30m

Poss and Kim seek to make new friends at school. Sally, Janine and Gia trick Poss into wearing her pyjamas to school. The teacher helps Poss understand that real friends don't make you pass tests, they accept you for yourself.

1992-10-15T13:30:00Z

1x47 Wanting (Part 1)

1x47 Wanting (Part 1)

  • 1992-10-15T13:30:00Z30m

Ted and Nipper, Poss and Kim go on a fishing trip. While Ted tries to catch fish, the kids meet Mary, a painter who lives in the bush.

1992-10-15T13:30:00Z

1x48 Wanting (Part 2)

1x48 Wanting (Part 2)

  • 1992-10-15T13:30:00Z30m

Max wants a bike of his own, but his parents can't afford it. The other kids, with help from Snap and Turbo, build a bike out of old and recycled parts. Max is thrilled when the kids surprise him with their present.

1992-10-22T13:30:00Z

1x49 Threads (Part 1)

1x49 Threads (Part 1)

  • 1992-10-22T13:30:00Z30m

Turbo returns from overseas with a poncho, a gift from a girl.

1992-10-22T13:30:00Z

1x50 Threads (Part 2)

1x50 Threads (Part 2)

  • 1992-10-22T13:30:00Z30m

Poss buys a new scrunchy for her hair and then loses it at school. The scrunchy is found and after being used in many unusual situations is spotted by Nipper who returns it to its rightful owner.

1992-10-29T13:00:00Z

1x51 All Together Now (Part 1)

1x51 All Together Now (Part 1)

  • 1992-10-29T13:00:00Z30m

Nipper hurts his knee playing in a vacant lot. The kids decide to clean up the lot and turn it into a playground. The Council approves their plans, and everyone rallies to help. After lots of hard work, the playground is wonderful fun.

1992-10-29T13:00:00Z

1x52 All Together Now (Part 2)

1x52 All Together Now (Part 2)

  • 1992-10-29T13:00:00Z30m

Kim is chosen to write her own song and sing it at the school concert.

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