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Grandpa's Drum

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Molly finds an old photograph of her grandfather Nat as a boy, singing and drumming with a young girl, and learns that he no longer sings because he gave his drum away long ago. With her friend Tooey, she uses clues in the photo (mountains, a water tower, train tracks, and partial letters on a sign) to locate the town of Tiritchik and find the now-grown woman who still has the drum. The elder Shyahtsoo explains that at boarding school Native children were forbidden from singing their own songs, which is why Grandpa stopped. Molly returns the drum, and during the community show Grandpa rediscovers his songs and drums alongside her, followed by a live-action segment of Alaska Native children sharing their own traditions.

The Stranger in the Burrow

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Two animal detectives, Sam Snow and Kit Casey, are called to a prairie dog town to find out who the mysterious stranger living in one of the burrows is. They travel across the grassland, question animal witnesses like a tortoise, and study clues on their creature-analysis screens before crawling through the underground tunnels. Working through the evidence step by step, they identify the newcomer and show it is harmless. The prairie dog community's worry turns to calm, and the case is closed.

Fourth Bath

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Kiff arrives for her first sleepover at the Bunz family home and is welcomed as an honorary member with a hand-me-down sweater. When she learns the family takes baths in age order and she would be stuck with the fourth bath, she schemes her way up the hierarchy, making deals and tricks with each sibling to claim the first bath. Her meddling stirs up squabbles and chaos across the household, and she feels guilty enough to try to leave. The family forgives her, explains that sibling rivalry is just part of family life, and tells her she is now truly one of them.

Oh Give Me a Home

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Nick and Sally set out to find Sally a special shell and, with the Cat in the Hat, fly to the beach at Wiki Washu. There they meet Tucker, a hermit crab who has outgrown his shell and needs a new home he can carry. After trying a sandcastle, a hat and many tide-pool shells, they solve it by having big Basil take Tucker's old shell so Tucker can move into Basil's. The episode closes with a short Hat Chat about how a fiddler crab walks sideways and an interview with Carmella the camel about surviving the desert.

The Brownies vs Gourmet Greens

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Two family teams, Sam with his dad as the Brownies and Freya with her grandad as the Gourmet Greens, compete in a timed cook-off judged by host Gia Re and chef Matt Tebbutt. The Brownies make an Italian-style monkfish with polenta while the Gourmet Greens bake a Greek spinach and feta spanakopita with pickled vegetables. The judges score both rounds on healthy eating, being family friendly, and taste and presentation. After close marks in both rounds, the contest ends in a tie and both teams are congratulated.

Turon/Matzo Ball Soup

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Tiny Chef and his co-host Ollie run a cooking show from a cosy tree-stump kitchen. In the first story they play detectives to identify a giant mystery fruit, discover it is jackfruit and make a dish called turon. In the second, their friends Henry and Ruby have colds, so Chef and Ollie make matzo ball soup to help them feel better, learning about matzah along the way. Both stories end with the food finished, the friends cared for and a short reminder to the viewer.

Parade Pop!

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In Big Tree City, Splash the frog has been looking forward to the annual balloon parade all his life, but team leader Major Prickles books him for Bonding Day at headquarters instead. When Mr Pig gets stuck in a bin on the parade route, Prickles reroutes the parade, secretly steering it away from headquarters because he is terrified of balloons, and the new route sends it over Windy Bridge, where the wind lifts the balloons and eventually the whole bridge into the air. Prickles admits his fear and his cover story to Splash and apologises, then lets the team launch him at the giant balloons so his spikes can pop them and bring the bridge down. The bridge lands safely, Splash finally sees the balloons up close, and Prickles discovers that popping them is fun.

Action!

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News reporter Ted Lister spends a week filming Big Tree City Rescue, and the flashier rescuers get all the camera time while Kit the medic is edited out. Determined to prove he is worth watching, Kit takes over a call-out about a stuck ball and then sets Ted's cart rolling downhill to create a rescue worth broadcasting. When the cart heads for the river and a busy roundabout, Kit admits he cannot handle it and calls Becky, Flame and Splash, who catch Ted in mid-air. Kit treats Ted's injuries as the medic, apologises, and Ted signs off saying it made great television.

The Koala and the Ostrich

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Two puppet hosts, Jake the polar bear and Stinky the skunk, present an animal talk show on a Mother's Day theme. They interview a koala mother and an ostrich mother about raising their young, broken up by a quiz, a cooking sketch, songs, a trip to Australia and a bedtime story, all mixed with real wildlife footage. Along the way they share facts about what ostriches eat, which animals carry babies in a pouch and which lay eggs. The episode ends with Stinky still hoping his own mother will visit.

Granola Bars/Nachos

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Tiny Chef, a small clay chef, hosts a stop-motion cooking show from a miniature woodland kitchen with his co-host Ollie. In the first story they hold a granola-bar competition judged in a game-show format, and in the second they make nachos with an excitable guest, a talking bean can named Bonzo. Along the way there are cutaways to a mock talk show and a clip about how tough pecan shells are. Both stories end happily, with the rival flavors declared best mixed together and the nachos finished with home-made tortilla chips.

Cheetah and Gazelle

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Stinky the skunk and Jake the polar bear host a puppet talk show and welcome two guests, Swifty the cheetah and Tommy the Thomson's gazelle. Between interviews the episode breaks into a bee quiz, a cockroach exercise class, songs and a tour of the African plains, all built around how cheetahs hunt and how gazelles stay safe. Real wildlife footage is woven through the puppet segments. The cheetah wins the fastest-runner award, and both guests head home unharmed as the hosts wave goodbye.