List of Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks episodes
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks is a children's television series, animated using computer-generated imagery and broadcast in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and Brazil.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 26 | September 7, 2003 | June 27, 2004 | ||
| 2 | 14 | September 5, 2004 | January 30, 2005 | ||
| 3 | 12 | September 18, 2006 | January 23, 2007 | ||
Episodes
Season 1 (2003–04)
| # | Title | Airdate | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pie Filling | September 7, 2003 | Piggley, Ferny, Dannan and Molly try to bake a Pie before Mrs. Winks finds out they ate hers. |
| 2 | Salmon of Knowledge | September 14, 2003 | Piggley seeks a magic fish to help him with an exam rather than studying. |
| 3 | Ferny is a Bug | September 21, 2003 | Piggley and Dannan believe fairies have turned Ferny into a beetle. |
| 4 | The Case of Big Sty | September 28, 2003 | Piggley's favorite radio program, 'Piggley Trotter, Private Eye,' inspires Piggley, Ferny and Dannan to spend many imaginative and adventurous afternoons playing detective. |
| 5 | All Night Long | October 12, 2003 | Piggley wants to prove to his father that he is responsible enough to go on a fishing trip. |
| 6 | Picture Perfect | October 19, 2003 | Piggley tries to regain Ferny's trust after an embarrassing photo of Ferny, which Piggley took, gets loose at school. |
| 7 | Teacher Creature | November 2, 2003 | Piggley is nervous about his teacher coming to his house for dinner. |
| 8 | Molly's Dolly | November 9, 2003 | Piggley thinks that his little sister Molly's new doll might be a leprechaun. |
| 9 | Song of the Banshee | November 16, 2003 | Piggley and his friends hear a strange spooky noise and think is a screaming banshee. |
| 10 | Our Dragon's Egg | December 21, 2003 | Piggley, Ferny and Dannan rescue an egg from a Goose But they confuse it with a Dragon's egg. |
| 11 | The Cat Came Back | December 28, 2003 | Piggley and his friends try to find Miss Nanny's cat to receive a reward. |
| 12 | Good Neighbour | January 4, 2004 | Piggley and his friends believe a new boy in the neighborhood is a mad scientist. |
| 13 | Rock Around the Cluck | February 22, 2004 | When Piggley discovers Rock and Roll, he gets Ferny and Dannan to form a band called "The Raloo Rockers" for a talent show. |
| 14 | Donkeys Into Racehorses | February 29, 2004 | Piggley tries to turn his donkey into a racehorse. |
| 15 | Fir Not | March 8, 2004 | Piggley and his friends try to find a fir darrig -- a mischievous leprechaun. |
| 16 | The Legend of Raloo | March 15, 2004 | Mr. Hornsby's tale of ancient Irish battles inspires the kids to act out their own crusade. |
| 17 | Sheep on the Loose | March 22, 2004 | When Piggley is put in charge of the sheep, his overly enthusiastic approach makes the sheep disgruntled—and causes Wiley to run away. Piggley must then use his ingenuity and understanding to bring his sheep home. Through the process, he learns much about how to do a job well and gains new respect from his father. |
| 18 | Milk Melodrama[1] | March 29, 2004 | When Piggley overhears his dad is worried about the farm's poor milk sales, he launches a creative campaign to improve business. Dad is impressed and touched by Piggley's generosity of spirit. Piggley learns what a wonderful experience it is to help others when there is nothing in it for yourself. |
| 19 | No Girls Allowed | April 4, 2004 | Hector forms a club called "The Spooky Storytellers", which Piggly and Ferny join but when they find out it's a "no girls allowed" club, Piggley and Ferny wonder how Dannan is going to react to this. |
| 20 | New Best Friends | April 11, 2004 | Piggley and his best friends Ferny and Dannan are challenged to open their minds and hearts to new friends when Mr. Hornsby requires them to do a team project with classmates they don't know very well. They end up seeing things in a different light when they take time to look under the surface. |
| 21 | Treasure Hunt | April 18, 2004 | Mr. Winks plants a treasure map for Piggley and his friends, but this is a map with a difference! The trio set about the tasks on the treasure trail and are having so much fun they don't realize they're doing their chores at the same time. But the real “treasure” is learning that when work is done with the right attitude, it can even be fun! |
| 22 | For Whom the Bell Trolls[1] | May 16, 2004 | Hector plays a joke on Piggley, Dannan and Ferny, but they don't think it's so funny. With a little gentle encouragement from Don Toro, Piggley and his pals look at their problem with Hector from a new perspective. They use their ingenuity to show him that “jokes” aren't always so funny when the joke is on you! |
| 23 | A Little Bit of Something Extra! Extra! | May 23, 2004 | The kids set out to write newspaper articles, but end up making up exciting adventure stories instead. |
| 24 | Ferny Gets a Crush | May 30, 2004 | Piggley and Dannan think they know best how to help a love-struck Ferny get the attention of his schoolmate, Millie. While he appreciates that his friends are trying to help, in the end Ferny learns that he's really much better off trusting his own feelings and instincts. |
| 25 | My Right Arm | June 20, 2004 | Piggley tries to make the most of a bad situation by training his left arm to throw when his right arm is broken and put in a cast, but it's the help of his friends that enables him to overcome his temporary handicap and win the Ball Toss Contest at the annual School Fair. |
| 26 | Lucky U | June 27, 2004 | Piggley and his friends learn the true story behind the horseshoe Mr. Hornsby has on the school's door. |
Season 2 (2004–05)
| # | Title | Airdate | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Ferny Wears the Star | September 5, 2004 | Ferny gets the chance to be the leader in a game of cowboys, and Piggley is put in the unusual position of being a follower. But Ferny doesn't play cowboys Piggley's way and Piggley soon loses interest and goes home. Mr. Winks convinces Piggley to try Ferny's way and Piggley ends up having fun - and gaining new respect for his friend. |
| 28 | Molly Had a Little Lamb | September 12, 2004 | Molly is about to start school and feels very grown up. To prove it, she persuades her parents to let her take care of an adorable lamb. When Molly can't say “no” to the little darling, however, he becomes a troublemaker, causing chaos on the farm, in the house, and even at school. Molly soon realizes that even little lambs need rules! |
| 29 | Trial and Error | September 19, 2004 | When Dannan's school bag is chewed to pieces, Finnegan the donkey is the likely suspect. The kids hold a “trial” in the barn, where witnesses tell different versions of the crime. When it is revealed that Finnegan was not to blame, everyone learns an important lesson about the dangers of making accusations without knowing all the facts. |
| 30 | Rain, Rain Go Away | September 26, 2004 | When Mr. and Mrs. Winks have to go out in the rain to repair a fence, Piggley must keep Molly inside and entertained. He quickly realizes that what is fun for him isn't necessarily fun for Molly. Piggley uses his ingenuity to come up with some great games they both can play and enjoy - and discovers how much fun it is to be a truly helpful older brother! |
| 31 | A Touch of Spain | October 3, 2004 | Ferny thinks his dad is moving back to Spain, so his friends and the whole town bring Spain to him so he doesn't feel homesick. |
| 32 | Dannan's American Cousin | October 10, 2004 | Dannan is excited when her cousin, Gaddie, comes to visit from the United States. She gets jealous, however, when it appears that Ferny and Piggley like Gaddie better than they like her. When Dannan's jealousy gets the best of her and she ruins a fun afternoon, she learns that the best way to deal with bad feelings is to talk about them. |
| 33 | Waking Thor | October 31, 2004 | Ferny is distraught when his pet fish, Thor, dies. Piggley and Dannan try to help Ferny by distracting him with games and play, but Ferny doesn't seem to be getting “better”. The townsfolk pitch in and hold a wake for Thor to help Ferny talk about, share his feelings and to celebrate the happiness Thor brought him. |
| 34 | Father's Day | November 7, 2004 | Piggley needs to help his father with some chores around the farm. But when Piggley takes a more creative than practical approach in painting the milk cart and builds a castle of hay for the new chicks, his father thinks Piggley is playing instead of working. In the end, Piggley's overworked father sees the joy Piggley is getting from his work and rediscovers his own sense of play. |
| 35 | Growing Pains | November 28, 2004 | After griping about his parents’ rules, Piggley wishes he were a grownup, so he could do as he pleases. When Dad sprains his ankle and puts Piggley in charge of the farm for a day, however, Piggley finds being a grownup is a lot harder than it looks. |
| 36 | Dannan Does a Jig | December 26, 2004 | When Dannan's grandma teaches the class to dance, Dannan proves an enthusiastic student of the art. When Dannan realizes that she isn't a very good dancer, however, she becomes afraid that she will let her friends down and doesn't want to dance anymore. |
| 37 | Searching for a Shamrock | January 9, 2005 | Piggley looses a wooden Shamrock from his teacher, Mr. Hornsby and ends up losing it. |
| 38 | Wish Upon a Story, Part. 1 | January 16, 2005 | Piggley's grandchildren come up with a story for his birthday. |
| 39 | Wish Upon a Story, Part. 2 | January 23, 2005 | Piggley, Ferny and Dannan learn about the true story of the original Raloo Rocket. |
| 40 | The Creepy Cabbages of County Galway | January 30, 2005 | After being told he's too young to listen to his parents’ science fiction radio show, Piggley eavesdrops anyway. When his impressionable imagination puts him in a strange dream filled with cabbages and cabbage creatures, he learns there are reasons for rules. |
Season 3 (2006–07)
| # | Title | Airdate | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | The Haunted Shipwreck | September 18, 2006 | When Piggley and friends come upon an old shipwreck which bears the legend of being haunted, they take it upon themselves to free the ghost of Captain White. In doing so, they create a memory - and an adventure story - to last a lifetime. |
| 42 | The Monkey | September 19, 2006 | When a monkey escapes from a traveling circus, Piggley and friends believe they've found an elusive "Irish gorilla". They set out to trap him, and in the process create an adventure of a lifetime. |
| 43 | Judging a Book by its Cover | September 20, 2006 | When Meg is going to watch a DVD rather than read the book it's based on, Grandpa recalls the first time he ever got a book without pictures. As young Piggley reads the story, he imagines himself as the book's hero, Finn McCoul. |
| 44 | Return of the Raloo Rockers | September 21, 2006 | The Raloo Rockers want to be on TV so they work really hard to get on Cluck's Variety Express. |
| 45 | How Much is that Dragon in the Window? | September 22, 2006 | Captain Cumara is going to give Ferny a pet. But what kind? As Ferny, Piggley and Dannan wait for the captain to arrive, they imagine the impossible exotic animals that could be Ferny's new pet. |
| 46 | Mi Galeon | September 25, 2006 | Grandpa Piggley recounts the story of the time he, Dannan and Ferny all built miniature ships and entered the Raloo River Race. Unfortunately, Don Toro lets his enthusiasm get the better of him and he does most of the work building Ferny's entry. The ship is fantastic, but Ferny feels like he didn't contribute enough. In the end, Ferny overcomes his fear of hurting his papa's feelings, and by speaking up asserts his right to build his own boat. |
| 47 | The Gift | September 26, 2006 | Piggley wants a new snow sled for his birthday but his father can't afford it. Piggley learns that sometimes the best gifts are those from the heart. |
| 48 | Tale Spinner | September 27, 2006 | When Piggley's substitute teacher assigns them to write a two-page true story - he doesn't take it seriously. After all, storytelling comes easy to him so he can do the work the last minute. But when the substitute teacher turns out to be an inspiration to the class, Piggley learns to value his storytelling gift and to work harder at it. |
| 49 | Hector's Hero | January 15, 2007 | After Dannan saves Hector from a mild mishap, a grateful, but ever-so-obnoxious Hector won't leave her alone, no matter what she says. |
| 50 | Macarooned | January 18, 2007 | Grandpa Piggley recounts the story of the time he, Dannan and Ferny got "lost at sea," and were subsequently stranded on a remote island. With only their wits and ingenuity to aid them, the trio tend to their sea-sick chaperone, Finbarr Hornsby, and contend - Robinson Crusoe-like - with the hostile wilderness until Dad Winks can rescue them. |
| 51 | Mind Your Manners[1] | January 19, 2007 | Dannan is thrilled when the children are invited to a big party hosted by Mr. McGandry for his cousin, the Ambassador to Denmark, but Piggley's lack of social graces almost ruins the day. |
| 52 | The World According to Molly | January 23, 2007 | Grown-up Aunt Molly sends Meg drawings she did when she was 5-years-old. These drawings give a different slant to some of Grandpa Piggley's stories; and reveal the strong influence Piggley had on his younger sister. |
References
- Dev Ross, writer
External links
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