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Pipkins

Season 13 · 41 episodes · Jan 29, 1979

  1. Episode 1

    The Barbecue

    Jan 29, 1979

    Octavia is going to give everyone a treat in Pipkins. Everyone, that is who is old enough to enjoy it...

  2. Episode 2

    Episode 2

    Jan 30, 1979

  3. Episode 3

    Episode 3

    Jan 31, 1979

  4. Episode 4

    Episode 4

    Feb 1, 1979

  5. Episode 5

    Cry Hare

    Feb 2, 1979

  6. Episode 6

    Oh, What a Circus!

    Mar 5, 1979

  7. Episode 7

    Trifle

    Mar 6, 1979

  8. Episode 8

    Tortoise Rules, O.K ?

    Mar 7, 1979

  9. Episode 9

    Treat Week

    Mar 8, 1979

  10. Episode 10

    The Magic Stork

    Mar 9, 1979

  11. Episode 11

    Tom Thumb

    Apr 9, 1979

  12. Episode 12

    Knees and Elbows

    Apr 10, 1979

  13. Episode 13

    The Plant Growers

    Apr 11, 1979

    Pipkins look after Mrs McNamarra's plants while she is on holiday...

  14. Episode 14

    Alive, Alive Oh

    Apr 12, 1979

  15. Episode 15

    Pig In Trouble

    Apr 13, 1979

  16. Episode 16

    Moving Out

    Dec 11, 1979

    Everything needs mending in Pipkins but Tortoise says it will cost too much. So they all decide to move to a new place, where things actually work...

  17. Episode 17

    Moving In

    Dec 12, 1979

  18. Episode 18

    Topov's Place

    Dec 13, 1979

  19. Episode 19

    Odd One Out

    Dec 14, 1979

    Hartley wants to go fishing but everyone else would rather go to the park. How can the problem be solved ?

  20. Episode 20

    The Haunted House

    Jan 1, 1980

    Witches are about at Pipkins. Doors shut without anyone touching them and there are strange clankings and creakings. It gets so bad that a visitor wishes he had never called...

  21. Episode 21

    The Birdwatcher

    Jan 8, 1980

    Hartley knows that birds fly in the sky. He also knows that they sit in the trees and run about in the grass. But when he sets out to do some birdwatching they all vanish...

  22. Episode 22

    Getting Tom's Attention

    Jan 15, 1980

    Tom finds a way of helping Topov get over a bicycle accident - he gives him some special cake and reads him a story. Naturally, Hartley and co go out to get some cake and stories of their own...

  23. Episode 23

    All That Glitters

    Jan 22, 1980

    Hartley dreams about what he would do if he found a diamond worth a great deal of money...

  24. Episode 24

    The Monster

    Jan 29, 1980

    Hartley is spending a lot of time in his bedroom because he thinks there is a monster in the cellar...

  25. Episode 25

    The Dressing Up Parade

    Feb 5, 1980

    Hartley dresses up and pretends to be someone else, his dressing up costume provides problems though...

  26. Episode 26

    Why Can't Teddy Go Home ?

    Feb 12, 1980

    Topov's teddy bear has an accident while playing. Can his arm be mended ?

  27. Episode 27

    The Allotment

    Feb 19, 1980

  28. Episode 28

    The Invisible Hare

    Feb 26, 1980

    A rather strange thing is happening to Hartley - people don't seem to see him. They look through him as though he isn't actually there...

  29. Episode 29

    Many Paws Make Light Work

    Mar 4, 1980

    Hartley finds it difficult to do two things at once - he can't be on the phone in his study and also fetch Pig what he wants from the cellar. Luckily, an unexpected visitor helps out...

  30. Episode 30

    Pipkin of the Year

    Mar 11, 1980

    Some people are better at some things than others. But nobody is best at everything. Hartley discovers there are people who can actually do things that he can't...

  31. Episode 31

    Quiet Please

    Mar 18, 1980

    Hartley has trouble learning the words of a song because of all the noise Pig and Tom are making but when he tries to stop the noise, he interrupts the smooth running of Pipkins...

  32. Episode 32

    The More the Merrier

    Mar 25, 1980

    Hartley decides to put on a play, but he soon runs into difficulties because he wants to do everything himself...

  33. Episode 33

    Body Beautiful

    Apr 1, 1980

    Hartley has become too big for his dressing gown. How did it happen and what can he do to make himself smaller again ? Can Pig's intervention solve the problems ?

  34. Episode 34

    Topov the Lookout

    Apr 8, 1980

    Pig is making something secret in the cellar and doesn't want anyone to come near. So he orders Topov to guard the gate and keep people out. But Sophie and Hartley find themselves on the wrong side of it...

  35. Episode 35

    Hartley in a Hurry

    Apr 15, 1980

  36. Episode 36

    Topov Asks Why

    Apr 22, 1980

  37. Episode 37

    Uncle's Whistle

    Apr 29, 1980

    Uncle Hare's system for stopping the cow from eating his carrots doesn't always work...

  38. Episode 38

    Clean Sweep

    May 6, 1980

    When Hartley decides to clean up Pipkins, he throws away more than just rubbish...

  39. Episode 39

    The Grass is Greener

    May 13, 1980

    Topov is unhappy. He thinks there are better places to live than Pipkins and that everyone else is better off...

  40. Episode 40

    Hartley the Conjuror

    May 20, 1980

    Mrs Muddle, Pipkins next door neighbour returns some eggs. Hartley is pleased, as he knows a few tricks with eggs...

  41. Episode 41

    Painting

    May 27, 1980

    Hartley shows Pig that painting is not like a photograph. When you look at a painting, it is just a lot of splodges and blobs. But when you stand back, you see something quite different...