Three couples of children experience for the first time the adventures and misadventures of love. The characters, talk to us about friendship, jealous, boyfriends, girlfriends and those that are not clear which they are. They explain the ways they have at their age of feel and understand, or not, that thing called love.
Inspiring short form profiles on iconic women throughout history. Each vignette presents different and unique personalities and highlights their journeys and success achieved against adversities within the fields of TV, film and music. Get a closer look at these amazing women as they share advice on topics such as health, food, and beauty.
Phoebe the Koala wants to be good at something. When she tries to take credit for someone elses' work she's caught out. However, with Wally the Wombat's help she finds her artistic feet.
Victor bans all the other animals from using the water hole as he's had enough of all the noise and splashing. The other animals eventually find a new place to drink and play but will they let Victor join them after the old waterhole dries up? Perhaps if he apologises...
Isabel gives Pauline the Pelican a Flamingo-makover only for her to ruin it all by helping all her friends out with lots of messy chores. However, when it comes to being the centre of attention Isabel discovers looks aren't everything.
All the animals are very excited as rumours spread across the Savannah that an important visitor is on her way. Everyone is busy preparing for a big welcoming party but some of the animals can't wait to tuck into the banquet. Reginald is furious that they have spoiled the welcome, but what will the visitor think?
Joey the Kangaroo has gone camping with his friends but his mum won't leave him alone to enjoy the trip. He has to suffer his friends teasing him and his mum spoiling his fun. However, when a daring rescue is needed Joey proves to everyone that he's not just a mummy's boy after all.
Alan's ant obsession is so boring that he's sent on a holiday by the other animals. When the ants get out of control they discover Alan is more interested in music than ants. However, he still has a good nose for ants and saves the day.
Harry the Hyena's Family holiday goes from bad to worse as each member of the family goes off to do their own thing. In the end though they're happy to be re-united as being on their own isn't such good fun after all.
Casper learns how to change his colour. Despite his grandpas warning he misuses his special gift and ends up with Toby in a lot of trouble. Fortunately he realises in time how to use his powers to do good.
On kicking their ball into Hercule Moustache's garden a young puffin football team discovers that if you want to be the best it takes teamwork and training. Oh... and a grumpy Walrus coach helps.
A very grumpy Reginald the Lion creates a no-noise zone around his sleeping spot. On waking he discovers the grass has literally grown under his feet but his cries for help fall on deaf ears. Reginald apologises and the animals chomp and stomp the grass back to normal.
Sidney Seal and Snowbert the Polar Bear show their surprise guest Hercule all the sites. He is not impressed and is a bit rude about it - but the best is yet to come - and Hercule is duly impressed.
Ronald the Rhino's many attempts to woo and impress the lovely Rosie all end in disaster. After she gets him out of a spot of bother Ronald finally plucks up the courage to ask her out.
Boris the Bear has lost his honeycomb. With the help of his friends he disasterously retraces his steps. Fortunately, things have a habit of turning up when you least expect them.
Kevin pretends he can do magic. Doris is so impressed she makes him put on a magic show at the Volcano. A very special little cloud comes to Kevin's aid and makes it a wonderful occasion.
Doris the Duck decides that the normal Dawn Chorus is too disorganised. However, she finds that being a maestro is very hard work especially when all your singers go off in a huff. Although a Grand Finale makes up for that.
The animals challenge very noisy Herbert the Warthog to stay silent for a whole day. He accepts and spends the next day really concentrating on being quiet. The other animals are impressed but will he keep it up until sunset and win the huge watermelon prize?
Gary the Dromedary thinks Zed the Zebra is 'brilliant' and tries to be just like him. But Zed thinks the Dromedary's attention is ruining his cool and sends him back to the desert. When he finally goes to apologise he discovers that Gary is 'brilliant' too.
Seamus is the best flyer in all of Africa and all the birds know it. One day he has an accident and can't fly so the other birds try to help out. After lots of very silly ideas nature takes its course.
Georgina takes her Bumbleberry soup very seriously. So when the other animals add a little something to the mix it results in trouble. In the end Georgina discovers that sometimes the simple things are most satisfying.
Nathalie is delighted to see the back of her disgusting neighbour Herbert, only to discover that in his place are a far worse bunch. After many sleepless nights, it is Herbert who provides the solution to her problem.
Jazz the Jaguar sets out with some friends to frighten Adam the Armadillo on his walk through the forest. All their tricks backfire though as it seems Adam is not afraid of anything. Then to top it all, they find out that he's friends with a really scary monster.
Adam and Annie have a found a treasure trail in the jungle but the other animals race off to find the treasure first. When they reach the spot, the mysterious mountain sets them a riddle and they don't know what to do. Annie turns up and has a suggestion that will ensure they can all share in the magnificent treasure.
Herbert's watermelon obsession provides Victor with the perfect tool for revenge on the animals at the waterhole. Herbert realises his mistake but will it be in time to save the Waterhole?
The whales seduce each other by singing. But our heroes are there to help him compose his song. And when Barnaby and his girl end up beached, Neptuna and her friends come to their rescue once again.
Obo the computer is not working: Balty and Ponto have emptied the fresh water tanks on board the Hydronica while playing. And without Obo, the voyage cannot continue. Our friends try everything to repair him. But, there is no lack of salt water on this blue planet, fresh water is much rarer…
The Hydronauts meet Corky, a killer whale. But Corky is not like all the others. He once lived in an amusement park and does not know how to survive on his own. Neptuna and her crew try to help him rediscover his instincts… at their own danger!
The Hydronauts meet Otto, the ranger in an enormous forest of seaweed. But Otto looks after the forest on his own. It’s far too much work! Neptuna and her crew set off to find some female otters to help Otto and save the forest. But the female otters are rather demanding and difficult to please.
Salmon really are surprising fish! They travel up rivers to lay their eggs where they were born. They find their way by tasting the water. But the salmon are lost: the water’s taste has been changed by chemical products. Who has put detergent in the water? How can the salmon be helped? Over to Neptuna and her crew to help the salmons find their way!
Rudy the young porpoise has lost his mother. He has tried calling her, she cannot hear him over the noise of the boats. Luckily our heroes are there to help him. Especially when he has to get out of a danger zone, a shipping lane full of enormous cargo ships
Our heroes meet some starving snails. They cannot find the seaweed they feed on. The natural environment appears completely disorganised. How will the Hydronauts be able to help their new friends? Balty, to Obo’s great despair, turns the Hydronica into a refuge. Neptuna, on the other hand, tries to reestablish nature’s balance.
Sharks are terrifying animals. And Balty is not going to argue. When he and Neptuna meet Paulo, the hammerhead shark, Balty flees. But when he leaves the Hydronica, Paulo uses his very developed senses to help our friends find him. Then Ponto comes face to face with sharks. Will Balty be able to overcome his fear to save his friend?
The Hydronica has broken down at the bottom of the ocean. How can it be fixed if nobody can go outside because of the water pressure? Especially as our friends make some disturbing discoveries in the depths of the ocean…
Balty is determined he has seen a ghost. On board, nobody believes him, especially not Ponto! Everybody knows there’s no such thing as ghosts! But what if Balty really did see something at the bottom of the ocean?
Paul the emperor penguin needs the Hydronauts help. He is injured and cannot take care of his egg any more. A father who incubates eggs? Ponto is amazed. Yes, that’s how the emperor penguins do it! It is a difficult job for our heroes as keeping an egg warm on the ice floe is far from easy…
Because the ice is melting and hunting is difficult, Albert the polar bear and come to look for food on board the Hydronica. He scares the crew. But when it comes to saving a mother whale and her baby, Neptuna and the Hydronauts team up with the knowledgeable bear.
The crew of the Hydronica are confronted with an oil slick: the birds can’t fly anymore, the starfish can’t breathe… the oil must be stopped from spreading quickly. And to do it, Ponto and Balty are ready to do anything.
The manatees are very greedy animals. So when Johnny the young manatee falls ill, Neptuna and her friends think it is simply indigestions. But when all the marine animals start to fall ill, the crew start to worry. They must find out what is making the animals ill…
Ponto is sure that today Balty will meet the mammal of his life. While looking for her the Hydronauts meet many marine animals, but not a single mammal… but watch out for the tide, it’s coming in very fast and could be very dangerous!
Corneil has slipped his lead to go and watch a concert in the park. The dog warden spots Corneil with no collar and sends him to the lost animal society where he is quickly rehomed. Bernie has a fight on his hands to get Corneil back before John and Beth notice he is missing.
It is not only Ponto and Balty who like playing hide and seek. Some little marine animals hide under driftwood to protect themselves from predators. When Balty tries to follow their example, he hides with other fish under a piece of wood that is not drifting. The refuge becomes a trap. Will Ponto find Balty in time to help him?
Neptuna has lost her memory. Obo does not have a single remedy for her. A fish tells them that seahorses can cure numerous illnesses. What luck, there are seahorses living in this part of the sea. All they have to do is catch one! But what if the fish was wrong?
Balty is sure of what he has heard : Neptuna wants to return to her planet without telling them ! When Ponto thinks he has seen another spaceship , he is convinced that Neptunas friends are coming to find her ! Now is the time to act . Disguised as aliens, Ponto and Balty meet manta rays and a remora fish !
Balty is caught in a drift net. How can he free himself? “Wait until the net floats up to the surface” advise the fish. But Balty can’t wait that long, he’s running out of air! Let’s hope Neptuna and Ponto arrive in time to save him…
Leon, the cleaning fish, lives on a coral reef. Like many species, he finds what he needs to live there. But the fish have left the reef and Leon is alone, without any fish to clean and nothing to eat. Is it Jojo the biting fish’s fault? This is what our heroes will try and find out so that they can restore the natural balance on the reef.
Dolphins live as a group so that they can better protect their young from the dangers of the sea. Not only do they protect their young, they can also come to Ponto’s rescue! But the dolphins will also need the Hydronauts’ help…
Tamara the turtle is lost: she left to lay her eggs on the beach and has not returned to the water at nightfall. Theo, her husband, asks the Hydronauts for help. But, when they set off to find her, Neptuna and Octavia disappear too…
The Hydronauts want to watch the right whales. But they are hiding, scared by too many gulls in the area. How can the whales and gulls be reconciled? Ask Ponto, he is a gull after all…
The coral are preparing for a mysterious event. All would be going well if Ponto was not having such a run of bad luck. Whatever he does, he does something stupid and upsets the coral. Neptuna and Balty try to convince him that bad luck does not exist. But above all they must correct his mistakes.
Jasper is terrorised by a little red fire engine that seems to have a life of its own. Until he discovers Emma is behind the controls. They have lots of fun whizzing it around. Jasper spots Paulo on the other side of the harbour and swims across to get Emma and himself an ice-cream. But he has to walk the long way back…by the time he gets there the ice-creams have melted! So Jasper finds a quicker way to get their ice-creams.
Outside the park Jasper and Emma buy a lottery ticket. Luckily Jasper wins a prize, but before he can find out what it is, he loses the ticket. They chase after Jasper’s winning ticket, through the park, onto a pleasure boat, until they finally catch it. But what has Jasper won...?
Jasper is horrified to see a man attacking a lady with a hammer and chisel, until he finds out that the man is a sculptor and the lady is a statue. Jasper decides to make his own sculpture, so he and Emma set to work chipping away at a block of stone. But they don’t seem to be making much progress and the neighbours are complaining about all the noise. So Jasper makes a ‘sculpture’ out of himself instead!
Jasper is frightened by a scarecrow in Emma’s garden, so Emma explains what its for. Back at his place Jasper finds a dog that won’t let him go down the steps. A police man comes along and the dog quietens down. Jasper jumps to the conclusion that the dog is scared of the policeman, he does not notice the policeman giving the dog a sausage. So Jasper makes a scarecrow that looks like a policeman to try and frighten the dog away.
Emma’s school class has a day trip to the museum and Jasper tags along. Distracted by the fascinating exhibits he gets lost and ends up in the dinosaur room. He has an argument with a T-Rex, but disaster strikes when the dinosaur collapses into a disorderly pile of bones. Now Jasper and Emma must reconstruct the T-Rex, if Jasper can remember what it looked like...
Jasper is hanging his fish up to dry when he bumps into something. He suddenly hears voices and runs off in fright. Emma arrives and they go to investigate and discover that he had just accidentally switched on an old TV. They move the aerial around to try and get better reception, but they get either sound or picture, but not both together. So Jasper and Emma make up their own words to the film.
Jasper sees some penguins but on closer examination he finds out that they are people dressed as penguins. He goes to investigate. In the opera house the diva finishes a spectacular performance. The audience showers the stage with flowers, so Jasper kindly throws her his biggest fish, but disaster, it falls into the orchestra pit. As the second act starts, Jasper chases his fish as it is blown, barged and bounced from musician to musician.
Jasper arrives at Emma’s house bouncing a ball, he bounces his way up to Emma’s room. They play catch until they notice that Jasper’s dirty ball has left mud everywhere. Emma and Jasper get to work cleaning the house but it is very boring. So they strap the sponges, mops and cloths to themselves and have fun sliding around the house cleaning as they go until the whole house is squeaky clean.
Jasper is hanging his fish up to dry when he bumps into something. He suddenly hears voices and runs off in fright. Emma arrives and they go to investigate and discover that he had just accidentally switched on an old TV. They move the aerial around to try and get better reception, but they get either sound or picture, but not both together. So Jasper and Emma make up their own words to the film.
Jasper is amazed to see snow “just like at home”. Then he discovers that not everyone likes snow, big machines pile it all up out of the way & an old lady can’t cross the road. So he invents a pair of snow shoes for the lady and he and the kids push all the snow back onto the path. So every one can have fun and still get around.
It’s a cold snowy day and Jasper is carrying his bumper catch of fish back home. Along the way he is being tailed by a greedy cat. Just as he stops to talk to some kids that are making a snowman, the cat dives for his fish. He sets a trap later to catch the culprit but only manages to catch Emma. So Jasper has to find a way to stop the cat from stealing in future and frighten him away...
Emma is reading a book about horses and Jasper can’t seem to get her attention. What could be so interesting in a book about horses? Emma explains how fascinating books can be and takes Jasper to the library to find some books that will interest him. Jasper settles down with a big pile of books about fish. But things keep distracting him; there must be a way to find some peace and quiet..
Jasper and Emma are looking for somewhere to play, but every where they go there seem to be signs telling them “don’t do this” and “don’t do that”. So they make their own signs to stop things they don’t want and start things that they do. But it all gets a bit out of hand when a policeman insists that they must not take down a Jasper sign that tell the kids to play football on one leg, he even demonstrates how it’s done.
Emma is waiting for Jasper at the ice-cream parlour but he does not arrive. Jasper is stuck on the other side of the road. Then he discovers the zebra crossing, but he still can’t reach Emma because of the number of pedestrians. Jasper makes his own zebra crossing with paper and paint so he can reach Emma.
Emma is going to the opticians to have her eyes tested. While she is reciting the letters on the board, Jasper browses around and spots a pair of colourful fish-shaped glasses. Jasper hops into the chair and recites the wrong letters on purpose. But the truth comes out when the optician can’t find a pair of glasses that will work. So Jasper has to find another way to get a pair of fish-glasses.
Jasper is fishing at the park lake but he just seems to be pulling out piles of old junk and not a single fish. Emma says that they will have to get rid of it all. On the way to find a place to dump the “junk” they pass a flea market. Jasper finds all kinds of unusual uses for his junk and swaps it for some other things that he does want.
Jasper chases after a cat who has stolen one of his fish just as he was pulling it out of the water. Emma goes to the harbour to meet Jasper but discovers he is not there. The cat escapes, but Jasper finds he is lost in the city. He gets the idea to follow his fishing line back to where he was. At the harbour Emma has the same idea and so they both find each other, thanks to Jasper’s line.
Jasper discovers the newspaper boy’s cap on the ground and gives it back to him. Then he notices that the newspaper boy has “dropped” all of his papers. He rushes around picking them all up and gives them all back to the boy. By now people want there morning paper so Jasper rolls up a newspaper like a megaphone and reads the news out loud.
Jasper keeps on bumping his head in the dark so Emma gives him a torch “but it only works in the dark”. Jasper goes in search of a dark place, but he accidentally drops his torch down a drain. So issues an exiting chase through this new found underworld. Jasper eventually fishes his torch out of the sea in the harbour with a shopping net.
It is the day of the school fête and Emma has cooked lots of cakes to sell. Jasper decides to make some lemonade to sell to the kids. To his amazement nobody seems to like his lemonade. What could be wrong with squid, mackerel and herring lemonade? Jasper finds he has a new type of customer, because cats just love his special lemonade.
Emma is reluctantly getting her hair cut. At the hairdresser’s Jasper plays around with a hairdryer that makes the feather on his head stand on end. He tries various ways to stick them back down again. But nothing seems to work until he ties them together around a fishbone. Now every one wants a fishbone hair-do.
Emma’s dad is working out in the garden so Jasper and Emma decide to workout too. But it’s not as easy as it looks and Jasper gets very hot. After a while they decide it might be better to take it easy and relax in the shade while Emma’s dad’s pedal power - with the help of a big leaf and Jasper’s fishing line - provides a nice cool breeze.
In the park a magician is performing for the kids. Jasper is amazed and back at Emma’s place decides that he will try a few tricks of his own. He attempts to turn a handkerchief into a fish, but it doesn’t work. Then to his horror he discovers that he has turned Emma into a fish! Jasper panics and tells Emma (the fish) that it’s OK and that he won’t eat her. Jasper hears Emma giggling and her trick is discovered!
In the park Paulo is helping to make a TV commercial for ice-cream. But Jasper doesn’t understand what is going on and keeps interrupting the filming; he just wants an ice-cream. The director is about the give up the shoot, until Jasper, who finally has his ice-cream, says: “Ice-cream in winter is even cooler”. So Jasper gets his ice-cream and a part in a commercial!
Emma is going on a train trip with her mother and is waiting for Jasper, who is supposed to come and wave goodbye. But Jasper is lost in the crowd further down the platform. When the announcer calls “stand clear of the doors please” Jasper does as he is told but hops the wrong way and into the train. So Jasper take his first train ride and goes in search of Emma.
Emma is in bed with a cold. “A cold?” Jasper likes the sound of having a “cold”, nice and cool and you get loads of yummy food to eat. So they attempt to give Jasper a cold with ice cubes and cold air. It does not seem to work, but at least Emma feels better after all the excitement.
Emma’s father is decorating the house. Jasper decides to help out by decorating Emma’s room. He finds that decorating is not quite as easy as it looks. Emma arrives to see Jasper covered in wallpaper and her room plastered with bits and pieces of blue wallpaper. Now Jasper and Emma have to find a way to make Emma’s room look nice again.
Jasper has something very important to tell Emma. But he keeps on being interrupted by the phone. Jasper goes to find a phone so he can call Emma himself. He meets Paulo and learns that he needs Emma’s number and money to call her. So Jasper makes his own phone out of string and ice-cream tubs and calls Emma from the street outside her house.
Outside the park Jasper discovers an ice-cream cart, finding it to be cool, he climbs under the canopy for a snooze. Paulo the ice-cream man is so shocked to find Jasper in his cart he falls over and the cart races down the hill, splashing into the lake. Emma and Jasper attach life savers and sell ice-cream to the people swimming in the lake, while Paulo relaxes on the shore.
Jasper's bucket of fish is accidentally picked up by the hotel porter and Jasper is left with a hat box. So he runs into the hotel, hat box in hand, chasing after his bucket. During his search he accidentally damages the hat and by the time he finds the lady who has his bucket, the hat is small and black, instead of pink and grand. But the lady is pleased with her remodelled hat and Jasper even decorates it with one of his tail feathers.
It's a summer day and Jasper is having problems walking on the sizzling hot pavement. Emma explains that he needs a pair of shoes. At the shoes shop Mr Steps is unable to find a pair of shoes that will fit Jasper unusual “feet”. Then Jasper has an idea, he makes his own shoes out of a pair of empty shoeboxes.
Jasper finds that Paulo’s ice-cream bike is locked and closed for business. Paulo explains he is going away on holiday. So Jasper and Emma decide they need a holiday too, but they are not sure where to take one. After an exhausting search they find that the best place to be is right where they are.
It is Emma’s birthday and Jasper wants to get her a present. He spots a lovely pair of skates in the toy shop but is disheartened when he discovers he needs money to get them. So Jasper gets a job! He paints a ship but manages to cover the captain with paint, then tries his hand at being a waiter, but serves a customer raw fish. Emma is sad because Jasper is not at her party until a ‘special delivery’ package arrives. It is Jasper, he has posted himself to her!
In Emma’s attic Jasper discovers a kite. They go outside to try and fly it but there isn’t enough wind and during their attempts to make it fly, they manage to break it. So Jasper makes a new, lighter, fish shaped kite out of a paper bag; now every kid in town wants a Jasper kite.
Emma is baking a cake and Jasper & Paulo are helping out. Emma studies the recipe closely and tells Jasper what ingredients should go into the bowl. But in all the confusion Jasper empties his bucket of fish into the mixing bowl. Excitedly Paulo takes a piece of “cake” and shares it out. “Yuk” say Emma and Paulo, But Jasper thinks it’s delicious!
Emma has a loose tooth so Jasper offers to help her pull it out. They tie a length of cotton to one object after the other, but every time something goes wrong. In the end Jasper makes Emma laugh so much that her tooth just drops out all on its own.
Jasper sees Emma at her ballet dancing class. Looking at the line of girls twirling round with their arms outstretched he decides that they must be learning to fly. And as he has an ambition to fly too, he decides to learn as well. It turns out that Jasper has two left feet when it comes to ballet. But later in the park he discovers that although he might not be any good at ballet, he certainly can dance on ice!
Jasper is confused to find lots of strangely dressed people around town. He goes to tell Emma all about it, but discovers that she is dressed as a princess and that it is Carnival Day. Jasper and Emma go up to the attic to find a costume for Jasper but in the end they decide Jasper is always dressed up with his black and white feather tuxedo.
Emma & Jasper are camping in the garden but there is not enough room for both of them in the tent. Jasper makes his own tent but can’t go to sleep for all the disturbances - ants, falling apples, but mostly because it is just too hot. Meanwhile in the tent Emma is petrified by all the strange noises she is hearing.
Jasper & Emma take a bus ride to the harbour; along the way Jasper casts his fishing line out of the window to catch a fish from a passing fish truck. But disaster strikes when his hook gets stuck in the bus’s tyre. The passengers are not happy about the delay as they all have things to do. But they soon find that the bus is good place to get things done too.
Jasper wants to send Emma a message so he pops his message into a bottle and tries to post it. But he doesn’t know how the postal system works: little by little Jasper learns about addresses, stamps and how long it takes a letter to get to its final destination. But in the end he decides it’s quicker to deliver it himself.
The energy stone that makes Obo the computer work has disappeared. Neptuna and her friends must replace it so that they can continue on their voyage. They find an identical stone at Mr Octopus’s, who likes to collect shiny things to decorate his house. But Mr Octopus has no intention of helping our friends…
Molang's garden is completely covered in snow. The mailman drops a parcel in the mailbox. Thrilled, Molang and Piu Piu put on warm clothes to retrieve the parcel, but then struggle as they head towards the mailbox. When they finally get there, what a surprise! The parcel is for the neighbour!
Molang and Piu Piu go into the forest with their friends to collect mushrooms. But they all part and Molang and Piu Piu get lost. Fortunately, friends are always there when you need them.
