Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
2003–2007
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Seasons
Season 1
- E1 Pie Filling Piggley, Ferny, Dannan and Molly just canât resist eating one of Mrs. Winksâs fresh-baked piesâŚeven though she told them it was off limits. The friends decide to pool their creativity to bake a new pie before Mrs. Winks finds out. After much hard work - and a run-in with a feisty goat who refuses to share the apples in his orchard - the kids realize that a simple apology might have been easier and wiser in the long-run.
- E2 The Salmon of Knowledge A big test is coming up in school, and Ferny and Dannan buckle down to study. But Piggley doesn't want to give up his weekend, so he decides to try to catch the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge," an all-knowing fish that can help him ace the exam.
- E3 Ferny Is a Bug Piggleyâs father tells him an old Irish tale about fairies disguising themselves as bugs and playing tricks on anyone who harms them. Soon Piggley and Dannan are convinced that fairies have turned Ferny into a flying beetle after he inadvertently smacks a bug on his arm. While Piggley investigates and experiments with ways to keep Ferny safe, Dannan hits the books to try and find a cure - and Ferny learns how much his friends care about him.
- E4 The Case of Big Sty Piggleyâs favorite radio program, âPiggley Trotter, Private Eye,â inspires Piggley, Ferny and Dannan to spend many imaginative and adventurous afternoons playing detective. One particular afternoon, they work together to solve an unusual mystery: the case of âwhat a teacher does on his day off.â
- E5 All Night Long Mr. Winks is going fishing and Piggley and his friends really want to go along. Dad doesn't think they're ready for the trip, so the three friends set out to prove that they're not only ready, they're also willing and able! They work hard to earn the privilege by doing chores around the farm, then they pull out all the stops and use their imagination to show Dad what excellent fishermen
- E6 Picture Perfect Piggley accidentally embarrasses his good friend Ferny by taking a photo of him with his pants ripped and his undies showing! After promising not to show it to anyone, the photo gets away from Piggley and is seen by everyone at school. He tries to apologize but finds that, for the first time, his best friend Ferny isnât willing to accept his apology. Piggley must use his ingenuity and creativity to regain Fernyâs trust and friendship - and Ferny must find a way to forgive.
- E7 Teacher Creature Young Piggleyâs insecurity rises when he discovers that his teacher, Mr. Hornsby, is coming to his house for supper. Piggley is certain he's going to âgradeâ the Winks family and that theyâll come up woefully inadequate! So Piggley and pals hatch a plan to make sure the Winks family gets passing marks. Much to Piggleyâs surprise, he discovers that Mr. Hornsby is just a regular person - and not so intimidating after all.
- E8 Mollyâs Dolly A series of odd circumstances convinces Piggley that Mollyâs new doll is actually a real leprechaun in disguise! Piggley and his friends set out to prove his theory and try to catch the leprechaun at his own game. They soon learn, however, that itâs a good idea to get ALL the facts before jumping to conclusions.
- E9 Song of the Banshee When Piggley, Ferny and Dannan hear strange noises in the barn, Piggley decides itâs the âsong of the bansheeââwhich frightens Dannan more than she wants to admit! When she finally confesses her fear to her friends, they search for the source of the noiseâŚand discover it's only Wiley the sheep trying to lead his uncooperative flock in song.
- E10 Our Dragonâs Egg Piggley, Ferny and Dannan rescue an errant egg - which they decide must be a dragonâs egg. They hatch all kinds of plans to keep the egg safe, but when the creature inside emerges, it turns out to be a not-so-sweet wild swan chick. Thatâs when the real work begins.
- E11 The Cat Came Back... and Back Sweet Shop owner Miss Nanny offers a reward for the return of her lost cat and Piggley and friends leap at the opportunity. Of course, catching a cat with a mind of her own is not such an easy task, but seeing Miss Nannyâs happy face is a great reward.
- E12 Good Neighbour Piggley and his friends (inspired by a spooky radio program) are convinced that the young boy whose family just moved into the small house up the lane from the Winksâ farm is actually a mad scientist! But through open-minded, adventurous thought and action, they are finally able to put aside their fears and risk making friends with the young boy.
- E13 Rock Around the Cluck Young Piggley discovers the joy of the new sounds of rock ân roll, and finds that he is suddenly eager to go to schoolâon Saturdays!âfor his guitar lessons. When Piggley falters during his first public performance, Ferny and Dannan offer loving support and shared enthusiasm to help him regain his confidence.
- E14 Donkeys into racehorses When Mr. Hornsby asks the class to think about the meaning of the old expression âyou canât make a racehorse out of a donkeyâ, Piggley takes it as a challenge! He sets out to change his donkey Finnegan into a racehorse. In the end, he learns that all living creatures have their own special talents - even donkeys.
- E15 Fir Not Piggley and his pals try to track down and trap a Fir Darrig, a particularly mischievous leprechaun. In the process, the kids accidentally break a window and decide to blame it on the Fir Darrig. Soon it begins to appear that the Fir Darrig is taking his revenge on them for giving him the blame - or is it just their guilty consciences?
- E16 The Legend of Raloo Mr Hornsbyâs tale of ancient Irish battles inspires the kids to act out their own crusade. The game that ensues brings to light the differences in the trioâs heritage. Unfortunately, this puts Ferny on the opposing side because of his Spanish roots. Ferny finds it upsetting to be the enemy and begins to doubt whether Ireland is his true home. In the end, while Ferny learns that you can make anywhere in the world your home, Piggley and Dannan discover that introductions to new cultures can be an enriching experience.
- E17 Sheep on the Loose When Piggley is put in charge of the sheep, his overly enthusiastic approach makes the sheep disgruntledâand 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.
- E18 Milk Melodrama When Piggley overhears his dad is worried about the farmâs poor milk sales, he launches a creative campaign to improve business. Dad is impressed and touched by Piggleyâs generosity of spirit. Piggley learns what a wonderful experience it is to help others when there is nothing in it for yourself.
- E19 No Girls Allowed When Piggley and Ferny join a âboys onlyâ storytelling club, Dannan is upset that she is excluded because she is âdifferentâ, but her friends soon realise that life is much more fun when sheâs around.
- E20 New Best Friends 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 donât know very well. They end up seeing things in a different light when they take time to look under the surface.
- E21 Treasure Hunt 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 donât realize theyâre doing their chores at the same time. But the real âtreasureâ is learning that when work is done with the right attitude, it can even be fun!
- E22 For Whom the Bell Trolls Hector plays a joke on Piggley, Dannan and Ferny, but they donât think itâs 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 âjokesâ arenât always so funny when the joke is on you!
- E23 A Little Bit of Something Extra! Extra! The kids set out to write newspaper stories and Piggley and Ferny end up making up exciting adventure stories instead. But Dannan knows that news stories are about the truth and that the truth can be powerful â it can actually change the way you think about something or someone.
- E24 Ferny Gets a Crush 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.
- E25 My Right Arm 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 itâs the help of his friends that enables him to overcome his temporary handicap and win the Ball Toss Contest at the annual School Fair.
- E26 Lucky U Using creativity and cleverness, Piggley, Dannan and Ferny work together towards the common goal of finding and testing three lucky horseshoe legends in order to find the âtrueâ story behind the horseshoe Mr. Hornsby has hung on the schoolhouse door.
Season 2
- E1 Ferny Wears the Star 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. Piggley realises that you don't have to be in charge to have fun.
- E2 Molly Had a Little Lamb Molly gets a lamb to look after and she soon realises that even little lambs need rules.
- E3 Trial and Error Dannan's school bag is chewed. A trial is held in the barn, leading to a potential miscarriage of justice.
- E4 Rain, Rain Go Away Piggley has to look after Molly and keep her entertained when their parents are out.
- E5 A Touch of Spain A series of misunderstandings leads the villagers of Tara to believe that Don Toro and Ferny are moving back to Spain. They throw them a special fiesta complete with Spanish music, dancing, food, and even fireworks.
- E6 Dannan's American Cousin Wiley the sheep is busy fulfilling his mission to bring 'excitement and cool' to his rural flock.
- E7 Waking Thor Ferny's pet fish, Thor, dies, and Ferny is having a lot of trouble getting past his sadness. The townsfolk pitch in and hold a wake for Thor to help Ferny talk about and share his feelings.
- E8 Father's Day Piggley is taken to a new place by his father.
- E9 Growing Pains Grandpa Piggley Winks weaves fantastic tales, and Piggley discovers being a grown-up isn't as easy as he thinks.
- E10 Dannan Does a Jig Dannan discovers she isn't very good at dancing.
- E11 Searching for a Shamrock Piggley, Ferny and Dannan lose something that they borrowed from their teacher.
- E12 Wish Upon a Story (1) Grandpa feels a little blue on his birthday, so his young grandpigs try to cheer him up by telling the great storyteller a few stories of their own, describing what life would be like if they were in Tara.
- E13 Wish Upon a Story (2) Uncle Ferny arrives with a surprise for Grandpa Piggley from the past.
- E14 The Creepy Cabbages of County Galway Piggley has a bad dream after listening to a radio show he was told he was too young for.
Season 3
- E1 The Haunted Shipwreck 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.
- E2 The Monkey When a monkey escapes from a 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.
- E3 Judging a Book by its Cover 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.
- E4 Return of the Raloo Rockers The Raloo Rockers want to go to Dublin to audition for Uncle Buck's Variety Express. But first they'll have to practise hard and raise some funds.
- E5 How Much Is that Dragon in the Window? 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.
- E6 Mi Galeon Grandpa Piggley recounts the story of the time he, Dannan and Ferny all built miniature ships and entered the Raloo River Race.
- E7 The Gift Piggley wants a new snow sled for his birthday but his father can't afford it.
- E8 Tale Spinner When Piggley's substitute teacher asks them to write a two-page story he doesn't take it seriously.
- E9 Hector's Hero After Dannan saves Hector from a mishap, a grateful but obnoxious Hector won't leave her alone.
- E10 Macarooned Grandpa Piggley recounts the story of the time he was lost at sea and subsequently stranded on a remote island.
- E11 Mind Your Manners 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.
- E12 The World According to Molly Aunt Molly sends Meg some drawings she did as a 5-year old. The drawings illustrate Grandpa Piggley's stories and reveal the influence he had on his little sister.
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