Martha Speaks
2008–2016
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Seasons
Season 1
- E1 Martha Speaks Martha faces off against a burglar in the opener of this animated series, in which the title character, a dog, gains the power of speech after eating alphabet soup. Then Martha becomes the host of a radio show and offers her advice on various issues. Based on the book series by author Susan Meddaugh.
- E2 Martha Gives Advice
- E3 Martha and Skits Martha is blamed for ruining a birthday cake, though she proclaims her innocence; Martha and Helen discover a plot to rob a jewelry store, but their initial suspects turn out to be police officers.
- E4 Martha Plays a Part Martha tries to be a hero, and she learns a lesson about true courage; Martha and Helen plan a camping trip, then hear a tale of a mythical monster that lives in the woods.
- E5 Martha Takes the Cake Martha visits a farm with her family. She tries to help with chores, but soon doubts her ability to be a farm dog. Also: Martha runs away from home after a fight with Helen and gets a job as a...telemarketer.
- E6 Codename: Martha Martha loses the ability to speak after the soup company cuts down on the number of letters in each can of its product; Helen must train Skits to behave or he'll become an outdoor-only dog.
- E7 Martha to the Rescue Martha accidentally gets involved in a robbery and she hides the evidence of her actions. Then the thieves try to recruit her for another job. Also: Martha investigates a dog-obedience school when she thinks the students turn out to be too perfect.
- E8 Martha Camps Out Martha sets out to become a firehouse dog, and she learns how difficult the job can be; when large pickles are discovered in town, Martha and her friends fear are aliens.
- E9 Down on the Farm The family takes care of a neighbor's dog, but the pooch turns out to be a manipulative creature that gets Martha into trouble; and Martha wins a trip to an inn, which has a no-dogs policy.
- E10 Martha Runs Away Martha tries to persuade Granny Flo to advertise the soup company on a popular TV show to increase sales; a con artist tries to take Martha by posing as her long-lost owner from Poland.
- E11 Martha Blah Blah Martha and Helen try to tame a nasty new dog in the neighborhood; and Martha is invited to a talent show, but the host has an ulterior motive for inviting her.
- E12 Skits Behaves Martha has an idea for an adventure story, so Helen and her friends write it for her, adding their own input along the way. Also: Martha meets a TV star who isn't as courageous as she thought.
- E13 Martha and the Canine Caper Helen gets laryngitis, so Martha tries to take care of her, but Martha's efforts cause havoc in their home; Truman looks forward to a whale-watching excursion but must overcome his fear of getting seasick.
- E14 Perfectly Martha
- E15 Firedog Martha
- E16 Martha's Pickle Large pickles are discovered in town, which Martha and her friends fear are aliens.
- E17 The Dog Who Came to Dinner
- E18 Martha Calling
- E19 Oh, Nooo! Martha is upset when Alice and Helen make a fuss about a kitten; Alice can't believe Truman can dislike ice cream without ever having tasted it.
- E20 Bye Martha Martha's canine-human speech skills prove a big plus when she becomes a veterinary assistant, until she helps treat a puppy that speaks gibberish. Meanwhile, when Carolina starts a newspaper, TD tries to become an investigative reporter, but ends up a headline instead.
- E21 Martha Walks the Dog Alice is afraid to express an interest in ballet because of Ronald, who she thinks will tease her; Martha's attempt to become an agility dog flops.
- E22 Martha's Got Talent
- E23 Martha the Hero Maker To cheer up Helen, who's down in the dumps after not winning an art competition, her mother decides to bake her a cake. But when a flower order takes priority, Martha and Skits step in to finish the job. Then bath-hating Martha asks TD's father to create a perfume to hide her pungent doggy scent.
- E24 Starstruck Martha
- E25 Martha in Charge
- E26 Truman and the Deep Blue Sea
- E27 Escape from Flea Island
- E28 No Dogs Allowed
- E29 Ain't Nothin' But a Pound Dog Caught without her collar, Martha is sent to an animal shelter, where she tries to escape. Her family comes to the shelter to take her home, but she doesn't want to leave her new friends behind.
- E30 Raiders of the Lost Art Helen, Alice and TD are less than thrilled when Martha becomes a substitute teacher at their school; TD is distracted from writing a school report by a movie marathon.
- E31 Martha Says it with Flowers
- E32 Martha Doesn't Speak Monkey! Martha calls Helen for help when she's trapped in Pablum and Weaselgraft's hideout, and explains how Helen can find her by using her nose. Then Martha needs Helen's help when she again finds herself in Pablum and Weaselgraft's lair, but this time explains how to locate her by describing the sounds she hears.
- E33 Martha and Truman Get Lost Martha insults everyone she talks to until Truman intervenes, realizing that she's actually not in a foul mood but is saying the reverse of what she means.
- E34 Martha Gets Spooked Martha becomes the host of a TV show that's supposed to help people better understand their pets, but when no one tunes in, the producers change it to "Crime Scene Doggie." Then Martha and Skits fight over a new toy.
- E35 Martha Changes Her Luck
- E36 Martha Runs the Store
- E37 Best in Show
- E38 Truman on the Ball
- E39 Martha Sings Professor Monkey's visit to a local bookstore to promote his craft book may be disrupted when the directions to the store wind up under Bob the dog's porch; Martha helps Truman find something he lost at Dog Head Lake.
- E40 T.D. Makes the Band
Season 2
- E1 Martha's Chair
- E2 T.D. the Pack Rat
- E3 Painting for Peanuts
- E4 Martha's No Dummy
- E5 Martha Puts Out the Lights
- E6 The Penguin Always Rings Twice The president wants a canine companion, so Martha recommends several of her neighborhood pals. But it's Martha who's summoned to the White House when one of the president's aides learns that she can speak.
- E7 The Martha Code Helen's dad recalls the important part that Martha played on the day that baby Jake was born. Later, Martha is inspired to become a sled dog after hearing a story about a heroic Alaskan sled dog.
- E8 Martha in the Hold
- E9 Get Along, Little Dogies! Alice prepares for an oral report in Spanish with help from Martha and some Mexican alphabet soup; TD wants to learn animal languages in order to become an animal linguist.
- E10 Martha in the White House TD's too involved with his comic books about evil space cats invading a planet of dogs to work on a school project about the solar system. Later Martha dreams about being an alien canine.
- E11 The Jakey Express
- E12 Martha, Sled Dog
- E13 Paws and Effect Martha empathizes with Truman, who fears his mom won't think he's special now that she's caring for the babies at her day care; Martha teaches TD's little cousin CD how to be behave with dogs.
- E14 The Trouble with Teddy
- E15 ¿Qué Pasa, Martha?
Season 3
- E1 The Martha Show
- E2 Martha's Millions When Carolina reads about a dog inheriting millions, she's appalled. What could a dog do with all that money? Martha discovers that it isn't who spends it, but how you spend it, that matters most.
- E3 Carolina's Gifted Everyone is excited for Carolina's birthday, everyone, that is, except Carolina. She still has not used her gift certificate from last year's birthday, and it is going to expire the following night. She and Helen rush to the store to pick out the perfect gift.
- E4 Truman's Mad When Truman sends away for a science kit, he dreams about all the new inventions he will create. But can reality really live up to his big dreams?
- E5 Dog for a Day TD thinks dogs have it easy — no school, no homework, no schedule — but Martha begs to differ. When the two decide to switch roles for a day, they discover that life can be surprisingly tough in someone else's shoes (or tail).
- E6 Martha: Deadline Doggie When Martha begins to sniff out leads for Carolina's paper, the news is not fit to print. Can Martha redeem herself before she puts the paper out of business?
- E7 It's the Giant Pumpkin, Martha With The Ronald Report as her new competition, Carolina needs stories, big stories, to keep her paper afloat. But then she finds a story that's stranger than she bargained for.
- E8 The Dog Did It Martha shares the Great Oral History of Dogs with Helen, TD, and Truman. According to Martha, dogs contributed much to humanity: fire, philosophy, physics, art, and even language. Could this explain why Shakespeare's hero is named Hamlet?
- E9 Martha Out West The gang has borrowed a video camera from the library so they can film their very own Wild West production. They each tell their versions, featuring pioneers, outlaws, and ... strawberry milkshakes?
- E10 T.D.'s Magic TD has found the best birthday gift of all time for his cousin CD: He's going to put on a magic show at his party. He wants to really "wow" the crowd, so the bigger the trick, the better. But what happens when his magic gets out of control?
- E11 Scaredy Cat To escape a storm, the kids and dogs retreat into the Boxwood's house. TD, Alice, and Helen decide to tell spooky stories to pass the time. But as spooky things start happening in the house, they wonder if their stories might be a little too real.
- E12 The Opera Contest An opera contest! Sounds boring! But before you know it, the kids have cooked up their own ideas of what an opera should be.
- E13 Maestro Martha Bad guys Pablum and Weaselgraft have a plan to freeze people at a charity concert by using the power of very strange music. Can Martha turn down the volume on their evil scheming before it's too late?
- E14 Skits and Mr. Scruffles Everyone's too busy to play with Skits. While he's moping around the neighborhood, he meets Milo, a lonesome newcomer who just moved to Wagstaff City. The two bond, but when they tell their respective families about their new companion, no one believes they're real.
- E15 Brave Truman Truman is afraid to try out his new sled on the town's steepest, scariest, lumpiest hill. His friends are convinced that Truman is braver than he seems. Is he?
Season 4
- E1 Alice Covers Up
- E2 Carolina Picks a Lilly
- E3 Cora! Cora! Cora!
- E4 Cora Encore!
- E5 Billy Collins Speaks
- E6 Milo's Reading Buddy
- E7 Verb Dog, When Action Calls!
- E8 Martha's Adverb Adventure
- E9 Return of the Bookbots: The Case of the Missing Words, Part 1
- E10 Return of the Bookbots: The Case of the Missing Words, Part 2
Season 5
- E1 Episode 1
- E2 Episode 2
- E3 Episode 3
- E4 Episode 4
- E5 Episode 5
- E6 Episode 6
- E7 Episode 7
- E8 Episode 8
Season 6
- E1 Episode 1
- E2 Episode 2
- E3 Episode 3
- E4 Episode 4
- E5 Episode 5
- E6 Episode 6
- E7 Episode 7
- E8 Episode 8
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