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Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 75
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Networks: PBS Kids
Status: Ended
First Air Date: Jan 16, 1995
Recent Air Date: Dec 4, 1998
Run Time: m
In Production: No
Original Language: English
Age Rating: L
Website: Link
Production Companies: Lancit Media Productions , KCET
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Episodes
Episode 1
16 January 1995 - Tippy Woo
Julie obtains a teddy bear, and names it after herself "Tippy Wu". She also remarks on some unflattering nicknames other kids have given her, per her last name "Wu".
Episode 2
17 January 1995 - Train Driving Kids
The boys have a model train but refuse to share with the girls, insisting it’s a boys’ activity. Gradually everyone takes to other suggested activities, leaving only Leon and Kiki still wanting to play with the model train. Nuzzle struggles to play a toy xylophone.
Episode 3
18 January 1995 - Rip Van Wrinkle
Leon, Kiki, Julie and Skye host a slumber party, but have to work together to help each other's bedtime routines/needs be met, or else the “slumber” part will be difficult. Sizzle and Nuzzle try to be nocturnal, but it’s harder than it seems. Ben and Jody only make cameo appearances.
Episode 4
19 January 1995 - Accentuate the Positive
Kiki dresses as a space alien, distressed that other kids at school laughed at her Hispanic accent.
Episode 5
20 January 1995 - Gotta Dance
The kids obtain a sheet of dance steps and learn of various cultural dances while trying to decipher it. Sizzle recalls the time Nuzzle criticized her for carrying her tail wrong and refuses to dance with him again.
Episode 6
23 January 1995 - Rudy One
A robot shows up at the Puzzle Place and befriends Leon, while insulting everyone else, in an attempt to sabotage everyone’s friendship. Sizzle turns to Nuzzle for advice after a new cat calls her a “snooty patootie.”
Episode 7
24 January 1995 - Butterfingers
The kids hold a relay race, but Ben drops his baton, prompting the nickname “Butterfingers” from everyone else. Nuzzle tries to show off his bravado by wanting to be called “Professor Muscles.”
Episode 8
25 January 1995 - Rock Dreams
Skye aspires to perform music, but is discouraged by the fact that he doesn't know very many Native American performers. Eventually he makes contact with Native American Robby Romero and his band, Red Thunder, who reassure him. Nuzzle gets so tired of watching Sizzle listen to Swiss yodeling music that he tries to make her yodel herself.
Episode 9
26 January 1995 - Roamantics
Ben brings in an ant farm to show everyone, but Leon unwittingly wreaks havoc in an attempt to give the ants fresh air, and has to make some sacrifices to restore order to The Puzzle Place. Nuzzle gets carried away with a roll of paper towel.
Episode 10
27 January 1995 - Spud Buds
Skye finds a party box in the kitchen, but everyone else is too distracted watching TV to take interest. Nuzzle wishes he hadn’t let Sizzle use a flying machine all she wants.
Episode 11
30 January 1995 - Different Drummer
Julie plays referee to Skye and Leon’s dispute over whose cultural drum is more significant. The two eventually agree that both drugs are significant in their own way, and neither's is necessarily better. Sizzle takes up skateboarding.
Episode 12
31 January 1995 - I Love Kiki
Kiki is at a loss as to what to do when she unwittingly “breaks” Julie’s toy horse, and can't bring herself to tell her. Sizzle looks after the sneaker that Nuzzle likes to chew on, but when the Piece Police throw it out as she naps, she panics. Ben does not appear in this episode.
Episode 13
01 February 1995 - True Colors
The kids all partner up to paint one another, but initially can’t find a suitable paint color for everyone. Their second attempt, using chalk of different colors, is much more successful. Sizzle wants to paint a self-portrait, but it’s too hard for her.
Episode 14
02 February 1995 - Cute Is as Cute Does
Julie wants to emulate her favorite singer, Penny Candy, but sees her true colors when a crisis in the greenhouse hits. Nuzzle bores Sizzle to sleep when he tries to show her a photo album of when he was a puppy. Leon and Ben only make cameo appearances.
Episode 15
03 February 1995 - Leon's Pizza
Leon wants to make a pizza for everyone, but he needs a creative solution to satisfy everyone’s different topping preferences. Sizzle and Nuzzle fight over which toy is better.
Episode 16
06 February 1995 - Real Heroes
The kids compare their favorite superheroes but need to band together when the pets get caught in a dangerous situation.
Episode 17
07 February 1995 - Going By the Book
The kids want to play Sleeping Beauty, but as four of them don’t fit the description of the protagonists, they research other princes and princesses that reflect their individual heritages.
Episode 18
08 February 1995 - Mad Music Magic
Kiki leads the kids in a makeshift band, but her authority seems to do more harm than good when she won’t allow them to play their preferred instruments. Sizzle attends her cousin’s birthday party, so Nuzzle tries to be the dog and the cat at the same time.
Episode 19
09 February 1995 - Party of One
Leon learns a hard lesson in racism when he’s barred from attending a friend’s birthday party simply because he’s African-American. Nuzzle refuses to fetch a stick for Kiki because she didn’t say “the magic word” (which Sizzle tries in vain to guess).
Episode 20
10 February 1995 - Dancing Dragon
Skye and Kiki unwittingly invade Julie’s privacy by opening a package meant for her. Nuzzle and Sizzle cause some mischief with it.
Episode 21
13 February 1995 - Picture Perfect
Ben is unwilling to wear his glasses for a group picture because of some teasing, but unwittingly wreaks havoc when he spends a day without them. Nuzzle goes for a “hip cat” approach, which fails to impress Sizzle.
Episode 22
14 February 1995 - Maiden Voyages
While the others turn the basement into a moonwalk with many balloons, Kiki and Julie enjoy moon cakes, but a humorous misunderstanding may mean Julie will marry Leon.
Episode 23
15 February 1995 - Donuts and Dithering
The kids receive six assorted donuts, and Jody gets first dibs, but she struggles to decide which one she wants. Leon attempts to manipulate her choice to keep her from picking the one he wants, but it backfires. Sizzle and Nuzzle so badly want to take a donut themselves.
Episode 24
16 February 1995 - Bully for Jody
Jody is a victim of bullying when a bigger student keeps stealing her lunch. Sizzle also tries to keep away a bigger cat.
Episode 25
17 February 1995 - Ben's Bad Hair Day
Ben attempts to change his “boring” hairstyle with disastrous results, before learning that his hair was fine the way it was.
Episode 26
20 February 1995 - All Weather Friends
When a storm hits the Puzzle Place, Leon is embarrassed to admit he is afraid of thunder and lightning.
Episode 27
21 February 1995 - Bread and Matzoh
Skye brings some special bread from his tribe to share with the kids but is troubled when Jody refuses to try any for eight days. It turns out the reason is because of one of her own Jewish customs. Sizzle and Nuzzle get very hungry because the kids forget to feed them.
Episode 28
22 February 1995 - Owning It
Leon obtains a new watch but drives everyone else crazy with it, causing them to snap back at him. Kiki is preparing chili in the kitchen, and Sizzle and Nuzzle want to taste it so badly.
Episode 29
23 February 1995 - Baffled Ben
Ben is struggling to put together a puzzle but angrily snaps and puts down anyone who tries to help him. He also insults Skye's special plant, which grows when complimented, but shrinks when put down.
Episode 30
24 February 1995 - Practice Makes Perfect
While nearly all the kids are sick with chickenpox, Skye finds a guitar and wants to play it, but he is slow to understand that he has to put time and effort into becoming good at it. Sizzle tries playing billiards. Ben and Julie only make cameo appearances.
Episode 31
27 February 1995 - Finders Keepers
Julie finds Skye’s misplaced Apache pollen pouch and is so enamored with it that she doesn’t return it right away, damaging her friendship with Skye when she finally does. Jody does not appear in this episode. However, she does send the other kids an automatic popcorn snack, which, when heating up, makes Sizzle and Nuzzle curious. Ben only makes cameo appearances.
Episode 32
28 February 1995 - You Say Potato
The kids bring in items for a picnic but can’t seem to agree on where to have it. While Leon and Jody are content to go anywhere, Skye and Julie prefer the mountains and Ben and Kiki prefer the park. Even the two duos can’t agree on the specifics. Sizzle and Nuzzle are excited to go on the picnic themselves, especially for bird-watching.
Episode 33
01 March 1995 - At the End of Our Rope
The boys challenge the girls to a game of tug of war but are unexpectedly defeated and can’t figure out why.
Episode 34
02 March 1995 - Just Kidding
The others tease Skye when he forgets to bring a bat to a baseball game, prompting Skye to get upset and leave. Ben feels badly their teasing, even though they were just joking. Sizzle and Nuzzle climb up a tree in the greenhouse but are too scared to come down. Leon and Kiki only make cameo appearances.
Episode 35
03 March 1995 - Everything In Its Place
Kiki makes plans to clean the place, but it doesn’t go as planned.
Episode 36
06 March 1995 - Big Boys Don't Cry
Leon cries when the others exclude him from his own pancake making recipe and is labelled a “crybaby” by Ben and Skye. Julie convinces the two that they've had reason to cry in the past. Sizzle and Nuzzle filch all the pancakes made, and get sick from doing so.
Episode 37
07 March 1995 - Here's to the Winners
Ben becomes discouraged when everyone but him has won a trophy for something, even though he does have an impressive skill that’s worthy of a prize in and of itself. Sizzle and Nuzzle do not appear in this episode, and Skye and Julie only make cameo appearances.
Episode 38
08 March 1995 - A World of Difference
Everyone except Skye disguise themselves as identical superheroes, but Skye can use each one's individual quirks to tell who is who.
Episode 39
09 March 1995 - Willing and Able
Ben takes pity on Skye’s friend Kyle, who’s in a wheelchair. Sizzle and Nuzzle find out the hard way that she can’t bury a bone and he can’t climb a tree. Leon and Kiki only make a cameo appearance in this episode.
Episode 40
10 March 1995 - It's Magic
Kiki becomes scared when her friends disappear after a failed magic act. Nuzzle becomes inspired by a heroic dog on TV.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Production | Producer |
Suzanne Singer
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Executive Producer |
Larry Lancit
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