Episode list

Aka ep#1 Kerry builds a wall of a house from boxes. Anne looks in the useful box for something to make curtains for the house. The poem of the week 'The Draper's Shop' is told with images. Kerry gets Anne to close her eyes and follow a piece of string, which leads her to the box house. The presenters race through the entrance of the house. There's also a mouse in Play School today. Anne and Kerry build a shop with things found in the Useful Box.

Aka ep#2 Anne and Kerry sing a 'Good Morning' song. Kerry plays an imaginary drum and trumpet. They find marching band uniforms on the dressing up pegs. Kerry wears a tall shako hat and Anne wears a short kepi hat. They march to the song 'See Here Comes the Big Procession'. They look at the valves on a trumpet. Anne plays different types of bells. Church bells can be heard coming from the windows. They look through the arched window to see the bells. It is two o'clock on the flower clock with a corn husk doll and hay stacks underneath. Donald tells a story of some old clothes that are turned into a scarecrow. The clothes are animated by a puppeteer to help tell the story. Kerry pretends to be a scarecrow, while Anne pretends to be a bird. They recite the poem of the week 'The Draper's Shop'. Paper is folded and cut to make a chain of paper draper dolls.

Anne and Kerry are caring for the pets. They have a look at Peppino and Peppina, the budgerigars, home and compare it to the nest of a wild bird. Through the square window there are different types of birds with their nests and eggs. Kerry pretends to be a bird collecting items for their nest. Anne joins him and they build nests in different places including amongst reeds, on a cliff and up a tree. Kerry pretends to be a rooster and Anne a hen. They sing a song about chickens. Through the square window, again, there are chickens and eggs. The presenters sing 'Cock-a-Doodle Doo'. It is three o'clock on the clock, with ducks amongst reeds underneath. The story is 'Angelique the Happiest Duck in Paris'. Kerry has made some white cardboard puppets for Anne to make a mobile hung off a jar lid. They recite the poem of the week 'The Draper's Shop'. Kerry looks at a pet duck. Anne and Kerry feed Bit and Bot, the goldfish, and Peppino and Peppina.

Aka ep#4 The toys are missing today and Anne, Kerry and the owl and the pussycat set out in a bathtub to find Jemima, Hamble, Teddy and Humpty. The story is told by Donald.

Aka ep#5 Kerry and Anne tend the Play School garden. Anne explains the terms petal and stem, and stresses the necessity for careful handling of roses.

Aka ep#6 Alister and Diane hang out some washing, but it is full of holes. They sing Dashing away with a smoothing iron. Diane tells the story of a little old man, who rescues a cat from the moon. Diane makes a helmet for Big Ted with things from the Useful Box. Alister makes a rocket ship from an upturned chair. They sing Join Us in Our Rocket Ride.

Aka ep#7 Leslie tells a story about her naughty little sister.

Aka ep#8 Diane and Alister look after the Play School pets.

Aka ep#9 Leslie tells a story about her naughty little sister at the barbers.

Aka ep#11 David has been teaching Lorraine a finger game about a house 'This is the House with the Chimney Pot'. Lorraine looks through the windows to see fine day under a blue sky. It is 2 o'clock on the clock. Donald tells the story 'The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge' by HH Swift . Lorraine helps David organise his rock and stone collection. David pretends he's a lighthouse.

Aka ep#12 David looks at a sulky, while Big Ted and Jemima are inside. Lorraine joins the toys in the sulky and David pulls them along. David pumps up the wheel of Lorraine's bicycle and Lorraine goes for a ride. It is six o'clock on the clock. Donald tells the story of a tram. They dress up as a tram conductor and driver.

Aka ep#13 Lorraine brushes the fur of Marmalade the cat. David has a puppy, who needs to be named. Through the windows dogs are being taught obedience. It is three o'clock on the clock. Donald tells the story of Billy the puppy and a kitten called Whispy.

Aka ep#14 Lorraine tends to flowers in the Play School garden and is surprised to discover a caster oil plant has appeared, without her planting it. David comes from the other garden bed with a wheel barrow, and shows a caster oil plant pod from the other garden to explain how seeds can move from one place to another. It is twelve o'clock on the clock. Donald tells a story about a fieldmouse and an acorn. Through the windows there are city parks and trees. David pretends to be a tree.

Aka ep#15 Lorraine sweeps out the fireplace with a hearth brush and shovel. David shows the coal scuttle used for the fire. The presenters look at coal. Through the windows there is a coal mine. It is two o'clock on the clock and Donald tells a story about a brand new engine who learns how to use his boiler, whistle, driving wheels and cabin.

Aka ep#16 Anne and Kerry clown their way through Play School today. Kerry makes a clown out of the cardboard box and paper in the Useful Box. Leslie tells the story about how William came to ride on the elephant in the circus parade. Through the windows we see a circus.

Aka ep#17 Kerry dresses as a ringmaster in a circus and Anne dresses as a clown. The story is about Punchinello and his cat. Through the windows we see houses on wheels.

Aka ep#18 A piglet visits Play School, and through the windows we see different kinds of skins on different animals. The story is about the Three Little Pigs.

Aka ep#19 Anne and Kerry are modelling with clay. Through the windows we see a potter turning the potter's wheel and making ornaments. The story is about Bobo the Elephant. Kerry plays being a hippo.

Aka ep#20 Anne and Kerry sing "Daisy Daisy" and ride around Play School on a tandem. Leslie tells the story of Andreshek's picnic, when a swan on the lake stole his picnic basket. Through the Windows we see swans. Anne makes some cottage cheese.

Aka ep#21 Diane and Alister look at a Spanish doll and we see Spanish dancing. Aileen tells the story of the little half chick and how he became the first weather vane.

Aka ep#22 Today's doll is a Chinese boy Ky (pronounced Kie). Diane and Alister dress up in Chinese smocks and bamboo hats. They eat a Chinese meal. Alister tells the children's favourite story, "Ping".

Aka ep#23 The visitor today is a billy goat kid, and the story is about the three billy goats gruff. The doll comes from Norway and is called Fraya. Through the windows, we see mountains in Norway.

Aka ep#24 Diane and Alister take the toys for a procession banging saucepan lids and cake tins. Today's doll is Russian, called Peter. Diane tells the story of Peter and the Wolf. Alister plays a violin and shows how it works. Through the windows we see an orchestra.

Aka ep#25 The doll today is Sambo from India. Aileen tells the story of Little Black Sambo. Through the windows, we see children in a kindergarten blowing bubbles and balloons. Alister blows up a balloon, then lets it go to fly around.

Aka 30.1 ep#26 Lorraine and David find some wool in the Useful Box. Lorraine shows how a sock is knitted. She tries to teach David how to knit. They sing "Click go the shears". The story is told by Donald MacDonald and is called "Patrick and his lamb". The film is of a shearing shed and an old fashioned shearer.

Aka 30.2 ep#27 Lorraine and David dress to go bushwalking. The story is "No Roses for Harry". Lorraine and David look at native and bush flowers. The film is of a child in the Bush.

Aka 30.3 ep#28 The visitor is a kelpie pup. David and Lorraine discuss the care of puppies. David mimes being a sheep dog with Teddy and Humpty as the sheep. The story is about two dog biscuits. The film shows sheep dogs at work.

Aka 30.4 ep#29 David is the Play School post person and delivers some birthday parcels to Teddy. Teddy has a party for Lorraine, David and the toys. The story is about Patrick's mother's birthday and is told by Donald. The film is kangaroos.

Aka 30.5 ep#30 David and Lorraine go on a bush picnic. The story is about a little Gum Tree. Lorraine looks at an ant farm and the film is of an ant's nest.

Aka ep#VIC1 Ann and Peter look in the useful box for boats. Peter recites the poem of the week about boats. They fill a dish with water and sail the toy boats. It is six o'clock on the flower clock with boats, a bridge and two islands underneath. Kenrick tells a story about a speed boat. Peter accuses Bear (i.e. Big Ted) of being a 'fat bear'. Ann defends Bear and helps him perform the song 'First He Walks Upon his Toes'. Ann and Peter perform the song with actions, walking over to the windows. They can hear the sound of the sea coming through the windows. They look through the round window and see a lighthouse and penguins. The presenters build an island for Bear. A film shows Ann's children Michael and Jennifer helping her other daughter Deborah build an island at Ricketts Point Beach in Beaumaris. Peter pretends to be a tug and sings 'I'm a little tug'. Ann pretends to be a big ship being pulled by the tug.

Aka ep#VIC2 Anne and Peter show how a tugboat is towed, in the water tray. It is twelve o'clock on the clock with a copper kettle, soap, facecloth and ducks underneath. The story is 'Mrs Goose's Bath' by Miriam Clark Potter. Through the windows it is bathtime.

Aka ep#VIC3 Peter cleans out the fish tank for Bit and Bot. Anne looks at the pet mice and budgerigars. They sing about the fish. Peter looks at a rabbit and recites a poem about rabbits. Anne introduces Tiffany a Siamese Cat. It's half past five on the flower clock with diamond rings underneath. Anne tells a story about the King of Siam and his cats. A film is shown of Siamese Cats playing. Anne plays with a Siamese kitten while Peter plays with Tiffany. Through the arched window is a dog playing with a garden hose. The presenters play 'Stacks on the Mill' with their hands.

Aka ep#VIC4 Anne and Peter are pinning up paintings done by children. The poem of the week is recited. Anne and Peter imagine going to the beach, the snow, the garden and into a forest. A film of a ferry in Sydney is shown. It is seven o'clock on the flower clock with packed furniture underneath. Kenrick tells a story about a family moving home and their pet dog who is confused by the whole process. Anne and Peter carry a large moving box for Jemima's new house, asking her where she'd like it to be placed. The presenters discuss the muscles used to carry the box. They discuss other muscles used in our bodies. Through the square windows there are people using their muscles for football, gymnastics, ballet and running. Peter pretends to be a weigh lifter and then balancing on a tightrope. Anne sings the song 'This is My Little House'.

Aka ep#VIC5 Anne and Peter help Humpty test different items to see whether they can be lifted with a magnet. Model boats are used in a water tray to recite the poem of the week. It is half past nine on the flower clock with a rotary clothes line underneath. Kenrick tells a story about 'Smokey Sal' the coal boat. Peter looks at a set of traffic lights and sings a song about the three coloured lights. Ann pretends to go driving in a car with Humpty. There is a projection from a rotating shadow lamp, making it appear as though the car is moving through the countryside. The useful box is the car engine. The car breaks down and Ann asks Peter if he can fix it. Peter realises the car has run out of petrol and teases Ann for having forgot to refuel the car. Through the round window there is busy traffic. Peter takes over driving the car. Anne and Humpty play a 'joke' on Peter by pretending that a magnet can lift paper, by hiding a paper clip underneath. Peter uses a magnet to roll a metal bottle top over a piece of cardboard.

Aka ep#VIC6 Patsy and Evan look through the useful box. Patsy finds a raffia hat and Evan finds some fly net. Patsy also finds a blow up beach toy in the shape of a sea horse. Evan helps to inflate it. Wearing a bucket on his head, Evan marches around like a soldier, while Patsy claps along and pretends to ride the inflated sea horse. It is six o'clock on the flower clock with shells underneath. Lorna tells a story about children who go to a holiday house on a beach, at the end of summer. The poem of the week 'The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile' by Margaret Wise Brown, is recited along with pictures. The presenters check on Jemima and Bear (Big Ted). Jemima wants to go to the beach and Bear wants to see some boats, so the presenters look through the arch window to find children looking for shells, fishing on a jetty, fishing on the beach and fish underwater. Patsy and Evan sort shells that they find in the useful box, looking at their features. They recite a poem about a shell, listening to the 'sound of waves' by holding it to their ears. Large blocks are used to make a boat with a sail. Jemima and Bear sail the boat, while the presenters sing about a little white sail boat.

Aka ep#VIC7 Patsy looks through the clothes rack, while Evan comes inside from a storm. They sing about the rain and decide to play inside. Jemima helps the presenters look through the windows to watch where the rain comes from. Evan recites the poem 'Raindrops'. The story is about a little raindrop.

Aka ep#VIC8 Patsy and Evan sing the songs 'I Love Little Pussy' and 'The Fireman'. Lorna tells the story 'Whiffy McMann' by Berta and Almer Hader. Through the windows a fire station is visited.

Aka ep#VIC9 Patsy and Evan go for a trip on an aeroplane. Through the windows there is a helicopter ride. Patsy and Evan realise they forgot to invite Bear and Jemima on the aeroplane ride, so play a guessing game to cheer them up. Lorna tells the story of 'Mrs Goose's Galoshes'.

Aka ep#VIC10 Patsy and Evan sing the songs 'A Marching Game', 'The Seven Steps' and 'It's Raining'. The story is 'How The Singing Water Got Into the Bathtub' by Lucy Sprague Mitchell. Through the windows there are swans.

Aka ep#VIC11 Nehama and Peter explore early settlement in Australia. The poem of the week is 'How Go the Ladies'. The presenters repair a hobby horse, which is missing one wheel. Agnes tells the story. Through the windows there are round things and a veteran car.

Aka ep#VIC12 Nehama wears an old pinafore and Peter wears an old sailor's blouse, like the ones worn by their grandparents when they were children. Peter shows Nehama a sailor's dance. Peter rides a penny farthing bicycle.

Aka ep#VIC13 Peter ties a swag. Nehama plays the washboard and Peter plays a lager-phone while they sing 'Waltzing Matilda'. Agnes tells the story.

Aka ep#VIC14 Nehama packs a lunch for Peter, who is going for a 'horse ride'. She packs some paper sandwiches, block cake and ball orange. The presenters sing 'This is the Way he Rode Away'. Peter and Nehama look at photos in an album to see different ways of transporting loads, including a pack horse and wheelbarrow. There are also photos of people during the gold rush. Through the windows there is panning for gold. Nehama and Peter have gold scales to weigh different amounts and set up a General Store. Peter is a goldbuyer for the gold people find.

Aka ep#VIC15 Nehema and Peter make a paper collage town. Nehama finds toy figurines in the toybox to help recite the poem of the week 'This is the Way he Rode Away'. They add a school with a clock tower to their collage. It shows nine o'clock. The flower clock also displays nine o'clock, with money underneath. Agnes tells a story about how her father set up a bank in her bedroom, when they ran a general store. Nehama has a gold sovereign coin. Peter checks his pockets and finds modern currency with one, two, five, ten and twenty cent pieces. They add a bank to their collage and a town hall for concerts. The presenters stage a concert for the toys. They perform 'Botany Bay' with Nehema on tea chest bass and Peter on guitar. Then Peter pretends to be a magician and makes Henry and Henrietta, the mice, disappear. Then he makes Peter the rabbit disappear. Humpty appears in Peter's place. Through the square window they see the town of Echuca, Victoria, during the day and night. Nehema and Peter add an aerodrome to the collage.

Aka ep#VIC16 Patsy and Evan skip the days of the week with a skipping rope. Patsy and Evan sing 'Three Little Kittens' and 'Merry Go Round'. The poem of the week 'The New Baby Calf' is recited. Lorna tells the story 'The Horse Without a Tail'. Through the windows are a new baby calf and a Merry Go Round. A cat visitor, Whiffy McMann, washes himself and Evan compares this with the way we wash.

Aka ep#VIC17 Patsy and Evan make soup by boiling bones and adding barley with vegetables. Through the windows there are ropes and we see some roots growing. The poem of the week 'The New Baby Calf' is recited. Patsy and Evan dress up as the Little Old Man and the Little Old Woman in 'The Tale of the Turnip'.

Aka ep#VIC18 Evan warms milk on a stove and fills a bottle for a baby goat. Patsy discusses with Evan how the food for a goat is different to the food for the other Play School pets. The poem of the week 'The New Baby Calf' is recited. Evan and Patsy pretend to be monkeys swinging on ropes.

Aka ep#VIC19 Patsy and Evan look at a milk-ordering gadget/indicator that is used to tell the milk man how many pints you want. Patsy claims that Teddy has been drinking a lot of milk lately. They hang the name of the day on the gadget, so the delivery will arrive on the correct day. Evan gives Patsy a milk carrier so she can carry the milk bottles safely. The poem of the week 'The New Baby Calf' is recited. The story told by Patsy is about the Three Bears.

Aka ep#VIC20 Patsy and Evan sing 'John Brown's Farm', 'Little Boy Blue' and 'It's a Lovely Day for Haying Time'. The poem of the week 'The New Baby Calf' is recited. The story is 'The Little Red Hen and the Grain of Wheat'. Through the windows we see wheat growing. Patsy has a model farm and we learn of the things that are done on a farm.