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Season 1 · 50 episodes · Oct 16, 1972

  1. Episode 1

    Shapes

    Oct 16, 1972

    Very first episode - very different to what the show later became. All the well known cast are not here (and did not arrive until 1974). The only recognisable puppet at this point is Zippy, although his voice isn't what we are used to.

  2. Episode 2

    Farm Animals

    Oct 17, 1972

  3. Episode 3

    Houses

    Oct 18, 1972

  4. Episode 4

    Weather 1

    Oct 19, 1972

  5. Episode 5

    Trains

    Oct 20, 1972

  6. Episode 6

    Painting

    Oct 23, 1972

  7. Episode 7

    Insects

    Oct 24, 1972

  8. Episode 8

    Boats

    Oct 25, 1972

  9. Episode 9

    Land

    Oct 26, 1972

  10. Episode 10

    Clothes

    Oct 27, 1972

  11. Episode 11

    Touch

    Oct 30, 1972

  12. Episode 12

    Reptiles

    Oct 31, 1972

  13. Episode 13

    Work

    Nov 1, 1972

  14. Episode 14

    Books

    Nov 2, 1972

  15. Episode 15

    Furniture

    Nov 3, 1972

  16. Episode 16

    Movement

    Nov 6, 1972

  17. Episode 17

    Fruit and Vegetables

    Nov 7, 1972

  18. Episode 18

    Cats and Dogs

    Nov 9, 1972

  19. Episode 19

    Trees 1

    Nov 10, 1972

  20. Episode 20

    Sounds 1

    Nov 13, 1972

  21. Episode 21

    Autumn

    Nov 14, 1972

  22. Episode 22

    Shoes

    Nov 15, 1972

  23. Episode 23

    Flowers

    Nov 16, 1972

  24. Episode 24

    Illness

    Nov 17, 1972

  25. Episode 25

    Music 1

    Nov 20, 1972

  26. Episode 26

    British Wild Animals

    Nov 21, 1972

  27. Episode 27

    Work 2

    Nov 23, 1972

  28. Episode 28

    Weather 2

    Nov 23, 1972

  29. Episode 29

    Sleep

    Nov 24, 1972

  30. Episode 30

    Sounds

    Nov 27, 1972

  31. Episode 31

    Zoo Animals

    Nov 28, 1972

  32. Episode 32

    Family

    Nov 29, 1972

  33. Episode 33

    Water 1

    Nov 30, 1972

    Zippy throws a wet sponge at Bungle but hits David by accident. Zippy tells Bungle that a wet sponge is heavier than a dry sponge and David and Bungle find out if he's right.

  34. Episode 34

    Building

    Dec 1, 1972

  35. Episode 35

    Making Things

    Dec 4, 1972

  36. Episode 36

    Birds

    Dec 5, 1972

  37. Episode 37

    Post

    Dec 6, 1972

  38. Episode 38

    Fish

    Dec 7, 1972

  39. Episode 39

    Party Food

    Dec 8, 1972

  40. Episode 40

    Smell

    Dec 11, 1972

  41. Episode 41

    Babies 1

    Dec 12, 1972

  42. Episode 42

    Fireman

    Dec 13, 1972

  43. Episode 43

    Sky

    Dec 14, 1972

  44. Episode 44

    Shopping 1

    Dec 15, 1972

  45. Episode 45

    Christmas Music

    Dec 18, 1972

  46. Episode 46

    Christmas Tree

    Dec 19, 1972

  47. Episode 47

    Christmas Decorations

    Dec 20, 1972

  48. Episode 48

    Christmas Food

    Dec 21, 1972

  49. Episode 49

    Christmas Post

    Dec 22, 1972

  50. Episode 50

    Indoor Plants

    Dec 29, 1972