WonderWorks Season 3, Episode 4: Mighty Pawns

1

Walking on Air

In a bid for physical freedom, a wheelchair-bound boy encourages his disabled friends to join him in trying to become astronauts.

60 min

2

Hector's Bunyip

An Australian family tells a welfare counselor that a friendly swamp creature kidnapped their foster son.

60 min

3

Ride a Northbound Horse

An orphan joins a cattle drive to get even with the peddler who swindled him.

60 min

4

Mighty Pawns

In this true story, a maverick teacher gets inner-city youths off the street and rechannels their energies to the game of chess.

60 min

5

A Little Princess (1/3)

Bad investments and her father's death leave lovely Sara Crewe penniless and in the clutches of grasping, greedy Miss Minchin. Parts 1 & 2 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.

60 min

6

A Little Princess (2/3)

Carrisford moves to England to search for Crewe's missing daughter. Parts 3 & 4 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.

60 min

7

A Little Princess (3/3)

Sara endures more cruelties at the hands of Miss Minchin, but is at last reunited with friends and fortune. Parts 5 & 6 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.

60 min

8

The Last Warhorse

An elderly scrap dealer and his three grandchildren fight to keep their home despite the efforts of a real estate developer's devious employees.

60 min

9

The Haunting of Barney Palmer

A young man fears he has inherited his family's magical powers when he is visited by the spirit of his great uncle.

60 min

10

The Paper Boy

As Christmas 1932 approaches, a part-time paper boy becomes his family's sole support.

60 min

11

Top Kid

A 10-year-old boy is tempted to cheat after he becomes a game show celebrity.

60 min

12

The Revolt of Job

A Jewish family in Nazi Hungary adopts an 8-year-old Christian boy who learns valuable life lessons. Based on a true story.

60 min

13

Daniel and the Towers

The chronicle of a friendship between a streetwise Hispanic boy and an eccentric Italian immigrant as he builds the Watts Towers in Los Angeles. Based on a true story.

60 min

14

Room to Move

A young athlete faces a choice between continuing her track-and-field training or pursuing an interest in dance that develops after she befriends a new girl in school who is not accepted because of her punk look.

60 min

15

The Horse Without a Head

Mischievous children and a series of mishaps thwart a band of inept robbers.

60 min

16

Quest Beyond Time

A young boy who enjoys hang gliding is transported into a post-apocalyptic future in which he tries to help people dying of a mysterious illness.

60 min

17

Almost Partners

A 14-year-old girl joins forces with a police detective to find a missing urn containing her grandfather's ashes.

60 min

18

Colour in the Creek (1/2)

A 12-year-old boy and his family take part in the Australian Gold Rush in the early 1930s.

60 min

19

Colour in the Creek (2/2)

A 12-year-old boy and his family take part in the Australian Gold Rush in the early 1930s. (Conclusion)

60 min

20

The December Rose (1/2)

A young chimney sweep comes to work at the elegant home of a nobleman, and tumbles into a crooked and dangerous adventure.

60 min

21

The December Rose (2/2)

A young chimney sweep comes to work at the elegant home of a nobleman, and tumbles into a crooked and dangerous adventure. (Conclusion)

60 min