The Adventures of Blinky Bill Season 1, Episode 8: Blinky Saves Granny's Glasses

1

Blinky Bill's Favourite Cafe

Greenpatch is to be rebuilt, and Blinky believes that the Cafe is a high priority, convincing the Mayor to make it one of the first objectives. But not everything goes the way Blinky had hoped in terms of the cafe.

25 min

2

Blinky Bill's Fire Brigade

A bushfire ravages the area, almost destroying the new school. As a result of this, Blinky and his friends try to create the town's first fire brigade. But there are some false calls made. Will the fire brigade respond when it is a real call?

25 min

3

Blinky Rescues the Budgie

When at the general store, Blinky and his friends decide to free Miss. Pym's caged budgie. However, he has never been in the real world before and has trouble adjusting. Will he be better off in the wild?

25 min

4

Blinky Bill's Fund Run

Blinky wants to see the Hospital rebuilt, so he convinces the Mayor to hold a cross-country run to fund the project. However, the dingoes want the money for themselves. Who will end up with the money?

25 min

5

Blinky and the School Inspector (a.k.a. Blinky Bill the Teacher)

A School Inspector arrives, and Blinky runs amok in the school, resulting in Miss. Magpie quitting her job. However, Blinky becomes the new teacher. How will he manage?

25 min

6

Blinky and the Red Car

Blinky and his friends see themselves competing with the dingoes once again when a red car is put up for sale. Both try to raise the money, causing problems for the town. Who will get the red car? And will it be as good as thought it would be?

25 min

7

Blinky Breaks the Drought

The dingoes steal the carrots that Blinky and his friends were helping to grow. After they are replanted the river mysteriously dries up and Blinky believes the dingoes are behind it. Is he correct? How will he stop them?

25 min

8

Blinky Saves Granny's Glasses

The dingoes smash Blinky's grandmother's glasses, causing Blinky to put a play on in the town to raise the money for a new pair. However, the dingoes try to steal the show. Will they raise the money? And will it go towards the glasses, or straight to the dingoes?

25 min

9

Blinky Bill's Ghost Cave

The Rabbit family are left homeless, and their possessions are mysteriously disappearing. Blinky proposes that they move into a cave, unaware that the cave is being used by the dingoes to stash all of the Rabbit's possessions. The dingoes then create a ghost to scare the Rabbit's away. Will the Rabbit's get their possessions back? And will the dingoes get their just desserts?

25 min

10

Blinky Bill's Zoo

After having a class on the animal species known as humans, Blinky and his friend find one lost in the bush. The rest of the animals help build a zoo to house her in and try to teach her tricks, but a rescue attempt will be made by other humans. Will the girl escape?

25 min

11

Blinky and the Magician

A visiting magician comes to the town, and Blinky and his friends accidentally let his animals escape. Blinky decides to step in as the act. How will the show go? And what is the secret that the magician is hiding?

25 min

12

Detective Blinky

There is a thief in New Greenpatch, stealing all of the berries. Blinky and Splodge decide to do their own detective work to catch the culprit. They suspect everyone, but come no closer to finding who it is. Will Blinky solve the case? And who is the thief?

25 min

13

Blinky and the Heart of the Tree

This episode deals with the sacred tree of the town, which is also the oldest tree in the town. Wombo recites the legend of this tree to Blinky, explaining how it had been chopped down by an evil Dingo Queen, but then was magically restored...

25 min

14

Blinky and the Strange Koala

A koala is being held at the local zoo, but this isn't any old koala, this is a black and white koala. Blinky and his friends set out to rescue it, to discover that they actually rescue a Chinese panda bear instead. Now the koala they had planned to save will be shipped out to China. Will Blinky and his friends save the koala? And will the panda bear make it back home?

25 min

15

Blinky Bill's Gold Mine

Blinky hears the stories of the old gold rushes and decides to open his gold mine. The problem, there is no gold in it. However Danny Dingo becomes interested and wishes to buy, prompting Blinky to bury a gold necklace to prove there is gold. However, the necklace is buried once more, but no one can find it. Will Danny find out the truth? And will the necklace be found?

25 min

16

Blinky and the Film Star

The Dingoes are shooting a film at the local bank, causing excitement in the town, and the movie star, Daisy Dingo, is turning many heads in the town. However the film is a scam to rob the bank. Will they get away with it? And why is Blinky helping them out?

25 min

17

Blinky Bill's Treasure Hunt

According to the story, many years ago a local bushman had hidden a chest of treasure in the area. Blinky and his friends go on a scavenger hunt and they find an old chest. However they are not the only ones interested by it. Will the Dingoes steal the chest from Blinky? And what is inside the chest?

25 min

18

Blinky Bill and "Club Pet"

A new tourist resort is to be built in the town - before the hospital is to be built. And this tourist resort is attracting some unmwelcome guests - cats, who are eating the local wildlife. Blinky is concerned and attempts to warn the Mayor. Will the Mayor believe him? And who will the cats target next?

25 min

19

Blinky Leads the Gang

Danny Dingo calls for an election to be held to determine who should lead the gang. However, he rigs the results, seeing himself win, before appointing the other dingoes as his executives, while he exploits the other members. How can Blinky and his friends put an end to this? And will Danny have to pay for the damage he has caused?

25 min

20

Blinky Bill Finds Marcia Mouse

Marcia Marsupial Mouse feels like she is being neglected, and comes up with a way to attract attention, resulting in her mother locking her in her room. She manages to escape and run away, but no one notices her absence. That is, until Blinky finds her. Will Blinky help Marcia? And will Marcia return home?

25 min

21

Blinky Bill and the Monster

Danny Dingo develops a plan to scare Blinky and his friends by making them believe that there is a monster living in the lake. However, Blinky demands to see proof that it exists. Danny rises to the challenge and goes about dressing Meatball up as a monster. Will Blinky fall for the hoax? And is there actually a real monster living in the lake?

25 min

22

Blinky Saves Twiggy

A lost baby echidna is found who does not know where to go to find its mother. Nutsy, Blinky and the gang set out to find its mother, with their only lead being that the echidna lives near a "big kiss". Will they find the baby echidna's home? And will the baby echidna be reunited with its mother?

25 min

23

Mayor Blinky Bill

After constant complaints by Blinky against Mayor Pelican, Blinky is asked to take over as Mayor. Blinky has many ideas to improve the town, but only encounters problems. Every solution he develops causes even more problems. Will Blinky eventually solve his problems? And will he stay on as Mayor?

25 min

24

Who is Blinky Bill

A new koala arrives in town who looks identical to Blinky Bill, but in character is the complete opposite. For a joke the two of them decide to swap identities, causing mass confusion in the town. Will anyone find out the truth? And will Blinky take advantage of the situation by settling an old score, while appearing to be the other koala?

25 min

25

Blinky Bill's Mother's Day

It's almost Mother's Day, and the whole town are preparing their gifts to give to their mothers. Blinky and the gang set out to find some wildflowers when they bump into an old koala who gives the group a flower from a doll he was holding. Who is this old koala? And why does the flower have such an effect on Nutsy?

25 min

26

Blinky Bill's Wedding Picnic

Blinky's mother and Nutsy's father are to be married, and the town plans a huge celebration. Shifty is upset when he learns he cannot attend as he has broken his leg, and Blinky aids with his problem. Will Shifty attend? Will the marriage go ahead? And will the celebrations continue after the dingoes have their say?

25 min