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Hosted by Captain Kangaroo's Bob Keeshan, the episodes are half-hour animated adaptations of some of the most beloved children's books published at the time of airing, including How to Eat Fried Worms. Other episodes included Dragon's Blood and Ratha's Creature.

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30th March 1985 - 28th January 1989
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The Great Ringtail Garbage Caper
30th March 1985

Episode 1

A raccoon community is faced with a reduced garbage and natural-food supply.

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Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
6th April 1985

Episode 2

This story is a thousand years older than the familiar Cinderella story.

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Robbut: A Tale of Tails
13th April 1985

Episode 3

A rabbit, dissatisfied with the tail that nature gave him, assumes the tails of other animals.

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How to Eat Fried Worms
20th April 1985

Episode 4

A boy named Billy bets that he can eat a worm a day for 15 days.

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Zucchini
27th April 1985

Episode 5

Zucchini, a rare black-footed ferret, escapes from the zoo he was born in to look for his real home on the prairie.

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Hank the Cowdog
4th May 1985

Episode 6

Hank the Cowdog, the intrepid head of ranch security, faces a challenge from a chicken killer on the loose.

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The Double Disappearance of Walter Fozbek
11th May 1985

Episode 7

Walter Fozbek wakes up in a world inhabited by dinosaurs where humans have been extinct for a million years.

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Chocolate Fever
18th May 1985

Episode 8

The first known case of ""Chocolate Fever"" occurs in a boy who dotes on the stuff and suddenly breaks out in little brown spots.

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Dragon's Blood
25th May 1985

Episode 9

A bonded orphan on a distant planet vows to earn his freedom by training a dragon to be a champion fighter.

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Arnold of the Ducks
1st June 1985

Episode 10

""Arnold of the Ducks"" is a lost boy who is found by ducks and reared as their own.

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