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Old Jack's Boat

2013 - 2013

The Pearl Earring

21st January 2013
Episode 1
Miss Bowline-Hitch is taking photos of everyone in the village for her scrapbook, but Ernie doesn't like the tie he has been asked to wear. Jack tells a tale of the time he had to wear a tie.

Windy Funnel's Harp

22nd January 2013
Episode 2
Ernie loses his breakfast honey pot and has to chase it round the village. Meanwhile Jack tells a story of the day he found a honey pot floating in the sea.

The Tigerfish's Party

23rd January 2013
Episode 3
Shelly has decorated the Mermaid Cafe with balloons. Jack tells a tale of the time he had to deliver balloons to the tigerfish's party.

Princess Blobfish

24th January 2013
Episode 4
When Salty's ball hits it, Shelly's new pink recipe becomes a blobby mess. This reminds Jack of the time Salty's ball led them to an equally pink and blobby fish.

The Moon Maiden

25th January 2013
Episode 5
Jack is fixing the boiler and the loud sounds from the Rainbow keep interrupting Sam and Ernie's conversation. Jack only stops work to tell the tale of the Moon Maiden and how he helped her to find her way home.

The Clumsy Giant

27th January 2013
Episode 6
Sam and Ernie are building a beach hut. Jack offers to fetch a feather duster to clean it with and this reminds him of an adventure he once had with a feather duster and a very clumsy giant.

The Magic Sea Carpet

29th January 2013
Episode 7
It's Ernie's birthday and Shelly has made a special cake. But disaster is never far away from Ernie. Jack tells a tale of when he delivered a very special birthday present.

There's a Hole in My Boat

30th January 2013
Episode 8
Emily and Shelly start selling doughnuts and the holes in the middle remind Jack of a time when the Rainbow had some holes too.

The Sea Urchin and the Queen

31st January 2013
Episode 9
Miss Bowline-Hitch has been rushing around and needs to sit down for a rest. But all the seats are uncomfortable - a bit like a certain seaweed queen's throne.

The Pot of Gold

1st February 2013
Episode 10
Emily wants a rainbow to shine over Staithes. Jack recalls the time that he and Salty set off to find the end of the rainbow.

The Tap and the Plug

4th February 2013
Episode 11
Sam is trying to put a sign up on the beach at low tide. Jack remembers the story of the day the tide went out - and didn't come back.

The Lost Penguin

5th February 2013
Episode 12
Emily's ice-cream maker has broken and she can't sell any ice creams. Jack tells a story about the day Salty wanted an ice cube for her drink and they ended up having an adventure with a lost penguin.

King Neptune's Shell

6th February 2013
Episode 13
Ernie is really hungry but can't seem to find anything to eat.

Old Seadog's Treasure

7th February 2013
Episode 14
Miss Bowline-Hitch's sundial needs the sun to shine on it. Jack recalls a hunt for treasure that needed sunshine to solve it.

Moving House

8th February 2013
Episode 15
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Grandpa Pops

4th March 2013
Episode 16
Jack is trying to have a kip on the Rainbow but he keeps getting interrupted by Ernie and Sam who think Jack is turning into Grandpa Pops. Jack tells the story of Grandpa Pops, the oldest sailor in the world.

The Bumps

5th March 2013
Episode 17
Sam is trying to clear the seaweed off the beach and Jack remembers a very bumpy day when the sea was covered in seaweed.

A Song for the Sea King

6th March 2013
Episode 18
Miss Bowline-Hitch is returning all the things she's borrowed but now she's lost her purse. Jack is reminded of the time that Pearl the mermaid lost something precious.

The Tug of War

7th March 2013
Episode 19
Salty doesn't want her blanket to be cleaned. But while Emily is washing it Jack tells Salty the story of the underwater tug of war.

A Stormy Voyage

8th March 2013
Episode 20
Ernie gives Jack a new lightbulb for his ship's lamp. That reminds Jack of a stormy voyage he and Salty once had and the light they needed to get home safely.

The Runaway Treat

11th March 2013
Episode 21
Miss Bowline-Hitch thinks Ernie deserves a special prize for all the hard work he is doing. Jack recalls the time that Salty won a special prize.

The Moon Lantern

12th March 2013
Episode 22
Ernie has to deliver some eggs to Sam, but will he get them to her without breaking them? Jack recalls the time he helped a sea turtle to hatch her eggs.

The Viking's Helmet

13th March 2013
Episode 23
A mysterious trail of bananas leads Jack to Miss Bowline-Hitch and, possibly, a hairy monster. Jack tells a tale of a hairy monster he met once on a desert island.

The Delivery

14th March 2013
Episode 24
Emily doesn't know what to do with her delivery of tiny umbrellas and Jack tells the story of a very special delivery he once received.

The Lucky Dip

15th March 2013
Episode 25
Sam is fishing in the water for some lost keys. Jack is reminded of the time he and Salty had to fish for something a lot bigger.
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Old Jack's Boat is a British pre-school children's television series that stars Bernard Cribbins as Old Jack, the owner of a multi-coloured boat called The Rainbow. In each episode Old Jack tells a story to the viewer.

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Bernard Cribbins Image

Bernard Cribbins

Old Jack

Paul Hawkyard Image

Paul Hawkyard

Ernie Starboard

Janine Duvitski Image

Janine Duvitski

Emily Scuttlebutt

Nadine Marshall Image

Nadine Marshall

Sam Spinnaker

Freema Agyeman Image

Freema Agyeman

Shelly Periwinkle

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Helen Lederer

Miss Bowline-Hitch

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