Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks

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• Pie Filling Piggley Ferny and Dannan regret eating a pie that was meant for tea.
• Salmon of Knowledge Piggley has a big test coming up in school and hates the thought of giving up an entire weekend to study. He decides instead to catch the legendary `Salmon of Knowledge', an all-knowing fish that can help him ace the exam. While Piggley puts his faith in a questionably magical fish, Ferny and Dannan study. Piggley learns an important lesson.
• Ferny Is a Bug Piggley and Dannan think that Ferny has been turned into a bug by fairies.
• The Case of the Big Sty Piggley, Ferny and Dannan turn detective.
• All Night Long Mr Winks is going fishing and Piggley and his friends really want to go along. Dad doesn't think they're ready for the trip, so the three friends set out to prove that they're not only ready, they're willing and able.
• Picture Perfect When Meg is going to watch a DVD rather than read the book it's based on, Grandpa recalls the first time he ever got a book without pictures. As young Piggley reads the story, he imagines himself as the book's hero, Finn McCoul.
• Teacher Creature Piggley's teacher comes to his house for dinner.
• Molly's Dolly Piggley thinks that Molly's doll is a real leprechaun.
• Song of the Banshee Piggley, Ferny and Dannan hear strange noises.
• Our Dragon's Egg Piggley, Ferny and Dannan rescue an errant egg, which they decide must be a dragon's egg.
• The Cat Came Back... and Back! Sweet shop owner Miss Nanny offers a reward for the return of her lost cat, and Piggley and friends leap at the opportunity.
• Good Neighbour Piggley and his friends are convinced a mad scientist has moved to the lane.
• Rock Around the Cluck Piggley discovers rock and roll and Dannan and Ferny are keen to join in.
• Donkeys into Racehorses Piggley sets out to change his donkey Finnegan into a racehorse.
• Trial and Error Dannan's school bag is chewed, so a trial is held in the barn, leading to a potential miscarriage of justice.
• The Legend of Raloo The kids learn about their Irish heritage. Unfortunately, the game that ensues puts Ferny on the opposing side to his friends because of his Spanish heritage.
• Sheep on the Loose When Piggley is put in charge of the sheep, his overly enthusiastic approach makes the sheep disgruntled and causes Wiley to run away. Piggley must then use his ingenuity to bring his sheep home.
• Treasure Hunt Mr Winks plants a treasure map that inspires Piggley and friends to accomplish their chores without actually realising they're working.
• Milk Melodrama When Piggley overhears his dad being worried about the farm's poor milk sales, he launches a creative campaign to improve business. Dad is impressed and touched by Piggley's generosity of spirit.
• Fir Not Piggley and his pals try to track down and trap a Fir Darrig, which is a particularly mischievous kind of leprechaun.
• For Whom the Bell Trolls Hector plays a joke on Piggley and friends and they don't think it's so funny. They use their ingenuity to show Hector that jokes aren't so much fun when the joke is on you.
• Ferny Gets a Crush Piggley and Dannan think they know how to help a love-struck Ferny get the attention of his schoolmate, Millie.
• My Right Arm Friendship comes through when Ferny and Dannan help Piggley overcome his temporary handicap - a broken arm - to win the Ball Toss Contest at the annual School Fair.
• New Best Friends Piggly, Dannan and Ferny make some new friends with people they didn't expect to.
• Lucky You Using creativity and cleverness, Piggley, Dannan and Ferny work together with the common goal of finding and testing three lucky horseshoe legends in order to find the true story behind the horseshoe Mr Hornsby has hung on the schoolhouse door.
• Ferny Wears the Star Piggley realises that you don't have to be in charge to have fun.
• Molly Had a Little Lamb Molly gets a lamb to look after, but when Molly can't say no to the little darling, he becomes a troublemaker causing chaos on the farm, in the house, and even at school. Molly soon realises that even little lambs need rules.
• Rain Rain Go Away When Mr and Mrs Winks have to go out in the rain to repair a fence, Piggley must keep Molly inside and entertained. He quickly realises that what is fun for him isn't necessarily fun for Molly.
• No Girls Allowed Dannan is left out when the boys join a story-telling club.
• Touch of Spain Everyone thinks Ferny and his dad are going back to Spain.
• Dannan's American Cousin Dannan's cousin comes to stay from America.
• Waking Thor Ferny's pet fish dies.
• Father's Day Piggley is taken to a new place by his father.
• Growing Pains Piggley discovers being a grown-up isn't as easy as he thinks it is.
• Dannan Does a Jig Dannan discovers she isn't very good at dancing.
• Searching for a Shamrock Piggley, Ferny and Dannan lose something that they borrowed from their teacher.
• Wish Upon a Story Uncle Ferny arrives with a surprise for Grandpa Piggley from the past.
• Creepy Cabbages of County Galway Piggley has a bad dream after listening to a radio show he was told was too old for him.
• A Little Bit Something Extra! Extra! The kids set out to write newspaper stories and Piggley and Ferny end up making up exciting adventure stories instead.
• Wish upon a Story Grandpa is feeling a little blue on his birthday, so his young grandpigs decide to try to cheer him up by telling the great storyteller a few stories of their own.
• Wish upon a Story Uncle Ferny arrives from Ireland with a special birthday gift for Grandpa Piggley: the original Raloo Rocket, and the old friends and Grandpa Piggley's grandchildren repair the beloved wagon.
• Macarooned Grandpa Piggley recounts the story of the time he was `lost at sea' and was subsequently stranded on a remote island.
• Return of the Raloo Rockers The Raloo Rockers want to go to Dublin to audition for Uncle Buck's Variety Express, but first they have to work hard - earning money for the trip and practising hard so they'll be ready to perform.
• The Gift Piggley wants a new snow sled for his birthday, but his father can't afford it.
• How Much Is That Dragon? Captain Cumara is going to give Ferny a pet, but what kind? As Ferny, Piggley and Dannan wait for the captain to arrive, they imagine the impossible exotic animals that could be Ferny's new pet.
• Mi Galleon Grandpa Piggley recounts the story of the time he, Dannan and Ferny all built miniature ships and entered the Raloo River Race.
• Hector's Hero After Dannan saves Hector from a mild mishap, a grateful, but ever-so-obnoxious Hector won't leave her alone, no matter what she says.
• Mind Your Manners Dannan is thrilled when the children are invited to a big party hosted by Mr McGandry for his cousin, the Ambassador to Denmark, but Piggley's lack of social graces almost ruins the day.
• Tale Spinner When Piggley's substitute teacher assigns them to write a two-page story he doesn't take it seriously. After all, storytelling is easy for him, so he can leave it to the last minute.
• World According to Molly Aunt Molly sends Meg drawings she did as a five year old. These drawings give a different slant to some of Grandpa Piggley's stories and reveal the strong influence Piggley had on his younger sister.
• The Haunted Shipwreck When Piggley and friends come upon an old shipwreck which bears the legend of being haunted, they take it upon themselves to free the ghost of Captain White. In doing so, they create a memory - and an adventure story - to last a lifetime.
• Judging a Book When Meg is going to watch a DVD rather than read the book it's based on, Grandpa recalls the first time he ever got a book without pictures. As young Piggley reads the story, he imagines himself as the book's hero, Finn McCoul.