Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
A cast of baby animal characters from all over the world and their maternal elephant host, Mama Mirabelle, gather together in the savanna, to watch home videos of themselves and other amazing creatures of the natural world.
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
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Sunday, Nov 1, 2009 - 7:00 AM
"Things That Go Yip, Howl and Screech in the Night/Cracking The Code" Things That Go Yip, Howl and Screech in the Night - Max is having a sleepover with his friends Benny (the bird), Bo and Karla. Everyone's excited, until they start hearing some very unfamiliar sounds. Benny is scared, until Mama, with the help of some fun movies, helps Benny understand and get over the sounds that are making him scared. D
(#112)
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Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 - 7:00 AM
"Find Your Way Home/The Nose Knows" Find Your Way Home - After a long hike to watch a wildebeest migration, Bo believes the group must be lost on their way home. Mama shows Bo, as well as Karla and Max, the many ways in which animals are able to "find their way home."The Nose Knows - Max's claim that he "smells something familiar" that Bo and Karla don't, results in a discussion about different animal noses and "smelling abilities". D
(#123)
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Sunday, Nov 29, 2009 - 7:00 AM
"Out of Reach/Family Style" Out of Reach - After hearing a story about a magician, Max is determined to find a magic wand of his own. After several attempts at making the magic happen, Max decides that definitely, his wand is going to make an especially ripe and lovely marula fruit drop out of a nearby tree. When it doesn't happen, Mama helps himee that while wishing is a good place to start, getting something you want done is usually up to you and the best "wand" of all: Your brain!Family Style - The kids are discussing their families when they realize that Max's friend Benny's family is different from their own. D
(#120)
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Sunday, Dec 6, 2009 - 7:00 AM
"Jumbled Jungle/Alone Together" Jumbled Jungle - When an unforunate accident causes Mama and the kids to have to scrap their plans for a "film festival" they take the lemons and make lemonade.Alone Together - Bo's busily doing a project on his own, but Max wants to play. When Bo expresses his desire to be by himself for a while, Max is hurt. D
(#124)
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Sunday, Dec 13, 2009 - 7:00 AM
"Have You Heard?/This Is Mama's World" Have you Heard? - News of a "new kid" on the Savannah is spreading like wildfire, the only problem is, everything the kids hear about this new kid is a bit different from the last thing they heard. With Mama's help, they learn that it's not just what you hear, but what you do with what you hear.This Is Mama's World - It's Mama's birthday, and Max, Bo, and Karla want to give her the perfect present. D
(#126)
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Sunday, Dec 27, 2009 - 7:00 AM
"A Savanna Kwaanza/You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" A Savanna Kwaanza - Everyone on the savanna is coming to Mama's big Kwanzaa celebration, which leads to a discussion (and some movies) about the seemingly endless variety (and names) of animal families. In the end, Karla comes up with a name for their little inter-species family - a "furry" of friends.You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby - Kip, Flip, and Chip (the monkey brothers) have a new cousin (Pip). D
(#113)
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Sunday, Jan 3, 2010 - 7:00 AM
"A Little Help from My Friends/Baby of a Different Stripe" A Little Help From My Friends - Karla discovers a perfect gift for Mama. All of the kids realize that in order to get the gift, they're going to have to work together.Baby of a Different Stripe - Karla's mother is having a new foal - a development Karla isn't too sure about. D
(#102)
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Sunday, Jan 10, 2010 - 7:00 AM
"Have You Heard?/This Is Mama's World" Have you Heard? - News of a "new kid" on the Savannah is spreading like wildfire, the only problem is, everything the kids hear about this new kid is a bit different from the last thing they heard. With Mama's help, they learn that it's not just what you hear, but what you do with what you hear.This Is Mama's World - It's Mama's birthday, and Max, Bo, and Karla want to give her the perfect present. D
(#126)
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Sunday, Jan 17, 2010 - 7:00 AM
"Hide-And-Seek/Tell Me About It" Hide-and-Seek - While playing a game of hide-and-seek, Karla discovers that she's too easy to find (those darn stripes!). Mama exposes the kids to the wonderful world of animal camouflage.Tell Me About It - Max discovers his "danger call" (trumpeting with his trunk), and is so excited that he "cries wolf" a few too many times. D
(#103)
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Sunday, Jan 24, 2010 - 7:00 AM
"To Sleep with Wombats/All Creatures Great and Small" To Sleep with Wombats - When a visiting friend of Karla's (Keisha the wombat) turns out to be a night owl, Karla, Bo and Max are exhausted trying to keep up. They're convinced Keisha doesn't sleep! Mama shows them that all animals need sleep to survive and when she finds out that Keisha is a nocturnal wombat, she shows them how some animals sleep during the day.All Creatures Great and Small - After Max gets stuck between two trees during a game of Follow-The-Leader, he is mildly teased about being "big and round" by Bo. D
(#104)
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