Season 12

01 The Sink Episode 111th September 1978 02 Episode 2 Episode 212th September 1978 03 Let's Make an Opera Episode 313th September 1978 It all started as a game - instead of talking to each other you sing to each other. This leads to a Pipkins play, with singing instead of talking... 04 Episode 4 Episode 414th September 1978 05 Episode 5 Episode 515th September 1978 06 Gnome Sweet Gnome Episode 616th October 1978 07 Episode 7 Episode 717th October 1978 08 Hartley and Granny Atlas Episode 818th October 1978 Grannies aren't usually strong enough to lift heavy weights - even if they can roller skate. But Hartley discovers differently in this episode... 09 The Broom Seller Episode 919th October 1978 Playing at market stalls is fun. It's even more enjoyable if someone else plays at buying items from your market stall. But no one seems prepared to buy anything from Hartley... 10 Bedtime Episode 1020th October 1978 Topov thinks it's unfair that he should have to go to bed first just because he is the youngest. But he soon changes his mind when he goes to bed late... 11 Hartley and the Dog Episode 1120th November 1978 Not every Hare has a dog in the yard, but Hartley finds one there. He decides that if the dog is to come and live with them, it might as well be trained to do something useful... 12 Episode 12 Episode 1221st November 1978 13 Episode 13 Episode 1322nd November 1978 14 Uncle and the Marrow Episode 1423rd November 1978 This was nearly the sad tale about the fate of the most beautiful marrow ever grown by Hartley's Uncle. But as it turns out, Uncle makes one of the most amazing and wonderful discoveries of his life... 15 The Royal Astronomer Episode 1524th November 1978 Hartley wants to be an astronomer, but there is more to it than looking through a telescope. You have to know when to look, where to look and it's better if you're not helped by Topov... 16 Episode 16 Episode 1625th December 1978 17 Shadows Episode 1726th December 1978 Shadows and strange noises can be frightening, unless you know what they are... 18 Weighing Tortoise Episode 1827th December 1978 Tortoise has his own lift, but something has happened to it. Hartley cannot turn the handle... 19 Hartley Laureate Episode 1928th December 1978 Hartley is a poet, so the whole world has to know it, and he soon becomes very boring... 20 Someone's Birthday Episode 2029th December 1978 Whose birthday is it ? Even if Hartley can find out, how can he provide a present if no one has any money ?