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    TV Series

    Woobinda: Animal Doctor

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    1969 - 1970
    30m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 1
    Episodes: 39

    Children's TV series set in a fictional rural town in New South Wales, Australia, following the adventures of veterinarian John Stevens and his team. The aborigines call Stevens Woobinda, animal doctor.

    Created by: Malcolm Hulke
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    Seasons & Episodes

    1. Not My Kind of Country

    A raging bushfire threatens the life of a runaway boy, and of Kevin and the boy's mother who have gone to look for him. All three are trapped by the fire.

    6/3/196930 min

    2. Smoke Signals

    While flying in the outback, John Stevens encounters an Aboriginal with acute appendicitis and must co-operate.

    6/9/196930 min

    3. Crocodile Hunter

    Three American business executives set off on an outback photographic safari in crocodile infested swamps, but only two of them return to Stevens' home.

    6/16/196930 min

    4. Trouble With Chico

    Stevens finds himself involved with a diamond robbery when he baby-sits a trained chimpanzee named Chico.

    6/23/196930 min

    5. The Exterminators

    A group of cattlemen decide to organise a hunt for the kangaroos which they believe are the carriers of the deadly disease Anthrax, which is being spread among their cattle.

    6/30/196930 min

    6. Eye Witness

    Stevens discovers that a young immigrant has smuggled a puppy into the country and, afraid that he will now lose it, the boy runs away, and innocently becomes involved in a bank robber chase.

    7/7/196930 min

    7. The Crop Duster

    When a farmer sprays his crops with insecticide, Stevens discovers that the powder is threatening a colony of koalas.

    7/14/196930 min

    8. Birds Of A Feather

    While returning a champion mare to its owner, Jack and Kevin come across men illegally trapping birds for smuggling overseas.

    7/21/196930 min

    9. The Rustler

    A dishonest vet tries to convince a cattle owner that his cattle are seriously ill and should be immediately removed from the property and destroyed. The vet then plans to steal and sell the herd.

    7/28/196930 min

    10. Nine Lives

    A cat has been left a large sum of money in its master's will, a sum which can only be claimed by the relatives on the natural death of the animal. The late eccentric master's nephew, Willy, has some gambling debts which need urgent attention, and his attempts to liquidate the cat and claim the money do not succeed. When he tries to push it over a quarry, he himself falls down and has to be rescued; when he tries to drown it in a dam, he ends up floundering for his life; and when he abandons it in a remote forest, the cat uncannily finds its way back, just in time to stop Willy getting his clutches on the money.

    8/4/196930 min

    11. Bounty Hunter

    A valuable thoroughbred horse escapes from its horsebox after a road accident, and Kevin goes out to search for it.

    8/11/196930 min

    12. Panic

    An Army plane carrying an atomic device and a deadly virus crashes in the Gattens Creek area.

    8/18/196930 min

    13. That's What Friends Are For

    Colin Greaves, a champion polo player, is thrown from his horse during a match and suffers a severe leg injury. He becomes disillusioned and loses the will to recover.

    8/25/196930 min

    14. Sound Of Danger

    Tiggie and Kevin's efforts to care for a sick platypus are ruined by the sudden arrival of mining prospectors.

    9/1/196930 min

    15. A Dog's Best Friend

    An eccentric old man who cares for a house full of stray dogs is to be evicted from his home by a new and ruthless owner.

    9/8/196930 min

    16. Nobody Comes Here Anymore

    The Stevens family goes to an island bird sanctuary so Kevin can release a bird that he has been caring for. They cross paths with a dangerous gang of counterfeiters using the island as a hideout.

    9/15/196930 min

    17. The Runaways

    While flying a seriously ill dog back to Gattens Creek, Kevin and Peter Fischer find themselves involved in an elopement and are forced to make a detour.

    9/22/196930 min

    18. Deadly Cargo

    John Stevens investigates a case of rabies and unwittingly gets involved with a gang of smugglers.

    9/29/196930 min

    19. Trapped

    Jack, Peter and Kevin work feverishly to save the life of a prize Australian Silkie dog trapped under tons of rock from an excavation site.

    10/6/196930 min

    20. Sleeping Dogs Don't Lie

    The Stevens family go to Sydney to attend a veterinary convention and become involved with an eccentric old woman who takes them on a hair-raising tour of Sydney Harbour.

    10/13/196930 min

    21. The Champion

    Foul play is discovered the night before a big sheepdog competition in Gattens Creek. Stevens is called in and catches the culprit.

    10/20/196930 min

    22. Doctor Fugitive

    Stevens is attacked by two prison escapees, and through loss of memory is mistaken for one of the prisoners.

    10/27/196930 min

    23. Noel's Ark

    An eccentric pianist arrives in Australia on his yacht with his pets - exotic animals and birds collected from all over the world. While ashore, his yacht is set adrift.

    11/3/196930 min

    24. A Life For A Life

    Peter and Kevin become involved with an old Aboriginal and his dying camel, and Jack Johnson narrowly misses death.

    11/10/196930 min

    25. Where Dead Men Lie

    When Kevin, Peter and Tiggie are transporting a lamb for special surgery, they spot an 'injured' man lying beside his car. They land, and the man hijacks their plane, leaving them stranded without water.

    11/17/196930 min

    26. Ghost Town

    Peter Fischer takes the Land Rover for a day's sightseeing. Arriving at a ghost town, he is bitten by a poisonous snake, and his life is saved by a tribe of Aborigines.

    11/24/196930 min

    27. No Love For Theodore

    When Stevens is appointed to look after an anteater from South America destined for an Australian zoo, the animal's defection to the Australian way of life causes a diplomatic controversy.

    12/1/196930 min

    28. The Joker

    The activities of a practical joker cause a sequence of events that results in property owners suffering from the effects of a drought finding water on their land.

    12/8/1969

    29. The Companion

    A child who secretly blames her father for her mother's death in a boating accident forgives him when he saves her Persian cat.

    12/15/196930 min

    30. The Rescue

    The owner of a dog kennel develops a tracking system using dogs with radios to assist in search parties.

    12/22/196930 min

    31. Talk To My Agent

    When Kevin becomes an animal's agent, it looks as though he'll send the movie producers broke.

    12/29/196930 min

    32. The Carrier

    A valuable dog is loose in the area, carrying a deadly disease. Stevens and Fischer are faced with the task of rescuing the animal before the local farmers find it and destroy it.

    1/5/197030 min

    33. Gallena Ridge

    Kevin assists in bringing into the open the unjust dealings of the manager of a large cattle station.

    1/12/197030 min

    34. Lenny

    Tiggie sets out to train a wild brumby, but runs foul of a brutal stockman.

    1/19/197030 min

    35. Second Sight

    A blind man has his faith restored when he has to rescue Tiggie.

    1/26/197030 min

    36. Loaded Message

    Stevens has only hours to unmask the perpetrator of a scheme to poison all the stock in the Gattens Creek area.

    2/2/197030 min

    37. Caesar Was Shot

    Stevens and Fischer have to perform a dangerous operation when a spear fisherman accidentally shoots a horse with an explosive-headed spear.

    2/9/197030 min

    38. Chocolate, Cherry Or Pistachio

    Gattens Creek is terrorised by a tiger with a passion for ice-cream.

    2/16/197030 min

    39. Silent Witness

    Driving out to see Stevens, a man accidentally knocks down and injures a pedestrian. He is frightened away by the man's dog, and then begins to feel that the dog is hunting him.

    2/23/197030 min

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