About this season
Somewhere, deep in the heart of Africa lies the Freedom willife Preserve. It's a haven of unmitigated natural beauty, a sanctuary our cast of neurotic characters call home.
Episodes (36)
1. Sleepover
Aired 5 February 1998 • 30 min
Eugene can't sleep, and decides no one else can. What he calls a sleepover is really an invitation to entertain him all night.
2. Classified Casanova
Aired 5 February 2003 • 30 min
Gnu uses the classifieds to find a true love match. Things don't work out the way he'd hoped when Eugene turns out to be his surprise date.
3. Eight Hooves Out
Aired 6 February 1998 • 30 min
Dodo gets his friends in way over their heads when he accepts a challenge to a baseball game from the All-Star monkeys. Especially when Eugene, the Babe Ruth of Freeborn, would rather do anything else.
4. My Brother's Keeper
Aired 6 February 2003 • 30 min
Lyle takes over the responsibilities at a Ranger's Station when Dodo's misreading of a holiday brochure leads them to an abandoned park.
5. Lyle's Ark
Aired 7 February 1998 • 30 min
Everyone ignores Lyle's warnings of an impending monsoon, and the good-hearted lion ends up building an ark with room enough for everyone — but him.
6. How To Be a Millionare
Aired 7 February 1998 • 30 min
When news spreads about Lyle's inheritance, the lion becomes very popular as everybody starts manoeuvring for a piece of the riches.
7. Lyle Files
Aired 8 February 1998 • 30 min
A firefly caught in the lens of Lyle's telescope has all of Freeborn believing in flying saucers.
8. The Butler Did It
Aired 8 February 1998 • 30 min
After the gang convinces Eugene that Dodo saved his life, the pachyderm reluctantly agrees to become his butler. When Eugene finds out the truth, everyone pays.
9. Lyle in the Fast Lane
Aired 9 February 1998 • 30 min
Lana shows appreciation for hard-partying monkeys, provoking a misguided Lyle to steal a jeep and take the gang for a joyride.
10. A Wing and a Prayer
Aired 9 February 1998 • 30 min
When Dodo tries to take advantage of a money-back guarantee, he accidently attracts the Godfather of vultures to the Preserve.
11. Schooldaze
Aired 9 February 1998 • 30 min
Much to their horror, our gang of regulars is invited to a Class Reunion.
12. Call of the Wild
Aired 9 February 1998 • 30 min
Dodo, upset with how domesticated the Freeborn animals have become, arranges a return-to-nature expedition -- portable TV and all.
13. The Cold Shoulder
Aired 10 February 1998 • 30 min
Lyle returns from meditating with Tibetan monks and tries to force his quacky ideas on a flu-ridden Freeborn. Thanks to Lyle's tireless efforts, everyone gets worse.
14. The Last Dodo Egg
Aired 10 February 1998 • 30 min
When Dodo believes he's laid the last Dodo egg, he treats it with all the reverence the event implies. Eugene just wants to eat it.
15. Lana Turner Overdrive
Aired 11 February 1998 • 30 min
Lana's had it with Lyle's constant pestering for a date, but when her efforts to chase him off works, she misses him.
16. Trust Me
Aired 11 February 1998 • 30 min
The past comes back to haunt Lana when a Trust Councillor she hires turns out to be someone she slighted in school.
17. Birthday Palooza
Aired 12 February 1998 • 30 min
No one throws a surprise birthday party like Lyle, except it's HIS birthday. He's got to get the idea into someone else's head before it's too late.
18. Tito in Love
Aired 12 February 1998 • 30 min
A female chameleon moves to Freeborn, and Tito is smitten. With the help of his friends, his chances of capturing her tiny heart becomes next to none.
19. Downsizing
Aired 13 February 1998 • 30 min
Dodo misunderstands a news report and sets all of Freeborn competing to prove their 'worth' to the community before being turfed out.
20. Gnus in Canoes
Aired 13 February 1998 • 30 min
When Gnu sets off on a father/son adventure with Jr., the last thing he expects is to be joined by Lyle and Dodo.
21. Beauty and Eugene
Aired 14 February 1998 • 30 min
The biggest star in the world is an elephant named Ella, and when her show makes a pit stop in Freeborn, Eugene does everything he can to capture her heart.
22. Freeborn for Rent
Aired 14 February 1998 • 30 min
J.P. Weasel manages to turn Freeborn into a tourist trap with Eugene the Mad Elephant as its main attraction.
23. Horrorscope
Aired 15 February 1998 • 30 min
When Eugene becomes a devout follower of his daily horoscope, all of Freeborn pays the price.
24. Lights! Camera! Gnu!
Aired 15 February 1998 • 30 min
When a film director, famed for turning nobodies into big name stars, arrives in Freeborn for some R&R, Gnu sees it as an opportunity to find a new career path. Unfortunately, Gnu is lacking in that one quality the director desperately needs -- talent.
25. Loony Bin
Aired 16 February 1998 • 30 min
A bird arrives believing he's Dodo's cousin. Much to Dodo's dismay, everyone falls for the loony imposter.
26. That's What Friends are For
Aired 16 February 1998 • 30 min
Lyle and Dodo's friendship is tested when a piece of clothing proves more popular than the both of them.
27. Look Who's Not Talking
Aired 17 February 1998 • 30 min
Lyle gets to play Uncle to his little nephew Louie, with all the expected, and disastrous results.
28. Paris, Freeborn
Aired 17 February 1998 • 30 min
Lyle, just back from a trip to France, tries to instill some Parisian manners on his less than enthusiastic Freeborn friends.
29. Eugenius
Aired 18 February 1998 • 30 min
Eugene is struck by lightning, provoking two startling changes; One, he's getting smarter in leaps and bounds. And two, he's become the largest magnet in the world!
30. Citizen Eugene
Aired 18 February 1998 • 30 min
Eugene decides to publish a quality Freeborn newspaper which quickly deteriorates into a tabloid.
31. Dial-A-Phobia
Aired 19 February 1998 • 30 min
A local radio shock-jock convinces the Freeborn community that EVERYBODY has a phobia!
32. Time Flies but Dodo Doesn't
Aired 19 February 1998 • 30 min
Dodo bangs his noggin' and travels back to prehistoric times when dodo birds were a dime a dozen.
33. A Rumour of Her Own
Aired 20 February 1998 • 30 min
Lana decides to prove how gullible everyone is by starting a ridiculous rumour. Problem is, everything she makes up keeps coming true!
34. Prime Time Crime
Aired 20 February 1998 • 30 min
Dodo is everybody's best friend when they discover he has illegal cable. That is, until the cable police start asking questions, and the gang disappears.
35. Dustbusters
Aired 21 February 1998 • 30 min
The gang believes unless they clean up their act, and Freeborn, they'll be sent packing by the Park Ranger.
36. Freeborn Online
Aired 21 February 1998 • 30 min
Dodo discovers that ANYTHING can be bought online, provoking a Freeborn-wide buying spree. Then, the bill arrives.