About this season
Horace and Tina is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 2001. The series was produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. The series mixes animatronic characters with live action drama.
Episodes (26)
1. Arrivals
Aired 4 May 2001 • 30 min
Lauren is finding fitting in to Australia a bit too hard. She had just moved from Canada with her mum, and now she's with her stepbrother and stepfather. But one night, there is a crash, and Lauren gets two house guests - Horace & Tina!
2. Settling In
Aired 11 May 2001 • 30 min
Lauren gets anxious for Horace & Tina to leave. So when she sees a poor wombat trapped in a cage, she takes this chance. After showing it to her mum, Kimberley takes the wombat out and cures. Taking this opportunity to get rid of Horace & Tina, Lauren tries to push Horace into the cage, but it doesn't work, and Sherlock gets stuck.
3. Friends
Aired 18 May 2001 • 30 min
Lauren is sad because she hasn't got any friends yet. So she tries to become friends with Annabel. Unfortunately Horace throws a ball out the window and it hits Annabel, meaning she to hate Lauren, thinking it's her. But when Lauren joins in for softball Annabel sees how good Lauren is at it, but also sees some crazy things.
4. Playing Dumb
Aired 25 May 2001 • 30 min
Lauren has to go back a grade seeing as she failed a test, meaning she won't be in a class with Lachlan & Annabel. But Lachlan has the perfect idea: to make Lauren play violin!
5. Seeing Things
Aired 1 June 2001 • 30 min
Tina would give anything to watch her favourite soap opera, so she asks Horace to cause havoc downstairs, leading to people trapped in closets, people falling over, and the fire brigade arriving!
6. Coming Together
Aired 8 June 2001 • 30 min
Lauren discovers that Margaret can't read, meaning she doesn't know what price all the groceries in the store are. Yet, Steve doesn't know. So Lauren comes up with a brilliant plan!
7. Party to the Max
Aired 15 June 2001 • 30 min
When Max finds out his all-time space hero isn't coming to his birthday party, he is torn. So Lauren, Horace & Tina cook up an amazing plan to freak every space monger out!
8. Animal Acts
Aired 22 June 2001 • 30 min
Horace wreaks havoc in the neighbours houses and gardens, but everyone thinks it's Sherlock, because they can't see Horace. One night Sherlock howls and barks because there's a robber, but no one believes him. But what happens when the robber tries to rob the veterinary where Sherlock & Horace are?
9. Squirm
Aired 29 June 2001 • 30 min
Lauren & Lachlan's relationship continues to rise, and Annabel tells them both to go on a date. So at Lauren's home, they watch videos. But Max, locked up in his room, decides to spy on them. Only to witness Lauren speaking to nobody - but somebody (Tina) answers back.
10. Nelf Rot
Aired 6 July 2001 • 30 min
Horace & Tina come down with a serious Nelf illness, and if they aren't cured soon, they will be visible to the naked eye forever! The only cure is Ice moss, which turns out to be broccoli - not Horace's favourite food!
11. Stagefright
Aired 13 July 2001 • 30 min
Lauren goes into the Music competition, but jealous Alicia tries to stop her.
12. Dear Diary
Aired 20 July 2001 • 30 min
Max & TJ try to find all the answers of what's hidden in Lauren's room by looking in Lauren's diary!
13. Crunch Time
Aired 27 July 2001 • 30 min
Lauren misses her family and friends in Canada, so she decides to go back. But when TJ & Max capture Horace, she must save them, therefore leading to missing her plane.
14. School Camp
Aired 3 August 2001 • 30 min
Annabel & Lachlan hate Lauren for saying she'd leave for Canada, and when they have to go on school camp together, they hate it. But it's good for Alicia, meaning she can take Lachlan for herself.
15. A Bad Influence
Aired 10 August 2001 • 30 min
Annabel decides to throw a lunar eclipse party with Lachlan & Lauren. But Lauren keeps rushing out of the party when Tina is in trouble - but most of the time, Tina's just testing.
16. Nelf Day
Aired 17 August 2001 • 30 min
It's Nelfen Day, that means Horace & Tina must grant everyone's wishes! But when Max wishes to know what's in Lauren's room, Tina must grant it!
17. The Cover Up
Aired 24 August 2001 • 30 min
It's Steve & Kimberley's wedding anniversary, so they decide to have a fantastic dinner. But Lachlan's first band gig is on at the same time, so Lauren must secretly go out to the gig without being noticed by her parents for leaving dinner early.
18. Tina & Ern
Aired 31 August 2001 • 30 min
Tina falls in love with Ern, but Ern can't see Tina, so Tina sets Ern up with Svetlana. Meanwhile, Spike & TJ steal Max's bike, and he tries to get it back with no luck.
19. Problem Student
Aired 7 September 2001 • 30 min
Lauren needs a motor for her project so she takes it to school. But Horace steals it, ruining the whole project, done by Lauren, Lachlan & Annabel. So, Lauren must go to the school psychologist and she tells him everything about Horace & Tina. This leads the psychologist into looking into Lauren's room, where a masterpiece is unravelled.
20. Nowhere to Hide
Aired 14 September 2001 • 30 min
The house is getting a make-over, and so is Horace's new toy. He decides to paint it green, but his hands become green while trying, which means they're visible.
21. Abracadabra
Aired 21 September 2001 • 30 min
Max wants to become the next Zambini (famous magician). And when Zambini's manager comes up to him asking to be on Zambini's show, Max's dream becomes a reality. But his tricks only work with the help of Tina, meaning that when Tina's not there, Max's tricks don't work!
22. Dancing Partner
Aired 28 September 2001 • 30 min
The school ball is coming up and Rory asks Lauren out after Alicia refuses, which causes a few problems between her & Lachlan. Meanwhile, Horace steals a toy car from a kid's house.
23. The Great Train Robbery
Aired 4 October 2001 • 30 min
When TJ's railway parts go missing at the Tate's house where he secretly brought them, he & Max try to shoplift leaving Max the one who gets caught!
24. Best Friend
Aired 11 October 2001 • 30 min
Dee, Lauren's best friend from Canada, arrives in Australia, only to be jealous of Lauren having Annabel & Lachlan as friends. So she tries to steal them, lying about Lauren.
25. Number One Again
Aired 18 October 2001 • 30 min
Horace is making a new toy, and he needs the battery in the fridge of Steve's shop. But after Horace must leave the shop, the fridge catches on fire and burns the shop. Unfortunately the shop wasn't insured so Steve says they'll have to sell the house. Meanwhile, Tina creates a new screensaver about Horace, and Horace uses the battery to make his new toy. The buyer's son comes into Lauren's room and tells Lauren about how his father is going to tear this place down and turn it into a tennis court. Luckily, he sees the screensaver of Horace and loves it forcing him to want to buy it. But Lauren won't sell. Later on, Lauren goes to the buyer, a wealthy manager, and asks him not to tear down the house, when his son sees Horace's new toy. So Lauren says she'll give the toy to him for the price of her house!
26. Goodbye
Aired 25 October 2001 • 30 min
It is Christmas Eve, and time for Lauren to say goodbye to Horace & Tina. But everything goes terribly wrong when Horace is trapped because Max & TJ are trying to catch him. They're almost successful when Lauren can't take it anymore and tells Max everything about the Nelfs that have been hiding in her room. This makes Max trick TJ into running away, and letting Horace & Tina go with Santa Claus back to the North Pole. But later that night, Horace & Tina return in the house and say they'll be staying for another year. And amazingly, Max can see them!