About this season
Sylvanian Families is a syndicated animated series based on the Sylvanian Families merchandising franchise developed by Epoch. The series was produced in the United States by DIC Animation City with the animation being produced in Japan. It was first broadcast in 1987 on Syndication, with reruns on The CBN Family Channel in the late 1980s and PAX TV during the late 1990s.
Episodes (26)
1. Dam Busters
Aired 18 September 1987
Donny wishes that he was strong. In the Sylvanian world, he assists Preston and Grandpa Ernest with their new invention. Meanwhile Packbat sends Gatorpossum to destroy a dam to flood the Sylvanians.
2. Outfoxing the Foxes
Aired 18 September 1987
Joey wishes he was wise to other people's tricks. In the Sylvanian world he helps the Wildwoods with their carrot picking, but Buster and Scarlett keep snatching them.
3. Grace Under Pressure
Aired 25 September 1987
Grace wishes she was less clumsy. In the Sylvanian world she assists Myrtle and Ashley with both babysitting and mail delivery, while Packbat awaits to hinder their process.
4. Fraidy Cats
Aired 25 September 1987
Maria wishes she were not afraid of the dark. In the Sylvanian world she helps Daisy and Holly prepare for a party, but Gatorpossum captures them.
5. The Bear Facts
Aired 2 October 1987
Charlie is an amateur detective who wishes that he had something to investigate. In the Sylvanian world, he helps solve the mystery behind an acorn theft.
6. Fool's Gold
Aired 2 October 1987
Penny wishes that she had treasure to give to her family. In the Sylvanian world, she goes on a scavenger hunt with Rusty and Grover in Packbat’s house that ends with Grover being kidnapped.
7. Know It All
Aired 9 October 1987
Jack wishes people would stop telling him off. In the Sylvanian world he helps Bud to thwart the Slydales' beehive theft, but Jack is pretty hasty.
8. School Daze
Aired 9 October 1987
Jonathan wishes never to go to school again. In the Sylvanian world he plays hookey with Rusty and Lester. Packbat gets Buster to help destroy the school.
9. Double Trouble
Aired 16 October 1987
Katie wishes she was happy again. In the Sylvanian world she assists Ashley and Breezy with babysitting, but later Packbat kidnaps the lot of them.
10. Cooking Up Trouble
Aired 16 October 1987
Bridget wishes she could eat much sweet food. In the Sylvanian world she assists Hollie and Rusty with Grandma Pearl's bad cooking, which Gatorpossum substitutes for himself trying to spoil the Ginger Festival.
11. Daddy's Little Girl
Aired 23 October 1987
Jessica thinks that her father doesn’t love her anymore after her parents’ divorce. In the Sylvanian world, she runs across the forest with Ashley’s father to cure Ashley and Skitter after they eat poisonous toadstools.
12. Beauty and the Beast
Aired 23 October 1987
Lisa wishes she was beautiful. In the Sylvanian world she goes with Rusty to the beauty contest, but Packbat captures her along with Rusty and Scarlett.
13. The Wheel Thing
Aired 30 October 1987
Wheelchair bound Chrissie loves reading stories to her brother, but wishes she could go on her own adventure. In the Sylvanian world, Packbat is plotting to sneak through the golden door by disguising as Chrissie and stealing her wheelchair.
14. Muddy Waters
Aired 30 October 1987
Robby never wants to bathe again. In the Sylvanian world, he helps Rusty stop the Slydales from contaminating the water with skunk cabbages.
15. There's No Place Like Home
Aired 6 November 1987
Sara wishes that her mother could stay home more often instead of working so much. In the Sylvanian world, she goes camping with Ashley and Breezy and all of them get lost.
16. Tough Enough
Aired 6 November 1987
Sid thinks it’s fun to pick on his little brother. In the Sylvanian world, he learns a lesson in humility when he teams up with Buster and Packbat to dig a trench at the river.
17. Hip to Be Bear
Aired 13 November 1987
Jamie wishes his grandparents were cooler. In the Sylvanian world, he helps the Evergreens rescue Dusty and Poppy from Gatorpossum.
18. Feud for Thought
Aired 13 November 1987
Tracy wishes she had a perfect family. In the Sylvanian world, she helps Rusty Wildwood with his grandparents' anniversary party, but it doesn't go as planned.
19. Stand by Your Dad
Aired 20 November 1987
Diane wishes that her father wasn't a garbageman. In the Sylvanian world, she helps Preston save the recycling center from being destroyed by Packbat and Gatorpossum.
20. My Brother's Keeper
Aired 20 November 1987
Susan and Jerry are siblings who are constantly fighting. In the Sylvanian world, they learn to put aside their differences and stop an avalanche created by Packbat.
21. Boy's Intuition
Aired 27 November 1987
Mikey wishes that other boys would stop calling him a sissy because he likes to babysit and play with dolls. In the Sylvanian world, he helps prevent Buster's siblings from being kidnapped by Packbat and Gatorpossum.
22. Here Come the Brides
Aired 27 November 1987
Lori worries about her mother remarrying. In the Sylvanian world, she helps the families with a double wedding, which Packbat is plotting to stop.
23. Founders Keepers
Aired 4 December 1987
Andy wishes that someone would tell him a good bedtime story. In the Sylvanian world, he goes to the Founders' Day campout and hears a story about the first settlers of the Sylvanian Forest.
24. Little Ms. Woodkeeper
Aired 4 December 1987
Eight-year-old Deborah wishes that she could be the next Woodkeeper and do something exciting. In the Sylvanian world, she helps destroy a makeshift dam that Packbat has built at the top of a waterfall.
25. Hoppily Ever After
Aired 11 December 1987
Evan is an only child, whose father is fixing to marry a woman who has two children of her own. In the Sylvanian world, he helps the families after Packbat and Gatorpossum steal their wedding feast.
26. Really Amelia
Aired 11 December 1987
Amelia wishes that she was a hero like her namesake Amelia Earhart. In the Sylvanian world, she helps Preston save the crops and scare away Packbat.