About this season
Follows the adventures of a group of four children, Wellington, Marlon, Maisie and Baby Grumpling. Plus their intellectual dog, Boot. The series is based on Maurice Dodd's long-running comic strip, The Perishers.
Episodes (10)
1. Magic Mirror
Aired 21 March 1979 • 5 min
Boot and BH find it's all done with mirrors
2. In the Cart
Aired 22 March 1979 • 5 min
Wellington finds that putting the cart before the dog is the wrong thing to do
3. A Life on the Ocean Wave
Aired 23 March 1979 • 5 min
You can take a dog to water but you can't make him swim in it
4. A-Camping We Will Go
Aired 28 March 1979 • 5 min
The open air life gets more open air than is bargained for when they can't get the tent up
5. A Fool and His Money Aren't as Easily Parted as You Think
Aired 29 March 1979 • 5 min
Wellington tries to sell Marlon a buggy
6. How to Train the Family Dog
Aired 30 March 1979 • 5 min
Wellington attempts to train Boot
7. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bath
Aired 2 April 1979 • 5 min
Wellington tries to give Boot a bath
8. The Ugly Duckling
Aired 4 April 1979 • 5 min
Masie's holiday gear includes a hat that looks like a duck
9. Look Before it Leaps
Aired 6 April 1979 • 5 min
Baby Grumpling causes mayhem with their space hopper
10. Spring Fever
Aired 9 April 1979 • 5 min
Boot has trouble with a spring