About this season
Old Jack's Boat is a British pre-school children's television series that stars Bernard Cribbins as Old Jack, the owner of a multi-coloured boat called The Rainbow. In each episode Old Jack tells a story to the viewer.
Episodes (25)
1. The Pearl Earring
Aired 21 January 2013
Miss Bowline-Hitch is taking photos of everyone in the village for her scrapbook, but Ernie doesn't like the tie he has been asked to wear. Jack tells a tale of the time he had to wear a tie.
2. Windy Funnel's Harp
Aired 22 January 2013
Ernie loses his breakfast honey pot and has to chase it round the village. Meanwhile Jack tells a story of the day he found a honey pot floating in the sea.
3. The Tigerfish's Party
Aired 23 January 2013
Shelly has decorated the Mermaid Cafe with balloons. Jack tells a tale of the time he had to deliver balloons to the tigerfish's party.
4. Princess Blobfish
Aired 24 January 2013
When Salty's ball hits it, Shelly's new pink recipe becomes a blobby mess. This reminds Jack of the time Salty's ball led them to an equally pink and blobby fish.
5. The Moon Maiden
Aired 25 January 2013
Jack is fixing the boiler and the loud sounds from the Rainbow keep interrupting Sam and Ernie's conversation. Jack only stops work to tell the tale of the Moon Maiden and how he helped her to find her way home.
6. The Clumsy Giant
Aired 27 January 2013
Sam and Ernie are building a beach hut. Jack offers to fetch a feather duster to clean it with and this reminds him of an adventure he once had with a feather duster and a very clumsy giant.
7. The Magic Sea Carpet
Aired 29 January 2013
It's Ernie's birthday and Shelly has made a special cake. But disaster is never far away from Ernie. Jack tells a tale of when he delivered a very special birthday present.
8. There's a Hole in My Boat
Aired 30 January 2013
Emily and Shelly start selling doughnuts and the holes in the middle remind Jack of a time when the Rainbow had some holes too.
9. The Sea Urchin and the Queen
Aired 31 January 2013
Miss Bowline-Hitch has been rushing around and needs to sit down for a rest. But all the seats are uncomfortable - a bit like a certain seaweed queen's throne.
10. The Pot of Gold
Aired 1 February 2013
Emily wants a rainbow to shine over Staithes. Jack recalls the time that he and Salty set off to find the end of the rainbow.
11. The Tap and the Plug
Aired 4 February 2013
Sam is trying to put a sign up on the beach at low tide. Jack remembers the story of the day the tide went out - and didn't come back.
12. The Lost Penguin
Aired 5 February 2013
Emily's ice-cream maker has broken and she can't sell any ice creams. Jack tells a story about the day Salty wanted an ice cube for her drink and they ended up having an adventure with a lost penguin.
13. King Neptune's Shell
Aired 6 February 2013
Ernie is really hungry but can't seem to find anything to eat.
14. Old Seadog's Treasure
Aired 7 February 2013
Miss Bowline-Hitch's sundial needs the sun to shine on it. Jack recalls a hunt for treasure that needed sunshine to solve it.
15. Moving House
Aired 8 February 2013
16. Grandpa Pops
Aired 4 March 2013
Jack is trying to have a kip on the Rainbow but he keeps getting interrupted by Ernie and Sam who think Jack is turning into Grandpa Pops. Jack tells the story of Grandpa Pops, the oldest sailor in the world.
17. The Bumps
Aired 5 March 2013
Sam is trying to clear the seaweed off the beach and Jack remembers a very bumpy day when the sea was covered in seaweed.
18. A Song for the Sea King
Aired 6 March 2013
Miss Bowline-Hitch is returning all the things she's borrowed but now she's lost her purse. Jack is reminded of the time that Pearl the mermaid lost something precious.
19. The Tug of War
Aired 7 March 2013
Salty doesn't want her blanket to be cleaned. But while Emily is washing it Jack tells Salty the story of the underwater tug of war.
20. A Stormy Voyage
Aired 8 March 2013
Ernie gives Jack a new lightbulb for his ship's lamp. That reminds Jack of a stormy voyage he and Salty once had and the light they needed to get home safely.
21. The Runaway Treat
Aired 11 March 2013
Miss Bowline-Hitch thinks Ernie deserves a special prize for all the hard work he is doing. Jack recalls the time that Salty won a special prize.
22. The Moon Lantern
Aired 12 March 2013
Ernie has to deliver some eggs to Sam, but will he get them to her without breaking them? Jack recalls the time he helped a sea turtle to hatch her eggs.
23. The Viking's Helmet
Aired 13 March 2013
A mysterious trail of bananas leads Jack to Miss Bowline-Hitch and, possibly, a hairy monster. Jack tells a tale of a hairy monster he met once on a desert island.
24. The Delivery
Aired 14 March 2013
Emily doesn't know what to do with her delivery of tiny umbrellas and Jack tells the story of a very special delivery he once received.
25. The Lucky Dip
Aired 15 March 2013
Sam is fishing in the water for some lost keys. Jack is reminded of the time he and Salty had to fish for something a lot bigger.