About this season
Hilltop Hospital is a claymation children's television programme made in 1999. It consists of 52 ten-minute shorts. The series is directed by Pascal Le Nôtre and produced in English, French, German and Dutch. The series is adapted from a series of books by Nicholas Allan of the same name. ZDF started broadcasting the shorts in 2003. It was released by Buena Vista Home Video in 2000 and Maverick Entertainment in 2006 in the UK.
Episodes (26)
1. Heart Trouble
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
Dandy Lion is going to have a heart transplant, but he isn't the only one with heart trouble.
2. Easter Bunnies
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
Spring is in the air, and so are the litter of bounching bunnies whoa ccidentally include an unhatched baby ostrich in their Easter Egg rolling race.
3. Blood Bank
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
Ruby the vampire bat needs a blood transfusion, and only the two Teds have compatable blood.
4. The Big Event
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
Mrs. Indianapolis the elephant is going to have a baby, but her son Virtue doesn't want a new brother or sister.
5. Rag Week at Hilltop
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
Derek Drake is a sitting duck when he is hit by a runaway bed during Dr. Atticus's attempt to raise money for charity.
6. The Big Match
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
A soccer superstar is depressed until he is asked to coach the hospital soccer team and discovers a natural player in Surgeon Sally.
7. Gracey Greyshell's Last Day
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
8. Fire Alert
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
Derek Drake has a fear of flying, but thena blaze at the hospital forces him to find his wings.
9. Happy Birthday, Dr. Matthews!
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
It looks like Dr. Matthews will have an unhappy birthday when picky fusspot Dr. Bickerbeak arrives at Hilltop.
10. The Mystery Illness
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
Three little pig patients befirend a lone wolf and cure him of the loneliness that has made him ill.
11. Radio Hilltop
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
Dr. Matthews hospital radio show unexectedly wakes Fuzzy, a comatose bear cub.
12. Nurse Kitty's a Star
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
Nurse Kitty dreams of being an actress untila TV crew comes to Hilltop to film a medical soap opera.
13. The Ghost of Hilltop
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
Can Timmy the scared rabbit and Stanley the tiger overcome theri fears and face the Ghost of Hilltop?
14. Blind as a Bat
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
15. Accidents Will Happen
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
16. Lift-off at Hilltop
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
17. A Perfect Wedding
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
18. Flower Power
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
19. Dogs Dinner
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
20. Weasel Kneasal
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
21. Mouth to Mouth
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
22. All Creatures Great and Small
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
23. Butterflies in My Tummy
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
24. The Bear Who Wouldn't Share
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
25. Press-ups and Bunny Hops
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min
26. Pamela's Secret
Aired 27 September 1999 • 10 min