About this season
Groundling Marsh was a Canadian children's television series featuring puppets. The show was produced by Portfolio Film & Television Inc., Children's Television Workshop and J.A. Delmage Productions. It included songs and animated segments, and enjoyed a certain amount of success and popularity at during its time. The only merchandise produced for the show were videos and they are now exceptionally rare and no longer produced. In the United States, it aired on PBS and the Disney Channel. It received funding from the International Production Fund, formerly the Maclean Hunter Television Fund. This series premiered October 1, 1995. Groundling Marsh was nominated at the 12th Annual Gemini Awards for Best Preschool Program or Series. John Pattison was also nominated for a Gemini for the episode "Bah Hegdish". The show had its series finale on November 28, 1997. The show is still seen on Bell Media-owned educational station CTV Two Alberta in Canada.
Episodes (13)
1. Make Way for Hegdish
Aired 18 September 1997
Hegdish, a mischief maker from out of Groundling Marsh's distant past, returns to a warm welcome by stealing the sunstones from an underground cave. And Eco needs those sunstones to help the garden overcome a prolonged frost.
2. Butterfly Day
Aired 19 September 1997
Maggie must learn to be patient and quiet if she expects to se a butterfly for the first time. It's a tough task for Maggie, the most rambunctious of all the groundlings.
3. Stinky Pond Mystery
Aired 22 September 1997
Stacks is upset when no one gives him credit for an idea of his. Thus, when a huge pollutant stinks up the marsh, Stacks is not willing to give his fellow groundlings the solution.
4. Galileo's Prank
Aired 23 September 1997
Hegdish provokes Galileo to pull a prank involving itching powder. In the process, a patch of grass begins scratching uncontrollably.
5. Fence Fiasco
Aired 24 September 1987
Hegdish builds a fence around the sparkle berry bushes he thinks are his alone. He then coaxes the other groundlings to build fences around their lairs. This leads to a potentially serious flood.
6. Come Blow Your Horn
Aired 25 September 1997
Galileo wants to play music for the upcoming blossom festival.
7. Two Be or Not to Be
Aired 26 September 1997
Mud/Slinger bicker between themselves to such an extent that neither wants to see the other. This prompts Eco to mix a special concoction that, should Myd/Slinger drink it, they would separate forever.
8. Tupelo Treat
Aired 29 September 1997
Hegdish coaxes the groundlings to steal the secret recipe for a special candy. What they make together is a strange mix that switches Maggie and Mud's personalities.
9. Tinkletree Trouble
Aired 30 September 1997
Maggie thinks she has ruined a festive day when Hegdish tricks her into shaking the Tinkertree barren of its bells. Eco tells Maggie that Nature's rhythms are dependable.
10. Seahunt
Aired 1 October 1997
Mud/Slinger want to demonstrate their bravery. When Maggie and Galileo ask them to get special moss found on a remote island, Mud/Slinger jump at the opportunity. Eco helps get them prepared with everything they need, which will come in handy. Mud/Slinger's traditional bickering gets them lost at sea. All that Maggie, Galileo, and Eco assume, though, is that Mud/Slinger will be their heroes.
11. Eggs Over Easy
Aired 2 October 1997
When Galileo discovers a duck egg, he decides to perch on it in hopes that a duck will hatch. It takes all the persistence Galileo can muster to stay on the nest, and Hegdish is waiting patiently himself – for the one moment that Galileo will falter.
12. Slice of Advice
Aired 3 October 1997
Eco becomes overly concerned about the safety of the other groundlings, much to Maggie's discontent. When a tree needs help, Maggie is determined to do the job by herself. It's tough for Eco, especially since she had promised not to give Maggie any advice about the tree.
13. Snow Job
Aired 6 October 1997
Wintertime hits the marsh, much to the alarm of Mud/Slinger, who usually hibernate at this time. As they stuff their faces for the upcoming sleep, Hegdish succeeds in trapping Eco in Mud/Slinger's cave, but doesn't count on trapping himself in with her. Eco tries to instill to Hegdish the ability to talk to Nature and the Earth's creatures.