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Hello, We Must Be Going

Episode 1
USA: November 02, 2007 (Animinia HD)
Australia: Sun, November 11, 2007 (Ten)
UK: November 19, 2007 (BBC1, M-F)
Canada: December 03, 2007 (CBC, M-F)
Written by Tom Ruegger

Alex and Zoe are two kids who find themselves in an extraordinary situation. After stumbling across a magical portal hidden in the town library they're led to a parallel dimension, a sophisticated world called Animalia.

Goodbye, We Must Be Staying

Episode 2
UK: November 20, 2007
Australia: November 18, 2007
Canada: December 04, 2007
Written by Nicholas Hollander & Tom Ruegger

Zoe is torn between her desire to help and her need to return home. As Alex and Zoe search for the missing core spores, the Animalians begin to exhibit strange behaviour, losing the power of communication and returning to their non-civilized state.

The Mist of Time

Episode 3
UK: November 21, 2007
Australia: November 25, 2007
Can: December 05, 2007
Written by Tom Ruegger

G'Bubu the gorilla is swept back in time to an era when his ancestors fought for control of the trees against their enemies, the giant tree frogs.

The Catcher in the Rhyme

Episode 4
UK: November 22, 2007
Australia: December 02, 2007
Can: December 06, 2007
Written by Sherri Stoner & Tom Ruegger

All the Animalians are compelled to speak in nothing but rhyme. If they can't think of a rhyme, they freeze.

Forget Me Not

Episode 5
UK: November 23, 2007
Can: December 07, 2007
Australia: December 16, 2007
Written by Nicholas Hollander & Tom Ruegger

The elephants suddenly forget everything. Alex and Zoe travel to Animalia's memory canyon to retrieve the core spore that will restore their memories.

Long Short Story

Episode 6
UK: Mon, November 26, 2007
Can: Mon, December 10, 2007
Australia: December 23, 2007
Written by Mark Seidenberg

After an important message is incorrectly communicated, the kids struggle to discover the truth about Livingstone's disappearance. Tyrannicus wants to have G'Bubu banished from Animalia.

Righting The Writing

Episode 7
UK: Tue, November 27, 2007
Can: Mon, December 24, 2007
Australia: December 30, 2007
Written by John P McCann

Chaos and confussion errupts when all of the words in Animalia go missing. With no written laws, Tyrannicus seizes the opportunity to change the rules of the jungle so he can get G'Bubu evicted from his home.

Butterfly Winter

Episode 8
UK: Wed, November 28, 2007
Can: Wed, December 12, 2007
Australia: March 21, 2008
Story by Tom Ruegger
Written by John K Ludin

Tyrannicus' latest scheme results in the Animalians becoming hooked on television.

Don Iguana

Episode 9
UK: Thu, November 29, 2007
Can: Fri, December 14, 2007
Australia: April 11, 2008
Written by Mark Sedenberg

To impress Zoe, Iggy the iguana dons a cape and becomes Animalia's secret hero.

Speechless in Animalia

Episode 10
UK: Fri, November 30, 2007
Can: Thu, December 13, 2007
Australia: April 04, 2008
Written by Sherri Stoner

Allegra's concert is threatened when all the animals lose the power of speech.

Over and Beyond

Episode 11
UK: Mon, December 03, 2007
Can: Thu, December 17, 2007
Australia: April 18, 2008
Written by Sherri Stoner

Zoe travels to the land of Over and Beyond, a realm populated by fictional characters, to rescue Zee and Zed who have been captured by a dragon. To allow them to escape, Zoe must stay behind and entertain the dragon with her stories, like Sheherazade.

Being Peter Applebottom

Episode 12
UK: Tue, December 04, 2007
Can: Thu, December 18, 2007
Australia: April 25, 2008
Story by Deanna Oliver & Tom Ruegger
Written by Tom Ruegger & Nicholas Hollander

When G'Bubu is hit on the head by a bongo nut, he assumes the personality of Peter Applebottom, a brilliant but pompous scientist who claims to know how to permanently fix the Core.

Animalia's Talent-O-Topia

Episode 13
UK: Wed, December 05, 2007
Can: Thu, December 19, 2007
Australia: May 02, 2008
Written by Deanna Oliver

Allegra the crocodile admits to Zoe that she can't read. Zoe helps her to write a song for Animalia's talent contest. Iggy and G'Bubu also perform in the competition.

Brain Drain

Episode 14
UK: Thu, December 06, 2007
Can: Mon, February 12, 20082007
Australia: May 09, 2008
Written by John P McCann

Livingstone is feeling unappreciated, but he gets the day off when a Corespore blast turns him into a happy-go-lucky twit. Meanwhile, as the recipient of Livingstone's considerable intellect, Allegra is determined to become Animalia's biggest mega-star.

Save Our Swamp

Episode 15
UK: Fri, December 07, 2007
Can: Thu, December 31, 2007
Written by John P McCann

Zoe and Tyrannicus join forces to shut down and drain the swamp. When Alex is struck with a swamp fever, Zoe puts aside her aversion and teams up with Allegra to track down the elusive plant that can cure him.

Tunnel Vision

Episode 16
UK: Mon, December 10, 2007
Can: Thurs, January 17, 2008
Written by Sherri Stoner

Alex explores Animalia's tunnel system where he becomes trapped, along with an Animalian he has never met before, a weasel named TC.

Iggy's Quest

Episode 17
UK: Tue, December 11, 2007
Canada: Wed, January 09, 2008
Written by Deanna Oliver

On a visit to his grandfather's home, Iggy must come to terms with the fact that he is not a full-blooded iguana, but rather, is part chameleon. With the help of his grandfather Carmine, Iggy gets in touch with his 'inner chameleon' and overcomes his fear of a recurring nightmare.

What's The Good Word?

Episode 18
UK: Wed, December 12, 2007
Canada: Mon, January 14, 2008
Written by Tom Ruegger and Deanna Oliver

Tyrannicus starts his own nation of Tyrannia and teams up with the Creeper to declare war on Animalia, with the goal of driving Alex and Zoe out of the kingdom.

Alex's Secret Code

Episode 19
UK: Thu, December 13, 2007
Can: Tue, January 15, 2008
Written by Nicholas Hollander and Tom Ruegger
Story by Bruce Johnson

The Creeper sabotages the Core by destroying a main root which causes the animals to revert to their original languages. Alex and Zoe must find the origin spore that allows the animals to communicate.

Whistling in the Dark

Episode 20
UK: Fri, December 14, 2007
Can: Wed, January 16, 2008
Written by Tom Ruegger and Deanna Oliver

When the core is sabotaged, the search for the missing core spores leads Alex and Zoe to the Chamber of Legends, a dusty room filled with Animalian relics. Afterwards, Alex reveals that he helped a weasel escape from the tunnels, and only now does Alex learn that the weasel is none other than the notorious Creeper.