Animalia: episode guide

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Hello, We Must Be Going

Alex, Zoe and the librarian

Episode 1
USA: November 02, 2007 (Animinia HD)
Australia: Sun, November 11, 2007 (Ten)
UK: November 19, 2007 (BBC1)
Canada: December 03, 2007 (CBC)
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

Zoe and Alex

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

G'Bubu and Alex

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

Melba and Melford

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

Erno

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

Reenie and Toucans

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

Alex and Livingston

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

Tyrannicus and Fuschia

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

Iggy as Don Iguanna

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

To prove his bravery to Zoe, Iggy follows the lead of his literary hero Don Quixote and dons a disguise to become Don Iguana the Avenger of the Night and Animalia's hero.

Speechless in Animalia

Alex and Zoe

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

When Tyrannicus' promotional campaign for Allegra's concert becomes too boisterous to tolerate, Livingstone calls out for "Quiet!" and he gets it, in spades. A Corespore blasts off, rendering Animalians incapable of speech. The animals can make nothing but feral sounds. Alex and Zoe must recover the Corespore in hopes of restoring verbal communication to Animalia.