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Downsizing/Gnus in Canoes

Children & Family

23

Jan 1, 1998

Dodo misunderstands a news report and sets all of Freeborn competing to prove their 'worth' to the community before being turfed out.//When Gnu sets off on a father/son adventure with Jr., the last thing he expects is to be joined by Lyle and Dodo.

Full Episodes

Season 2, 13 episodes

Sleepover/Classified Casanova,

Eugene can't sleep, and decides no one else can. What he calls a sleepover is really an invitation to entertain him all night long.//Gnu uses the classifieds to find a true love match. Things don't work out the way he'd hoped when Eugene turns out to be his surprise date.

23m Jan 1, 1998

Eight Hooves Out/My Brother's Keeper,

Dodo gets his friends in way over their heads when he accepts a challenge to a baseball game from the AllStar monkeys. Especially when Eugene, the Babe Ruth of Freeborn, would rather do anything else.//Lyle takes over the responsibilities at a Ranger's Station when Dodo's mireading of a holiday brochure leads them to an abandoned park.

23m Jan 1, 1998

Lyle's Ark/How to Be a Millionaire,

Everyone ignores Lyle's warnings of an impending monsoon, and the goodhearted lion ends up building an ark with room enough for everyone but him.//When news spreads about Lyle's inheritance, the lion becomes very popular as everybody starts manoeuvering for a piece of the riches.

23m Jan 1, 1998

Lyle Files/The Butler Did It,

A firefly caught in the lens of Lyle's telescope has all of Freeborn believing in flying saucers.//After the gang convinces Eugene that Dodo saved his life, the pachyderm reluctantly agrees to becomes his butler. When Eugene finds out the truth, everyone pays.

24m Jan 1, 1998

Lyle in the Fast Lane/A Wing and a Prayer,

Lana shows appreciation for hardpartying monkeys, provoking a misguided Lyle to steal a jeep and take the gang for a joyride.//When Dodo tries to take advantage of a moneyback guarantee, he accidentaly attracts the Godfather of vultures fo the Preserve.

24m Jan 1, 1998

Schooldays/Call of the Wild,

Much to their horror, our gang of regulars is invited to a Class Reunion.//Dodo, upset with how domesticated the Freeborn animals have become, arranges a returntonature expedition portable tv and all.

23m Jan 1, 1998

The Cold Shoulder/The Last Dodo Egg,

Lyle returns from meditating with Tibetan monks and tries to force his quacky ideas on a flu ridden Freeborn. Thanks to Lyle's tireless efforts, everyone gets worse.//When Dodo believes he's laid the last Dodo egg, he treats it with all the reverence the event implies. Eugene just wants to eat it.

23m Jan 1, 1998

Lana Turner Overdrive/Trust Me,

Lana's had it with Lyle's constant pestering for a date, but when her efforst to chase him off work, she misses him.//The past comes back to haunt Lana when a Trust Councillor she hires turns out to be someone she slighted in school.

24m Jan 1, 1998

Rust In Peace/Tito In Love,

No one throws a surprise party like Lyle, except it's HIS birthday. He's got to get the idea into someone else's head before it's too late.//A female chameleon moves to Freeborn, and Tito is smitten. Wth the help of his friends, his chances of capturing her tiny heart become next to none.

24m Jan 1, 1998

Downsizing/Gnus in Canoes,

Dodo misunderstands a news report and sets all of Freeborn competing to prove their 'worth' to the community before being turfed out.//When Gnu sets off on a father/son adventure with Jr., the last thing he expects is to be joined by Lyle and Dodo.

23m Jan 1, 1998

Beauty and Eugene/Freeborn For Rent,

The biggest star in the world is an elephant named Ella, and when her show makes a pit stop in Freeborn, Eugene does everything he can to capture her heart.//J.P. Weasel manages to turn Freeborn into a tourist trap with Eugene the Mad Elephant as its main attraction.

23m Jan 1, 1998

Horrorscope/Lights! Camera! Gnu!,

When Eugene becomes a devout follower of his daily horoscope, all of Freeborn pays the price.//When a film director, famed for turning nobodies into big name stars, arrives in Freeborn for some R&R, Gnu sees it as an opportunity to find a new career path. Unfortunately, Gnu is lacking in that one quality the director desparately needs talent.

24m Jan 1, 1998

The Loony Bin/That's What Friends Are For,

A bird arrives believing he's Dodo's cousin. Much to Dodo's dismay, everyone falls for the loony imposter.//Lyle and Dodo's friendship is tested when a piece of clothing proves more popular than the both of them.

23m Jan 1, 1998