Name: Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories Season 1
Genre: Education, Fantasy, Kids
Released: 1990

S01 Episode 1

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat; Little Bo Peep; Wee Willie Winkie

The Queen won't leave her chamber and all she wants to eat is cheese supplied by Ellen's dairy; Little Bo Peep thinks she knows about sheep, until her sheep give her trouble and take off; Wee Willie Winkie is late for bed one night.

24 mins · Fri, 24 Aug 1990

S01 Episode 2

Pat-a-Cake; The Giant; It's Raining, It's Pouring

Monsieur Le Pat-A-Cake is asked to bake a cake for the King's birthday, but disaster strikes; a giant who grinds up bones to make his bread is on the loose; the King never has time to play until he bumps his head one night.

24 mins · Tue, 4 Sep 1990

S01 Episode 3

Queen of Hearts; Ride a Cockhorse to Banbury Cross; Hickety Pickety

The Queen of Hearts bakes some tarts, but a knave steals them away; Nicholas wants a real pony and enters a contest; Hickety Pickety lays nine eggs, sometimes ten, but the other hens get a boost when the truth comes out.

24 mins · Tue, 11 Sep 1990

S01 Episode 4

Tommy Tittlemouse; Mother Hubbard; The Prince and the Beggars

Tommy enjoys fishing in a ditch, but the ditch is owned by Mr Mean; the cupboard is bare when Mother Hubbard goes to fetch her dog a bone; Prince Lilimond vows to share all the kingdom's gold with the poor when he's allowed to rule for a day.

24 mins · Tue, 18 Sep 1990

S01 Episode 5

A Song of Sixpence; Jack & Jill; Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Young Gilligren sets off with sixpence to make himself rich the day of the King's coronation; Jack and Jill find a fire-breathing surprise at the bottom of a hill; Stella gets her wish when a shooting star comes to Earth.

24 mins · Tue, 25 Sep 1990

S01 Episode 6

Mary, Mary; Mary's the Little Lamb; Man in the Moon

Mary Mary Quite Contrary tries to grow some flowers, but it's not as simple as she thinks; there's a `no pets' rule at school, but Woolworth the lamb has his own ideas; Gilbert Filbert and Rufus the dog make an amazing discovery.

23 mins · Tue, 2 Oct 1990

S01 Episode 7

Margery Daw; Hector Protector; Baa Baa Blacksheep

Jackie the scarecrow is employed to scare away the crows, but they're coming to hear him sing; Evelyn the wicked witch is turning people into animals; Baa Baa has a special reason to grow more than two bags full of wool.

23 mins · Tue, 9 Oct 1990

S01 Episode 8

Hickory Dickory Dock

Mother Goose, who tells her three goslings the stories behind well-known nursery rhymes. This episode includes Hickory Dickory Dock, Duke of York & Hey Diddle Diddle

25 mins · Sat, 13 Oct 1990

S01 Episode 8

Eensy Weensy Spider; Little Jack Horner; Boy Blue

Eensy Weensy Spider is washed right down into a long-lost cavern; Jack hears the cries of a fallen traveller; the Squire is angry when Boy Blue is asleep and the animals are running amuck.

22 mins · Sat, 13 Oct 1990

S01 Episode 9

Dicky Birds; Rub-a-Dub-Dub; Humpty Dumpty

Two little dicky birds sitting on the palace wall want to become royal dicky birds; a butcher, a baker, and a candlestick maker set sail on an adventure; a prince needs a riddle to baffle the King.

23 mins · Tue, 16 Oct 1990

S01 Episode 10

Hickory Dickory Dock; Duke of York; Hey, Diddle, Diddle

An hour after midnight, the three mice are still awake while their mother is off looking for food; the Grand Old Duke finds his castle has been taken over; Little Bobby tries to write a song that tells a story.

24 mins · Tue, 23 Oct 1990

S01 Episode 11

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Mother Goose, who tells her three goslings the stories behind well-known nursery rhymes. This episode includes Margery Daw, Hector Protector & Baa Baa Blacksheep

25 mins · Sat, 3 Nov 1990

S01 Episode 11

Old King Cole; Eenie Meenie; Little Nut Tree

A touch of luck makes a merry old soul King; Eenie, Meenie, Minie, and Khan the tiger are all part of Mr Mo's circus; Tom's little nut tree bears nothing until it grows a silver nutmeg and a golden pear.

24 mins · Tue, 30 Oct 1990

S01 Episode 12

Little Girl With a Curl; Crooked Man; Tommy Tucker

Lost and alone in the big dark forest, Jenny must show the wolves how bad she can be; Wrigley Squiggley is unhappy being the only upright person in a crooked land; Tommy Tucker must sing for a slice of bread and butter.

23 mins · Tue, 6 Nov 1990

S01 Episode 13

Tommy Tucker

Mother Goose, who tells her three goslings the stories behind well-known nursery rhymes. This episode includes Little Girl with a Little Curl, Crooked Man & Tommy Tucker

25 mins · Sat, 17 Nov 1990

S01 Episode 13

Little Miss Muffet; Jack be Nimble; Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater

Miss Muffet decides to run away when she's not allowed to do what she wants; Jack B. Nimble tries to win a pot of gold by jumping over the Great Candle of the Glimmers; Peter's passion for his pumpkin patch causes trouble with his wife.

24 mins · Tue, 20 Nov 1990

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