

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
Using live-action wildlife films from the National Geographic and the BBC archives, this animated PBS series tells the warmhearted story of an elephant named Mama Mirabelle, who travels the world filming wildlife movies that she shares with her family and friends back home in the African savanna, including her son Max, Bo the cheetah, a zebra named Karla and three monkey brothers -- Kip, Flip, and Chip.
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- Ep 1
1.Elephant Walk; Sounds of the Savannah
08-09-200711mJoin Mama and Max as they discover the steps to independence! Join the Savannah Six as they jam to their music, inspired by Mama's home movies!
- Ep 2
2.A Little Help from My Friends; Baby of a Different Stripe
22-09-200711mMama is about to receive a special gift from her friends, if they can work together. Mama helps a hesitant Karla get excited about becoming a big sister!
- Ep 3
3.Hide and Seek; Tell Me About It
06-10-200711mGet ready for a game of hide-and-go-seek with Mama Mirabelle and friends! Max discovers how to sound for danger, but danger isn't always present when he calls.
- Ep 4
4.To Sleep with Wombats; All Creatures Great and Small
20-10-200711mKeisha is a total night owl, how will Karla sleep and play with her visiting friend? Mama shows the kids some of her home movies about the different shapes and sizes of animals.
- Ep 5
5.Anybody Home?; Healthy Habits
03-11-200711mMax, Bo, and Karla find lost bird brothers, watch as the friends get the brothers home safely. When Max gets a cold at a bad time, Mama shows him how to get better.
- Ep 6
6.The Play's the Thing; Sam Spades of the Savannah
17-11-200711mMama shows Bo, Karla, and Max how important their favorite games really are. Mama and the kids go on the case in search of Bo's missing feather.
- Ep 7
7.Gourmet Grazing; Kings & Queens of the Savannah
01-12-200711mMama shows Karla that eating properly can be exciting, as well as showing her the vast range of things that animals eat. Bo, Karla and Max are having a discussion about who the tru...
- Ep 8
8.I Spy; Eyes, Ears, Nose & Trunks
15-12-200711mBo, Max, and Karla play a game of "I Spy" and find out how to slow down and see a whole new world. With the help of a new friend, the kids learn about their special senses.
- Ep 9
9.What's in a Tail?; Footprints In The Sand
12-01-200811mMama shows the kids that there are lots of different tails in the animal kingdom and that everyone is unique and special--just like the animal it's attached to. Mama and the kids d...
- Ep 10
10.Here Today, Gone Tomorrow; Nobody's Perfect
26-02-200811mKarla makes a new friend, Winnie the wildebeest, and is sad to discover that she and her mother will be leaving. Mama explains why animals migrate, and assures Karla that Winnie wi...
- Ep 11
11.Things That Go Yip, Howl And Screech In The Night; Cracking The Code
09-02-200811mMax's friend Benny the bird is sleeping over with him, Bo and Karla. They are excited, until unfamiliar sounds start wafting in. Benny is scared, but Mama, with the help of some fu...
- Ep 12
12.The Boy Can Blow; I Don't Like Spiders and Snakes
29-12-200711mWhen Max gets sad that he can't trumpet like Mama, she explains that we all develop at different times and it's important to be happy with yourself in the present. When Bo exhibits...
- Ep 13
13.A Savanna Kwanzaa; You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
23-02-200811mEveryone on the savannah comes to Mama's big Kwanzaa celebration, which leads to a discussion about the seemingly endless variety of animal families and their names. Kip, Flip, and...
- Ep 14
14.Change Is Gonna Come; Trumpet While You Work
08-03-200811mMama explains how change is something that happens to everyone in the animal kingdom. Max learns why all adults have to work.
- Ep 15
15.Spot The Difference; Hot-And-Cold Running Critters
22-03-200811mKarla discovers that she has an American Counterpart named Garla, which Bo gets them confused. Mama Mirabelle takes the kids to a wilderness training camp, but when the camp's inst...
- Ep 16
16.Why Zebras Can't Fly; Super Duper Savannah Animals
05-04-200811mKarla and her friend, a peregrine falcon named Perry, are playing, and Karla begins to envy Perry's impressive flight skills. She wants to fly, spurring Mama to play several films...
- Ep 17
17.Come Out Of Your Shell; Travels With Mama
12-04-200811mPlaying on the savannah, Bo and Max stumble over a new friend, a tortoise named Tallulah. When they come on a little too strong, however, Tallulah retreats into her shell. Bo and M...
- Ep 18
18.Tails Of The Galapagos; Happy Habitats
03-05-200811mWhen Bo, Max and Karla spy what looks like a couple of slow-moving rock monsters, they panic and tell Mama. She's pleased to tell them those aren't rocks - they're her friend Glynn...
- Ep 19
19.Savanna Lullaby; It Gives You Paws
17-05-200811mThe kids can't get to sleep, and Mama shows them that the most important thing about bedtime is having a routine - and a good lullaby, of course. A game of Follow the Leader nearly...
- Ep 20
20.Out Of Reach; Family Style
31-05-200811mAfter hearing a story about a magician, Max is determined to find a magic wand of his own. He tries to make a ripe marula fruit drop out of a nearby tree. When it doesn't happen, M...
- Ep 21
21.Curtain Up!; Listen Up!
14-06-200811mWhen the kids decide to put on a show, Mama shows them a movie of other animals at play. Karla and Bo disagree over an animal they have seen. Bo claims it was a giraffe, and Karla...
- Ep 22
22.Rainy Day Blues; Take Me To The Water
28-06-200811mA rainy day on the savannah produces long faces, until Mama helps pass the time by introducing the gang to a place that is really rainy, the South American rainforest. Jacques, Mam...
- Ep 23
23.Find Your Way Home; The Nose Knows
12-07-200811mAfter a long hike to watch a wildebeest migration, Bo believes the group must be lost on the way home. Mama shows Bo, as well as Karla and Max, the many ways in which animals are a...
- Ep 24
24.Jumbled Jungle; Alone Together
26-07-200811mWhen an accident forces Mama and the kids to scrap their film festival, they turn their misfortune into an opportunity. Bo's busily doing a project on his own, but Max wants to pla...
- Ep 25
25.Muddy Wonderland; Do You See What I See?
09-08-200811mWhen the rainy season arrives, Mama shows the kids the fun, and the value, of a good mud bath. A game of "do you see what I see?" on a hike across the savannah initiates a discussi...
- Ep 26
26.Have You Heard?; This Is Mama's World
23-08-200811mThe story about a new kid on the savannah is spreading, but everyone's account is a bit different. With Mama's help, they learn that it is not just what you hear, but what you do w...
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