Malcolm Hulke
Director
Woobinda: Animal Doctor (1969)
Season 1
Children's TV series set in a fictional rural town in New South Wales, Australia, following the adventures of veterinarian John Stevens and his team. The aborigines call Stevens Woobinda, animal doctor.
Released June 3, 1969
Episode 30 min
None+
Production Companies: ABC Network Productions
Network: ABC (AU)
S1E1 - Not My Kind of Country
A raging bushfire threatens the life of a runaway boy, and of Kevin and the boy's mother who have gone to look for him. All three are trapped by the fire.
June 3, 1969, midnight
S1E11 - Bounty Hunter
A valuable thoroughbred horse escapes from its horsebox after a road accident, and Kevin goes out to search for it.
Aug. 11, 1969, midnight
S1E2 - Smoke Signals
While flying in the outback, John Stevens encounters an Aboriginal with acute appendicitis and must co-operate.
June 9, 1969, midnight
S1E3 - Crocodile Hunter
Three American business executives set off on an outback photographic safari in crocodile infested swamps, but only two of them return to Stevens' home.
June 16, 1969, midnight
S1E4 - Trouble With Chico
Stevens finds himself involved with a diamond robbery when he baby-sits a trained chimpanzee named Chico.
June 23, 1969, midnight
S1E5 - The Exterminators
A group of cattlemen decide to organise a hunt for the kangaroos which they believe are the carriers of the deadly disease Anthrax, which is being spread among their cattle.
June 30, 1969, midnight
S1E6 - Eye Witness
Stevens discovers that a young immigrant has smuggled a puppy into the country and, afraid that he will now lose it, the boy runs away, and innocently becomes involved in a bank robber chase.
July 7, 1969, midnight
S1E7 - The Crop Duster
When a farmer sprays his crops with insecticide, Stevens discovers that the powder is threatening a colony of koalas.
July 14, 1969, midnight
S1E8 - Birds Of A Feather
While returning a champion mare to its owner, Jack and Kevin come across men illegally trapping birds for smuggling overseas.
July 21, 1969, midnight
S1E9 - The Rustler
A dishonest vet tries to convince a cattle owner that his cattle are seriously ill and should be immediately removed from the property and destroyed. The vet then plans to steal and sell the herd.
July 28, 1969, midnight
S1E10 - Nine Lives
A cat has been left a large sum of money in its master's will, a sum which can only be claimed by the relatives on the natural death of the animal. The late eccentric master's nephew, Willy, has some gambling debts which need urgent attention, and his attempts to liquidate the cat and claim the money do not succeed. When he tries to push it over a quarry, he himself falls down and has to be rescued; when he tries to drown it in a dam, he ends up floundering for his life; and when he abandons it in a remote forest, the cat uncannily finds its way back, just in time to stop Willy getting his clutches on the money.
Aug. 4, 1969, midnight
S1E12 - Panic
An Army plane carrying an atomic device and a deadly virus crashes in the Gattens Creek area.
Aug. 18, 1969, midnight
S1E13 - That's What Friends Are For
Colin Greaves, a champion polo player, is thrown from his horse during a match and suffers a severe leg injury. He becomes disillusioned and loses the will to recover.
Aug. 25, 1969, midnight
S1E14 - Sound Of Danger
Tiggie and Kevin's efforts to care for a sick platypus are ruined by the sudden arrival of mining prospectors.
Sept. 1, 1969, midnight
S1E15 - A Dog's Best Friend
An eccentric old man who cares for a house full of stray dogs is to be evicted from his home by a new and ruthless owner.
Sept. 8, 1969, midnight
S1E16 - Nobody Comes Here Anymore
The Stevens family goes to an island bird sanctuary so Kevin can release a bird that he has been caring for. They cross paths with a dangerous gang of counterfeiters using the island as a hideout.
Sept. 15, 1969, midnight
S1E17 - The Runaways
While flying a seriously ill dog back to Gattens Creek, Kevin and Peter Fischer find themselves involved in an elopement and are forced to make a detour.
Sept. 22, 1969, midnight
S1E18 - Deadly Cargo
John Stevens investigates a case of rabies and unwittingly gets involved with a gang of smugglers.
Sept. 29, 1969, midnight
S1E19 - Trapped
Jack, Peter and Kevin work feverishly to save the life of a prize Australian Silkie dog trapped under tons of rock from an excavation site.
Oct. 6, 1969, midnight
S1E20 - Sleeping Dogs Don't Lie
The Stevens family go to Sydney to attend a veterinary convention and become involved with an eccentric old woman who takes them on a hair-raising tour of Sydney Harbour.
Oct. 13, 1969, midnight
S1E21 - The Champion
Foul play is discovered the night before a big sheepdog competition in Gattens Creek. Stevens is called in and catches the culprit.
Oct. 20, 1969, midnight
S1E22 - Doctor Fugitive
Stevens is attacked by two prison escapees, and through loss of memory is mistaken for one of the prisoners.
Oct. 27, 1969, midnight
S1E23 - Noel's Ark
An eccentric pianist arrives in Australia on his yacht with his pets - exotic animals and birds collected from all over the world. While ashore, his yacht is set adrift.
Nov. 3, 1969, midnight
S1E24 - A Life For A Life
Peter and Kevin become involved with an old Aboriginal and his dying camel, and Jack Johnson narrowly misses death.
Nov. 10, 1969, midnight
S1E25 - Where Dead Men Lie
When Kevin, Peter and Tiggie are transporting a lamb for special surgery, they spot an 'injured' man lying beside his car. They land, and the man hijacks their plane, leaving them stranded without water.
Nov. 17, 1969, midnight
S1E26 - Ghost Town
Peter Fischer takes the Land Rover for a day's sightseeing. Arriving at a ghost town, he is bitten by a poisonous snake, and his life is saved by a tribe of Aborigines.
Nov. 24, 1969, midnight
S1E27 - No Love For Theodore
When Stevens is appointed to look after an anteater from South America destined for an Australian zoo, the animal's defection to the Australian way of life causes a diplomatic controversy.
Dec. 1, 1969, midnight
S1E28 - The Joker
The activities of a practical joker cause a sequence of events that results in property owners suffering from the effects of a drought finding water on their land.
Dec. 8, 1969, midnight
S1E29 - The Companion
A child who secretly blames her father for her mother's death in a boating accident forgives him when he saves her Persian cat.
Dec. 15, 1969, midnight
S1E30 - The Rescue
The owner of a dog kennel develops a tracking system using dogs with radios to assist in search parties.
Dec. 22, 1969, midnight
S1E31 - Talk To My Agent
When Kevin becomes an animal's agent, it looks as though he'll send the movie producers broke.
Dec. 29, 1969, midnight
S1E32 - The Carrier
A valuable dog is loose in the area, carrying a deadly disease. Stevens and Fischer are faced with the task of rescuing the animal before the local farmers find it and destroy it.
Jan. 5, 1970, midnight
S1E33 - Gallena Ridge
Kevin assists in bringing into the open the unjust dealings of the manager of a large cattle station.
Jan. 12, 1970, midnight
S1E34 - Lenny
Tiggie sets out to train a wild brumby, but runs foul of a brutal stockman.
Jan. 19, 1970, midnight
S1E35 - Second Sight
A blind man has his faith restored when he has to rescue Tiggie.
Jan. 26, 1970, midnight
S1E36 - Loaded Message
Stevens has only hours to unmask the perpetrator of a scheme to poison all the stock in the Gattens Creek area.
Feb. 2, 1970, midnight
S1E37 - Caesar Was Shot
Stevens and Fischer have to perform a dangerous operation when a spear fisherman accidentally shoots a horse with an explosive-headed spear.
Feb. 9, 1970, midnight
S1E38 - Chocolate, Cherry Or Pistachio
Gattens Creek is terrorised by a tiger with a passion for ice-cream.
Feb. 16, 1970, midnight
S1E39 - Silent Witness
Driving out to see Stevens, a man accidentally knocks down and injures a pedestrian. He is frightened away by the man's dog, and then begins to feel that the dog is hunting him.
Feb. 23, 1970, midnight
ABC (AU)
30 min/ep
1170 min
June 3, 1969
Feb. 23, 1970, midnight
Ended
NR
Action
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