Sugar and Spice (1989)
Season 1
In 1920s Australia, Pixie Robinson and Molly Wilson, two eleven-year-old girls from the bush, are sent to live with Pixie's grandmother to attend the same private high-school in the city.
Released April 6, 1989
Episode 25 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.friendship-between-girls, imdb.friendship, imdb.boarding-school, imdb.australian, imdb.1920s
Network: ABC TV
S1E1 - Going Ready or Not
Pixie and Molly are arch enemies, as different as sugar and spice. They are forced to leave home to attend high school and their parents have decided they will board together.
April 6, 1989, midnight
S1E2 - The Arrival
The problem of being forced to live together compels Pixie and Molly to become unwilling allies.
April 13, 1989, midnight
S1E3 - Froggy
It's Pixie and Molly's first day at Willsford Ladies College but their new school is seemingly filled with nothing but mean teachers and insufferable classmates who want nothing to do with the new arrivals.
April 20, 1989, midnight
S1E4 - The Best of Enemies
Poor Molly. Homesickness, eternal quarrels with Pixie, and the meanness of the sneaky little Jimmy have gradually driven Molly to despair.
April 27, 1989, midnight
S1E5 - Guiding Hands
Treated as social outcasts by the school clique, Molly, Pixie and Marguerite decide to join the Girl Guides in an effort to meet new friends. But there is one problem: Pixies grandmother can not stand the Girl Guides.
May 4, 1989, midnight
S1E6 - The Haunted House
In the house of old Mrs Watson, mysterious things are happening: doors open and close for no reason, curtains whisper, furniture moves by itself, and pictures fall off the wall.
May 11, 1989, midnight
S1E7 - A String of Pearls
Pixie is out of tune. Previously she was cantor in the school choir but before the big district gala singing competition, Miss Orrick gives the position to Molly.
May 18, 1989, midnight
S1E8 - The Picnic
Aunt Vera has a great idea: she invites the whole family to a picnic in the countryside. Captain Jack chauffeurs grandma and Molly in a horse-drawn buggy while Pixie, Anne and Jimmy travel by automobile with Aunt Vera, a proven bad driver.
May 25, 1989, midnight
S1E9 - To See or Not to See
After listening to Marguerite and Esmerelda rave on about the heartthrob, Molly and Pixie decide to skip school with their friends to attend a matinee of the latest Rudolph Valentino film but they are spotted by Aunt Vera and Jacques.
June 1, 1989, midnight
S1E10 - The Barnstormer
The arrival of a barnstorming pilot and his mechanic brings excitement and near disaster to Willsford. The pair want to organise rides for the locals and for that they need two capable assistants.
June 8, 1989, midnight
S1E11 - What's Cooking
Pixie and Molly have qualified for their Girl Guides' Airwoman's Badge, and are envied by the others in the class.
June 15, 1989, midnight
S1E12 - Birds, Bees and Rabbits
A remark about rabbits and 'multiplication' exposes Pixie's lack of knowledge about sexual reproduction. Unfortunately, Aunt Vera does not want to explain to her the facts of life and suggests she talk to grandma.
June 22, 1989, midnight
S1E13 - Money Troubles
Hoping to join their friends on a Girl Guides camp out, Molly and Pixie take on odd jobs to earn the necessary money. But with only one week to accomplish their goal, their friends take an interest in their task.
June 29, 1989, midnight
S1E14 - The Camp Out
The Girl Guides' camp out starts off on the wrong foot when Miss Orrick appears as a last minute replacement for Guide leader Miss Pittman. Furthermore, the surprise guest Patrol Leader turns out to be Anne who is a strict taskmaster.
July 6, 1989, midnight
S1E15 - The Substitute
Molly's attempt to organise a game of cricket among the girls from school ends in disaster.
July 13, 1989, midnight
S1E16 - Creating a New Molly
Despite her tough exterior, the teasing about Molly's boyish haircut upsets her and she takes to wearing a hat all the time. A big celebration is coming up - Molly and Pixie are to be confirmed.
July 20, 1989, midnight
S1E17 - Exam Time
Miss Orrick informs the class that the end-of-term exams are close. Pixie is determined to top the class while Molly is aware that if she fails she'll have to repeat the year - at great expense to her parents.
July 27, 1989, midnight
S1E18 - True or False
The girls in Pixie's and Molly's class are excited when Miss Orrick informs them the end-of-year school entertainment is to be a tableau-vivant. Most excited is Molly, who has been given the lead role.
Aug. 3, 1989, midnight
S1E19 - The Pageant
While the rest of the family is delighted with the end-of-term festivities at the tableau-vivant and the start of the holidays, grandma is annoyed by her constant struggles with the children and Aunt Vera's lack of independence.
Aug. 10, 1989, midnight
S1E20 - Ending or Beginnings
The arrival of Pixie and Molly's parents sets the tone for holidays. When Jimmy goes in search of mistletoe for the Christmas party, he and Freddo are gone far too long.
Aug. 17, 1989, midnight
ABC TV
25 min/ep
500 min
April 6, 1989
Aug. 17, 1989, midnight
Ended
NR
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