The World According to Grandpa - Season 1

The World According to Grandpa - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes25
DatesNov 28, 2020 - Oct 16, 2021
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Episodes

Why do cats go out at night?
Season 1Episode 115 min

Why do cats go out at night?

Louie asks 'Why do cats go out at night?' Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about the underground jam mines where cats work all night.

Nov 28, 2020
What happens inside a computer?
Season 1Episode 215 min

What happens inside a computer?

Stanley asks: 'What happens inside a computer?' Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about the hundreds of miniature pigs that make everything inside a computer work.

Nov 29, 2020
Why do seasons change?
Season 1Episode 310 min

Why do seasons change?

Connie asks 'Why do the seasons change?' and Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about four rhubarb-loving monsters who live inside the planet.

Dec 5, 2020
Why do we have names?
Season 1Episode 410 min

Why do we have names?

Stanley asks 'Why do we have names?' and Grandpa tells of a time when everyone in the world was called George and the flying Bear who changed everything.

Dec 6, 2020
How is Electricity Made?
Season 1Episode 510 min

How is Electricity Made?

Connie asks how is electricity made?, prompting Grandpa to spin one of his tall tales about an inventor named Rabinder.

Dec 12, 2020
What are Stars?
Season 1Episode 610 min

What are Stars?

It's Louie's turn to get curious as he asks What are Stars? One answer lies in Grandpa's story of Handyman Wilf, who does the strangest odd-jobs.

Dec 13, 2020
What happened to all the Dinosaurs?
Season 1Episode 710 min

What happened to all the Dinosaurs?

Connie asks what happened to the dinosaurs?, prompting Grandpa to spin one of his tall tales about the world's biggest game of hide-and-seek.

Dec 19, 2020
Why Do Animals Hibernate?
Season 1Episode 810 min

Why Do Animals Hibernate?

Stanley wants to know why do animals hibernate?, and Grandpa is quick to tell him about the World Silly Dreams Championship Grand Final.

Dec 20, 2020
Why is the World Round?
Season 1Episode 915 min

Why is the World Round?

Louie asks 'why is the world round?' and Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about a pair of brothers who found a control panel on a farm.

Apr 24, 2021
Why Can't Animals Talk?
Season 1Episode 1015 min

Why Can't Animals Talk?

Poppy asks 'why can't animals talk?' and Grandpa makes up a wild story about when it was the animals who were in charge and people were the pets.

Apr 25, 2021
Why Are There Trees?
Season 1Episode 1115 min

Why Are There Trees?

Connie asks what are trees for? and Grandpa spins a tall tale about King Guzzlewit, who found himself in a hurry to get to Princess Yummisprinkel's party.

May 1, 2021
What are Clouds For?
Season 1Episode 1215 min

What are Clouds For?

Stanley asks 'what are clouds for?' and Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about his own Grandpa who used to fly his own cloud all over the world, rescuing naughty animals.

May 2, 2021
Why is Chocolate so Tasty?
Season 1Episode 1315 min

Why is Chocolate so Tasty?

Connie asks 'why is chocolate so tasty?' and Grandpa tells of a time when chocolate wasn't tasty, and its inventor, flew into space looking for magical ingredients.

May 8, 2021
How were Movies Invented?
Season 1Episode 1415 min

How were Movies Invented?

Poppy asks 'how were movies invented?' and Grandpa spins a tale about the time he starred in the world's first ever film called Bleep Bloop.

May 9, 2021
Why are Vegetables Good for You?
Season 1Episode 1510 min

Why are Vegetables Good for You?

Louie asks 'why are vegetables good for you?' and Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about a magical allotment where vegetables give you an amazing new super power.

May 15, 2021
Where does Snow Come From?
Season 1Episode 1615 min

Where does Snow Come From?

Stanley asks 'where does snow come from?' and Grandpa tells the story of a naughty wizard named Foggy Patches who kept playing tricks on his wizard friends.

May 16, 2021
What is a Volcano?
Season 1Episode 1710 min

What is a Volcano?

When Connie asks what volcanoes are, Grandpa spins a tale about Peggy the Penguin, who set up her fiery chilli restaurant inside a Hawaiian mountain!

May 22, 2021
What are Rainbows made of?
Season 1Episode 1810 min

What are Rainbows made of?

Stanley asks what rainbows are made of, so Grandpa fills him in on Wiswell the Witch and her seven magical items.

May 23, 2021
Why Do Bees Make Honey?
Season 1Episode 1910 min

Why Do Bees Make Honey?

When Poppy asks Why Do Bees Make Honey? Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about a time when the world suddenly stopped turning.

Sep 25, 2021
Why Are Parrots So Colourful?
Season 1Episode 2010 min

Why Are Parrots So Colourful?

Louie asks Why Are Parrots So Colourful? Grandpa is eager to tell him a tale about a toy-maker named Teresita who is told by her boss to invent the best toy in the whole world.

Sep 26, 2021
Who Discovered Fire?
Season 1Episode 2115 min

Who Discovered Fire?

Connie asks Who Discovered Fire? and Grandpa spins a tall tale about Priscilla Von Wow, a Stone Age magician who needed to think of a spectacular magic trick.

Oct 2, 2021
Who Invented Words?
Season 1Episode 2210 min

Who Invented Words?

Louie asks Who Invented Words? and Grandpa makes up a story about Flaximus, a young boy from ancient Rome who won the job of dreaming up a name for everything in the world.

Oct 3, 2021
Why is the Sea Salty?
Season 1Episode 2315 min

Why is the Sea Salty?

Connie asks Why is the Sea Salty? and Grandpa spins a tale about a creature who lived up a mountain in North Wales and was trying to drink every last drop of the sea.

Oct 9, 2021
How do Aeroplanes Fly?
Season 1Episode 2410 min

How do Aeroplanes Fly?

Stanley asks How Do Aeroplanes Fly? and Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about a young boy named Cooper who sets about making the first ever flying machine.

Oct 10, 2021
Who Invented Dogs?
Season 1Episode 2510 min

Who Invented Dogs?

Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about a young girl called Megan who discovers a Teapot Genie in the attic of her new house when Louie asks about dogs.

Oct 16, 2021

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