CBS Storybreak (1985)
Hosted by Captain Kangaroo's Bob Keeshan, the episodes are half-hour animated adaptations of some of the most beloved children's books published at the time of airing, including How to Eat Fried Worms. Other episodes included Dragon's Blood and Ratha's Creature.
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Episode 1 - The Great Ringtail Garbage Caper
Release Date: 1985-03-30A raccoon community is faced with a reduced garbage and natural-food supply.
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Episode 2 - Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
Release Date: 1985-04-06This story is a thousand years older than the familiar Cinderella story.
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Episode 3 - Robbut: A Tale of Tails
Release Date: 1985-04-13A rabbit, dissatisfied with the tail that nature gave him, assumes the tails of other animals.
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Episode 4 - How to Eat Fried Worms
Release Date: 1985-04-20A boy named Billy bets that he can eat a worm a day for 15 days.
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Episode 5 - Zucchini
Release Date: 1985-04-27Zucchini, a rare black-footed ferret, escapes from the zoo he was born in to look for his real home on the prairie.
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Episode 6 - Hank the Cowdog
Release Date: 1985-05-04Hank the Cowdog, the intrepid head of ranch security, faces a challenge from a chicken killer on the loose.
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Episode 7 - The Double Disappearance of Walter Fozbek
Release Date: 1985-05-11Walter Fozbek wakes up in a world inhabited by dinosaurs where humans have been extinct for a million years.
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Episode 8 - Chocolate Fever
Release Date: 1985-05-18The first known case of ""Chocolate Fever"" occurs in a boy who dotes on the stuff and suddenly breaks out in little brown spots.
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Episode 9 - Dragon's Blood
Release Date: 1985-05-25A bonded orphan on a distant planet vows to earn his freedom by training a dragon to be a champion fighter.
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Episode 10 - Arnold of the Ducks
Release Date: 1985-06-01""Arnold of the Ducks"" is a lost boy who is found by ducks and reared as their own.
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Episode 11 - C.L.U.T.Z.
Release Date: 1985-09-14 -
Episode 12 - Witch-Cat
Release Date: 1985-09-21Gwen is a young girl...a very special young girl. Unbeknownst to her, but known to the Council of Cats, is that Gwen is a witch, and will come into her powers soon. She needs someone to teach her about her abilities, and The Council decides that someone will be Rosetta. Rosetta is sent to Gwen's home, where luckily, Gwen's mother allows her to remain. Soon, Rosetta reveals to Gwen her mystical powers, but now Rosetta's task has grown more complicated: To teach Gwen more, Rosetta has to interact more with Gwen, but Gwen's dog Inky doesn't like her one bit, and Gwen doesn't believe she can use magic without Rosetta. What's a cat to do?
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Episode 13 - The Pig Plantagent
Release Date: 1985-09-28