Woobinda: Animal Doctor

30min

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.

Episodes

Cast

Not My Kind of Country

1. Not My Kind of Country

30min

3rd Jun 1969

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.

Smoke Signals

2. Smoke Signals

30min

9th Jun 1969

While flying in the outback, John Stevens encounters an Aboriginal with acute appendicitis and must co-operate.

Crocodile Hunter

3. Crocodile Hunter

30min

16th Jun 1969

Three American business executives set off on an outback photographic safari in crocodile infested swamps, but only two of them return to Stevens' home.

Trouble With Chico

4. Trouble With Chico

30min

23rd Jun 1969

Stevens finds himself involved with a diamond robbery when he baby-sits a trained chimpanzee named Chico.

The Exterminators

5. The Exterminators

30min

30th Jun 1969

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.

Eye Witness

6. Eye Witness

30min

7th Jul 1969

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.

The Crop Duster

7. The Crop Duster

30min

14th Jul 1969

When a farmer sprays his crops with insecticide, Stevens discovers that the powder is threatening a colony of koalas.

Birds Of A Feather

8. Birds Of A Feather

30min

21st Jul 1969

While returning a champion mare to its owner, Jack and Kevin come across men illegally trapping birds for smuggling overseas.

The Rustler

9. The Rustler

30min

28th Jul 1969

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.

Nine Lives

10. Nine Lives

30min

4th Aug 1969

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.

Bounty Hunter

11. Bounty Hunter

30min

11th Aug 1969

A valuable thoroughbred horse escapes from its horsebox after a road accident, and Kevin goes out to search for it.

Panic

12. Panic

30min

18th Aug 1969

An Army plane carrying an atomic device and a deadly virus crashes in the Gattens Creek area.

That's What Friends Are For

13. That's What Friends Are For

30min

25th Aug 1969

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.

Sound Of Danger

14. Sound Of Danger

30min

1st Sep 1969

Tiggie and Kevin's efforts to care for a sick platypus are ruined by the sudden arrival of mining prospectors.

A Dog's Best Friend

15. A Dog's Best Friend

30min

8th Sep 1969

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.

Nobody Comes Here Anymore

16. Nobody Comes Here Anymore

30min

15th Sep 1969

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.

The Runaways

17. The Runaways

30min

22nd Sep 1969

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.

Deadly Cargo

18. Deadly Cargo

30min

29th Sep 1969

John Stevens investigates a case of rabies and unwittingly gets involved with a gang of smugglers.

Trapped

19. Trapped

30min

6th Oct 1969

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.

Sleeping Dogs Don't Lie

20. Sleeping Dogs Don't Lie

30min

13th Oct 1969

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.

The Champion

21. The Champion

30min

20th Oct 1969

Foul play is discovered the night before a big sheepdog competition in Gattens Creek. Stevens is called in and catches the culprit.

Doctor Fugitive

22. Doctor Fugitive

30min

27th Oct 1969

Stevens is attacked by two prison escapees, and through loss of memory is mistaken for one of the prisoners.

Noel's Ark

23. Noel's Ark

30min

3rd Nov 1969

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.

A Life For A Life

24. A Life For A Life

30min

10th Nov 1969

Peter and Kevin become involved with an old Aboriginal and his dying camel, and Jack Johnson narrowly misses death.

Where Dead Men Lie

25. Where Dead Men Lie

30min

17th Nov 1969

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.

Ghost Town

26. Ghost Town

30min

24th Nov 1969

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.

No Love For Theodore

27. No Love For Theodore

30min

1st Dec 1969

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.

The Joker

28. The Joker

8th Dec 1969

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.

The Companion

29. The Companion

30min

15th Dec 1969

A child who secretly blames her father for her mother's death in a boating accident forgives him when he saves her Persian cat.

The Rescue

30. The Rescue

30min

22nd Dec 1969

The owner of a dog kennel develops a tracking system using dogs with radios to assist in search parties.

Talk To My Agent

31. Talk To My Agent

30min

29th Dec 1969

When Kevin becomes an animal's agent, it looks as though he'll send the movie producers broke.

The Carrier

32. The Carrier

30min

5th Jan 1970

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.

Gallena Ridge

33. Gallena Ridge

30min

12th Jan 1970

Kevin assists in bringing into the open the unjust dealings of the manager of a large cattle station.

Lenny

34. Lenny

30min

19th Jan 1970

Tiggie sets out to train a wild brumby, but runs foul of a brutal stockman.

Second Sight

35. Second Sight

30min

26th Jan 1970

A blind man has his faith restored when he has to rescue Tiggie.

Loaded Message

36. Loaded Message

30min

2nd Feb 1970

Stevens has only hours to unmask the perpetrator of a scheme to poison all the stock in the Gattens Creek area.

Caesar Was Shot

37. Caesar Was Shot

30min

9th Feb 1970

Stevens and Fischer have to perform a dangerous operation when a spear fisherman accidentally shoots a horse with an explosive-headed spear.

Chocolate, Cherry Or Pistachio

38. Chocolate, Cherry Or Pistachio

30min

16th Feb 1970

Gattens Creek is terrorised by a tiger with a passion for ice-cream.

Silent Witness

39. Silent Witness

30min

23rd Feb 1970

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.

First air date

3rd Jun 1969

Last air date

23rd Feb 1970

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks