7.4/1041 votes#1 - Hamtaro
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/7/2000
Hamtaro, the curious pet hamster of 5th grader Laura Haruna, sets out to meet the neighbors after they move to a new town. While Laura enjoys a snack with her parents, Hamtaro sneaks out of his cage and down the drainpipe. Once outside, he meets his hamster neighbor Oxnard, who is looking for his missing sunflower seed. Hamtaro helps him find it and they declare each other friends afterwards.
Director: Osamu Nabeshima
Writer: Shinzo Fujita
6.9/1025 votes#2 - The Ham-Ham Clubhouse
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/14/2000
On Laura’s first day of school, Hamtaro can't help Laura choose the perfect outfit, but he decides to help by keeping an eye on her at school. He soon gets sidetracked though when he runs into his new friends Oxnard and Boss, who introduce him to more hamster pals, Pashmina, Penelope, Howdy and Dexter.
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6.8/1026 votes#3 - Calling all Ham-Hams!
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/21/2000
Since the opening of the Ham-Ham Clubhouse, Hamtaro is meeting new hamsters every day. Pashmina and Penelope introduce their friends Maxwell, Panda and Sandy. Cappy also sneaks up on them under a saucepan, and they become friends. But with all the new Hamsters come Ham-personalities that clash. One day when this happens, a fed-up Boss kicks everyone out the clubhouse.
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6.8/1022 votes#4 - Come Out, Bijou!
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/28/2000
Boss is cleaning the Clubhouse to invite Bijou over. He, Hamtaro, and Oxnard go visit Bijou to persuade her to come. She refuses, because she has never been outside of her cage, and her owner would be worried when she finds out she's gone.
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7.8/1019 votes#5 - Diamonds of Sugar
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/4/2000
One day, while listening to Laura and Kana plan an evening barbecue, Hamtaro becomes enchanted by what the girls are eating--a sparkling candy called “Diamonds of Sugar”. Puzzled, Hamtaro goes to the Ham-Ham Clubhouse to ask his friends if they’ve heard of these "diamond things". After many theories from the hamsters, Boss insists the candies come from the sky and are best seen at night.
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7.1/1015 votes#6 - First Time at the Beach
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/11/2000
Laura's parents take her on her first trip to the beach; but when they tell her that the water can be dangerous for hamsters, she decides not to take Hamtaro. However, Hamtaro and the Ham-Hams have other ideas! They want to see the ocean, so they make a plan to go to the beach too, after agreeing that if they stick together, they can look out for one another.
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7.1/1015 votes#7 - A Summer Festival Adventure
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/18/2000
It's a summer festival! The Ham-Hams learn from Maxwell that on the night of the festival, flowers (fireworks) will appear in the sky. Pashmina separates from the Ham-Hams to find the flowers.
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7.1/1015 votes#8 - The Sunflower Field
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/25/2000
Hamtaro goes with Laura and her family to visit her grandmother in the country. The Ham-Hams are excited for Hamtaro, because Grandmother's house is surrounded by sunflower fields.
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7.1/1015 votes#9 - Much Ado About School!
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/1/2000
After Laura begins a new semester, the Ham-Ham pals start to wonder if they might be missing something by not going to school. After Hamtaro, Oxnard, and Boss sneak into Laura's school for a day to check things out, the Ham-Hams set up a separate school of their own.
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7.1/1015 votes#10 - Jingle, the Wanderer
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/8/2000
Laura's father asks her to deliver an important floppy disk to his office. While Laura packs her bag, Hamtaro gets trapped inside. On the way to Mr. Haruna's office, Hamtaro picks up two hitchhikers, Oxnard and Penelope, who have just escaped from an angry crow. When Oxnard's sunflower seed falls to the ground, Oxnard jumps out of Laura's bag to go after it, and Hamtaro and baby Penelope follow, not knowing that the yellow disk has slipped out of Laura's bag too.
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7.0/1012 votes#11 - The Wise, Elder Ham
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/15/2000
It's Grandparents Day, and when Grandma comes for a visit she shows Laura an old clock that she and her friend, Kaitlyn, bought years ago. Laura is touched by the story and decides to surprise her grandmother by trying to find her long-lost friend for her.
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7.0/1011 votes#12 - Bijou's in Danger!
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/22/2000
When Laura and Kana go shopping, the Ham-Hams go along, but soon find danger in the shopping district. Bijou wanders down a nearby alley, but she doesn't return!
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7.0/1010 votes#13 - Let's Dance, Sandy!
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/29/2000
As Elder Ham's Sunflower Seed Harvest Festival approaches, Sandy confesses to Hamtaro that she has a crush on Maxwell because he reminds him of her brother. Sandy asks Hamtaro to find out if Maxwell feels the same about her.
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7.0/1011 votes#14 - The Search for Sandy's Brother
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/6/2000
Picking up where the last episode left off, Hamtaro and Oxnard locate Sandy's twin brother, Stan, and bring him back to the Clubhouse. To celebrate, the Ham-Ham gang decides to throw a surprise reunion party for Sandy.
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6.5/1012 votes#15 - Bijou's Favorite Ribbon
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/13/2000
In a game of Blind Man's Bluff, Cappy takes Bijou's ribbon on accident, but Hamtaro gets the blame. To make it up to her, everyone plans a trip to Acorn Mountain and collects some acorns to help her feel better.
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6.3/1012 votes#16 - Get Well, Laura
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/20/2000
Laura's gone down with a cold, and Hamtaro feels terrible about her condition because he kept running on his wheel all night. Meanwhile, Boss develops a "stomach-ache" and Maxwell steps in to help cure him with yogurt found in Laura's fridge.
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7.0/1011 votes#17 - Hamtaro, the Super Sleuth!
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/27/2000
All of the Ham-Ham's special items have suddenly gone missing! Luckily, Hamtaro is on the case and wants to know what's going on and who really had an intent on stealing everyone's things.
Director: N/A
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7.0/1011 votes#18 - The Slipper Chase
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/3/2000
When Laura is asked to perform the role of Cinderella in the school play, the nervous actress accidentally leaves one glass slipper at home. When Hamtaro discovers the lost slipper, he and his Ham-Ham friends set out to secretly deliver the slipper to the theater.
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7.2/1011 votes#19 - Panda's Ham-Ham Fun Park!
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/10/2000
Despite Boss, Howdy and Stan's stubbornness, the Ham-Hams decide to build a fun park under Panda's leadership. Meanwhile, Laura's family goes to the amusement park, but the car machinery breaks down.
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7.2/1011 votes#20 - The Snoozer Mystery!
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/17/2000
During spring-cleaning at the Clubhouse, the Ham-Hams can’t wake up Snoozer, so they haul him outside on a table and leave him with the rest of the furniture. Then a remote-control car, powered by two boys, crashes into the desk and carries him away. In the meantime, Snoozer’s drowsy personality sparks some discussion among the Ham-Hams who realize that they don’t really know who their sleepy friend is.
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7.2/1011 votes#21 - Courage, Cappy!
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/24/2000
Admiring his courageous and heroic background, Cappy decides that he wants to become a field hamster just like Boss, and the Ham-Hams are worried about him losing his home life with his owners, Kip and Sue.
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7.0/1011 votes#22 - Pashmina's Present
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/1/2000
Today is Travis' birthday, but Laura's having a hard time finding the perfect gift to give for him on that special day. Hamtaro, with the same idea in mind, declares a competition with Pashmina as the judge to see who can give her the best gift.
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7.0/1011 votes#23 - Maxwell's Big Scoop!
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/8/2000
Maxwell decides to create a newspaper called "The Ham-Ham Times" after Hamtaro learns that Laura and Kana are making a newspaper for the school. The Ham-Hams set out to each find news worthy of the paper.
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7.2/1011 votes#24 - Hamtaro, Please Come Home!
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/15/2000
While on a walk with Laura, Hamtaro falls into a box on a transport truck in an attempt to save one of Laura's ribbons and is taken away. Laura becomes very distraught. The Ham-Hams become determined to start searching for Hamtaro.
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7.5/1012 votes#25 - Merry Christmas!
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 12/22/2000
It's Christmas time! Boss and Snoozer want to get a gift from Santa. The Ham-Hams decide to help and everyone gets gifts from the hamster-Santa. Meanwhile, Laura wants a dollhouse for her gift.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Hamtaro Season 1
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The cute and cuddly pet of 10-year-old Laura, Hamtaro is a small hamster with a big sense of adventure! Join Hamtaro and the adorable rodent...
Genres:AnimationAction & AdventureKids
Network:TV Tokyo
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Hamtaro" is the best rated episode of "Hamtaro" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by Osamu Nabeshima and written by Shinzo Fujita, it aired on 7/7/2000. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Ham-Ham Clubhouse".