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The Best Episodes of Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies

Every episode of Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies!

The Best Episodes of Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies

Using live-action wildlife films from the National Geographic and the BBC archives, this animated PBS series tells the warmhearted story of an elephant named Mama...

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  1. Background image for Elephant Walk; Sounds of the Savannah
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    #1 - Elephant Walk; Sounds of the Savannah

    S1:E1

    Join Mama and Max as they discover the steps to independence! Join the Savannah Six as they jam to their music, inspired by Mama's home movies!

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for A Little Help from My Friends; Baby of a Different Stripe
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    #2 - A Little Help from My Friends; Baby of a Different Stripe

    S1:E2

    Mama is about to receive a special gift from her friends, if they can work together. Mama helps a hesitant Karla get excited about becoming a big sister!

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  3. Background image for Hide and Seek; Tell Me About It
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    #3 - Hide and Seek; Tell Me About It

    S1:E3

    Get ready for a game of hide-and-go-seek with Mama Mirabelle and friends! Max discovers how to sound for danger, but danger isn't always present when he calls.

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  4. Background image for To Sleep with Wombats; All Creatures Great and Small
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    #4 - To Sleep with Wombats; All Creatures Great and Small

    S1:E4

    Keisha is a total night owl, how will Karla sleep and play with her visiting friend? Mama shows the kids some of her home movies about the different shapes and sizes of animals.

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  5. Background image for Anybody Home?; Healthy Habits
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    #5 - Anybody Home?; Healthy Habits

    S1:E5

    Max, Bo, and Karla find lost bird brothers, watch as the friends get the brothers home safely. When Max gets a cold at a bad time, Mama shows him how to get better.

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  6. Background image for The Play's the Thing; Sam Spades of the Savannah
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    #6 - The Play's the Thing; Sam Spades of the Savannah

    S1:E6

    Mama shows Bo, Karla, and Max how important their favorite games really are. Mama and the kids go on the case in search of Bo's missing feather.

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  8. Background image for Gourmet Grazing; Kings & Queens of the Savannah
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    #7 - Gourmet Grazing; Kings & Queens of the Savannah

    S1:E7

    Mama shows Karla that eating properly can be exciting, as well as showing her the vast range of things that animals eat. Bo, Karla and Max are having a discussion about who the true king or queen of the savannah might be. Mama takes the kids on a nature walk to show them that everyone is royalty to somebody.

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  9. Background image for I Spy; Eyes, Ears, Nose & Trunks
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    #8 - I Spy; Eyes, Ears, Nose & Trunks

    S1:E8

    Bo, Max, and Karla play a game of "I Spy" and find out how to slow down and see a whole new world. With the help of a new friend, the kids learn about their special senses.

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  10. Background image for What's in a Tail?; Footprints In The Sand
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    #9 - What's in a Tail?; Footprints In The Sand

    S1:E9

    Mama shows the kids that there are lots of different tails in the animal kingdom and that everyone is unique and special--just like the animal it's attached to. Mama and the kids discover a giant footprint left by an impressive remnant of the distant past.

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  11. Background image for Here Today, Gone Tomorrow; Nobody's Perfect
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    #10 - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow; Nobody's Perfect

    S1:E10

    Karla makes a new friend, Winnie the wildebeest, and is sad to discover that she and her mother will be leaving. Mama explains why animals migrate, and assures Karla that Winnie will be back this way before she knows it. Bo, who's been boasting about his leaping ability, has an embarrassing accident. Mama shows Bo that all animals make mistakes - it's one of the ways we learn.

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  12. Background image for Things That Go Yip, Howl And Screech In The Night; Cracking The Code
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    #11 - Things That Go Yip, Howl And Screech In The Night; Cracking The Code

    S1:E11

    Max's friend Benny the bird is sleeping over with him, Bo and Karla. They are excited, until unfamiliar sounds start wafting in. Benny is scared, but Mama, with the help of some fun movies, helps Benny to understand the sounds that are making him scared. When Max, Bo and Karla find an egg, they enlist Mama's help in finding out what kind of animal is inside.

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  13. Background image for The Boy Can Blow; I Don't Like Spiders and Snakes
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    #12 - The Boy Can Blow; I Don't Like Spiders and Snakes

    S1:E12

    When Max gets sad that he can't trumpet like Mama, she explains that we all develop at different times and it's important to be happy with yourself in the present. When Bo exhibits a hidden fear, Mama shows that even creepy-looking animals can be savanna superheroes.

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  14. Background image for A Savanna Kwanzaa; You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
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    #13 - A Savanna Kwanzaa; You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

    S1:E13

    Everyone on the savannah comes to Mama's big Kwanzaa celebration, which leads to a discussion about the seemingly endless variety of animal families and their names. Kip, Flip, and Chip the monkey brothers have a new cousin, Pip. No one, especially not Bo, can believe that they were ever as small as Pip, but Mama has movies that prove otherwise.

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  15. Background image for Change Is Gonna Come; Trumpet While You Work
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    #14 - Change Is Gonna Come; Trumpet While You Work

    S1:E14

    Mama explains how change is something that happens to everyone in the animal kingdom. Max learns why all adults have to work.

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  16. Background image for Spot The Difference; Hot-And-Cold Running Critters
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    #15 - Spot The Difference; Hot-And-Cold Running Critters

    S1:E15

    Karla discovers that she has an American Counterpart named Garla, which Bo gets them confused. Mama Mirabelle takes the kids to a wilderness training camp, but when the camp's instructor falls into hibernation, they soon find out that he is cold blooded.

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  17. Background image for Why Zebras Can't Fly; Super Duper Savannah Animals
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    #16 - Why Zebras Can't Fly; Super Duper Savannah Animals

    S1:E16

    Karla and her friend, a peregrine falcon named Perry, are playing, and Karla begins to envy Perry's impressive flight skills. She wants to fly, spurring Mama to play several films showing which animals do and don't fly. Bo, Karla and Max are playing their favorite pretend game, Savannah Superheroes, and they're on the lookout for new members. When a rhino beetle named Ron shows up, they learn that even the smallest of us can be powerful.

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  18. Background image for Come Out Of Your Shell; Travels With Mama
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    #17 - Come Out Of Your Shell; Travels With Mama

    S1:E17

    Playing on the savannah, Bo and Max stumble over a new friend, a tortoise named Tallulah. When they come on a little too strong, however, Tallulah retreats into her shell. Bo and Max ask Mama to help bring Tallulah back out of her shell. The kids have difficulty solving a riddle, which reminds Mama of the time she traveled to Australia and found a very special animal.

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  19. Background image for Tails Of The Galapagos; Happy Habitats
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    #18 - Tails Of The Galapagos; Happy Habitats

    S1:E18

    When Bo, Max and Karla spy what looks like a couple of slow-moving rock monsters, they panic and tell Mama. She's pleased to tell them those aren't rocks - they're her friend Glynnis and son Glenn, over from the Galapagos Islands for a visit. Max is bored. Nobody's around, not even Karla and Bo. Mama assures him that there are potential friends all around - all he has to do is look closer.

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  20. Background image for Savanna Lullaby; It Gives You Paws
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    #19 - Savanna Lullaby; It Gives You Paws

    S1:E19

    The kids can't get to sleep, and Mama shows them that the most important thing about bedtime is having a routine - and a good lullaby, of course. A game of Follow the Leader nearly goes awry when Max, Bo and Karla find they're unable to follow each other on certain terrain. Mama shows a movie about the specialized hands and feet of different animals.

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  21. Background image for Out Of Reach; Family Style
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    #20 - Out Of Reach; Family Style

    S1:E20

    After hearing a story about a magician, Max is determined to find a magic wand of his own. He tries to make a ripe marula fruit drop out of a nearby tree. When it doesn't happen, Mama shows him that while wishing is a good place to start, getting something done requires action. Max, Karla and Bo are discussing their families when they realize that Max's friend Benny's family is different from their own. Mama shows the kids that there are many kinds of families in the animal kingdom, but that all families care for each other.

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  22. Background image for Curtain Up!; Listen Up!
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    #21 - Curtain Up!; Listen Up!

    S1:E21

    When the kids decide to put on a show, Mama shows them a movie of other animals at play. Karla and Bo disagree over an animal they have seen. Bo claims it was a giraffe, and Karla is sure that it was a zebra. Mama shows them that if they could listen to each other, they might see that the answer lies in what both of them have seen.

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  23. Background image for Rainy Day Blues; Take Me To The Water
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    #22 - Rainy Day Blues; Take Me To The Water

    S1:E22

    A rainy day on the savannah produces long faces, until Mama helps pass the time by introducing the gang to a place that is really rainy, the South American rainforest. Jacques, Mama's film-making friend, comes to visit. The kids are excited to meet him, until they see that he is a walrus. Mama and Jacques show the kids that they shouldn't be so quick to judge.

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  24. Background image for Find Your Way Home; The Nose Knows
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    #23 - Find Your Way Home; The Nose Knows

    S1:E23

    After a long hike to watch a wildebeest migration, Bo believes the group must be lost on the way home. Mama shows Bo, as well as Karla and Max, the many ways in which animals are able to find their way home. Max smells something that Bo and Karla cannot. This leads to a discussion about animal noses and smelling abilities.

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  25. Background image for Jumbled Jungle; Alone Together
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    #24 - Jumbled Jungle; Alone Together

    S1:E24

    When an accident forces Mama and the kids to scrap their film festival, they turn their misfortune into an opportunity. Bo's busily doing a project on his own, but Max wants to play. When Bo expresses his desire to be by himself for a while, Max is hurt. Mama shows them that sometimes, friends just need a little time.

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  26. Background image for Muddy Wonderland; Do You See What I See?
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    #25 - Muddy Wonderland; Do You See What I See?

    S1:E25

    When the rainy season arrives, Mama shows the kids the fun, and the value, of a good mud bath. A game of "do you see what I see?" on a hike across the savannah initiates a discussion on how everyone sees things differently.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Elephant Walk; Sounds of the Savannah" is the best rated episode of "Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/8/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Little Help from My Friends; Baby of a Different Stripe".