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The Best Episodes of Talis and the Thousand Tasks

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Talis, who aspires to become a knight at the Arthurian Round Table, has to fulfil the thousand tasks set for him by Merlin. But… he is unwittingly catapulted through the warps of time from the

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    Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 1 - Chase Out the Red Dragon
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Chase Out the Red Dragon

    S1:E1

    Johnny Yin Yang needs a costume in order to celebrate the year of the Dragon at his Chinese restaurant, so Mordy decides to help him find one. He steals an alligator from the zoo and dresses it up! Unfortunately the animal gets away from him and spreads panic throughout the town... Who better to slay the dragon than Talis, an aspirant knight from the Middle Ages?

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  2. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 16 - The Great Tournament
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Great Tournament

    S1:E16

    The Purlieu basketball team is doing very badly, so badly that Jack Jackson has threatened to withdraw his sponsorship if they don't win the next match! If that isn't enough, their next opponents are the Sharks - an invincible team... Talis, a real military strategist, is admirably equipped to harangue his troops into winning the tournament ­ or at least, the match!

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  3. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 29 - Denounce the False Oracles
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Denounce the False Oracles

    S1:E29

    A 'psychic' arrives in Purlieu. He sees an easy target in Pat: particularly since he has stolen her purse, which is a mine of information. Talis, who has known real seers in his own time, soon realises the man is a charlatan. But one by one the Fields let themselves be fooled, until they're ready to hand over their house! Talis has a hard job bringing them back to their senses.

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  4. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 32 - Protect Your Faithful Steed
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Protect Your Faithful Steed

    S1:E32

    Running after Fish one day, Gumbo suddenly becomes disobedient and causes an enormous amount of damage. Officer Bean declares Gumbo a "dangerous animal" and orders him out of town. Talis is determined not to be separated from his faithful steed! But first he'll have to find out why Gumbo has suddenly become so naughty!

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  5. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 42 - Reject the Glory
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Reject the Glory

    S1:E42

    Talis saves a little boy from under the wheels of a truck. This act of bravery is normal for any knight worthy of the name. But for the people of 21st century Purlieu, it's a real feat! Talis becomes a living legend. But he doesn't think he deserves this glory. How will he avoid his new found fame?

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  6. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 45 - Teach the People Freedom
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Teach the People Freedom

    S1:E45

    To her family's great distress, Gwinny decides to move into a flat of her own. Only Talis thinks it's a good idea. In his land, Fair Gwinny would be considered quite grown up! Through his desire to give her freedom, he teaches her that there is a time at which it's right to leave the nest.

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  8. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 52 - Seal the Blood Ties
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Seal the Blood Ties

    S1:E52

    Gwinny and Liz have an argument. Talis tries to help them make up... but only manages to make things worse...

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  9. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 4 - Chase the Brigands from Avalon
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Chase the Brigands from Avalon

    S1:E4

    The Fields have to visit their cantankerous Aunt Agatha. Only Gwinny manages to get out of it by pretending to be sick. Talis stays at home to keep an eye on her. Unfortunately, while the family is on the train, Aunt Agatha arrives at the Field's house. Talis, whose task is to protect Gwinny, takes Aunt Agatha for a brigand and refuses to let her in! A confrontation is inevitable...

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  10. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 10 - Bring Back the Pot of Gold
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Bring Back the Pot of Gold

    S1:E10

    It's charity day in Purlieu. Baron Field buys a ticket for the lottery arranged for the event. To his great joy, his is the winning ticket. But it's no longer in the pot in which he left it! And for a good reason: Pat has given the pot away to be sold at the mayor's charity bazaar. Baron is devastated. Talis sets off on a quest for the holy pot! And he's ready to do anything to get it back!

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  11. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 12 - Save the Orphan
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Save the Orphan

    S1:E12

    Miss Drabble meets Gwinny Field in the park and asks her to look after her newborn nephew. But while Gwinny talks to Mordy, the pram rolls away. Talis recovers it some way off and, assuming responsibility for the orphan, brings it back to the Field's house. Talis takes great pains to look after the infant, but finds that attitudes to childcare have changed somewhat since the Middle Ages!

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  12. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 15 - Join the Knights of Fire
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Join the Knights of Fire

    S1:E15

    Pat is all set to attend a voluntary firefighter's course. Gwinny is supposed to go with her, but gets out of it, saying she has schoolwork to do. Talis is proud to replace her. But will our medieval squire make the perfect Knight of Fire?

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  13. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 20 - Break the Misfortune
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Break the Misfortune

    S1:E20

    The schoolchildren are disappointed: their annual outing has been cancelled. There's no one to drive the bus and Professor Carp refuses to take the wheel: he is dogged by continual bad luck and doesn't want to put the children at risk. Talis manages to convince him that bad luck can always be overcome, but the teacher's is in a league of its own! All aboard for a very eventful trip...

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  14. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 21 - Drive Out the Phantom
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Drive Out the Phantom

    S1:E21

    The Fields inherit the manor of their late Uncle Ernest, to the great chagrin of Aunt Agatha who is convinced she's been robbed of her rightful legacy. As the Field's settle in to their dusty and disturbing new home, strange things start happening. There's no denying it, the manor is haunted! Talis alone is valiant enough to confront the strange ghost prowling the halls ­ but there's a surprise in store for him!

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  15. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 27 - Reunite the Family
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Reunite the Family

    S1:E27

    Liz is suddenly seized by a terrible doubt. Is she really her parents' daughter? They are dunces while she's extraordinarily bright. She doesn't even look the slightest bit like them! Talis' task is to convince Liz otherwise. But it's not so easy for the Fields to satisfy their daughter through their exploits!

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  16. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 33 - Reveal the Magician
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Reveal the Magician

    S1:E33

    Dick decides he wants to become a magician. His father is against the idea. He wants his son to be a pharmacist like himself! Dick sees his dreams go up in smoke. But Talis is convinced that Dick is a real enchanter! He vows to help Dick achieve his dream. An opportunity arises when the great magician Zectra comes to perform at the Silver Palace.

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  17. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 37 - Give the Miserable One his Honour Back
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Give the Miserable One his Honour Back

    S1:E37

    Baron feels like a loser. His life is incredibly boring. To improve his standing in Pat's eyes, Talis vows to turn him into a hero!

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  18. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 40 - Acknowledge the Good Son
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Acknowledge the Good Son

    S1:E40

    Mordy and his father, Maurice, team up for a bowling competition. But Maurice's desire to win is so great that he changes partner and chooses Talis. Talis has a hard job making Maurice think again!

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  19. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 43 - Exonerate the Innocent
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Exonerate the Innocent

    S1:E43

    Baron is unjustly blamed for the disappearance of Miss Drabble's frog and thrown in prison! The Field family hope he will be released after the trial. But for Talis, the innocent must be freed immediately ­ by force if needs be!

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  20. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 47 - Never Give Up Hope
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Never Give Up Hope

    S1:E47

    Talis inadvertently gives the best coin in Baron's collection to a delivery man as a tip! He sets off on a frantic search throughout the town. But coins are one thing there's no shortage of in a modern day town.

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  21. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 50 - Protect the Damsel from the Vampire's Kiss
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Protect the Damsel from the Vampire's Kiss

    S1:E50

    It's Halloween. Talis is convinced that demons are going to take over the town! Sword in hand, he infiltrates the Vampires' Ball!

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  22. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 3 - Deliver Thine Kingdom from the Assailants
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Deliver Thine Kingdom from the Assailants

    S1:E3

    To the children's great displeasure, their favourite play space is about to be turned into an office block. They desperately start a petition, hoping to alert the public to this injustice. Talis, however, sees things very differently. For him it's a question of driving the invaders out of the children's kingdom!

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  23. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 5 - Acquire the Words of Knowledge
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Acquire the Words of Knowledge

    S1:E5

    Pat, accompanied by Talis, auditions for a TV game show. But it's Talis who gets chosen! A Medieval knight in a television studio ­ it promises to be quite a show!

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  24. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 6 - Save the Silver Palace
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Save the Silver Palace

    S1:E6

    The children are rehearsing "Romeo and Juliet" at the Silver Palace theatre. Unfortunately, a film version of the play is due to be broadcast on television the night of their show! This time, it really will be a tragedy! The theatre will be empty! But for Talis, no battle is ever lost until it's over. His tactic: to destroy the station's broadcasting satellite with his catapult!

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  25. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 8 - Warn Your Hosts of the Impending Famine
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Warn Your Hosts of the Impending Famine

    S1:E8

    Pat Field organises a party in Purlieu Park to celebrate the birthday of her daughter Gwinny. Seeing the stock of provisions, Talis thinks the Fields are preparing for a famine - he's seen enough back in his own time – and naturally enough goes hunting in Purlieu park. Officer Bean has a hard time making him understand that these days, you can't just hunt wherever you like!

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  26. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 11 - Reverse the Spell
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Reverse the Spell

    S1:E11

    Miss Drabble, Pat Field's neighbour, asks her to mend the fence separating their two gardens. She doesn't want Pee Wee, her frog, to get away. Which unfortunately is exactly what happens! Talis, a witness to the argument, hears Pat call Miss Drabble a witch. When he sees a frog in the kitchen wearing Pat's bracelet, he can think of only one explanation: Miss Drabble has cast a spell on Pat and turned her into a frog! What magic can Talis work to change Lady Pat back into her normal self?

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Best Episodes Summary

"Chase Out the Red Dragon" is the best rated episode of "Talis and the Thousand Tasks". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Charlie Sansonetti and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/2/2001. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Great Tournament".