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The Best Episodes of Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    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 2 - Return the Honour to the Lady of Percival
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Return the Honour to the Lady of Percival

    S1:E2

    At the races, able squire Talis persuades Pat to put her money on a horse called Percival. The horse wins, but Talis inadvertently knocks out both Percival and his jockey! To uphold the honour of Lady Pat, Talis, astride Gumbo, takes the place of the indisposed horse and rider. But he soon finds out that a modern day race meeting is quite different from a medieval tournament!

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

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

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

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

    #6 - 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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  8. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 7 - Retrieve the Exile's Cart
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Retrieve the Exile's Cart

    S1:E7

    The Field family set off on a caravan holiday. Talis is convinced that the Fields have been banished by Arthur King, the mayor of Purlieu. A bitter injustice! Unbeknownst to the Field's our aspirant knight swears to bring the exiles home, at any price! And he lacks neither courage nor cunning...

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

    #8 - 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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  10. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 9 - Save the Coach from the Grave
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Save the Coach from the Grave

    S1:E9

    Baron Field finally decides to trade in his old banger for a swanky new model. In the excitement the Fields leave their cat, Fish, in their old car which, given its dilapidated state, the salesman has decided to send to the breaker's yard! Talis sets off in pursuit, convinced that the Baron's magnificent carriage is being stolen!

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

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

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

    #12 - 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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  14. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 13 - The Knight Shall Kiss the Damsel
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Knight Shall Kiss the Damsel

    S1:E13

    Gwinny is in a great state of excitement: her idol, Broke Willow, is making a medieval movie in the park. She decides to audition. Talis causes one disaster after another until he finally messes up Gwinny's audition. Gwinny sees her dream of kissing her idol going up in smoke. For Talis it's now a question of honour; he must fly to the aid of the maiden and help to make her dream come true!

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  15. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 14 - Save the Tortured Damsels
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Save the Tortured Damsels

    S1:E14

    Gwinny falls under the spell of Alphonse, her gym teacher. She spends all her time at his club, trying to please him by wearing herself out on the exercise machines. When she gets home she's in agony! Talis wonders what can be causing her such pain. The next day he finds out the truth: a despicable villain is tormenting Gwinny with terrible instruments of torture! Brandishing his sword, Talis swears to put this odious individual out of harm's way!

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

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

    #16 - 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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  18. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 17 - Help the Damsel in Distress
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Help the Damsel in Distress

    S1:E17

    Gwinny takes advantage of her parents' absence for an evening to secretly organise her first party. A first ball is a major event for Talis; he'll help Gwinny in any way he can. Everything is going fine until Pat and Baron discover they've got the day wrong and come home earlier than planned. Talis, Gwinny's gallant servant, does everything he can to stop the Fields returning home, even when it means putting them behind bars!

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  19. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 18 - Take Your Host into the Skies
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Take Your Host into the Skies

    S1:E18

    Finding an old parachute, Baron boasts to his admiring family about his past exploits as a parachutist. Thinking to please him, Pat gives Baron a voucher for a parachute jump at the forthcoming air show. It's an opportunity he can't refuse, but Baron's tales of the past have little foundation in reality. He tries to put off the moment of truth, but Talis makes sure that he finally takes the plunge!

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  20. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 19 - Maintain the Inn
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Maintain the Inn

    S1:E19

    Famous pop star, Cliff Minstrel, is giving a special concert in Purlieu!! Gwinny, working at the Red Dragon, is forced to ask Talis to do her shift in order to get to the show. Once at the theatre she does everything she can to get a ticket. In the meantime, Talis takes his role as innkeeper to heart. But his mediaeval style of service surprises several of the guests, including one Cliff Minstrel...

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

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

    #21 - 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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  23. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 22 - Acquaint Yourself with a Valorous Heart
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Acquaint Yourself with a Valorous Heart

    S1:E22

    Professor Carp asks his students to write a report on whoever they feel to be the most important person in the town. To her great displeasure, Gwinny is made to team up with...Talis! She chooses Broke Willow as her subject, the star of the moment. They start to follow him. Talis stops at nothing to get pictures of the star with his magic box! But more than that, he teaches Gwinny that popularity is no gauge of worth.

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  24. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 23 - Protect Our Heads from the Sky
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Protect Our Heads from the Sky

    S1:E23

    Pat organises an al fresco amateur painting exhibition. Bob Brush's weather forecast predicts sunshine. Talis doesn't agree: all the signs point to bad weather! But no one will listen to him. In order to save the exhibition, Talis sets out to prove to Bob that his predictions are wrong, and that his are more than right! Especially as the sky is beginning to look very threatening indeed...

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  25. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 24 - Support the Weakling
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Support the Weakling

    S1:E24

    Troy Chunk, a renowned tough guy, arrives at school. Everyone is frightened of him... Poor Dick makes a serious of blunders, which serve to make Troy look ridiculous. Matters come to a head and Tim and Dick agree to fight a duel at dawn. Talis, defender of the weak, tries to give Dick some fencing lessons, but Dick is anything but combative and his chances of survival start looking very slim...

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  26. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 25 - Try to Find Work, and Try, Try Again
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Try to Find Work, and Try, Try Again

    S1:E25

    Baron is fired from his job, but can't bring himself to tell his family. Talis finds out what's going on and determines to help him find more work. Unfortunately, his enthusiasm only leads to Baron getting fired again and again! Will Baron manage to find work before his family finds out the truth?

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Chase Out the Red Dragon" is the best rated episode of "Talis and the Thousand Tasks" season 1. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Charlie Sansonetti and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/2/2001. This episode is rated 3.0 points higher than the second-best, "Return the Honour to the Lady of Percival".