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

    #1 - 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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  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 7 - Retrieve the Exile's Cart
    7.0/10(1 votes)

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

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

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

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

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

    #8 - 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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  9. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 30 - Lift the Liar's Punishment
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Lift the Liar's Punishment

    S1:E30

    Mordy is always telling lies to get himself out of the messes he creates. But enough is enough!! Mordy's father gives him an ultimatum: if he lies again, he'll be sent away to boarding school! Talis decides to teach Mordy the value of honesty. But Mordy has more than one lie up his sleeve, and his first victim is Talis!

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  10. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 35 - Safeguard the Home
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Safeguard the Home

    S1:E35

    An estate agent has convinced the Fields to buy a magnificent house at an exceptional price. It's a once in a lifetime chance, not to be missed! Only Talis' good mediaeval sense can save the Fields from being swindled.

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  11. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 36 - Assist the Artisan
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Assist the Artisan

    S1:E36

    Pat has started making home-made yoghurt. Thanks to Talis, who has a knack for getting himself noticed, it becomes an amazing commercial success! But to the great displeasure of the rest of the family, Pat turns the house into a factory!

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  12. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 44 - Sweeten the Cherub
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Sweeten the Cherub

    S1:E44

    The wealthy Mr Richville takes his disturbed son, Julian, to the best toyshop in Purlieu. Meeting Talis, Julian demands him as a toy! Talis has a hard job convincing him that people can't be bought and sold.

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  13. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 49 - Celebrate the Troubadour's Songs
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Celebrate the Troubadour's Songs

    S1:E49

    Talis inadvertently breaks an old record belonging to Pat. Unfortunately, it's her favourite singer, and the record's no longer available in the shops. The only solution: Talis sets off in search of the troubadour.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    #22 - 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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  23. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 26 - Bring Assistance to the Beggar
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Bring Assistance to the Beggar

    S1:E26

    The unscrupulous Bob Brush files a report gratuitously destroying the reputation of the Red Dragon. According to him, people have no hearts, an allegation he intends to prove in a new report! He disguises himself as a beggar, with a hidden camera... He's well on his way to getting his story ­ until he bumps into Talis, a leading exponent of generosity and charity!

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  24. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 28 - Restore the Reputation
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Restore the Reputation

    S1:E28

    Jack Jackson taunts Baron after beating him at a game of Monopoly. It's only normal that someone of noble birth should win! Talis, convinced that Baron also comes from noble stock, is determined not to let this affront go unpunished! In accordance with medieval customs, Talis challenges Jack Jackson to a duel, in Baron's name. Jack Jackson chooses the weapons: golf clubs at dawn!

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  25. Talis and the Thousand Tasks Season 1 Episode 31 - Find the Queen of Hearts
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Find the Queen of Hearts

    S1:E31

    Professor Carp falls head over heels in love with a beautiful stranger, but doesn't know how to get in touch with her again. He falls into a state of total apathy. Talis shows him that love can give you wings! But organising a reunion between two people dogged by bad luck turns out to be a tricky business!

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Save the Coach from the Grave" is the worst rated episode of "Talis and the Thousand Tasks". It scored 6/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/29/2001. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Return the Honour to the Lady of Percival".