Season 1 - Episode Guide

Sam tries to make his old sweater special before passing it down to Fred. Sam has outgrown his knitted pullover. Stella gives him an old one of hers, imbuing it with an exciting past that makes it extra special. Now Sam is inspired to pass down his old sweater to Fred, but to make it a worthy hand-medown, it needs some adventures. Regardless of the sweater's daring escapades, Fred doesn't like wearing it. The rejection is disappointing, but Sam's spirits are boosted when a robin uses the sweater's stray yarn to build her new nest.

Stella has to get Sam out of bed in time for a special breakfast. Stella wishes Sam would rise-and-shine. She wants him to join her for a special breakfast, but she's not supposed to open his bedroom door when he's sleeping. Stella guilefully succeeds in getting Sam out of bed - now she just has to find him. Hide-'n-Seek antics ensue and after Sam has had his fun, they head downstairs and arrive at the breakfast table just in time for a rainbow light show.

Sam's scarf goes missing while he and Stella are playing in a leaf pile. Fred leads the kids to the culprit - Pattycake, a barn cat with an inclination for mischief.

Camping out in the backyard is lots of fun, but if you've never spent the night beyond your cozy bedroom, it's a big step to take.

Sam spills all the dog biscuits while trying to get them down from a shelf that's too high. Stella tries to teach Sam that he is as big as he is supposed to be.

Owen has a wagonload of big empty boxes to share with his friend, Sam, and they have fun turning them into all sorts of things.

When Sam watches Stella pretend she's a superhero, he wants to be one too, but has trouble with his rescue technique.

Fred gets dirty playing with Sam in the garden. It becomes a problem when he tracks muddy paw prints through the house. Fred needs a good washing, but the very mention of the word bath sends him whimpering off to hide.

Stella wants Sam to go skating with her. Instead of admitting he's afraid of slipping on the ice, Sam says he has to sit with Fred and keep him company. Stella proposes making a snowman that can doggy-sit for them.

Stella and Sam wake to a winter wonderland of fresh, deep snow. Heightening the sense of excitement, Stella proposes an expedition to the North Pole.

Stella and Felix create a colourful school project about China. It fascinates Sam. Especially the picture of a Chinese Dragon. Sam wants to see a real one and Stella is more than happy to make it happen.

As bedtime approaches, Stella and Sam reflect on their funfilled day of kite flying. Fred liked it too, but never got to enjoy the satisfaction of catching the kite to wrestle with it.

The day is hotter than an African savannah, so Stella pretends that's where they are and takes Sam and Owen on a Safari.

A misstep mishap leaves Sam with a stubbed toe. Dr. Stella examines the injury and can see it's going to take more than a bandage to make Sam feel better. She writes a prescription for laugh-a-bit soup.

When Sam's toy airplane gets stuck high in a tree, he asks the tree to give it back. Acting as interpreter, Stella informs Sam that the tree wants to keep it. But the tree reconsiders when Stella offers to grant it three wishes.

Sam finds a pretty stone on the beach that's too special to leave behind. It becomes a memento of that enjoyable day as well as a make-believe friend that fits in his pocket.

Stella and Ivy plan a concert in the meadow. Sam wants to take part, but he doesn't play an instrument, so he and finds various animals around the meadow who are willing to add their unique voices to the performance.

It's the perfect sunny day for a trip to Stella's make believe beach. But Sam wants wet weather so he can try out his new rain boots.

Sam and Owen sample every food on a snack platter except the kiwi fruit. It is unusual-looking, and according to Stella, so is the planet it comes from. She sends the boys on an intergalactic trip to see for themselves.

When Sam brings some toys in from the yard, he discovers a cricket living inside his favourite truck. Sam befriends the happy little chirper and with Stella's help, finds it a better house.

Stella becomes a magician and conjures up some entertaining illusions for Sam and Owen. They're amazed and mystified and beg Stella to teach them how to perform magic. Armed with magic wands, the boys make the reluctant cat, Pattycake, disappear.

While playing catch, Stella and Sam's stray ball inexplicably disappears. Stella initiates a fun way to find it by thinking the way a ball would think. Their bouncing and rolling is noticed by Owen and he joins the merry search.

Sam is surprised and delighted when Stella starts a circus and bills him as the sensational, Somersault Sam. Wanting Fred to be part of the act too, Sam tries to teach him a trick.

Stella creates a storybook with herself and Sam as the main characters. Playing the roles of Wind Queen and the valiant Sir Sam, the two kids work together to free the wind, held captive in a dragon's cave.

After being surprised with a card and gift for Brother's Day, Sam makes plans for Sister's Day. But he has trouble keeping his gift a secret, and keeping Fred from eating it!

While playing hide-and-seek in the meadow, Sam scares away a fawn. He hopes to see it again someday. Sam draws a picture for the fawn and posts it on a tree. The next morning he's surprised and delighted to see deer tracks around the picture.