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The World According to Grandpa - Episode Guide

Season 1

Why do cats go out at night?

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2020 (15 min)

Why do cats go out at night?

Louie asks 'Why do cats go out at night?' Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about the underground jam mines where cats work all night.

What happens inside a computer?

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2020 (15 min)

What happens inside a computer?

Stanley asks: 'What happens inside a computer?' Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about the hundreds of miniature pigs that make everything inside a computer work.

Why do seasons change?

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Dec 5, 2020 (10 min)

Why do seasons change?

Connie asks 'Why do the seasons change?' and Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about four rhubarb-loving monsters who live inside the planet.

Why do we have names?

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2020 (10 min)

Why do we have names?

Stanley asks 'Why do we have names?' and Grandpa tells of a time when everyone in the world was called George and the flying Bear who changed everything.

How is Electricity Made?

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Dec 12, 2020 (10 min)

How is Electricity Made?

Connie asks how is electricity made?, prompting Grandpa to spin one of his tall tales about an inventor named Rabinder.

What are Stars?

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2020 (10 min)

What are Stars?

It's Louie's turn to get curious as he asks What are Stars? One answer lies in Grandpa's story of Handyman Wilf, who does the strangest odd-jobs.

What happened to all the Dinosaurs?

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Dec 19, 2020 (10 min)

What happened to all the Dinosaurs?

Connie asks what happened to the dinosaurs?, prompting Grandpa to spin one of his tall tales about the world's biggest game of hide-and-seek.

Why Do Animals Hibernate?

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Dec 20, 2020 (10 min)

Why Do Animals Hibernate?

Stanley wants to know why do animals hibernate?, and Grandpa is quick to tell him about the World Silly Dreams Championship Grand Final.

Why is the World Round?

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2021 (15 min)

Why is the World Round?

Louie asks 'why is the world round?' and Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about a pair of brothers who found a control panel on a farm.

Why Can't Animals Talk?

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Apr 25, 2021 (15 min)

Why Can't Animals Talk?

Poppy asks 'why can't animals talk?' and Grandpa makes up a wild story about when it was the animals who were in charge and people were the pets.

Why Are There Trees?

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: May 1, 2021 (15 min)

Why Are There Trees?

Connie asks what are trees for? and Grandpa spins a tall tale about King Guzzlewit, who found himself in a hurry to get to Princess Yummisprinkel's party.

What are Clouds For?

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: May 2, 2021 (15 min)

What are Clouds For?

Stanley asks 'what are clouds for?' and Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about his own Grandpa who used to fly his own cloud all over the world, rescuing naughty animals.

Why is Chocolate so Tasty?

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: May 8, 2021 (15 min)

Why is Chocolate so Tasty?

Connie asks 'why is chocolate so tasty?' and Grandpa tells of a time when chocolate wasn't tasty, and its inventor, flew into space looking for magical ingredients.

How were Movies Invented?

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: May 9, 2021 (15 min)

How were Movies Invented?

Poppy asks 'how were movies invented?' and Grandpa spins a tale about the time he starred in the world's first ever film called Bleep Bloop.

Why are Vegetables Good for You?

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: May 15, 2021 (10 min)

Why are Vegetables Good for You?

Louie asks 'why are vegetables good for you?' and Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about a magical allotment where vegetables give you an amazing new super power.

Where does Snow Come From?

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: May 16, 2021 (15 min)

Where does Snow Come From?

Stanley asks 'where does snow come from?' and Grandpa tells the story of a naughty wizard named Foggy Patches who kept playing tricks on his wizard friends.

What is a Volcano?

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: May 22, 2021 (10 min)

What is a Volcano?

When Connie asks what volcanoes are, Grandpa spins a tale about Peggy the Penguin, who set up her fiery chilli restaurant inside a Hawaiian mountain!

What are Rainbows made of?

Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: May 23, 2021 (10 min)

What are Rainbows made of?

Stanley asks what rainbows are made of, so Grandpa fills him in on Wiswell the Witch and her seven magical items.

Why Do Bees Make Honey?

Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2021 (10 min)

Why Do Bees Make Honey?

When Poppy asks Why Do Bees Make Honey? Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about a time when the world suddenly stopped turning.

Why Are Parrots So Colourful?

Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Sep 26, 2021 (10 min)

Why Are Parrots So Colourful?

Louie asks Why Are Parrots So Colourful? Grandpa is eager to tell him a tale about a toy-maker named Teresita who is told by her boss to invent the best toy in the whole world.

Who Discovered Fire?

Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2021 (15 min)

Who Discovered Fire?

Connie asks Who Discovered Fire? and Grandpa spins a tall tale about Priscilla Von Wow, a Stone Age magician who needed to think of a spectacular magic trick.

Who Invented Words?

Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2021 (10 min)

Who Invented Words?

Louie asks Who Invented Words? and Grandpa makes up a story about Flaximus, a young boy from ancient Rome who won the job of dreaming up a name for everything in the world.

Why is the Sea Salty?

Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2021 (15 min)

Why is the Sea Salty?

Connie asks Why is the Sea Salty? and Grandpa spins a tale about a creature who lived up a mountain in North Wales and was trying to drink every last drop of the sea.

How do Aeroplanes Fly?

Episode: 1x24 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2021 (10 min)

How do Aeroplanes Fly?

Stanley asks How Do Aeroplanes Fly? and Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about a young boy named Cooper who sets about making the first ever flying machine.

Who Invented Dogs?

Episode: 1x25 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2021 (10 min)

Who Invented Dogs?

Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about a young girl called Megan who discovers a Teapot Genie in the attic of her new house when Louie asks about dogs.

Season 2

Why Does my Tummy Rumble

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2022 (10 min)

Why Does my Tummy Rumble

Poppy asks 'Why Does My Tummy Rumble?', Grandpa spins one of his tales about the peaceful city of Upper Tumtumville.

What is Thunder and Lightning

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2022 (10 min)

What is Thunder and Lightning

Louie asks 'What is Thunder & Lightning?' and Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about a beetle called Ormskirk who loved to play outside but

What was the Very First Animal

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2022 (10 min)

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Tayo asks, 'What Was The Very First Animal? and Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about a lonely tortoise called Darwen who was Earth's only

Why do Flowers Smell Nice

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2022 (10 min)

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Lily asks, 'Why Do Flowers Smell Nice?' and Grandpa spins one of his tall tales about Erin Peeps, the best gardener in the whole world.

Why Does My Hair Grow

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2022 (10 min)

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Tayo asks why hair grows and Grandpa tells of a time when hair grew at super-fast speeds and people used it to make clothes, furniture, houses and even planes.

Why Can't Penguins Fly?

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2022 (15 min)

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Poppy asks why penguins are unable to fly and Grandpa spins a tall tale about how the birds are crime-fighting secret agents.

Why Do People Get Wrinkles?

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Nov 5, 2022 (10 min)

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Poppy asks why people get wrinkles and Grandpa spins a tall tale about how they are in fact a reward for doing something selfless.

Who Was the First Man on the Moon?

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2022 (10 min)

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Louie asks who the first man on the moon was and Grandpa spins a tall tale about Louie's own grandma and her friend Minnie Clough.

Why Do Birds Tweet?

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2022 (15 min)

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A tall tale about why birds tweet.

Why Do Things Float?

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Nov 19, 2022 (10 min)

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A tall tale about why things float.

How Is Paint Made?

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2022 (15 min)

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A tall tale about how paint is made.

Why Is There Sand at the Beach

Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2022 (15 min)

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Tayo asks why there is sand at the beach and Grandpa spins a tall tale about a day when billions of ants all across the world head to their nearest seaside to have some fun.

Who Invented Music?

Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Dec 3, 2022 (15 min)

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A tall tale about a world where music did not exist.

How Do Cars Work?

Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2022 (10 min)

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A tall tale about how cars work.

Why Do We Laugh?

Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2022 (15 min)

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A tall tale about why people laugh.

Why Is the Sky Blue?

Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2022 (15 min)

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A tall tale about why the sky is blue.

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