Meena (1990)
Season 1
Meena trys to eradicate misconceptions and superstitions from the society and create social awareness about different social phenomenas with occasional help from a wide variety of characters including her parrot companion Mithu.
Released Dec. 31, 1990
Episode 23 min
None+
Genres: Animation, Children, Family, Kids
Keywords: imdb.society
Watch Providers: Sun Nxt
Production Companies: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Network: Bangladesh Television
S1E1 - Count Your Chickens
Meena wishes to go to school, but her parents see no purpose to this because she is a girl. To overcome this problem, Meena enlists the help of her parrot, Mithu, who memorizes the school lesson and relays it to her after class. As a result, Meena learns how to count in twos. She counts her family's chickens and realizes that one is missing. It turns out that a thief has stolen the chicken. The villagers chase the thief and recover the chicken. As a result of this incident, Meena's parents realize the value of education and allow her to attend school along with her brother, Raju.[8]
Jan. 1, 1991, midnight
S1E2 - Dividing the Mango
Meena's mother feeds her younger brother, Raju, a bigger portion than Meena because he is a boy. Meena believes this is unfair so she and Raju switch places for a day to see what it is like. Raju has to do all of Meena's household chores such as feeding the chickens, sweeping the floors and drawing water. Meena has to do Raju's chores; however, there is less work to do and Meena spends a lot of the day playing. Raju comes home at the end of the day and tells his parents how difficult it was to do all of Meena's chores. The episode ends with Raju and Meena receiving the same meal portions.
Jan. 8, 1991, midnight
S1E3 - Will Meena Leave School?
Meena's father is worried because the family has run out of money. Meena and her father have to go to the shopkeeper to get a loan of rice. The shopkeeper tries to cheat them by increasing the amount of the debt, but Meena stops him due to her ability to read. Meanwhile, the mother is looking for ways to earn money. The school teacher visits their home and tells the mother that she can work from home. The family buys a cow, as well as a bike so the father can sell the milk in the village. The shopkeeper tells them that if the family cannot repay the debt, then he will take the cow, the calf and Mithu. Meena's father gets a fever so he is unable to sell the milk in the village. Meena and Raju go instead, but their bike crashes, which delays their ability to repay the debt to the shopkeeper. Mithu carries the money back home instead so that the debt is repaid in time.
Jan. 12, 1991, midnight
S1E4 - Who Is Afraid of the Bully!
Meena and her friends teach Dipu who insults girls a lesson.
Jan. 22, 1991, midnight
S1E5 - Saving a Life
Meena saves her sister Rani's life when she has diarrhea by giving saline.
Jan. 22, 1991, midnight
S1E6 - Meena's Three Wishes
Meena have a dream and she makes it come true.
Jan. 26, 1991, midnight
S1E7 - Say No to Dowry
Jan. 29, 1991, midnight
S1E8 - Too Young to Marry
Feb. 2, 1991, midnight
S1E9 - Episode 9
Feb. 5, 1991, midnight
S1E10 - I Love School
A good teacher makes all the difference. Along with practical learning methods. In this episode, Meena focuses on the need for a friendly classroom environment to ensure proper learning.
Feb. 9, 1991, midnight
S1E11 - Episode 11
Feb. 12, 1991, midnight
S1E12 - Episode 12
Feb. 16, 1991, midnight
S1E13 - Episode 13
Feb. 19, 1991, midnight
S1E14 - Episode 14
Feb. 23, 1991, midnight
S1E15 - Episode 15
Feb. 26, 1991, midnight
S1E16 - Episode 16
March 2, 1991, midnight
S1E17 - Episode 17
March 5, 1991, midnight
S1E18 - Episode 18
March 9, 1991, midnight
S1E19 - 19. We'll protect ourselves
Meena focuses on what to do in the event of a flood—illustrating the importance of maintaining unity and helping each other during times of flood.
March 12, 1991, midnight
S1E20 - Episode 20
March 16, 1991, midnight
S1E21 - Episode 21
March 19, 1991, midnight
S1E22 - Episode 22
March 23, 1991, midnight
S1E23 - Episode 23
March 26, 1991, midnight
S1E24 - Episode 24
March 30, 1991, midnight
S1E25 - Episode 25
April 2, 1991, midnight
S1E26 - Episode 26
April 6, 1991, midnight
S1E27 - Episode 27
April 9, 1991, midnight
S1E28 - Episode 28
April 13, 1991, midnight
S1E29 - Episode 29
April 16, 1991, midnight
S1E30 - Episode 30
April 20, 1991, midnight
S1E31 - Episode 31
April 23, 1991, midnight
S1E32 - Episode 32
April 27, 1991, midnight
S1E33 - Episode 33
April 30, 1991, midnight
S1E34 - Episode 34
May 4, 1991, midnight
S1E35 - Episode 35
May 7, 1991, midnight
S1E36 - Episode 36
May 11, 1991, midnight
S1E37 - Episode 37
May 14, 1991, midnight
Network: Bangladesh Television
Episode Runtime: 23 min.
Season Runtime: 23 min.
Released: Dec. 31, 1990
Last Air Date: May 14, 1991, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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