Roberto Lione
Director
Obie & Bingie (2001)
Season 1
Obie and Bingie are a crocodile and a bird. They have fun, educational adventures in the world of nature. Bingie is a musician and Obie is an artist. Whatever Obie draws with his magic pencil comes to life, taking the two friends on fantastic journeys where they meet other animals.
Released Jan. 1, 2001
Episode 6 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.stop-motion, imdb.papermotion, imdb.pre-school
S1E1 - THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
Obie and Bingie leave for Africa in search of the Mysterious Island. Their raft bumps up against an island where Obie's chocolate cake falls into the water and quickly disappears. Who gobbled it up? Perhaps this island is not what it seems... and Obie and Bingie find a new friend who spends most of his days just floating around.
Jan. 1, 2001, midnight
S1E2 - BUTTERFLY SURPRISE
A greedy caterpillar has munched the leaves from a mulberry tree, provoking protest from the animals that live in its branches. Obie and Bingie get busy trying to catch the culprit. But it's no caterpillar that emerges from its chrysalis, but a beautiful butterfly.
Jan. 8, 2001, midnight
S1E3 - A MESS OF PEARS
All the pears bought to make a cake are full of worms. Obie and Bingie take off to an orchard in search of a "pearologist" who will know how to protect their pears from worms and insects. They meet a trio of woodpeckers, protectors of fruit trees.
Jan. 15, 2001, midnight
S1E4 - THAT SNEAKY CROW
Out in the country to gather apples, Obie and Bingie meet up with an arrogant crow, who is ill-mannered and pushy, and who won't leave them alone for a minute. They decide to get rid of him with a trick. But it's not easy, because crows themselves are very crafty.
Jan. 22, 2001, midnight
S1E5 - I WANT MY MOMMY!
A talking egg seeks a mommy to keep him warm until he hatches. But he doesn't know how to recognize one. How could he -- he's not out of the shell yet. Obie and Bingie take on the quest. On a farm, the two friends learn that animals that give milk do not produce eggs.
Jan. 29, 2001, midnight
S1E6 - PORCUPINE NEEDS LOVE
Obie and Bingie meet a porcupine suffering from lack of affection. With all those quills, nobody ever gives him a hug. Furthermore, he is lost and far from home. Obie and Bingie help him find his family. But then they get lost too. Fortunately, the porcupine's daddy helps them get back home, but by a most unusual means.
Feb. 5, 2001, midnight
S1E7 - SCARY MASKS
Obie and Bingie's house is invaded by mice that have scampered out of one of Obie's drawings. Falling into the drawing, Obie and Bingie end up near a barn, at night, and are frightened by an owl. This meeting with the nocturnal predator, famous catcher of mice, gives the two friends a bright idea for getting rid of their little pests.
Feb. 12, 2001, midnight
S1E8 - BATS IN THE BELFRY
Obie and Bingie cut shadow puppets from paper. The shadow of a bat comes to life and steals their scissors. Obie and Bingie pursue it onto the rooftops, ending up in a bell tower and crashing into a big bell. The clanging wakes the neighbours, who complain and tell them to go home. First, though, they get their scissors back and learn how a bat is able to find its way in the dark.
Feb. 19, 2001, midnight
S1E9 - TREASURE ISLAND
What treasure is hidden on the tropical island where Obie and Bingie find themselves? It must be the mysterious object an old turtle has hidden in the warm sands... from which a minuscule baby turtle emerges.
Feb. 26, 2001, midnight
S1E10 - A STROLL ON THE ROOFTOPS
A cat wails loudly on the roof, annoying all the neighbours. Obie and Bingie go looking for it to give it what-for, and discover that it's wailing to "telephone" its lady love living on a distant rooftop. Obie and Bingie invite the cat to use their telephone. But the idea just makes things worse.
March 5, 2001, midnight
S1E11 - A BLUE-RIBBON PHOTO
The newspaper is offering a prize to whomever captures a photo of the most wily animal. Obie and Bingie decide it must be the fox and set out to find one. But they discover that the fox has a thousand tricks to avoid pursuers.
March 12, 2001, midnight
S1E12 - A MIXED-UP GAME OF POOL
A squirrel steals one of Obie and Bingie's pool balls. While chasing him, our heroes get caught in the middle of a fight between the squirrel and his neighbour, the blue jay. Can Obie and Bingie find a way to end the argument?
March 19, 2001, midnight
S1E13 - ON THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
What's the real treasure of Gibraltar? The rare flowers missing from Bingie's collection of unusual plants? Or perhaps the macaque monkeys who swam from North Africa to take up residence on this famous rock?
March 26, 2001, midnight
S1E14 - A LONG-NOSED WIMP
Who will rid the house of Obie and Bingie of the termites that are chewing up their furniture? Perhaps a wimpy character, with long nose and sticky tongue, who has emerged from one of Obie's drawings.
April 2, 2001, midnight
S1E15 - SUCH PERFECT BABYSITTERS
In a forest drawn by Obie lives a family of beavers. Papa and momma beaver leave Obie and Bingie to mind their kids and the trouble starts. The bobcat is always lurking...
April 9, 2001, midnight
S1E16 - THE AMAZON
In the Amazon forest, Obie and Bingie come up against a strange plant that eats flies. Is it bewitched? Or is it a chameleon-like animal with extraordinary acting ability?
April 16, 2001, midnight
S1E17 - THERE’S A PENGUIN IN THE FRIDGE!
There's a penguin in the fridge! She got lost while taking a fish to her husband, at home, sitting on their eggs. Obie and Bingie, on a sled, leave for the South Pole to find this unusual papa who sits in for mommy.
April 23, 2001, midnight
S1E18 - THAT SNEAKY SNAKE
What serpent is stealing fruit from the table of Obie and Bingie? They need to catch him in the act. But maybe it's not a snake. Maybe it's the long and versatile nose of an elephant that just loves fruit.
April 30, 2001, midnight
S1E19 - LET ME SLEEP!
Bingie's loud radio is disturbing a bear getting ready to hibernate. Obie and Bingie are obliged to come up with some ideas to help him get to sleep at last.
May 7, 2001, midnight
S1E20 - SAVE THAT TADPOLE!
Enjoying an outing on a pond, Obie and Bingie save a tadpole from a hungry pelican, and discover the wonders of the metamorphosis that turns a tadpole into a frog.
May 14, 2001, midnight
S1E21 - THE INVISIBLE LUMBERJACK
Who's cutting down the trees that Obie draws? Some invisible and mysterious woodsman, who is using the trunks to build himself a house on the river. Obie and Bingie learn that the beaver, before his gnawed tree finally falls, gives out a warning to the other animals of the forest.
May 21, 2001, midnight
S1E22 - YOU'RE SO VAIN
Obie and Bingie accidentally step on the tail of a peacock. The proud bird is desperate -- now no female peacock will bother to look at him. Obie's magic pencil will solve the problem, designing a new tail in the blink of an eye.
May 28, 2001, midnight
S1E23 - TOTEM TROUBLE
On a trip to learn about totem poles, Obie and Bingie fall from a boat and are plagued by a playful otter. They discover the otters' love for clams and their ability to use a rock as a "can opener".
June 4, 2001, midnight
S1E24 - QUICK CHANGE ARTISTS
Obie and Bingie come to the aid of a couple of down-and-out dancing snakes who are starving because no one will organize a show for them. Obie and Bingie intervene, putting on a show in the jungle. It's a success and the snakes finally can eat, grow and shed their raggedy old skins.
June 11, 2001, midnight
S1E25 - TOO FLASHY FOR A ZEBRA
Obie's paints accidentally splash on the coat of a zebra, ruining his camouflage. After several misguided attempts, Obie and Bingie finally get him cleaned up and restore those stripes that help hide him from the lion's view.
June 18, 2001, midnight
S1E26 - POLLUTION AT THE POLE
Obie and Bingie end up at the North Pole stranded on an ice floe. A lot of their stuff falls into the frigid waters, polluting the sea and making one polar bear very mad. With the help of the bear, the pair manage to clean up the waters and return home.
June 25, 2001, midnight
S1E27 - BIRTHDAY IN THE WOODS
It's Mrs Blue Jay’s birthday and Obie & Bingie go to the woods to bring her a cake, but a hungry owl follows them. They build a xylophone out of acorns, nuts, and twigs, and play "happy birthday to you". The owl dives on the jays. Obie and Bingie save the day by throwing the cake in the owl's face. Back home, Obie is tired and would like to rest, but Bingie wants to practice with his new xylophone. Sleeping is impossible!
July 2, 2001, midnight
S1E28 - THE MASKED BANDIT
A young, chubby raccoon named Rachel is raiding Obie and Bingie's food cupboards. Rachel is soon eating them out of house and home. Having found such easy access to food, she has become lazy and has no desire to fend for herself in the wild. To find out where the Raccoon belongs, Obie and Bingie venture into a deep forest, and -with the help of a grandfather raccoon -find the raccoon’s real habitat. Back at home, they set a trail of delicious foods from her natural habitat that lead her back to her real den.
July 9, 2001, midnight
S1E29 - MUSHROOM SOUP
Obie and Bingie venture in the woods to pick up mushrooms. Bingie fancies himself an expert in mushroom picking. All tired out, they take a nap under an oak tree where two jays are building their new nest. The jays tell them that all of the mushrooms they've collected are poisonous. Obie and Bingie are very disappointed, but soon behind a bush they find a huge mushroom - which is edible and big enough to make mushroom soup for everybody in the forest!
July 16, 2001, midnight
S1E30 - COCK-A-DOODLE-DON'T
Romeo the rooster is waking up the farm early every morning. Too early, in fact-- he crows at 4 am because, like all roosters, he can see the sunrise before we can. The farm animals ask for Obie and Bingie's help. The two friends will solve the problem with ingenuity and.. a pair of sunglasses.
July 23, 2001, midnight
S1E31 - SHEEP IN MY SLEEP
Bingie can't fall asleep. Obie suggests he count sheep, until one sheep is heard
baaing under his bed. It's a lamb, who's run away from the farm because he was afraid to be sheared. Obie and Bingie have to persuade him to go back to the farm, explaining the many good things that can be made out of wool.
July 30, 2001, midnight
S1E32 - A PERFECT PICTURE
Albert the deer has a problem: two possums lost their tree home to a storm and chose his antlers as their new “hang-out”. But the deer's antlers will soon fall off. Obie and Bingie, with the help of their new camera, help the possums find a new home, taking a load off Albert's head.
Aug. 6, 2001, midnight
S1E33 - Episode 33
Aug. 13, 2001, midnight
S1E34 - Episode 34
Aug. 20, 2001, midnight
S1E35 - Episode 35
Aug. 27, 2001, midnight
S1E36 - Episode 36
Sept. 3, 2001, midnight
S1E37 - Episode 37
Sept. 10, 2001, midnight
S1E38 - Episode 38
Sept. 17, 2001, midnight
S1E39 - Episode 39
Sept. 24, 2001, midnight
S1E40 - Episode 40
Oct. 1, 2001, midnight
S1E41 - Episode 41
Oct. 8, 2001, midnight
S1E42 - Episode 42
Oct. 15, 2001, midnight
S1E43 - Episode 43
Oct. 22, 2001, midnight
S1E44 - Episode 44
Oct. 29, 2001, midnight
S1E45 - Episode 45
Nov. 5, 2001, midnight
S1E46 - Episode 46
Nov. 12, 2001, midnight
S1E47 - Episode 47
Nov. 19, 2001, midnight
S1E48 - Episode 48
Nov. 26, 2001, midnight
S1E49 - Episode 49
Dec. 3, 2001, midnight
S1E50 - Episode 50
Dec. 10, 2001, midnight
S1E51 - Episode 51
Dec. 17, 2001, midnight
S1E52 - Episode 52
Dec. 24, 2001, midnight
S1E53 - Episode 53
Dec. 31, 2001, midnight
Episode Runtime: 6 min.
Season Runtime: 318 min.
Released: Jan. 1, 2001
Last Air Date: Dec. 31, 2001, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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