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Round The Twist

When the Twist kids - Pete, Linda and Bronson - and their Dad leave the city for a quiet life in the coastal town of Port Niranda, they get more than they bargained for. The lighthouse the Twists have moved into is haunted, and Port Niranda is a town where the weird and unexpected regularly occurs.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Skeleton on the Dunny

    April 5, 1990
    23min
    7+
    When the Twists move from the city to live in an old lighthouse, they discover that the outside dunny is haunted. One stormy night, they decide to have a showdown with a very flushed ghost.
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  2. S1 E2 - Birdsdo

    April 19, 1990
    23min
    7+
    Nell is committed to hospital for believing in dragons; so Linda, Pete and Bronson set off to prove her sanity. While rogue seagulls imprison Linda and Pete in a shack buried in bird droppings, Bronson finds the dragon's egg and Nell is released.
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  3. S1 E3 - A Good Tip for Ghosts

    April 26, 1990
    23min
    7+
    To pass a nerve test, Pete has to collect a rotting skull from the pond at the tip, in the middle of the night. But he encounters the resident ghost, who wants something from him.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Cabbage Patch Fib

    May 3, 1990
    23min
    7+
    Believing that babies grow in the cabbage patch, Bronson actually finds one there. But he soon discovers that the responsibilities of parenthood have their drawbacks.
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  5. S1 E5 - Spaghetti Pig Out

    May 10, 1990
    23min
    7+
    Chaos reigns after a bolt of lightning hits the video remote control - it works on people! Pause, rewind and fast-forward have amusing consequences -particularly at the spaghetti eating competition.
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  6. S1 E6 - Santa Claws

    May 17, 1990
    24min
    7+
    Pete's dream comes true when he meets Santa Claws Number 115,302, who grants each member of the Twist family two wishes - something they all end up wishing had never happened.
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  7. S1 E7 - The Gum Leaf War

    May 24, 1990
    23min
    7+
    Dreaming that she has a huge nose, Linda takes her problems to Aunt Tuneless' shack in the mountains, where a war is in progress. People can inflict their own ailments on others, by playing the gum leaves from a twisted tree.
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  8. S1 E8 - Wunderpants

    May 31, 1990
    23min
    7+
    When Pete dries his underpants in the microwave, special powers are conveyed - with embarrassing consequences. But when Pete's frog competes in the jumping competition, the wunderpants save the day.
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  9. S1 E9 - Lucky Lips

    June 7, 1990
    22min
    7+
    Pete becomes irresistible to women with the help of some magic lipstick. Dad wants the lipstick too, but Gribble Junior steals it - much to his regret.
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  10. S1 E10 - Know All

    June 14, 1990
    24min
    7+
    The Twists find a trunk full of old circus costumes, and dress the scarecrow in a clown's outfit. But the scarecrow comes to life and chases Linda. Fortunately Dad, dressed as a fortune teller, sees and knows all.
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  11. S1 E11 - The Copy

    June 21, 1990
    24min
    7+
    The Twist children discover old Tom's cloning machine, and use it with some potentially dangerous results.
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  12. S1 E12 - Without My Pants

    June 28, 1990
    24min
    7+
    Pete is inflicted with a bizarre speech defect. He compulsively adds the words 'without my pants' to the end of every sentence, with hilarious and embarrassing results.
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  13. S1 E13 - Lighthouse Blues

    July 5, 1990
    24min
    7+
    Gribble and his partner evict the Twists from the Lighthouse, in order to build an amusement park. But with the help of some friendly ghosts, the Twists win the battle to save their home.
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Subtitles

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Directors

Ebsen Storm

Producers

Antonia Barnard

Cast

Tamsin WestSam VandenbergRodney McLennanRichard Moir

Studio

Australian Children's Television Foundation
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