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I Can Jump Puddles

I Can Jump Puddles Season 1

Season 1 Episodes

1. Run Like The Wind

June 7th, 19811 hr

In the country town of Turalla, Victoria in the early 1900s Alan Marshall had not long started school when he contracted the crippling disease poliomyelitis.

2. The Weight of Air

June 14th, 19811 hr

With the aid of crutches and a wheelchair, young Alan is able to attend school, where he makes new friends and confronts the class bully.

3. Starlight

June 21st, 19811 hr

Young Alan adapts quickly to walking on crutches and goes on to the new challenge of horseback riding.

4. Crutches Are Nothing

June 28th, 19811 hr

An interest in writing is awakened by Alan's experiences on his first trip away from home.

5. Bona Fide Traveller

July 5th, 19811 hr

Nineteen-year-old Alan travels to Melbourne in search of a job and finds that few employers are eager to hire a handicapped person.

6. Getting Your Breath

July 12th, 19811 hr

Alan receives word that Australia's leading literary magazine is preparing to publish his first story.

7. Take It Or Leave It

July 19th, 19811 hr

Because of his handicap, Alan is forced to work for half pay. Meanwhile, he travels the streets of Melbourne in search of material for his stories.

8. Boots, Boots, Boots!

July 26th, 19811 hr

The year 1929 finds Alan working as an accountant in a boot factory, and falling in love for the first time.

9. Walk Into Paradise

August 2nd, 19811 hr

The Depression takes its toll on the boot industry, so Alan helps his employer meet the payroll, and ultimately attempts to save the factory.