Wumpa's World
A children's television series for three to five year olds that stars a collection of puppet characters who live in the Canadian North: Wumpa the walrus, Tiguak the polar bear, Seeka and Tuk the snow hares, and Zig and Zag, a pair of fun-loving snowmobiles. Wumpa the Walrus opens the episode with a concept and proceeds to tell a story concerning that concept. Each episode has a specific message or lesson within it.
Seasons
1. The Bear Who Came to Dinner
Air Date: 2001-09-04
Tiguak becomes demanding after he injures himself.
2. The Longest Day
Air Date: 2001-09-05
What happens when Zag tries to stay up past his bedtime?
3. What's so Big About Being Big?
Air Date: 2001-09-11
Zag wishes to be bigger after being made to feel too small.
4. Birthday Unsurprise
Air Date: 2001-09-12
Zag causes trouble when he peeks at his birthday present early.
5. The Ant & the Polar Bear
Air Date: 2001-09-18
A snow storm comes to the North and Tiguak did not prepare for it.
6. Noizy Ziggy
Air Date: 2001-09-22
Zig gets a case of the hiccups.
7. This Way or That
Air Date: 2001-09-26
Zig gets lost after the snow man she built to help her find her way home gets ruined by Zag and the snow hares after they've played too rough with it.
8. Special Feeling
Air Date: 2001-10-09
Zig loses her hover hat.
9. Sleepytime
Air Date: 2001-10-10
It's that time of the year when it's continual daylight and Tiguak is having a terrible time sleeping so everyone tries to help.
10. Hot Enough for Ya?
Air Date: 2001-10-16
Zig and Zag learn about the chinook.
11. Be Good to Bears Day
Air Date: 2001-10-16
Tiguak convinces everyone that it's 'Be Good to Bears Day' so that he can get special treatment.
12. Blubbering for Blubber
Air Date: 2001-10-17
Wumpa has trouble keeping his fish once they're caught so Zig and Zag investigate the matter.
13. The Big Race
Air Date: 2001-10-24
Zag, Seeka, and Tuk have a race to find out who is the fastest.
14. The Bogeyman
Air Date: 2001-10-30
Wumpa and friends celebrate 'Snowyween' and Tiguak's snow sculpture frightens everyone.
15. Big Bellyache
Air Date: 2001-10-31
Tiguak gets a stomachache after eating his bag of maple fudge all at once.
16. Losing Your Hares
Air Date: 2001-11-03
Zag notices that Tuk and Seeka are missing, but it turns out that they are just on vacation in Prince Edward Island.
17. Bigfoot
Air Date: 2001-11-03
Zig and Zag find giant footprints in the snow and make a trip to the Tundra to investigate. It turns out that it is Tiguak's new boots that made the 'Big Foot' prints afterall.
18. The Snowlympics
Air Date: 2001-11-07
Wumpa and friends compete in the Snowlympics.
19. The Treasure
Air Date: 2001-11-11
Zag finds what he thinks to be a treasure so Zig goes on the hunt to try and find one too.
20. Miss Bossy Treads
Air Date: 2001-11-13
Zig tries to tell everyone else what to do.
21. Bedside Manners
Air Date: 2001-11-14
Zig gets a cold and everyone tries to help her get better.
22. The Night Marathon
Air Date: 2001-11-17
Wumpa's friends have a sleepover.
23. So You Want to be a Snow Hare?
Air Date: 2001-11-20
Zag and Tuk wish that they could be like each other instead of themselves.
24. Will You Play with Me?
Air Date: 2001-11-21
Tuk misses Seeka when she leaves to visit her penguin friends in the South Pole so everyone tries to cheer him up.
25. Man of Stone
Air Date: 2001-11-28
Zig and Zag learn what the Inukshuk means.
26. Bright Star Night
Air Date: 2001-12-08
Wumpa and friends celebrate Bright Star Night in tribute to the North Star.
1. Yours for a Song
Air Date: 2002-09-09
Tiguak, the polar bear, learns that he has to practice singing in order to do it well.
2. The Big Stink
Air Date: 2002-09-09
The characters refuse to play with Zig because she smells of seaweed. Eventually the gang of characters realizes that they are hurting their friend by excluding her and decide that it is more important to include a friend even if the friend is a little different
3. The Case of the Missing Mr. Snoozers
Air Date: 2002-09-10
Tiguak has misplaced his cherished Mr. Snoozers.
4. A Spelunking We Will Go
Air Date: 2002-09-11
There's something wonderful deep inside a nearby cave that Tiguak wants everyone to see.
5. The Amazing Tiguak
Air Date: 2002-09-29
Tiguak finds an old magic kit washed up on the shore and tries to learn how to do a few tricks.
6. Has Anyone Seen a Bear?
Air Date: 2002-09-30
Tiguak’s mother comes to visit… at the same time he leaves to visit her.
7. When You Wish
Air Date: 2002-09-30
Zig hears that when you wish upon a star your wish will come true.
8. Bravemobile
Air Date: 2002-10-01
Zag wants to prove how brave he is by camping all alone.
9. The Caribou Cup
Air Date: 2002-10-02
Tiguak wants to win this year's Caribou Cup so badly that he cheats.
10. Liar Liar Paws on Fire
Air Date: 2002-10-03
When Tiguak is asked what he did one day he exaggerates and acts out an exciting tale.
11. Can't Live Without My Whatchamacallit
Air Date: 2002-10-04
There are many possibilities for what an old, broken snowshoe can be used for… enough to get everyone to start fighting over it.
12. A Sticky Wicket
Air Date: 2002-10-05
Tuk and Seeka try to make their kelp syrup the stickiest they've ever made.
13. Stuck in Reverse
Air Date: 2002-10-05
Zag gets his gears stuck and can only go backwards. To make him feel better everyone else tries doing everything backwards too. This turns out to be more hazardous than helpful, so the hares and Tiguak try different ways to ‘cure’ Zag’s problem.
14. Hole Sweet Hole
Air Date: 2002-10-06
Tuk and Seeka are tired of not having windows in their dens, and decide to make themselves an aboveground abode.
15. Fast Friends
Air Date: 2002-10-07
Zag becomes quite attached to a snowperson he has built.
16. Don't Tell Wumpa
Air Date: 2002-10-09
It's decided the gang will throw a surprise party for Wumpa.
17. Tiguak's Buns
Air Date: 2002-10-09
Tiguak bakes a plate of Arctic berry buns, only to find that they’re gone in the morning.
18. Hot Rod Zag
Air Date: 2002-10-11
Zag soups himself up with flashy pipes and a racing stripe to be a racing machine.
19. Like a Bear to Water
Air Date: 2002-10-11
Tiguak wants to get over his dislike of the water.
20. Give That Bear a Hug
Air Date: 2002-10-15
It’s Hugs Day and everybody’s hugging. Everybody but Tiguak, that is, who thinks hugging is mooshy! Tiguak tries to disguise himself as a snowman, a musk ox and then even Wumpa to avoid being hugged.
21. Seal Got Your Tongue
Air Date: 2002-10-16
Wumpa has developed laryngitis and must remain quiet for a while.
22. Oops Night
Air Date: 2002-10-21
The friends each get up in front of the others to reveal what embarrasses them.
23. The Suds that Ate the North Pole
Air Date: 2002-10-21
Tiguak's new detergent creates a bubble storm and the gang needs to stop it.
24. Lost & Found
Air Date: 2002-10-22
Tiguak, the polar bear, finds a shovel that does not belong to him and decides to keep it. However, the shovel belongs to a friend of his and so he ultimately learns that it is important to return things that belong to other people.
25. Up All Night
Air Date: 2002-10-23
Tiguak, the polar bear, can't get used to the total darkness of the Arctic winters. He then misses out on some winter fun because he is not willing to accept that things are different from his usual routine.
26. Great Eggspectations
Air Date: 2002-11-18
It's time for the annual spring tasty-egg hunt.
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Rating
0.0/10
Release Date
2001-09-04
Episodes
52 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
