I Can Jump Puddles

Season 1

1981 · 9 episodes · 9h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. Run Like The Wind

   7 Jun 1981 · 60 min

   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. 

   2. The Weight of Air

   14 Jun 1981 · 60 min

   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. 

   3. Starlight

   21 Jun 1981 · 60 min

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

4. 

   4. Crutches Are Nothing

   28 Jun 1981 · 60 min

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

5. 

   5. Bona Fide Traveller

   5 Jul 1981 · 60 min

   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. 

   6. Getting Your Breath

   12 Jul 1981 · 60 min

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

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   7. Take It Or Leave It

   19 Jul 1981 · 60 min

   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.

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   8. Boots, Boots, Boots!

   26 Jul 1981 · 60 min

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

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   9. Walk Into Paradise

   2 Aug 1981 · 60 min

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