I Can Jump Puddles - Season 1
1 - Run Like The Wind
Air Date: June 7, 1981
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
Air Date: June 14, 1981
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
Air Date: June 21, 1981
Young Alan adapts quickly to walking on crutches and goes on to the new challenge of horseback riding.
4 - Crutches Are Nothing
Air Date: June 28, 1981
An interest in writing is awakened by Alan's experiences on his first trip away from home.
5 - Bona Fide Traveller
Air Date: July 5, 1981
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
Air Date: July 12, 1981
Alan receives word that Australia's leading literary magazine is preparing to publish his first story.
7 - Take It Or Leave It
Air Date: July 19, 1981
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!
Air Date: July 26, 1981
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
Air Date: August 2, 1981
The Depression takes its toll on the boot industry, so Alan helps his employer meet the payroll, and ultimately attempts to save the factory.