WonderWorks - Season 3
1 - Walking on Air
Air Date: January 17, 1987
In a bid for physical freedom, a wheelchair-bound boy encourages his disabled friends to join him in trying to become astronauts.
2 - Hector's Bunyip
Air Date: January 24, 1987
An Australian family tells a welfare counselor that a friendly swamp creature kidnapped their foster son.
3 - Ride a Northbound Horse
Air Date: February 7, 1987
An orphan joins a cattle drive to get even with the peddler who swindled him.
4 - Mighty Pawns
Air Date: February 14, 1987
In this true story, a maverick teacher gets inner-city youths off the street and rechannels their energies to the game of chess.
5 - A Little Princess (1/3)
Air Date: February 21, 1987
Bad investments and her father's death leave lovely Sara Crewe penniless and in the clutches of grasping, greedy Miss Minchin. Parts 1 & 2 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
6 - A Little Princess (2/3)
Air Date: February 28, 1987
Carrisford moves to England to search for Crewe's missing daughter. Parts 3 & 4 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
7 - A Little Princess (3/3)
Air Date: March 7, 1987
Sara endures more cruelties at the hands of Miss Minchin, but is at last reunited with friends and fortune. Parts 5 & 6 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
8 - The Last Warhorse
Air Date: March 14, 1987
An elderly scrap dealer and his three grandchildren fight to keep their home despite the efforts of a real estate developer's devious employees.
9 - The Haunting of Barney Palmer
Air Date: March 21, 1987
A young man fears he has inherited his family's magical powers when he is visited by the spirit of his great uncle.
10 - The Paper Boy
Air Date: March 28, 1987
As Christmas 1932 approaches, a part-time paper boy becomes his family's sole support.
11 - Top Kid
Air Date: April 4, 1987
A 10-year-old boy is tempted to cheat after he becomes a game show celebrity.
12 - The Revolt of Job
Air Date: April 10, 1987
A Jewish family in Nazi Hungary adopts an 8-year-old Christian boy who learns valuable life lessons. Based on a true story.
13 - Daniel and the Towers
Air Date: April 17, 1987
The chronicle of a friendship between a streetwise Hispanic boy and an eccentric Italian immigrant as he builds the Watts Towers in Los Angeles. Based on a true story.
14 - Room to Move
Air Date: April 24, 1987
A young athlete faces a choice between continuing her track-and-field training or pursuing an interest in dance that develops after she befriends a new girl in school who is not accepted because of her punk look.
15 - The Horse Without a Head
Air Date: May 1, 1987
Mischievous children and a series of mishaps thwart a band of inept robbers.
16 - Quest Beyond Time
Air Date: May 8, 1987
A young boy who enjoys hang gliding is transported into a post-apocalyptic future in which he tries to help people dying of a mysterious illness.
17 - Almost Partners
Air Date: May 15, 1987
A 14-year-old girl joins forces with a police detective to find a missing urn containing her grandfather's ashes.
18 - Colour in the Creek (1/2)
Air Date: May 22, 1987
A 12-year-old boy and his family take part in the Australian Gold Rush in the early 1930s.
19 - Colour in the Creek (2/2)
Air Date: May 29, 1987
A 12-year-old boy and his family take part in the Australian Gold Rush in the early 1930s. (Conclusion)
20 - The December Rose (1/2)
Air Date: June 5, 1987
A young chimney sweep comes to work at the elegant home of a nobleman, and tumbles into a crooked and dangerous adventure.
21 - The December Rose (2/2)
Air Date: June 12, 1987
A young chimney sweep comes to work at the elegant home of a nobleman, and tumbles into a crooked and dangerous adventure. (Conclusion)