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Episode 001 - Hamtaro
Together they meet up with Boss, a gruff field hamster who shows them around. After showing off his hideout, he takes them to meet the enchanting hamster, Bijou. But, Boss gets tongue-tied until the quick-thinking Hamtaro helps him out by breaking into a Ham-Ham song.
That night Laura shares her day with Hamtaro. She tells him about her new friend Kana whom she met while buying hamster stationary at the store. Then Laura writes in her diary, never imagining that her cuddly Hamtaro has some new friends of his own.
Episode 002 - The Ham-Ham Clubhouse
Suddenly a huge rainstorm sends them under a tree to stay dry. There they encounter a ferocious cat who battles them for territory. Hamtaro saves the day by diverting the cat after a close call with the youngest hamster, Penelope. After that, Boss takes them to his hideout and Howdy gets everyone to clean up Boss’s place. Hamtaro has a great idea: the hideout can become the Ham-Ham Clubhouse.
That night Laura tells Hamtaro about her day, and he learns that Laura’s new friends have pet hamsters of their own. He’ll see them all soon at the new Ham-Ham Clubhouse.
Episode 003 - Calling All Ham-Hams!
In the meantime, Laura gets a perfect score on her math test, but her parents are too busy to hear about it, which hurts Laura. Laura’s friend Kana suggests that she tell Hamtaro who will surely be happy for her, and he is. Laura feels much better and Hamtaro feels better too, and he decides to go to Boss’s house to apologize for the earlier misunderstanding.
Once there, he and the other hamsters discover Boss stuck in a tree. Working together they get him down and in no time everyone makes up. That night Laura’s parents congratulate her on her perfect test score. Hamtaro is also happy, having learned that when friends support each other, everything works out.
Episode 004 - Come Out, Bijou!
Meanwhile, Boss has a crush on Bijou, but there's a problem: she won't visit him at the Clubhouse. She’s nervous about leaving her cage. Boss gets some help from Hamtaro, who persuades Bijou to make her great escape. When she arrives at the Clubhouse, the Ham-Hams are waiting to throw her a party because everyone is so happy to see her there at last.
Episode 005 - Diamonds of Sugar
So that night, while Laura and Kana’s families enjoy the barbecue, the Ham-Hams plan a picnic of their own and set out to catch some candy. After several hamster pyramids and a lot of high jumping, they decide to chase falling stars, but the defeated Hamsters can’t catch a single one.
At the barbecue, Laura and Kana wish on the shooting stars and later at home Laura tells Hamtaro all about it. After learning about the wishes, Hamtaro knows he’ll get it right the next time by wishing that the “Diamonds of Sugar” will fall down all around him.
Episode 006 - First Time at the Beach
Once they get there the Ham-Hams have fun in the sand and Hamtaro is just about to go into the water, and then a huge (from a hamster's perspective) tidal wave comes! Hamtaro gets away in time and is safe. Laura and Kana are in a rock pool and Kana is teaching Laura how to swim.
Then a storm strikes and the Ham-Hams hide under a hat. Laura and Kana's parents are looking for them and the Ham-Hams go and get the adult's attention and lead them back to Laura and Kana. After the rain eased up, they saw a rainbow appear in the misty sky. Then they went home.
Episode 007 - A Summer Festival Adventure
Curious to know what a festival is, Hamtaro follows Laura, and meets up with Boss, Maxwell, and Pashmina. Maxwell explains that at such festivals, flowers bloom in the sky. What are these flowers in the sky? When Pashmina tries to find the answer, she gets lost from the group.
The Ham-Hams launch a search party for Pashmina. When they finally find her, she is in tears. But soon she is laughing again, when the Ham-Hams finally see the sparkling flowers of light blooming in the sky.
Episode 008 - The Sunflower Field
When they arrive in the country, Hamtaro learns that Boss has come along in the car! While Laura and Grandma are painting on the hillside, Hamtaro gets out of his cage to play with Boss in the sunflower fields. But when they decide to return, they realize that they've gotten lost! When Laura finds Hamtaro, she tells him she's sorry for not keeping a better eye on him.
Back at the Clubhouse, Hamtaro and Boss can't wait to tell the other Ham-Hams about their big adventure in the country, and of course to share with them lots of sunflower seeds.
Episode 009 - Much Ado About School
They agree that the book-smart Maxwell should be the teacher, but when he starts the lessons, the Ham-Hams lose interest and fall asleep. Then Maxwell coaches them in soccer, but a fight breaks out after Howdy gets a penalty for roughhousing. When the Ham-Hams start thinking that maybe school is not for them, Hamtaro insists they keep on trying.
Cappy suggests they go to music class and once the Ham-Hams start singing, they all agree that school is not so bad. That evening, Laura tells Hamtaro about her day, and Hamtaro agrees that there is a good chance they'll both enjoy the semester.
Episode 010 - Jingle the Wanderer
The hamsters get lost in the park and run into Jingle, the wandering Ham-Poet, who plays them prophetic ballads on his guitar. Soon an upset Laura appears, retracing her steps with her father, and when the Ham-Hams overhear that she has lost the floppy disk, they feel they must help her find it (even though they are not sure what a 'flo-pee' disk is for).
Soon they discover that the rambling Jingle has found the disk and plans to use it as his new, hard, square, yellow pillow. Knowing that it's more important than a pillow, the Ham-Hams persuade him to give it back to them, and they are able to return it to Laura's coat pocket.
Episode 011 - The Wise Elder-Ham
Hamtaro soon gets wind of this plan and asks his Ham-Ham friends to help. Sleepy Snoozer wakes up long enough to tell them to ask Elder-Ham, the city's wise old hamster, and sure enough Elder-Ham offers clues to Kaitlyn's whereabouts.
The hamsters plan a "chance" meeting between the two old friends and find themselves responsible for an emotional and touching reunion. Actually, it was the wise old Elder-ham who provided all of the important answers.
Episode 012 - Bijou's in Danger
The Ham-Hams go looking for her and find that Bijou has fainted among the alley-cat's kittens after being frightened by the protective mother cat. The Ham-Hams attempt a dramatic rescue, but Hamtaro and Boss are chased, and the others get trapped under a bucket.
Unexpectedly, Laura and Kana show up and begin fawning over the baby kittens. The proud mother cat turns her attention away from the hamsters, and at last the Ham-Hams are able to make their escape.
Episode 013 - Let's Dance, Sandy!
Hamtaro and the Ham-Hams are rehearsing for their performances in Elder-Ham's annual Sunflower Seed Harvest Festival. Boss is studying for the lead role in a play and the Ham-Ham girls are practicing their gymnastics routine.Sandy, the agile athlete of the group, has a big crush on Maxwell, because he reminds her so much of her twin brother, who she hasn't seen since she was young. Sandy asks Hamtaro to see if Maxwell feels the same about her, and the other girls pester Hamtaro about it too.
When the day of the performance arrives, the girls impress both Elder-Ham and Maxwell; Hamtaro sees this as a chance to ask Maxwell about Sandy, but he can't find the words. Soon he's distracted when baby Penelope almost falls off the stage, but she's rescued by Sandy.
Elder-Ham is so impressed with Sandy's heroism that he awards her and the girls the Grand Prize, a pyramid of sunflowers! Elder-Ham notices how much Sandy looks like a boy hamster he once knew. Could it be that Sandy's brother is closer than she thought? The Ham-Hams vow to find out.
Episode 014 - The Search for Sandy's Brother
The Ham-Hams hold a special meeting to begin the search for Sandy’s twin brother, but become daunted by the large task in front of them. In the meantime, Laura and Kana spend time with Sandy’s owner Hillary who introduces them to Noel, an instructor at the gym. They soon find out that Noel has a hamster named Stan.When Laura and Kana bring Hamtaro and Oxnard to the gym, they recognize Stan as Sandy’s brother. When they meet Stan, Hamtaro and Oxnard are stumped by the flamboyant character of Sandy’s twin, and can’t wait to bring him to the Ham-Ham Clubhouse for a surprise sibling reunion.
When Sandy meets her long lost brother she is thrilled, but soon disapproves of his Casanova style and rebukes him after he starts flirting with all her friends. The two are close again at last, arguing just like brother and sister. Isn't that just darlin'?
Episode 015 - Bijou's Favorite Ribbon
On a school trip, the handsome Travis doesn’t notice Laura’s pretty hair ribbon that she wore just for him, and she is heartbroken. At the Ham-Ham Clubhouse, Hamtaro uses Bijou’s favorite hair ribbon for a blindfold in “Blind Man’s Bluff,” and Bijou is furious.Maxwell attempts to explain that the whole ordeal was merely an accident, but even with that along with Hamtaro's apology, Bijou remained upset and isolated herself in a bedroom of the clubhouse. After everyone leaves her to check out "Acorn Mountain", a sleepy Snoozer hears Bijou crying and wakes up for a moment to comfort her. He says that Hamtaro is forgetful but kind.
Heeding Snoozer’s wise words, she then decides to go where the Hamsters are picking acorns to find Hamtaro and make-up with him. When she gets there, she discovers that Hamtaro hurt his foot while picking acorns for her. Bijou comforts him, taking off her hair-ribbon to wrap his sprain.
Later when Laura takes off her ribbon, Travis notices it’s gone, which causes Laura to blush a little. Maybe Travis and Hamtaro noticed more than either girl first imagined.
Episode 016 - Get Well, Laura
Laura isn’t sleeping well these days because her energetic hamster Hamtaro is playing in his cage after hours. Meanwhile in the Ham-Ham Clubhouse, Boss has developed a stomachache. The wise Maxwell suggests that Boss eat some yogurt for his belly. But when they go to Hamtaro’s to get some, Hamtaro forgets where it is.At school, Laura has been having all sorts of problems. Most notably, when participating in a gym exercise, she seems to do okay, but then passes out after jumping over a hurdle. She's sent to the school nurse, who thinks that she might be getting a slight cold, but mostly she's just tired. She sends her home.
The Ham-Hams want to help nurse her back to health, and they decide they can cure her fever with a cool leaf that they place on her forehead. When she wakes up, her cold is gone, but she thinks that the whole thing was but a dream. She could swear that she was being taken care of by lots of little hamsters.
Episode 017 - Hamtaro, the Super Sleuth
There is a thief at Laura’s school and also in the Ham-Ham Clubhouse! Hamtaro starts an immediate investigation and soon discovers many of the stolen items under Boss’s bed. Boss declares his innocence, but the evidence makes it hard for the Ham-Hams to believe him.After a dejected Boss locks himself in his room, Snoozer’s pillow gets stolen. Soon they discover that the thief is none other than little Penelope, who is just trying to act grown up by putting everyone’s things away. Laura too finds out that the mischievous black crows stole her pencil box, and Travis steps in to save the day, climbing a tree to retrieve it. Sigh!
Episode 018 - The Slipper Chase
When Laura is asked to perform the role of Cinderella in the school play, the nervous actress accidentally leaves one glass slipper at home. When Hamtaro discovers the lost slipper, he and his Ham-Ham Friends set out to secretly deliver the slipper to the theater. They seek help from the wandering ham-poet, Jingle who is eager to help them find “ the mythical pumpkin coach” where the play is in progress. With Jingle’s dreamy guidance, the hamsters meet a brood of unfriendly chickens and can only escape after their poetic leader accidentally frightens the chickens away. The Ham-Hams then secretly deliver the slipper before Laura’s entrance and enjoy the rest of the play.Afterwards, Laura meets Hamtaro back at home and tells him all about her performance. She then tells him she thinks that maybe someone is watching over her. Hamtaro breaks into a quiet smile.
Episode 019 - Panda's Ham-Ham Fun Park
When Laura goes off to the amusement park with her dad, Hamtaro tells his pals at the Clubhouse, and they decide they want to build an amusement park of their own. Panda brags that it’s something he’s always wanted to do and even shows them the blueprints, but Boss, Stan and Howdy think it’s just Panda’s way of trying to get the girls.Still, the other hamsters like the idea and start working with Panda. Eventually Stan and Howdy can’t repress their urge to pitch in, and when Panda almost slips on a high branch, Boss steps in to rescue him.
Meanwhile, Laura’s father’s car breaks down on the way to the big amusement park. Kana and her father drive by and while the two fathers fix the car; Laura and Kana amuse themselves at a smaller park nearby. Even after the car is fixed the girls decide to stay at the small park where they are having a great time. The hamsters too have wild fun at their Ham-Ham Fun Park. That day all the good things came in small packages.
Episode 020 - The Snoozer Mystery
During spring-cleaning at the Clubhouse, the Ham-Hams can’t wake up Snoozer, so they haul him outside on a table and leave him with the rest of the furniture. Then a remote-control car, powered by two boys’ crashes into the desk and carries him away. In the meantime, Snoozer’s drowsy personality sparks some discussion among the Ham-Hams who realize that they don’t really know who their sleepy friend is. Maxwell arrives with a “Missing Hamster” poster with a picture of a hamster who looks a lot like Snoozer, and then they go outside and find him missing. The Sherlock Ham-Hams set out to solve the Snoozer mystery.The hamsters find Snoozer on a truck that ends up going to Kana’s house and they follow him. At Kana’s, they meet the hamster, Omar, from the “Missing Hamster” poster and still can’t believe how much he looks like Snoozer. Omar, who left his wealthy home abroad to explore the world, learns his family misses him and decides to say good-bye to his new friends and go home.
Omar doesn’t get a chance to say good-bye to Snoozer, however, because as usual his sleepy look-alike has slept through the whole thing. Still, the Ham-Hams are pleased to keep Snoozer and to solve the Snoozer mystery.
Episode 021 - Courage Cappy
Despite having a happy hamster life and being loved by his owners, young Cappy feels restless and decides to leave home. He starts hanging around Boss’s house and romanticizing about the free and solitary life of a field hamster. This worries the Ham-Hams, particularly Boss.The ham-gang ponders whether or not they should just let Cappy experience being a field hamster or talk him out of his plan. They decide to plead with him to return home and even though he fears being scolded by his owners, he finally agrees with the hamsters.
In the meantime, Laura goes to visit Kana to apologize for tearing a drawing, but Kana is not angry at all, and Laura soon realizes that Kana’s anger was all in her head. Both Laura and Cappy learn an important lesson about friendship.
Episode 022 - Pashmina's Present
As Laura grapples with what to give Travis for his birthday, Hamtaro shares the information with his Ham-Ham friends and proclaims “It seems that tomorrow is the day to give a present to someone you care about”. Dexter and Howdy like this idea and each decide to give Pashmina a gift. They also each decide to ask Hamtaro what they should give her and both get angry with him when they realize he is helping them both.Laura decides to hand-embroider some towels for Travis, so Hamtaro suggests the boys also give Pashmina a hand-made present. At last they join forces and Dexter and Howdy make a cap and a pair of matching gloves. She couldn’t be happier with her presents, until sweet Penelope steps up to give Pashmina some sunflower seeds.
Episode 023 - Maxwell's Big Scoop!
When Laura gets assigned to write for the school paper, the Ham-Ham Friends are excited about starting their own paper “The Ham-Ham Times”. Maxwell is appointed Chief Editor and the hamsters all become reporters looking for the big scoop. Soon, Hamtaro and Oxnard discover a great story--the lake in the park is frozen over. Then Stan discovers there’s an island in the middle of the lake that is usually impossible to reach.The hamsters set out across the lake, but Boss slips and the ice begins to crack. The hamsters, not really knowing what a Chief Editor does, turn to Maxwell for answers. Maxwell gets angry first, and then surprises himself with the idea to build a raft. Soon they are setting off across the lake, but before they know it, they start to be pulled toward the drainage hole. Maxwell quickly turns himself into a hamster ladder and uses all his strength to get his hamster staff to safety. The brainy Maxwell faints from all the physical exertion but when wakes, he sees that his rescue is the feature story in “The Ham-Ham Times.” Meanwhile Laura features hamsters in her class paper, and they prove to be very popular too! The School Paper and the Ham-Ham Times are both off to a great start.
Episode 024 - Hamtaro, Please Come Home
One day Laura takes Hamtaro for a walk and wears her new favorite red ribbon. Suddenly the red ribbon blows off Laura’s head and lands in a box on a transport truck. Hamtaro jumps into the box to rescue it, but Hamtaro and the ribbon get whisked away. The truck takes Hamtaro into the deep countryside and when the truck hits a bump, he and the ribbon fly out the back. Hamtaro then sets off through a blizzard and after collapsing from exhaustion a kind man and his dog find him and begin nursing him back to health.In the meantime, the hamster network is busy distributing “Missing Hamster” posters, trying to find Hamtaro. Soon Hamtaro is well enough to travel again so he bids his kind friends’ farewell. While trying to find his way, he runs into the Ham-poet, Jingle and they hitch a ride on Herbert, the pink pig. They encounter the rambling hamster, Sabu, who recognizes Hamtaro from the “Missing Hamster” posters. Finally, Francoise the white pigeon carries Hamtaro on the last leg of his journey home. When Hamtaro is reunited with the Hamsters and an overjoyed Laura, he has a lot of stories to tell.
Episode 025 - Merry Christmas
Christmas is almost here and all the Hamsters can think about is what presents they want. Everyone but Boss that is, who has never received a present for Christmas. When he hears that Santa gives gifts to hamsters who are “good” he works at being a “good” hamster. The other Hamsters see this effort and decide to tell Santa about Boss, but every Santa Claus they meet turns out to be an imposter. Hamtaro returns home and prays for a present for Boss.Christmas comes and Laura gets the dollhouse she asked for. Hamtaro soon learns that he got what he asked for too when he hears that Boss and Snoozer received presents from the secret Santa of the hamsters..….Elder-Ham!
Episode 026 - The Legend of Courageous Hamtaro
One afternoon, Laura reads a fairy tale to Hamtaro. In the middle of the story they both fall asleep and start dreaming. According to the tale, Laura lives in a lovely castle protected by “Ham-Ham Knights”. One day the Ham-Star burns red in the sky, a sign that an evil magician is arriving and a brave knight will save them, so says the prophet, Elder-Ham. When Hamtaro appears at the castle he is accused of being the Wicked Ham-Wizard and is brought to the dungeon. Oxnard and the enchanting Bijou help him escape, but when he goes to battle against the evil wizard, he is turned to stone. Soon a new Ham-Star shines bright and returns Hamtaro back to a noble hamster who rides the dog Brandy through the sky and defeats the Wicked Ham-Wizard. Laura and Hamtaro wake relieved, having shared the same dream.Episode 027 - The Snowball Fight/The Snowstorm
After a snowstorm, Laura and Kana decide to go ice-skating. Hamtaro isn’t thrilled about being in the cold, but after he recruits his Ham-Ham Friends he knows he’ll have a good time. The know-it-all, Boss shows off his talent at sledding, and soon Stan tries to upstage him with his snowboarding skills. The two decide to have a showdown to determine who is the “King Ham of the Snow” and soon all the Ham-Hams are engaged in a snowball fight. Penelope gets caught in a snowball that starts to roll downhill, and when they all save her, they suddenly fancy themselves “King and Queen Hams of the snow.” Over at the ice rink, Laura feels like royalty herself as she skates with her charming Prince Travis.Episode 028 - The Amazing Auntie Viv
There is a marathon race at Laura’s school and a friend of Elder-Ham’s, the eccentric Auntie Viv, comes to town to participate. When the race begins, Auntie Viv and an equally competitive Boss charge out of the starting gate. Auntie Viv can’t keep up, and Boss races ahead. In the meantime Laura, who is running with Kana stumbles and injures herself. Travis who is in first place sees Laura hurt and stops to help her. When Boss sees this considerate act, he decides to go back to help Auntie Viv. He learns from Travis that sometimes there is more to sports than just winning. After the race, Auntie Viv sets out on another journey. Having made a new Ham friend, Boss is sorry to see her go.Episode 029 - The Search for Dad's Glasses
After Laura’s father looses his favorite pair of eyeglasses, he, Laura and Hamtaro go off to the optical shop for some new one’s. After trying on several pairs, a frustrated Mr. Haruna decides to keep looking for his old one’s. The hamster Dexter who lives in the optical store persuades Hamtaro to look for the old glasses because as a near-sighted hamster himself, he sympathizes with Laura’s father. Hamtaro sees a familiar looking pair at the bus terminal, so he recruits Boss and Oxnard to help him drag them home. After dodging ferocious dogs and reckless cars, they bring the now destroyed glasses back only to find they are the wrong ones. To soften their disappointment, Dexter makes glasses for all the hamsters out of the broken pair, and the hamsters, once blind to one’s attachment to good eyewear, now can see.Episode 030 - Brandy's Big Race
Hamtaro and the family dog Brandy go with Laura to a dog-sled race. Brandy, who only gets exercise from yawning and walking in and out of his doghouse, just goes to watch; but he begins to worry about embarrassing Laura with his laziness, so he decides to sign up for the race.Everyone is impressed with Brandy’s initiative, but soon poor Brandy becomes a laughing stock when the other dogs race ahead. The Ham-Hams all cheer him on, but after a while, a defeated Brandy just lies down in the middle of the racecourse. A bird startles him and he moves a few hundred yards, but it’s not until Bijou tells Brandy about a stranded rabbit on the river that Brandy regains his energy and runs to the rabbit’s aid. The grateful rabbit gets Brandy to chase her all the way to the finish line, and the laughing stock of the dog-sled race becomes the undisputed First Place Winner.
Episode 031 - Boss is a Mom
Boss, the self-appointed chief of the Ham-Ham Clubhouse is acting strange lately, and the other Ham-Hams are concerned. They decide to follow him one day and soon discover that he’s caring for an abandoned kitten. The Ham-Hams are nervous about having a cat around, but decide to support Boss in his efforts until they find out that the kitten belongs to a girl named Mia, one of Laura’s classmates. The hamsters urge Boss to return the kitten, but the stubborn, sentimental Boss won’t hear of it. Then one day a dog attacks them and it’s the little kitten that must fend off the dog long enough for Mia to save them. At last Boss understands that he can’t protect the kitten and agrees that the kitten would have a more stable life with Mia. The Ham-Hams comfort him, reminding their friend that the kitten will never forget Mama Boss’s kindness.Episode 032 - Valentine's Day
It is Valentine’s Day, and Laura decides to make chocolates for Travis. In the Ham-Ham Clubhouse, the traveling Auntie Viv appears, wanting to give a Valentine gift to Elder-Ham. The girl hamsters are thrilled at her romantic gesture and encourage the boy hamsters to help Auntie Viv find Elder-Ham. When the boys return with him, Auntie Viv gives him a silly prank jack-in-the-box, but it includes a special gift inside. Inspired, the girl hamsters give all the boys nuts, and the Clubhouse comes alive with Valentine fun. Things are not as fun in Laura’s world, however, when she looses her nerve to show her affections to Travis. It’s not always easy having a special Valentine.Episode 033 - Let's Cross the Rainbow
Laura’s good friend Kana is in the hospital on a dreary rainy day. When the sky clears after the rainstorm, a beautiful rainbow appears in the sky and Laura wants her friend Kana to see it, but as much as she looks she can’t find it.At the Ham-Ham Clubhouse, Bijou is looking for the rainbow too and the doting Boss promises to find it and take her across it. Boss and the Hamsters look everywhere, but they cannot find the rainbow. Finally they seek the wisdom of Elder-Ham who tells them to go to a special rooftop the next day. When they climb to the roof, however, all they see is a gray and rainy sky. Several hamsters get discouraged and leave, but eventually the gray clears and the remaining hamsters enjoy a blue sky filled with a beautiful rainbow. Hamtaro sees the brilliance reflected in the rooftop’s skylight, and they walk across it. Kana sees the rainbow too and the colorful promise of good friendships fills the day.
Episode 034 - Watching Over Cute Penelope
Pashmina is going out for the day without Penelope, so in an attempt to impress Pashmina, Dexter and Howdy volunteer to baby-sit so Penelope won’t be alone. Howdy and Dexter, both competing to be the best babysitter end up fighting with each other and a neglected Penelope wanders away. When they discover her missing, Dexter and Howdy continue fighting, blaming each other for her disappearance. In the meantime the other Ham-Hams launch a frantic search.Dexter and Howdy search too, but the other Ham-Hams find Penelope first and are angry with the boys for not caring more about Penelope. Then the Ham- friends see the two hamsters, who are by now worn out with worry, and realize that Dexter and Howdy care as much as they do. They all enjoy the rest of the afternoon playing and Penelope has fun too, but at the end of the day she is happy to be back in the quiet care of her dear Pashmina.
Episode 035 - Midnight Celebration/Yahoo! It's Girls Day
It’s almost Girl’s Day-- a day just for girls when they celebrate with Girl’s-Day Doll displays and treats. As the Hamsters are trying to understand the holiday, they find themselves following a girl named Mimi down the street, because they see her carrying the food they love, Rice Crackers. They follow her to Panda’s house where she invites the Ham-Hams in to celebrate, even though she sadly has no Girl’s Day Displays, because her mother is in the hospital having a baby. Feeling bad for Mimi, Elder-Ham and the others devise a plan, and at midnight, Panda wakes Mimi to show her the Ham-Hams lined up and dressed like a Girl’s-Day Doll Display. The next day Mimi’s mom and new baby come home and like the good girl that she is, Mimi celebrates again--this time with Panda and her family.Episode 036 - Farewell Bijou!
When Maria, the owner of Bijou decides to go back to France to study piano, Bijou must bid her Ham-Ham friends goodbye. She finds it hard to tell them and when she finally does, the hamsters are in shock. Boss is so broken-hearted that he stops eating and takes to his bed.As the day approaches, the Ham-Hams decide to be strong and have a memorable goodbye party for her, but they are all too sad to celebrate. Still, everyone gives Bijou a present and in return she gives them farewell ribbons and then leaves the party without saying good-bye. The next day, the Ham-Hams find their presents returned because Maria has decided she’s not moving. Bijou is staying right where she is and everyone (especially Boss) is smiling.
Episode 037 - Oxnard's Big Crush
Kana’s cousin Dylan lives on a farm called the Flower Ranch with his parents and pet Hamster, Pepper. One day Kana and Laura and their families visit them and bring Hamtaro and Oxnard along. On the way, Oxnard tells Hamtaro about the huge crush he has on Pepper and hearing this, his good friend Hamtaro encourages him to tell her about his feelings that day. Incidentally, Oxnard falls into a series of mishaps that prevent him from clearly telling Pepper how he feels, but through these calamities, Oxnard becomes determined to let Pepper know what is in his heart. As the car is pulling away, Oxnard yells, “ I love you!” to Pepper. On the ride home, however, he wonders whether or not she heard him. A still blushing Pepper heard him loud and clear.Episode 038 - The Precious Letter
When Mr. Haruna plans to go on a business trip to their old town, Laura wants to go along, hoping to hook-up with her old friend Melanie. After Laura fails to reach Melanie by phone, she decides to send a letter. But Laura never gets a reply so a curious Hamtaro takes it up at the Clubhouse and says he wants to investigate. Just then Jingle appears and Boss and the seasoned globetrotter, agree to solve the mystery.After several days of wild traveling, Jingle and a weary Boss finally reach Melanie’s house, only to discover that she has just returned from a ski trip. She immediately replies to Laura’s letter but her good intentions are crushed after she gives the letter to her father who drops it on his way to the mailbox. Thankfully, Jingle and Boss find the letter and hurry it to Hamtaro, who is waiting at the Clubhouse. Hamtaro thanks Boss and Jingle and then gets the letter to Laura on time. Laura is thrilled to know she’ll be seeing her old friend after all.
Episode 039 - The Flying Ham-Hams
Hamtaro wants to learn to fly after Jingle relays the “Tale of the Flying Hamster.” Then they find a scroll about this special hamster in Panda’s house and his determination increases. In the meantime, Laura is trying to decide on a flower design for a school project and goes to the park, allowing Hamtaro time to persuade his Ham-Ham pals to join his new adventure. After a few aviation trials with a fan and some umbrellas, they look to the old scroll again and see a balloon attached to the Ham-pilot. At the local shopping arcade they find balloons on the hat of a toy monkey. When a careless shopper bumps into the monkey, the hat and balloons become loose. Hamtaro grabs onto them and the other hamsters jump aboard, and soon they are pulled high into the air. As they fly above the town, they see Laura’s flower art project-- flowers arranged to make portraits of hamsters, large and colorful down below.Episode 040 - The Blossoms of Friendship
One Sunday, Laura and Kana’s families go to the park to see the cherry blossoms. All the Ham-Hams decide to go along, including Bijou who has never seen the colorful buds. At the last minute, however, she can’t go, so all the other Ham-Hams, except a broken-hearted Boss go without her. When they get there, the fathers, who both forgot to make reservations have no choice but to set up the picnic under a dry, barren cherry tree. As a result, the girls are depressed, the hamsters are depressed, and the fathers feel guilty. After they all eat, though, the girls begin to cheer up, and their new mood spreads to the parents and the Ham-Hams. Eventually everyone is singing and the blossoms sprout on their once barren tree.Boss joins them and the Ham-Hams decide to go to Bijou’s house covered in the pink buds and climb her tree so Bijou can see what cherry blossoms look like. She already knows what good friends look like. They are all around her.
Episode 041 - The Scary Museum
The Ham-Hams follow Laura to the local museum when she goes for an independent study project. Hamtaro sees that Laura is preparing lunch for her special guy, Travis, so the Ham-guys decide to do the same for their girls. Dexter and Howdy bring lunch for Pashmina and a smitten Boss brings some nuts for the elegant Bijou. Unfortunately, Boss soon learns that these nuts, recommended by Elder-Ham are for grown-ups, and he’s mortified that he brought them to Bijou--such a refined and special girl. He soon redeems himself, however, when Bijou finds herself stranded in a museum display and Boss steps in to save her. He may have messed up on lunch, but he came through in a pinch when really needed, and for that Bijou is forever grateful.Episode 042 - Welcome Pepper
Today Dylan and Pepper are coming to town for a visit. Kana and Laura think long and hard about how to entertain their friend. Oxnard, a big fan of Pepper, makes some plans as well. He decides that since Pepper has never been to the city before, that he, Boss and Hamtaro should show her around. Pepper is immediately lured into the department store, and soon they all find themselves at the rooftop amusement park and zoo. As an animal of sorts herself, Pepper makes friends with all the zoo animals and sets them free only to wreak havoc on the department store. Soon Laura, Kana and Dylan arrive and Dylan is able to settle things down.Oxnard and Hamtaro then take Pepper to the special Chick-ah Chick-ah Point where the other hamsters have prepared a special party for her. Laura, Kana and Dylan decide to go to The Point too and a colorful sunset fills the sky and brings a beautiful end to a special day with friends.
Episode 043 - The Great Chicken Chase
When Laura and the other students study zoology in Mr. Yoshi’s class, everyone brings their pets. While the animals play on the counters and in the strange science sinks, Oxnard strays off to look for food. He finds some corn and starts eating it, but then realizes he’s in the cage of the mean Chicken Trio: Gonzales, Vinny and Capone.Trying to protect his corn from the angry trio, Oxnard runs around the class, which is now in a state of chaos. Mr. Yoshi, who loves animals but is terrified of chickens, begins to panic. Soon, out of nowhere, the beautiful Charlotte appears and rounds up the rambunctious chickens. A grateful and love-struck Mr. Yoshi is dumbfounded, wondering who this beautiful woman is.
Episode 044 - I Love My Grandpa
On Children’s Day, Laura’s Grandpa comes to visit, bringing with him his latest invention, a mini mechanical car. He decides to test it on Hamtaro and before long, the car throws Hamtaro across the room. Laura gets upset with her grandfather and leaves the house. Grandpa is hurt and goes out too.Hamtaro rallies the Ham-Hams to find a way to bring the two back together. The hamsters arrange for a “chance” meeting where Grandpa bought the car parts, and when Laura “accidentally” runs into him, she realizes that even though his gift backfired, what he did was an act of love. She both apologizes and forgives him, and they go about their day.
Episode 045 - Ham-Ham Gang at the Aquarium
One night Laura reads Hamtaro a fairy-tale, but Laura falls asleep before she finishes. The next day, Laura and Kana go to the Aquarium with their fathers and the Ham-Hams follow along. Inside the Aquarium, the hamsters are overwhelmed by the strange sea-creatures, but Hamtaro recognizes it as the place from the fairy tale that Laura read the night before.So when Bijou disappears and the hamsters go to look for her, Hamtaro is not surprised when they stumble across a performance of the fairy-tale. In the tale Hamtaro remembers that a young boy brings a special sea turtle back to a magic sea kingdom, and in return for his deed, a young prince gives the boy a box that he’s never to open. Unfortunately, in the aquarium Hamtaro sees the rest of the tale, where the boy opens the box and a sinister dust turns him to an old man. Fearing that the aquarium will do the same thing to them, Hamtaro hurries back to warn Laura. Luckily when he finds her, she is ready to leave.
Later, on their way home, Laura opens up a tiny box given to her at the aquarium. Still fearing the worst, the hamsters hold their breath until they see that it is just a stuffed toy. The day did provide some fun, but it seems that the aquarium (or the fairy-tale) was too much for a bunch of tiny hamsters.
Episode 046 - The Sports Festival
There is a Sports’ Festival at Laura and Kana’s school, and the girls are participating in the Parent-Child Triathlon with their fathers. The Ham-Ham’s decide that they want to organize a competition of their own, so they attend the festival to see what’s involved. Oxnard gets so excited rooting for Kana and her father that he starts running after them. Boss and Hamtaro follow along and pretty soon all the hamsters are tangled up in the race.The last leg is a scavenger hunt where Kana and her Dad must find a dog, but the dog they find won’t budge. Soon Laura and her father see them and decide to help and as a result, they all finish in last place. Their teamwork gets “First Place” applause from the crowd, and the Ham-Hams get another lesson in good sportsmanship that they will surely bring to their own Ham-Ham Sports’ Festival.
Episode 047 - The Romantic Setup
Mr. Yoshi, Laura’s teacher, cannot forget Charlotte, the beautiful woman he met in the wild, classroom, chicken incident, so the Ham-Ham girls (who are natural romantics) set out to find her. It seems that Charlotte comes from a wealthy home and has a domineering father, Chairman Rooster. Chairman Rooster is looking for “the right man” for Charlotte and is arranging a special meeting to introduce her to Chad Baldwin. The girl hamsters decide to intercept his invitation and deliver it to Mr. Yoshi instead. When Mr. Yoshi gets the letter, however, he thinks it’s a plan devised by his matchmaker mother, so he sets out to decline it. When he gets there, Chairman Rooster is angry because he’s not Chad Baldwin. He is further insulted when Mr. Yoshi declines the invitation, and finally becomes infuriated when he discovers that Mr. Yoshi has a strong fear of birds and chickens. The rooster is the guardian symbol of Chairman Rooster’s family!In the meantime, Mr. Yoshi discovers that the daughter or Chairman Rooster is the lovely Charlotte.The situation further disintegrates when the precious Chicky-Chickies begin terrorizing the Ham-Hams who are keeping an eye on Mr. Yoshi. A rumble breaks out, but the hamsters outsmart the little Chicky-Chickies by diverting them into the pond. Fortunately, Mr. Yoshi sees the Chicky-Chickies drowning, and he jumps in to save them……and almost drowns himself.
The Chicky-Chickies are safe, but Mr. Yoshi is soaking wet. And Chairman Rooster throws him out of the house. That day, a letter arrives from Charlotte, thanking him for his heroic act, telling him that she can’t wait to see him again.
Episode 048 - Ham-Ham Clubhouse in Danger
During the rainy season, the Ham-Ham’s want a change of atmosphere so they decide to redecorate the Clubhouse. After they finish, they try to go outside, but find that the door won’t budge, because a mole dug a hole while they were decorating. The mole-hole has brought mud & water into their tunnel, and it threatens to seep into the Clubhouse!Snoozer wakes up long enough to offer his sleepy wisdom and suggests they dig another tunnel. They try this, but run into a tree trunk and must ask little Penelope to crawl around it to get some help. Soon she returns with Brandy the dog who easily clears the remaining dirt and roots away. Later they dig another hole that drains the dangerous water, and they are finally able to relax in their “good-as-new” surroundings. Working as a team, they not only saved their Clubhouse, but they made it better than before!
Episode 049 - In Search of the Pendant
After Laura and her parents have an argument, Dad leaves the house with Laura. As a worried Hamtaro watches them go, the Ham-poet Jingle appears. In the meantime, Laura and her dad go to the department store and buy her mom a pretty pendant for Laura’s parent’s anniversary, but when they get home, Laura discovers the pendant is missing.Hamtaro is determined to find the pendant, so he enlists the help of Jingle and the others to go back to the department store. The Ham-Hams who have heard so much about the store go wild with mischief, but soon settle down and help Hamtaro. But still they come up empty. They are all but defeated when Jingle steps forward. On his back is “a bag that holds all kinds of things,” including the heart-shaped pendant.
Laura gets up in the morning and finds a gift box near her pillow, and she and her dad present the pendant to her mother. Jingle sings, “Happiness was hers all along”. The hamsters now know it is true.
Episode 050 - Even the Ham-Hams get Seasick
Laura’s social studies class takes a field trip to the harbor to ride a sightseeing boat. Boss claims to be an expert on boats and harbors, so the hamsters follow along. When they get there, however, they soon realize that Boss has never been near a boat or a harbor in his whole hamster life. Dexter then claims that the sightseeing boat is going to a foreign land, so Hamtaro, afraid that he’ll never see Laura again jumps on. Boss and Bijou go after him and Boss immediately gets seasick. Laura’s heartthrob Travis also gets sick which gives Laura the opportunity to care for him. As the other hamsters worry about crossing the ocean, the seasoned traveler Auntie Viv appears and laughingly assures them that sightseeing boats don’t go to other countries. Boss and the others are happy to hear this news, and are even more relieved when they are safely back on dry land.Episode 051- Stan and Sandy Make Up
The hamster siblings, Stan and Sandy have one of their heated arguments, and Sandy’s ribbon is torn and Stan’s maracas are broken. The Ham-Hams decide that the twins need to make up, so they plan a surprise party for their birthday.Using a plan drawn up by Panda, the Hamsters make a special birthday cake of fruit and yogurt. Stan and Sandy in the meantime actually have gifts for one another. Stan has a special birthday ribbon for Sandy, and Sandy has gotten him new maracas. Everyone realizes that although Sandy and Stan don’t always see ham-to-ham, it doesn’t mean they don’t love one another. That afternoon the grateful twins forget their differences and everyone enjoys the party.
