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  1. Images

    During a golfing tournament, Olive stumbles across the principles of photography.

  2. Sensors and Sensorbility

    Brenda and Frank set about modernising Mammoth Inn.

  3. Stuck in the Mud

    Frank and Pilbeam go on a fishing expedition, using magnets as bait.

  4. Pulleys

    The islanders need to find a better way to milk a mammoth.

  5. A Knight's Tale

    A village clubs together to build a spiral ramp around a tower.

  6. Fun at the Fair

    By combining a swing, a roundabout and a series of gears, a merry-go-round is built.

  7. Take a Mammoth to Water

    The islanders decide it's time to wash the mammoths.

  8. A See Saw World: Levers

    Olive masters the fine art of weighing a mammoth by using an intricate lever system.

  9. She Wears My Ring

    Brenda's wedding ring falls down the sink.

  10. Take It to the Bridge

    The Mammoth Island Orchestra improves its performances.

  11. Shocking

    The air turns electric as the mammoths and riders harpoon lemons and get a bit of a shock.

  12. Coconut Crumble

    Schools programme. Troy accidentally discovers springs during the coconut harvest.

  13. Cooling

    Olive and her family learn about refrigerators and air conditioning.

  14. Hot Wheels

    Schools science programme. Troy and Olive's mail cart keeps running out of control.

  15. Sound of a Mammoth

    A ride through the mountains and canyons with the mammoths proves chaotic.

  16. Heating

    The inventor just can't stop himself from singing in the mammoth-fuelled shower!

  17. The Far Side

    Brenda's laundry comes in very handy when the Islanders decide to take a trip.

  18. The Sinking Feeling

    Troy is in charge of the first Mammoth submersible ferry's maiden voyage.

  19. Somewhere over the Mammoth

    Schools programme. Troy believes that there's a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow.

  20. Rolling Stones

    The islanders come up with a plan to build a new road.

  21. Oh for the Wings of a Mammoth

    Pilbeam discovers that with the aid of an awning and a strong wind, even mammoths can fly.

  22. Engine Trouble

    Olive designs some faster pizza-delivery vehicles.

  23. On Squeezing Mammoths

    Olive sets out to build a fire pump.

  24. A Head Full of Steam

    The discovery of the steam engine opens up all sorts of possibilities for the theme park.

  25. Life on the Water

    Pilbeam and the mammoths have to swim ashore when the bridge collapses.