Ep 1:
How TakaPu learned to fly (New Zealand)
The first episode shows life on gannets rock.
TakaPu is born as a natural adventurer: his egg drops out of the nest and
crashes at the bottom of the rock. Without the support of his parents he
has to learn to fly and hunt for fish on his own. Which leads to his first
encounter with man made fish fingers and he is determined to persue this
delicacy to the end of the world.
Ep 2: How TakaPu lost his
feathers (New Zealand)
TakaPu checks out a sheep farm in New Zealand
and learns from the dogs how to hypnotize sheep. His curiosity gets him in
serious trouble, when he enters the shearers shed and exits as a naked
bird. But he uses his new skills as a hypnotizer to get new clothes and
fishfingers of course.
Ep 3: How TakaPu became a movie
star in Queenstown (New Zealand)
TakaPu visits the adventure capital
Queenstown and gets in the way of all kind of fast moving objects: sky
divers, bungy jumpers, jetboaties and river rafters. He offers a bet to
all adventurers that he is faster than every vehicle they use. Of course
he outsmarts most of them and wins. His award: fishfingers of course.
Ep 4: How TakaPu learned dancing
in the Cooks (Cook Islands)
TakaPu lands in the Cook Islands and gets
involved in the annual Hula dance competition. He learns how the school
kids make their costumes out of thin bark, coconut fibre and pearl shells.
Then he performs his dance on stage and wins - with a little help from a
mosquito.
Ep 5: How TakaPu got his first
kiss in Fiji
TakaPu visits a small island village and
meets a sad little girl which is banned from fishing in the lagoon with
the elders. He tries to help her and when sharks attack the fishing party,
he unknowingly manages to chase them away. As a reward he gets his
fishfingers and a kiss from the girl.
Ep 6: How TakaPu went rafting in
Fiji
TakaPu visits a village in the highlands of
the island Viti Levu. He learns how Fijians build a raft from bamboo
sticks and transport their crops down the river to the market. TakaPu
takes the helm but falls asleep and his raft crashes onto a rock in the
river. All passengers and freight go overboard and TakaPu has to find a
way to compensate for their loss.
Ep 7: How TakaPu brought untidyness to
Samoa
TakaPu visits a Samoan village and learns how
the Matais (chiefs) rule the village by distributing work duties and
keeping everything tidy. After TakaPu’s arrival untidyness takes over,
making the Matais very angry. In the end TakaPu strikes a deal with the
Matais, bringing tidyness back to the village - in return for fish
fingers.
Ep 8: How TakaPu learned
tattooing in Samoa
TakaPu visits a Samoan village by the sea and
learns how a young Samoan boy gets his first tattoo. He accidentally
injures the tattooer and puts him out of business, thereby causing the
loss of income for the whole village. But soon he learns to do his own
tattoos and creates a new TakaPu design, which becomes popular all over
the islands.
Ep 9: How TakaPu visited the
island of flowers (Cook Islands)
TakaPu gets enchanted by Rarotonga’s Flower
Power. He learns how to make beautiful flower garlands and how Cook
Islanders speak with flowers. During the annual flower festival he falls
in love with the Flower Queen and steels fish fingers at the market. His
burglary is revealed by the airport’s x-ray machine, but he manages to
take off without being caught.
Ep 10: How TakaPu rescued a
turtle in Tahiti
TakaPu meets a turtle in Tahiti and rescues
it from being illegally sold by fishermen. He takes the turtle to Leo, a
Tahitian with a turtle sanctuary on the island of Taha’a. Yachties from
all over the world anchor at Leo’s place, adopt turtles from him and
take them back to the ocean. TakaPu’s turtle friend is also released and
our hero is rewarded with fish fingers and a holiday in Tahiti.
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