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Round The Twist Season 1

13 Episodes Family, Comedy

When the Twist kids and their Dad leave the city for a quiet life in the coastal town of Port Niranda, they get more than they bargained for.

When the Twist kids - Pete, Linda and Bronson - and their Dad leave the city for a quiet life in the coastal town of Port Niranda, they get more than they bargained for. The lighthouse the Twists have moved into is haunted and Port Niranda is a town where the weird and unexpected regularly occurs. Ghosts, vikings, magical underpants, runaway shadows.

Cast

Richard Moir (Tony "Dad" Twist) , Sam Vandenberg (Pete Twist) , Tamsin West (Linda Twist) , Rodney McLennan (Bronson Twist) , Frankie J. Holden (Mr. Harold Gribble)

Episodes

Skeleton On The Dunny

23m

When the Twists move from the city to live in an old lighthouse, they discover that the outside dunny is haunted. One stormy night, they decide to have a showdown with a very flushed ghost.

Birdsdo

23m

Nell is committed to hospital for believing in dragons; so Linda, Pete and Bronson set off to prove her sanity. While rogue seagulls imprison Linda and Pete in a shack buried in bird droppings, Bronson finds the dragon’s egg and Nell is released.

A Good Tip For Ghosts

23m

To pass a nerve test, Pete has to collect a rotting skull from the pond at the tip, in the middle of the night. But he encounters the resident ghost, who wants something from him.

The Cabbage Patch Fib

23m

Believing that babies grow in the cabbage patch, Bronson actually finds one there. But he soon discovers that the responsibilities of parenthood have their drawbacks.

Spaghetti Pig Out

23m

Chaos reigns after a bolt of lightning hits the video remote control - it works on people! Pause, rewind and fast-forward have amusing consequences -particularly at the spaghetti eating competition.

The Gum Leaf War

23m

Dreaming that she has a huge nose, Linda takes her problems to Aunt Tuneless’ shack in the mountains, where a war is in progress. People can inflict their own ailments on others, by playing the gum leaves from a twisted tree.

Santa Claws

24m

Pete’s dream comes true when he meets Santa Claws Number 115,302, who grants each member of the Twist family two wishes - something they all end up wishing had never happened.

Wunderpants

23m

When Pete dries his underpants in the microwave, special powers are conveyed - with embarrassing consequences. But when Pete’s frog competes in the jumping competition, the wunderpants save the day.

Lucky Lips

22m

Pete becomes irresistible to women with the help of some magic lipstick. Dad wants the lipstick too, but Gribble Junior steals it - much to his regret.

Know All

24m

The Twists find a trunk full of old circus costumes, and dress the scarecrow in a clown’s outfit. But the scarecrow comes to life and chases Linda. Fortunately Dad, dressed as a fortune teller, sees and knows all.

The Copy

24m

The Twist children discover old Tom’s cloning machine, and use it with some potentially dangerous results.

Without My Pants

24m

Pete is inflicted with a bizarre speech defect. He compulsively adds the words ‘without my pants’ to the end of every sentence, with hilarious and embarrassing results.

Lighthouse Blues

24m

Gribble and his partner evict the Twists from the Lighthouse, in order to build an amusement park. But with the help of some friendly ghosts, the Twists win the battle to save their home.