Wimzie's House

Ended
~30m / ep
2 seasons
9.0/10

Wimzie's House is a Canadian children's television program which ran on YTV from 1995 to 1996, and in the United States on Public Broadcasting Service from October 1, 1997 to September 28, 2001. The show has also aired at least as early as 1995 and through the late-1990s on CBC Television, and on Radio-Canada. The show also aired on Nickelodeon's preschool programming block Nick Jr. from January 21, 2000 – April 26, 2002, and on CBS as part of Nick Jr. on CBS from September 16, 2000 – September 7, 2002, then returned after a four-year hiatus from September 17, 2005 and was seen through September 9, 2006. Reruns of the show currently air in the United States on qubo on January 7, 2008, and in Canada on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and in syndication as part of the Cookie Jar Network block. The series was produced by Cinar, with the PBS telecasts presented by Maryland Public Television, and Children's Television Workshop from 1997 – 2000, then Sesame Workshop from 2000 – 2002. The show's puppetry is in the style of Sesame Street, which led to some legal troubles with The Jim Henson Company, in 1999.

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E1. The Sore Winner
30m
Horace helps win a football game. Afterwards, the gang call him ""Horace the Hero"". This makes Horace feel so good, that he becomes a sore winner, and won't stop bragging about himself. He then only plays games that he only wins. The kids then stop playing with Horace, and he feels left out. Yaya explains that he shouldn't be a sore winner.
E2. To Each His Own (a.k.a. Horace is Different)
30m
The kids paint pictures for Gratziella's airline. The kids all paint flowers and suns, but Horace paints what he felt like. He painting looks like a blue blot. The kids tease Horace, and say his painting is weird. Horace is hurt, and hides the paints and brushes. Gratziella talks to Horace about other people who were different: Stravinsky, the Wright Brothers, and Van Gohg. Horace admits to hiding the paints. Gratziella holds an experiment, she has each kids paint their own version of a storm. In the ends, each one has a different storm: Wimzie paints a rainstorm, Jonas paints a tornado, Horace paints a hurricane (making sure the seagulls aren't hurt), and Lou Lou makes a 3-D tree being stuck by lightning. The kids realize that differences make the world a better place, and they apologize to Horace for teasing him.
E3. The Contest
30m
When Wimzie is appointed judge of the dress-up contest, each kid tries to win her vote by giving her a favorite toy. Ultimately, Wimzie finds a way to make everyone a winner.
E4. Please Don't Say That
30m
Wimzie inedvertanly begins a habit of saying the word ""stupid"" in every unpleasing situation. After Wimzie fails to stop when Yaya asked, Yaya starts a ""charity"". Everytime Wimzie says ""stupid"", Yaya makes Wimzie pay one penny. Eventually, Wimzie runs out of money, and can't buy a red box at Mrs. Ferris's yard sale.
E5. Be Yourself
30m
E6. The Boys Against the Girls
30m
The kids are arguing over who's better-boys or girls. Yaya helps them realize that it's better to celebrate everyone's specific talents and ablilities.