Family Ties
Episode 28 · 1987-02-13

- Comedy
- Kids
Episode overview
Geoffrey receives a phone call telling him that Grandad has had an accident and is in hospital. He tells Bungle, Zippy and George that he will have to go up to the hospital and that he will take them to stay at Auntie's house for the night. Geoffrey takes them to Auntie's in his car. Bungle has some flowers for her and George has made a get well card for Grandad, but Zippy isn't very happy at going to stay with Auntie and would rather stay at home. When they arrive at Auntie's house Zippy is disappointed that he'll have to miss his favourite cartoon as she doesn't own a TV set. Also he doesn't like the sausages she's cooked them for their tea. After tea, Auntie asks Bungle, Zippy and George to help her with the washing up, but they aren't very happy at this. Auntie tells them they shouldn't be so lazy and selfish and that families should help each other. Then Rod, Jane and Freddy visit and sing "They're Your Family". Later, Auntie lets them play with an old train set that used to be Geoffrey's when he was a little boy. This cheers Zippy up and when Geoffrey telephones to see how they're all getting on Zippy tells him he's having a wonderful time!
Season 18 episodes
1. Touch and Feel1986-08-01
2. Being Sensible1986-08-08
3. Special Times1986-08-15
4. Africa1986-08-22
5. Italian1986-08-29
6. Favourite Things1986-09-05
7. Hard Worker1986-09-12
8. Mirrors1986-09-19
9. Multi Cultural: Indian1986-09-26
10. Horses II1986-10-03
11. Party Preparation1986-10-10
12. 1000th Birthday Party1986-10-17
13. Multi Cultural: Chinese1986-10-24
14. Geoffrey Gets It Wrong1986-10-31
15. Getting Your Own Way1986-11-07
16. Nursery Rhymes 11986-11-14
17. Falling Out and Making Up1986-11-21
18. What Shall We Do1986-11-28
19. Caring for Others1986-12-05
20. Nursery Rhymes 21986-12-12
21. Visit to the Theatre1986-12-19
22. Rainbow Christmas Show1986-12-26
23. Keeping the Peace1987-01-09
24. Creativity1987-01-16
25. Highwayman1987-01-23
26. How1987-01-30
27. Machines1987-02-06
28. Family Ties1987-02-13
29. Cats1987-02-20
30. I Want to Be a Pop Star1987-02-27
31. What Happens If1987-03-06
32. If I Were Invisible1987-03-13
33. Small World1987-03-20
34. Helping Out1987-03-27
35. Visit to a Safari Park1987-04-03
36. Easter1987-04-10
37. Frogs1987-04-24
38. Co-Operation1987-05-01
39. Keeping Fit1987-05-08
40. Guess Who I Am1987-05-15
41. Watch Out1987-05-22
42. Chatterbox1987-05-29
43. Smile Please1987-06-05
44. Town Living1987-06-19
45. Country Living1987-06-26
46. Car Boot Sale1987-07-03
47. Mail Order1987-07-10
48. Ugly Duckling1987-07-17
49. Words1987-07-24
50. Do It Yourself1987-07-31
51. Hare and Tortoise1987-08-07
52. Numbers1987-08-14
53. Shipwreck1987-08-21
54. Gadgets1987-08-28