Parallax - Season 1
Season 1
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DatesAug 6, 2004 - Sep 10, 2004
Episodes
Season 1Episode 130 min
One Big Happy Family
On an otherwise ordinary day in the coastal town of Werrinup, Ben discovers in quick succession that there is a portal to a parallel universe in an old drain, he has a sister, his mother is a Guardian of the Parallax, his best friend has a sneak thief double from another world and these large flying purple insect things (Welkin) want to bite him.
Aug 6, 2004
Season 1Episode 230 min
A Rare Find
Together, Ben and Katherine just manage to fight off a welkin attack, though Ben has yet to master the Stave which he's 'borrowed' from Veronica. They both want answers to their mother's role as Guardian and the mysteries of their separate worlds, but when Katherine confronts Veronica, her mother is evasive. In Katherine's World, Ben stops repossession of Katherine's home by smuggling in a valuable heritage artefact.
Aug 9, 2004
Season 1Episode 330 min
The Artful Dodger
Ben follows Francis (thief) into the third parallel universe where hippies and tie-dye are the rage. There they work out an arrangement. He and the two Francises work out a scam to pay back Ben's Martin. Veronica works with Katherine and her friend Melinda to recover the Stave.
Aug 10, 2004
Season 1Episode 430 min
Achey, Breaky Heart
Ben organises a rock'n'roll dance. Katherine brings Stefan, hoping to reunite him with Veronica. The night is a success thanks to Francis (thief).
Aug 11, 2004
Season 1Episode 530 min
Lost In Paradise
Katherine's Melinda goes exploring in Ben's world. Melinda and Florence the Chicken find a new portal that leads to a Hi-Tech rubbish tip. The kids arrive to rescue her and are attacked by Welkin and Ben is bitten.
Aug 12, 2004
Season 1Episode 630 min
One Man's Rubbish
Katherine and Ben play an inter-world version of pass the parcel as they each try to off-load Francis (thief's) loot from the futuristic rubbish tip. They are almost caught and their inter-Parallax travels exposed, but Veronica saves the day. Francis (thief) discovers theTechno Town version of Werrinup and Una, the girl of his dreams.
Aug 13, 2004
Season 1Episode 730 min
Artes Veritas
Ben discovers that by pressing the points of the portal sign he can travel to a distant new world. He meets Mundi and is introduced to a town where people live in the treetops of a forest . Its fun until he is scratched in a Krellick attack. Veronica, in disguise as a New York art dealer, turns Stefan's exhibition into a success.
Aug 16, 2004
Season 1Episode 830 min
The Battle of Mundi's World
Ben is sick as a result of the Krellick scratch. His friends travel to Forest World to get the antidote but wind up in a huge battle against the Krellicks. They are losing when Veronica arrives to save the day - and ask pointedly just how many kids are using the supposedly 'secret' portals.
Aug 17, 2004
Season 1Episode 930 min
The Big Sleep-Over
Katherine and Ben are sent on individual quests. Ben visits Desert World and has to use his head after his rash actions land him in strife. Katherine is sent to Forest World, where a night of singing and dancing teaches her to open up her emotions and that not everything of value has to be ""logical"".
Aug 18, 2004
Season 1Episode 1030 min
The Martin Crimes
Tired of the Martins giving them a hard time, Ben and the gang get their revenge. They lure the Martin from each of their four worlds to Forest World and force them to confront each other. The Martins are terrified when their ""reflections"" talk back.
Aug 19, 2004
Season 1Episode 1130 min
The World According to Betti
In Techno World Francis Zapmeister meets Betti, a mysterious woman who looks like Veronica. She has plans to remove ""aberrants"" from the Parallax and make the worlds a better place. Katherine realises Veronica has been watching her all along, and finally forgives her mother.
Aug 20, 2004
Season 1Episode 1230 min
The Curse of The Incredibly Bad News
Veronica reveals that Betti is her twin sister, and that the Welkin and Krellicks are part of Betti's army, sent to destroy the remaining Guardians to prevent them interfering with her plans to blandish the Parallax. She also tells Ben that Stefan, not Jeremy, is his real father. An angry and disillusioned Ben refuses to follow her to the refuge in Forest World.
Aug 23, 2004
Season 1Episode 1330 min
Decoy
To distract Betti from her search for the newly-found Guardian, Veronica sets herself up as a decoy in Techno World. Ben and Katherine arrive in time to see Veronica disappear in front of Betti in a blinding purple flash.
Aug 24, 2004
Season 1Episode 1430 min
Too Many Chiefs
Jeremy convinces Ben that Veronica must still be alive and that Ben can find her. Ben sets off after Spy Boy in Techno World, but is lured into a trap. Katherine arrives in time to rescue him, but it turns out Ben has also accidentally led his local Tiffany to Forest World, and she doesn't want to leave.
Aug 25, 2004
Season 1Episode 1530 min
Ex-Ben
Betti disguises herself as Veronica and goes to Ben's world, determined to find the mystery male Guardian, but Jeremy, the kids and Mrs Dawes fool her. Ben and Mundi find another Portal in Forest World, along with the missing Guardian's Stave.
Aug 26, 2004
Season 1Episode 1630 min
Dad Meets Dad
Ben recruits Jeremy and Stefan to help fight Betti, but the two dads immediately lock horns the moment they meet each other. Ben discovers that the Staves can act as intercoms, and that Veronica is still alive.
Aug 27, 2004
Season 1Episode 1730 min
The Krellick War
Betti lures the gang to Techno World. The kids, assisted by Jeremy and Stefan, fight the Krellicks and win the battle. But Betti wins the war when she and Spy Boy blandish the world. Katherine fools Betti into thinking that Ben has been eaten by the Mother of all Welkin.
Aug 30, 2004
Season 1Episode 1830 min
The Reluctant Guardian
Ben and Katherine find Otto, the lost Guardian of Forest World. Otto reveals that Veronica's pots are a map to the Reading Room of the Parallax. Katherine reveals her existence to Betti.
Aug 31, 2004
Season 1Episode 1930 min
Seek And You Shall Find
Ben finds Otto in Techno World, but they are tracked by Spy Boy. Katherine speaks to Betti and tells Veronica, in code, that Ben is still alive. Otto tells Ben the purpose of the Reading Room.
Sep 1, 2004
Season 1Episode 2030 min
Sand Witch
Stefan and Jeremy are determined to take the initiative - and promptly lose themselves, and Tiffany, in the Parallax. They blunder into Betti relaxing in Desert World and only escape with Katherine's assistance. In the confrontation Betti finds out more about both Ben and Katherine and is on their trail.
Sep 2, 2004
Season 1Episode 2130 min
My Favourite Martin
The two Martins want to know everything about the Parallax. Betti buttonholes Katherine's Martin - the greediest - and, shows him the possibilities of a Parallax that includes Techno World in return for information about Katherine.
Sep 3, 2004
Season 1Episode 2230 min
Cheats Never Prosper
Betti finally gets her meeting with Katherine and proudly shows her intended 'partner' around ""Garden World"" as an example of how people live happily and prosper in a blandished world. For a moment Katherine thinks that Betti may actually have a logical point - but she soon realises that Betti's perfect worlds come at a great cost.
Sep 6, 2004
Season 1Episode 2330 min
Martinmania
Betti recruits the Martins from the various worlds to help her track down Katherine. Betti discovers Ben is still alive. Katherine and Ben find out that the Orb made the Guardian's Hut a sanctuary, but are forced to leave Forest World to avoid Betti.
Sep 7, 2004
Season 1Episode 2430 min
The Reading Room
Ben and Katherine find another Orb in Ben's world, which transports them to the Reading Room. They view the different worlds and find Veronica imprisoned in Garden World. Francis Surfer volunteers to go and rescue her.
Sep 8, 2004
Season 1Episode 2530 min
Clownin' Around
Betti sets a trap for Ben and Katherine at the Garden World portals. Francis Surfer finds Veronica, and helped by Spy Boy and Otto, the gang manages to get home safely. A furious Betti destroys Ben's home..
Sep 9, 2004
Season 1Episode 2630 min
It Ain't Over
Ben and Katherine outsmart Betti and trap her in Desert World, but have to return to rescue Katherine's Martin. Katherine blandishes Betti. Veronica and Otto work out how to revive all the people in the Parallax who have been blandished, including - unfortunately - Betti.
Sep 10, 2004
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