Today's Special - Season 1

Today's Special - Season 1

Season 1

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DatesSep 14, 1982 - Feb 3, 1983
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Episodes

Family
Season 1Episode 130 min

Family

In a department store at night, display designer Jodie is working on a display of Hats for the sale the next day. Jeff, a mannequin that comes to life at night - and is learning about the world, is learning about hats, along with Muffy, a mouse that lives in a hole in the wall in the store, and talks in rhyme. Also, Sam Crenshaw, the night watchman is doing his duty rounds with the help of his talking computer TXL and reveals a secret wish about wanting to be a cowboy. The rest of this episode focuses mostly on hats as the ""Today's Special"" gang gets together for the first time.
Sep 14, 1982
Costumes
Season 1Episode 230 min

Costumes

As Jodie is working on her display of snow, Jeff learns about snow as we all wait for the first snowfall that is due that night.
Sep 16, 1982
Work
Season 1Episode 330 min

Work

Jodie sets up her flower display and is glad to have a nose to smell the flowers. Sam, However, is allergic to some of them and keeps clear. Muffy has a cold and is in bed in this episode. And Jeff mysteriously puts a cup on his nose and Jodie and Sam try to figure out why but Jeff won't tell them. They thought it was because he hurt it, or he doesn't like it, But Jodie discovers that Jeff thought his nose was going to fall off when his toy soldier's nose did.
Sep 21, 1982
Brushes
Season 1Episode 430 min

Brushes

Jodie couldn't go to her family picnic at her Aunt Millie's because she had to work. She was a little sad, and Sam cheered her up by taking her to the hospital to see all the newborn babies during meal break. But Jodie is later in for a surprise when her Aunt Millie shows up at the store to see her instead. Meanwhile, Jeff is feeling a little sad because he doesn't have a family. But Aunt Millie shows him that his special family are the ones who care about him: Jodie, Sam and Muffy.
Sep 23, 1982
Movies
Season 1Episode 530 min

Movies

Sep 28, 1982
Building
Season 1Episode 630 min

Building

Jodie brought her dog, Chipper into the store for the pet show the next day, and Jeff learns about what pets are. He is so impressed that he wants to get a pet of his own. But after wanting to pet a goldfish, take a perakee for a walk, and give a mouse a bone, he concludes that he can't get a pet if he can't take care of it. Finally, he finds a pet he can take care of - a plant named Rachel.
Sep 30, 1982
Books
Season 1Episode 730 min

Books

Jeff is too tired to do his exercises because he hasn't been sleeping. He didn't know that he was supposed to sleep, since he's a mannequin most of the time. So Jodie sets up a bed for him to sleep in until the store opens. But it isn't that easy. He can't sleep, and tries everything to get to sleep including hanging upside down like a possum, Jodie tries singing him a lullaby, but that doesn't work. Finally they decide to just leave him alone. Meanwhile, Sam and Jodie show us the time they visited a radio station.
Oct 5, 1982
Hats
Season 1Episode 830 min

Hats

The store is celebrating its own birthday and there are balloons everywhere. But Jodie's special balloons, that her nephew Davy gave her, fly out the window and get stuck on an antenna. When Sam and TXL find them, they decide to get them down and surprise Jodie.
Oct 7, 1982
Dance
Season 1Episode 930 min

Dance

Jodie has a cold and is home in bed. So Jeff and Muffy set up her display of soup, while Sam tends Jodie at her apartment.
Oct 12, 1982
Night
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Night

With costumes everywhere, the gang decides to try on all sorts of costumes, and they tell a witch story.
Oct 14, 1982
Noses
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Noses

Jeff wants to learn ""everything"" since he can never go to school and Muffy claims to know everything even though she never went to school. Meanwhile, Sam is chasing the Canadian Brass around the store.
Oct 19, 1982
Balloons
Season 1Episode 1230 min

Balloons

Today's Special is games the next day, and Jodie setting up her display for the sale has everyone on the subject of games.
Oct 21, 1982
Soup
Season 1Episode 1330 min

Soup

Muffy doesn't feel important and want to leave the store by train. So the other think of a plan to convince her to stay.
Oct 26, 1982
Halloween
Season 1Episode 1430 min

Halloween

Jodie sets up her display of water supplies, which puts water on the subject.
Oct 28, 1982
Shoes
Season 1Episode 1530 min

Shoes

With book displays, everyone is reading something. Muffy is reading a picture book, Sam is reading a book about Cam the Detective and gets tips on solving mysteries; Jeff is reading a book of knowledge and thinks that he should look different when he's smarter; Jodie however, has a hard time getting work done because she can't set up a book display without reading fairytales.
Nov 2, 1982
Hair
Season 1Episode 1630 min

Hair

The display of fruit has everyone on the topic of fruit.
Nov 4, 1982
Food
Season 1Episode 1730 min

Food

Jodie sets up her garden display, which has everyone on the topic of flowers and gardens.
Nov 9, 1982
Opera
Season 1Episode 1830 min

Opera

Sam's shoes are worn out and he must have new shoes. But he's very sensitive about that. Meanwhile, Jeff is having fun with his new running shoes.
Nov 11, 1982
Records
Season 1Episode 1930 min

Records

Today's Special is hair and Jeff helping her with the display has him learning about hair and puts hair on the day's subject.
Nov 16, 1982
Soap
Season 1Episode 2030 min

Soap

Jodie hurt her hand roller-skating and it is in a bandage. So the others help her out with the display, which puts the topic of this episode on hands.
Nov 18, 1982
Music
Season 1Episode 2130 min

Music

Since the big sale the day before, the store is a mess. Jeff and Jodie must clean up the children's department as Jeff learns about brushes, Sam cleans up the computer room, and Muffy cleans up her place. Sam and Muffy finish their jobs first and decide to surprise Jeff and Jodie and finishes cleaning the children's department for them.
Nov 23, 1982
Flight
Season 1Episode 2230 min

Flight

With everyone on the topic night, displays and everything, They discover paw prints meaning that a raccoon may be loose in the store - and it's Sam's responsibility to find it.
Nov 25, 1982
Camping
Season 1Episode 2330 min

Camping

Nov 30, 1982
Gardens
Season 1Episode 2430 min

Gardens

Dec 7, 1982
Hands
Season 1Episode 2530 min

Hands

Dec 9, 1982
Sleep
Season 1Episode 2630 min

Sleep

Dec 14, 1982
Games
Season 1Episode 2730 min

Games

Dec 16, 1982
Plays
Season 1Episode 2830 min

Plays

Dec 21, 1982
Snow
Season 1Episode 2930 min

Snow

Dec 23, 1982
Friends
Season 1Episode 3030 min

Friends

Dec 28, 1982
Television
Season 1Episode 3130 min

Television

Dec 30, 1982
School
Season 1Episode 3230 min

School

Jan 4, 1983
Fruit
Season 1Episode 3330 min

Fruit

Jan 6, 1983
Homes
Season 1Episode 3430 min

Homes

Jan 11, 1983
Birthdays
Season 1Episode 3530 min

Birthdays

Jan 13, 1983
Eyes
Season 1Episode 3630 min

Eyes

Jan 18, 1983
Wood
Season 1Episode 3730 min

Wood

Jan 20, 1983
Circus
Season 1Episode 3830 min

Circus

Jan 25, 1983
Summer Camp
Season 1Episode 3930 min

Summer Camp

Jan 27, 1983
Water
Season 1Episode 4030 min

Water

Feb 1, 1983
Pets
Season 1Episode 4130 min

Pets

Feb 3, 1983
Trains
Season 1Episode 4230 min

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