List of Kampung Boy episodes

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Kampung Boy is a Malaysian animated series based on the best-selling 1979 graphic novel of the same name by Malaysian cartoonist, Mohd Nor Khalid, known professionally as Lat. The series centers about the adventures of a young boy, Mat, and his life in a kampung.[1]

The series' pilot episode aired in 1997 and began broadcast from 1999 to 2000 with 2 seasons and 26 episodes aired.[2]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
PilotFebruary 10, 1997TV1
113September 14, 1999December 7, 1999Astro Ria
213June 20, 2000September 12, 2000

Episodes

Pilot (1997)

TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
"Kampung Boy"Frank SapersteinLat10 February 1997 (1997-02-10)

Season 1 (1999)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleTitle in EnglishOriginal air date
11"Naik Keretaku""Dad's Driving Test"14 September 1999 (1999-09-14)
Yeop go to the city for undergo a driving test, but things would go haywire.
22"Si Mat Main Wayang""The Shadow Knows"21 September 1999 (1999-09-21)

The kampung welcomes a town girl, Normah, whose parents died. Yeop and Tok Din held a shadowplay for the kampung folks.

Guest appearance: Halim Othman as Tok Dalang.
33"Sang Debab""The Debab"28 September 1999 (1999-09-28)
Mat saves a baby elephant from trapped at the mud and he names her as Debab. Debab's mother gone wild and looking for her baby. Mat and his schoolmates sings at a show and things gone out of control when the group of elephants going rampage. Debab then reunited with her mother.
44"Ana Hilang""Ana's Missing"5 October 1999 (1999-10-05)

Mat, Bo and Tak worries that Ana has gone missing after they refused her to play with them. Yeop finds his way to repairing his new television while his wife and Opah preparing the food. Mat reunites with her younger sister and his family with Mustapha and his son, Farouk watching the sunset.

Guest appearance: Radhi Khalid as the judge.
55"Antara Monyet dan Bisnes Kelapa""Between the Monkey and the Coconut Business"12 October 1999 (1999-10-12)
Mat realised that he would need a new bike after he saw many of kampung residences have their bikes. He then make profits by training a monkey named Leh to take a coconut.
66"Si Mat Manusia Pintar""Smart Like a Flying Fox"19 October 1999 (1999-10-19)
Mat gets higher score in his school and became a smart boy. Bo become envious with Mat.
77"Rahsia Puan Hew""Mrs. Hew's Secret"26 October 1999 (1999-10-26)
Mat, Bo and Tak insisted to know about their teacher, Mrs. Hew's plan to kill Tok Din. Normah worries if anything would happen to her grandpa. Mat realises it was just a show and Mrs. Hew did not kills Tok Din.
88"Antara Jaguh dan Rakan""Between the Champions and Friends"2 November 1999 (1999-11-02)
Mat and Tak quarrels over football. Having a big feud with Mustapha, Yeop arranged a kampung soccer team to compete with Mustapha's city soccer team. Tak thanked Mat for saving him from being slammed by Farouk, both of them reconciled and teamed up to defeated Mustapha's football team.
99"Mak, Kahwinkan Kami!""Gone With the Kahwin!"9 November 1999 (1999-11-09)
The whole kampung was striken by flood. Yeop and Yah reminisces their wedding day in which they almost not to be married.
1010"Mat Si Anak Alam""Mat the Nature Boy"16 November 1999 (1999-11-16)
Tok Din takes Normah, Mat, Bo and Tak to the beach for camping. Upon Tok Din's advice, they let go of the turtle into the sea after Mat saves her. They later see the turtle's eggs hatching and the baby turtles goes into the sea to find their mother.
1111"Nasib Si Gadis Desa""It's a Girl's Life"23 November 1999 (1999-11-23)
Having being humiliated and bored to be a girl, Ana decided to be a boy and changes her name from Ana to Effendi.
1212"Orang Bandar Datang""Here Comes the Big City People"30 November 1999 (1999-11-30)
The kampung faces the shortage of water. Tok Din, accompanied by Mat and Normah goes to the city to seek financial help, but was rejected. Kamal and his family came to the kampung.
1313"Oh Tok!""Oh Tok!"7 December 1999 (1999-12-07)

Mat laughs at the curse of an old banyan tree only to find himself being shackled by bad luck after he dance on its branches.

Note: This episode won the TV Series of 13 Minutes and More category at the 1999 Annecy Awards.[3]

Season 2 (2000)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleTitle in EnglishOriginal air date
141"Lain Rumput, Lain Belalang""Grass and Locust"20 June 2000 (2000-06-20)

Yeop and his family goes to the city to met Kamal and his family.

Guest appearance: Chef Wan as himself

Note: This is the last episode to feature Kamal and his family (first seen in "Orang Bandar Datang").
152"Siapa Besar""Who's Bigger?"27 June 2000 (2000-06-27)
Mat lives in fantasy world and becomes a biggest human.
163"Jutawan Dermawan""A Millionaire, A Philanthropist"4 July 2000 (2000-07-04)
The whole kampung is in chaos when Opah becomes a millionaire and a philanthropist.
174"Pah dan Pit""Pah and Pit"11 July 2000 (2000-07-11)
Things go out of control when a crow name Pah making a fuss in the kampung.
185"Ada Budi, Ada Balas""Kindness Begets Kindness"18 July 2000 (2000-07-18)
Normah decided to nominate her grandfather, Tok Din in a loving mother contest.
196"Tiada Jalan Mudah""No Easy Way"25 July 2000 (2000-07-25)
Yeop and his children, Mat and Ana decided to sold a fish bait spray and make profits from selling it in order to buy a new video game. But things go out of the blue when some of kampung folks have their hair loss after using the spray and seeks compensation from Yeop.
207"Projek Sains Bo""Bo's Science Project"1 August 2000 (2000-08-01)
Bo creates a device that enabling him to communicate with aliens.
218"Curi Tulang""Stolen Bones"8 August 2000 (2000-08-08)
Tak finds a biggest dinosaur bone and received praise from the kampung residence. But he does not resonate well with Mat, who find the bones at the beginning.
229"Pohon Berpuaka""Haunted Trees"15 August 2000 (2000-08-15)
Mat refused to drink a green vitamin tonic, so he poured it onto a rose. The rose eventually became haunted.
2310"Ragam Wanita""Women's Stories"22 August 2000 (2000-08-22)
Yeop and Mat having big problems with women. Upon advice from Mustapha and Farouk, they make amends with women.
2411"Ana Ke Sekolah Oi!""Ana Goes to School!"29 August 2000 (2000-08-29)
Ana prepared herself for her first day to school and make a new friends.
2512"Bahana Gerhana""Total Eclipse"5 September 2000 (2000-09-05)
Tok Din takes Mat, Bo and Tak going to camping while waiting the eclipse.
2613"Jaga Rumah""Take Care of Our House"12 September 2000 (2000-09-12)
Yah goes to the Galora Island to saw her sister receive an award. Yeop decided to turn his family's house into an entertainment leisure while his wife was not around.

References

  1. ^ Haliza Ahmad (19 August 1999a). "'Kampung Boy' Arrives". Malay Mail. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. p. 11. ProQuest 326156898.
  2. ^ Manavalan, Theresa (4 July 1999). "Kampung Boy Hits Big Time". New Sunday Times. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. p. 10. ProQuest 266437109.
  3. ^ Haliza Ahmad (24 December 1999b). "Annecy Awards '99 for Lat's Kampung Boy". Malay Mail. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. p. 15. ProQuest 326120280.