Hamtaro · Episode 46: The Sports Festival!
The Sports Festival!
2001-05-1830 min
There's a sports festival in town. Laura and her Dad are out training for the Parent-Child triathlon. As they jog along, Laura's Dad decides to stop at a bench for a little rest. Hamtaro has been watching them as they practice. Just then, Kana and her Dad come by. Kana's Dad can't help but subject Laura's to some ribbing. He talks about how hard he and Kana have been training and how he's already set up a place and a party for their gold medals and stuff. The two fathers get into one of their arguing matches again, leading Kana to make a comment. Hamtaro, not really understanding the idea of…
1Hamtaro!2000-07-0730 minThe show opens with Hamtaro. He's in his cage and is trying to figure out how to get out. From his panicked reaction, we learn that he and his human have just moved to a new house. He escapes from his cage and starts chewing on the curtains. His human comes in and finds him. She complains that he's always getting into trouble when she's out of the room. Hamtaro voiceovers that he's Hamtaro and that he's living there with Laura and her parents. Laura shows her parents what Hamtaro did to her curtains. She heads downstairs and Hamtaro gets out again. Laura comes back upstairs and tells Hamtaro…2The Ham-Ham Clubhouse2000-07-1430 minIt's Laura's first day of school. She's trying to pick out an outfit and is running late. She asks Hamtaro for advice, but Hamtaro can only stare. Her Mom comes up and suggests that she should have picked out an outfit the night before.3Calling All Ham-Hams!2000-07-2130 minIt's early morning, before school and Hamtaro can't wait for Laura to leave. It's not that he doesn't like her, it's just that there are so many new ham-hams at the clubhouse nowadays and he can't wait to get there and play with everyone. Laura finally leaves and Hamtaro makes his escape. Outside, he runs into Boss and Oxnard. Oxnard is upset because he's lost his sunflower seed again. He's afraid he'll never find another sunflower seed again, but Hamtaro finds it. He was just sitting on it. Hamtaro and Boss head to the clubhouse and find some new hamsters waiting outside, along with their…4Come Out, Bijou!2000-07-2830 minIt's morning and Laura is getting ready for the day. Her Mom comes in and reminds her to feed the fish. Laura gets dressed and asks Hamtaro what he thinks of her outfit. She thinks that Hamtaro seems a little restless this morning. She heads outside to meet Kana. It's summer vacation, but they're going over to the school to feed the fish. Hamtaro heads to the clubhouse, where he meets up with Oxnard in the tunnel. They talk about summer vacation - Oxnard's not really sure what it is. Hamtaro thinks that it's a lot of work - Laura has to talk on the phone and be outside with Kana, so on, so…5Diamonds of Sugar2000-08-0430 minHamtaro listens to Laura and her friend talking about a BBQ while they are eating a candy called 'Diamonds Of Sugar'. Laura's mother comes in and tells Laura to go shopping for the BBQ. Apparently, Hamtaro wants some but they are put up high on a bookshelf and he goes to the Ham-Hams for help. Bijou is the only one, other than Hamtaro who has seen these candies. Maxwell claims to have read about them, but he was lying. Hamtaro and Bijou draw one on the chalkboard and Boss then says they are in the sky at night. Apparently, he means Stars, but Boss explains that hamsters call them 'Emeralds of…6First Time at the Beach2000-08-1130 minThe Ham-Hams don't know what a beach is and they decide to go with Laura and Kana. Once they get there the Ham-Hams have fun in the sand and Hamtaro is just about to go into the water, and then a huge (from a hamster's perspective) tidal wave comes! Hamtaro gets away in time and is safe. Laura and Kana are in a rock pool and Kana is teaching Laura how to swim. Then a storm strikes and the Ham-Hams hide under a hat. Laura and Kana's parents are looking for them and the Ham-Hams go and get the adult's attention and lead them back to Laura and Kana. After some things happen, they go home.7A Summer Festival Adventure2000-08-1830 minOn a warm summer day, Laura and Kana dress in kimonos to go to the Summer Festival. Curious to know what a festival is, Hamtaro follows Laura, and meets up with Boss, Maxwell, and Pashmina. Maxwell explains that at such festivals, flowers bloom in the sky! What are these flowers in the sky? When Pashmina tries to find the answer, she gets lost from the group. The Ham-Hams launch a search party for Pashmina. When they finally find her, she is in tears. But soon she is laughing again, when the Ham-Hams finally see the sparkling flowers of light blooming in the sky!8The Sunflower Field2000-08-2530 minLaura and her family are going on a trip to Grandma Willow's in the country. Grandma Willow lives in the country house that Laura's Dad used to live in. Laura's especially excited because there's a big sunflower field surrounding the area and she gets to take Hamtaro along. When Hamtaro hears about it, he tells the whole ham-ham gang. They all want to come, but they can't. It's an overnight trip and their owners would miss them. Oxnard really wishes he could go, as the idea of all those sunflowers holds great appeal for him. Finally, the day of the big trip comes. As they near Grandma's…9Much Ado About School!2000-09-0130 minSummer's over, and its time for Laura to go back to school. Hamtaro overhears Laura talking about her new teacher, but he thinks she's talking about a hamster. Hamtaro, Boss, and Oxnard tag along with Laura to school to find this hamster, but then they find out that she was actually talking about her teacher. Back at the Ham-Ham clubhouse, the Ham-Hams decide to start their own school.10Jingle, the Wanderer2000-09-0830 minLaura's father asks her to deliver an important floppy disk to his office. While Laura packs her bag, Hamtaro gets trapped inside. On the way to Mr. Haruna's office, Hamtaro picks up two hitchhikers, Oxnard and Penelope, who have just escaped from an angry crow. When Oxnard's sunflower seed falls to the ground, Oxnard jumps out of Laura's bag to go after it, and Hamtaro and baby Penelope follow, not knowing that the yellow disk has slipped out of Laura's bag too. The hamsters get lost in the park and run into Jingle, the wandering Ham-Poet, who plays them prophetic ballads on his guitar. Soon…11The Wise, Elder-Ham2000-09-1530 minLaura's grandma visits and tells Laura about her long-lost friend and their identical clocks. Laura decides to search for grandma's friend. Hamtaro tells the ham-hams and they decide to help out. They go to elder-ham and he leads them to the spot that Laura's grandma and her friend vowed to meet each other again someday. Hamtaro sees grandma's friend and sees Laura going the wrong way. he goes down and turns on grandma's friend's clock, and Laura hears it. She goes to get her grandma. They run toward each other and they remember the day they made their promise.12Bijou’s in Danger!2000-09-2230 minWhen Laura and Kana go shopping, the Ham-Hams go along, but soon find danger in the shopping district. A large, mean cat lives in an alley in the district, and after Bijou goes down the alley, she doesn't return! The Ham-Hams go looking for her and find that Bijou has fainted among the alley-cat's kittens after being frightened by the protective mother cat. The Ham-Hams attempt a dramatic rescue, but Hamtaro and Boss are chased, and the others get trapped under a bucket. Unexpectedly, Laura and Kana show up and begin fawning over the baby kittens. The proud mother cat turns her attention away…13Let’s Dance, Sandy!2000-09-2930 minHamtaro and the Ham-Hams are rehearsing for their performances in Elder-Ham's annual Sunflower Seed Harvest Festival. Boss is studying for the lead role in a play and the Ham-Ham girls are practicing their gymnastics routine. Sandy, the agile athlete of the group, has a big crush on Maxwell, because he reminds her so much of her twin brother, who she hasn't seen since she was young. Sandy asks Hamtaro to see if Maxwell feels the same about her, and the other girls pester Hamtaro about it too. When the day of the performance arrives, the girls impress both Elder-Ham and Maxwell; Hamtaro sees…14The Search for Sandy’s Brother2000-10-0630 minThe ham-hams have gathered in the clubhouse because Boss has called them together for an important meeting. They need to come up with a plan to try and find Sandy's brother, since they recently learned from Elder Ham that he is somewhere in town. Boss has been having everyone learn Sandy's ""Twirling Whirling"" song and he has Hamtaro recite it to prove that he knows it. The ham-hams are rather dubious as to their chances. They really don't have much to go on and they live in a large town. Plus, Howdy isn't really sure whether to trust Elder Ham's advice. They think that Sandy's owner, who is…15Bijou’s Favorite Ribbon2000-10-1330 minBijou is in her cage admiring her ribbons and making herself look nice. She's thinking about Hamtaro, she likes how he really notices her when she's wearing her beautiful ribbons. At Laura's, Laura is experimenting with a variety of different hairstyles. She finally decides that she'll wear her pink ribbons today. She goes to get one, only to fink that Hamtaro has gobbled it and stuffed it in his cheek pouches! She tries to pull at a bit that's sticking out of Hamtaro's mouth. Hamtaro tries to clamp on, saying that he's not letting go, but Laura eventually frees the ribbon. Laura tells…16Get Well Laura2000-10-2030 minIt's morning and Laura's alarm clock is going off. Laura seems very tired. As the alarm continues going off, her Mom yells from downstairs about it. She sleepily punches the alarm clock off and goes back to sleep. The next thing she knows, her Mom is upstairs waking her up and showing her the alarm clock. More than thirty minutes have passed since she punched it off! She's going to be late for school. She gets ready and leaves the house in a hurry. Her Mom tries to get her to have some breakfast, but she says that there's no time. She quickly heads off to meet up with Kana to go to school…17Hamtaro, the Super Sleuth!2000-10-2730 minIt's morning and Laura is searching for her favorite pencil case. It has a lot of cool stuff in it, but it's simply disappeared. Her Mom comes up, warning that she's going to be late for school. Laura explains about the pencil case and her Mom suggests that if she would clean her room, she might be able to find her stuff, since it's a mess. Laura says she'll do it that afternoon and heads off to school. Hamtaro gets out of his cage and decides that he'll find Laura's pencil case. He starts sniffing around ends up finding an old treat which he places in his cage. He still hasn't found the…18The Slipper Chase2000-11-0330 minLaura has landed the starring role in the class presentation of ""Cinderella"" and is very excited. Her parents are happy for her too, in fact, they're ecstatic. Her Dad says that they should get her an agent. Laura goes upstairs and happily tells Hamtaro about her role. Hamtaro, however, has no idea what ""Cinderella"" is. Laura reads to him from ""Cinderella,"" but he still doesn't get it. Laura gets to work practicing and Hamtaro voices over that for the next two weeks, Laura spent a lot of time talking to herself. Hamtaro sees that the ""Cinderella"" play is very important to Laura, so he…19Panda’s Ham-Ham Fun Park!2000-11-1030 minWhen Laura and her family go to the amusement park, Hamtaro shares the news with the Ham-Hams. Panda decides to build a Ham-Ham fun park, but Boss, Howdy, and Stan have their doubts about it. The rest of the Ham-Hams help Panda build his Ham-Ham fun park. Eventually, Boss, Howdy, and Stan realize that the fun park is actually working, and they come to help. Meanwhile, on the way to the amusement park, Laura's family's car breaks down, and Kana and her parents stop to help. While their parents work on the car, Laura and Kana find a small kiddie park and decide its much more fun than the big…20The Snoozer Mystery!2000-11-1730 minWhile cleaning out the clubhouse, the Ham-Hams hear that a hamster named Omar has escaped from his owner. Maxwell has a picture of the hamster, and the Ham-Hams realize that he looks like Snoozer. However, Snoozer ends up abducted by a bird, while still staying asleep. The Ham-Hams notice Snoozer is missing, and think he ran away because he's really Omar. The Ham-Hams find Snoozer and try to rescue him, but lose him again. Meanwhile, Kana, Laura, and Oxnard are alone at Kana's house, and they hear a noise. Laura and Kana check out the attic to look for ghosts, while Oxnard is left alone…21Courage, Cappy!2000-11-2430 minOn a stormy day, Cappy tries to make his way to the clubhouse and is rescued from danger by Boss. Cappy has been beginning to think that his pampered life with his owners Kip and Sue is boring and when he sees the way Boss lives, he begins to think that he might enjoy the life of a field hamster. After missing the time at which he's supposed to go home, he's even more determined to become a field hamster, but the ham-hams try to talk him out of it, fearing that among other things his owners will be sad if he's gone. At Laura's school, Kana shows off a picture of Oxnard that she painted…22Pashmina’s Present2000-12-0130 minLaura is going to Travis's birthday party, but she isn't sure what to give Travis as a gift. She tells Hamtaro about it and he gets to thinking that it's some sort of competition. He takes the idea to the clubhouse, where the focus becomes giving Pashmina the perfect gift. Howdy and Dexter are both after Pashmina and want to give her a present, so they both turn to Hamtaro for advice, but he doesn't know what to tell them, other than to give her sunflower seeds. Then, when they each find out that Hamtaro gave the other one advice, they feel like he's betrayed them. After Laura suggests that…23Maxwell’s Big Scoop!2000-12-0830 minThe Ham-Ham friends are excited about writing their own paper when Laura is assigned to write for the school paper. For the ""Ham-Ham Times"", Maxwell is appointed Chief Editor and the Hamsters all become reporters looking for the big scoop. In their search, Hamtaro and Oxnard discover a great story about the frozen lake in the park.24Hamtaro, Please Come Home!2000-12-1530 minHamtaro becomes fed up of his miss-treated life at Laura's and when she forces him to wear a decoration (Witch courses stranfgulation)Hamtaro takes advantage of a distaraction and dives into a near by truck while Laura show's off the decoration. Hamtaro travels along with the truck to the deep countryside, and the Hamsters try to find Hamtaro. Eventualy a Street Ham (Sabin)Show's Hamtaro a poster made by his Freinds He decides his home life is worth putting up with when he has friends like these and runs home. Meanwhile Laura has been depressed with guilt that Hamtaro ran away - So even she…25Merry Christmas!2000-12-2230 minLaura and Kana are out shopping for their parents. Laura, however, is talking about what she wants. The thing is, there's this nice new dollhouse in a shop window that she's admiring, but her Mom already got her this nice new coat for Christmas. It was so expensive that she figures her parents wouldn't have any money for the dollhouse. Kana tells her to ask Santa. She said last year she wrote a present that she wanted on a list to Santa. Santa never even got the list, yet somehow he knew he exactly what she wanted! She flashes back to she morning she excitedly opened that gift from Santa. She…26The Legend of the Courageos Hamtaro!2000-12-2930 minLaura is just arriving home and Hamtaro couldn't be more happy. He's been waiting for her to play with him all day. He has all sorts of games in mind, but Laura brings out a book. Hamtaro says that he's game for a book. Laura's book is some kind of mythical tale about knights and stuff, but she's having trouble staying awake. Hamtaro suggests that she skip to the brave hamster part. The two of them both fall asleep and go into a dream sequence. In this dream, Laura is the ruler of a Ham Ham Kingdom. She's known as Princess Laura. She addresses her subjects and says that she'll her the daily…27The Snowball Fight!2001-01-0530 minWhen the snowstorm ceased, Laura and Kana decide to ice skate, while Hamtaro recruits his Ham-Ham friends to venture outside into the cold to have some fun. Boss and Stan start a showdown to determine who is the ""King Ham of the Snow"" and soon all the Ham-Hams are engaged in a snowball fight.28The Amazing Auntie Viv2001-01-1230 minWhen a marathon race occurs at Laura's school, Elder Ham's friend arrives - Auntie Viv, and has come to town to participate in the race. Auntie Viv and the equally competitive Boss charge out of the starting gate when the race began. When Laura stumbles, all the Hamsters learn a lesson about good sportsmanship when Travis stopped to help Laura out.29The Search for Dad’s Glasses!2001-01-1930 minLaura's dad has lost his glasses, so they go to get a new pair from the optometrist. Hamtaro tags along, and finds Dexter, Boss, Oxnard, and Howdy. Laura's dad doesn't like any of the glasses designs, and decides he'll look for his glasses some more. When leaving, Hamtaro finds dad's glasses under a park bench. Hamtaro, Howdy, Dexter, Oxnard, and Boss try to take dad's glasses home, but they end up getting smashed. When the hamsters get to Laura's house, dad finds his glasses outside. The hamsters can't believe that there was another pair of glasses just like dad's, and realize they wasted…30Brandy’s Big Race2001-01-2630 minLaura and her family go to a dog sled race, and bring Brandy along. Hamtaro, Boss, Oxnard, and Bijou also tag along. Laura's family realize that Brandy isn't in such good shape. The hamsters decide to get Brandy to participate in the race to prove that Brandy's not useless. The hamsters run into some obstacle along the way, and eventually, they get lost. Brandy saves a bunny, and the bunny leads them to the front of the race. Brandy ends up neck and neck with the winner of last year's race, and starts to fall behind. Laura encourages Brandy, and Brandy wins the race for Laura.31Boss Is a Mom!2001-02-0230 minWhen Maxwell and Oxnard are out walking in the park, they find Boss fishing. This is confusing. They know that Boss likes fishing, but it's the middle of winter and they didn't think he was that dedicated. When Hamtaro shows up at the clubhouse that day, they tell him about it. Hamtaro is just as surprsied as they are. They wonder if maybe he isn't changing is diet or something. Bijou says that she was out walking when she saw Boss. She asked him if he wanted to walk with her. Boss said that he couldn't, he had something important to do. Everyone agrees that Boss turning down a walk with…32Valentine’s Day!2001-02-0930 minIt's the morning of Valentine's Day and Laura has two boxes of chocolate. She tells her Mom that she's giving one to her Dad, but her Mom wonders who the other one is for. The answer is, of course, Travis, but Laura just tells her Mom that it's ""nobody special."" Nobody that she would know. Meanwhile, the female ham-hams are out and about in the park, talking about what kind of gifts they should make for Valentine's Day. Sandy thinks that Maxwell would like her gift no matter what she made. This leads to a little friendly ""Sandy and Maxwell sitting in a tree"" teasing. Then, Auntie Viv…33Let’s Cross the Rainbow!2001-02-1630 minWhen the sky cleared after the storm, a beautiful rainbow appears in the sky. Too bad Kana is in the hospital and cannot join her friend, Laura to witness the magnificent sight. At the Ham-Ham Clubhouse, Everyone is able to view the rainbow except Bijou, who comes in late after the rainbow disappeared. To treat Bijou for another incredible rainbow, they search for one, but they are unable to find one. They refer to Elder Ham and he reveals that they should go on a roof of a green house.34Watching Over Cute Penelope2001-02-2330 minDexter and Howdy volunteer to baby-sit Penelope to impress Pashmina, who was going to Panda's Fun Park by herself. The two competes against each other to become the best babysitter, which causes them to get into a brawl. The neglected Penelope wanders away, and Dexter and Howdy soon realizes that she is missing. They receive help from the other Ham-Ham's to search for her. After discovering Penelope in a hole, they rescue her.35Midnight Celebration2001-03-0230 minLaura has a china doll collection, which she's getting out of storage to display in the living room. She hopes her Mom doesn't mind. Hamtaro sees all the dolls and thinks that even though they don't talk to Laura, maybe they'll talk to him. When he tries talking to them and they say nothing in response, he thinks that they're being rude. Laura, seeing him hopping around, wonders what's gotten into him. Hamtaro heads off to meet the ham-hams. He meets them in the park and tells them about how the dolls wouldn't talk to him. Oxnard says that Kana has dolls like them too and he's never been able…36Farewell Bijou!2001-03-0930 minThe owner of Bijou, Maria decides to leave to go back to France to continue learning piano. The Hamsters are shocked to hear that Bijou would be leaving, and Boss became really depressed. As the day approaches, the Ham-Hams decide to be strong and have a memorable good-bye party for her. While the Hamsters are handing out presents to Bjiou, Boss attempts to tell Bijou how he really feels but his message is told incredibly quickly, so Bijou did not understand. Maria persuades her parents to let her stay, and they agree. The next day, Bijou returns and everyone is happy.37Oxnard’s Big Crush2001-03-1630 minLaura, Kana and their families and hamsters are all together in the car, on the way to the country. Their visiting the Flower Ranch, where Kana's cousin Dylan lives. Hamtaro, in the back of the car, notes that this time he didn't have to sneak along to come on the ride. Oxnard seems extra-excited about going to the ranch. So Hamtaro tries to find out what it is that Oxnard isn't telling him, but Oxnard says that wild horses couldn't drag it out of him. Also, while in the car, Kana's Dad says that he has something special in store for Laura's Dad. When they finally arrive at the ranch, the…38The Precious Letter!2001-03-2330 minMr. Haruna plans a business trip to their old town, and Laura hopes to reunite with her old friend, Melanie. Laura attempts to send Melanie a letter because she could not reach her by phone. The answering machine doesn't seem to be on and nobody picks up. As days go by, with no response to the letter and no still no success at reaching Melanie by phone, Laura begins to give up hope. She thinks that maybe after being apart for so long, Melanie doesn't remember her anymore. She remembers back when she left her old town, that Melanie promised to write her every day, or at least maybe other day…39The Flying Ham-Hams!2001-04-0630 minPanda finds a picture of a flying ham-ham in a secret place in his attic. It's apparently a friend of one of Panda's great-great-great... grandfathers. It inspires him with the idea that maybe ham-hams can fly. In the Laura subplot, her class is participating in the annual school gardening contest. Laura is initially disappointed when she's picked to be the person to design her class's garden. She feels the job should have gone to someone who actually wanted it. Panda works with the ham-ham girls and Hamtaro to put the flying plan into action. The male ham-hams, however, are very skeptical…40The Blossom of Friendship!2001-04-1330 minHamtaro, hearing Laura and Kana talking about going on a picnic, thinks that it would be a great idea for the ham-hams as well. He takes the idea to the ham-ham gang. Everyone thinks it's great, except for Penelope and Bijou, who don't know what a picnic is and wonder what involves. However, after it's explained to them, they're quite eager to go. But when the day of the big picnic comes, Hamtaro's disappointed when he arrives at the clubhouse and finds that Bijou isn't there. Apparently Bijou's owner, Maria, isn't feeling well and so Bijou is staying at home to watch over her. If there's one…41The Scary Museum!2001-04-2030 minLaura visits the local museum to gain some information for an independent study assignment. As she talks with her family about it, they talk about something at the museum that they think looks like a giant sunflower seed. Laura's Mom is thinking about going and she's going to try to get Laura's Dad to come as well, as she's been trying to get him to come to the museum for a while. Hamtaro, listening in, focuses on ""giant sunflower seed."" He takes the news to the ham-ham gang, who wonder about the origin of this giant sunflower seed. They think maybe that aliens brought it to the planet…42Welcome Pepper!2001-04-2030 minKana's country cousin, Dylan is coming for a visit and he's bringing his hamster, Penelope, with him. Oxnard is still madly in love with Pepper and can't wait for her to come. Meanwhile, all of the ham-hams are planning a surprise party to welcome Pepper. Kana and Laura have some fun of their own planned: they're going to give Dylan a tour of the city. While Kana and Laura take Dylan on his tour, Pepper, Oxnard and Hamtaro head for the ham-ham clubhouse. Oxnard and Hamtaro explain to Pepper that there's all sorts of hamsters in the city and they can't wait for her to meet them. As they head…43The Great Chicken Chase2001-04-2730 minLaura is heading to school. Only, she's not going to class, instead, it's a Saturday and her school is holding a pet day. She and Travis are also supposed to be helping Mr. Yoshi with the feeding of the school chickens. Hamtaro is coming along with her. He's been to the school before, but this is the first time he's actually coming along officially, in his carrier. When he gets there, everyone makes something of a fuss about him and how cute he is. Hamtaro loves the attention, but Oxnard is also there and he doesn't like the attention at all. He says he can't eat when everyone is staring at…44I Love My Grandpa!2001-05-0430 minHamtaro is out and about and notices these flying fish windsocks that have been going up around town. He heads to the clubhouse, where he finds that fish are all the rage there too. The clubhouse is decorated with lots of pictures of fish and the ham-hams are all busy trying to design their own flying fish windsocks. The ham-hams encourage Hamtaro to join in, but he notes that he doesn't exactly get a lot of wind in Laura's room. Hamtaro heads home, where Laura and her family are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Laura's Grandma (from previous episodes) and Grandpa (who we have never seen…45Ham-Ham Gang at the Aquarium!2001-05-1130 minLaura and Kana visit the Aquarium with their fathers, and the Ham-Hams follow along. Inside the Aquarium, strange sea creatures overwhelm the hamsters, but Hamtaro recognizes it as the place from the fairy tale that Laura read the night before.46The Sports Festival!2001-05-1830 minThere's a sports festival in town. Laura and her Dad are out training for the Parent-Child triathlon. As they jog along, Laura's Dad decides to stop at a bench for a little rest. Hamtaro has been watching them as they practice. Just then, Kana and her Dad come by. Kana's Dad can't help but subject Laura's to some ribbing. He talks about how hard he and Kana have been training and how he's already set up a place and a party for their gold medals and stuff. The two fathers get into one of their arguing matches again, leading Kana to make a comment. Hamtaro, not really understanding the idea of…47Romancing the Roosters2001-05-2530 minAs Laura's class is out for a jog, led by Mr. Yoshi, the ham-hams are hanging out in one of the trees up above. Their relaxing, enjoying themselves, when, down on the ground, Mr. Yoshi runs smack dab up against the chicken cage. He's still very scared of chickens, which gets him some teasing from Travis. Travis jokes that the chickens are escaping, causing Mr. Yoshi to become very scared. Travis urges him to calm down, saying that the chickens are still in their plan. Mr. Yoshi realizes that Travis was just teasing and says it's not nice of him. He comments that if only ""she"" were here…48Ham-Ham Clubhouse in Danger!2001-06-0130 minLaura's class is doing a project in which they're learning about their town's drainage system. They've been discussing it for a while and Mr. Yoshi is also having the class do models. Laura discusses the project with her Mom, who finds it very interesting. Laura's Mom wants to help Laura with the project, but then Laura's Mom learns the catch, Laura has saved the project for the last minute and it's due - tomorrow! Meanwhile, it looks like rain outside. Hamtaro sees this and decides he'd best make a quick dash for the clubhouse before it starts to pour. He heads out and meets up with Oxnard…49The Search of the Pendant2001-06-0830 minLaura's Mom and Dad are playing a game. The two start fighting when Laura's Mom starts winning and Dad claims that she's been staying up extra late practicing or something. Laura's Mom calls him a sore loser and the two start arguing it out. Laura comes downstairs, sleepy-eyed and sees the argument. Hamtaro's with her, in her shirt-pocket. He complains that Saturday mornings are normally a lot more fun. Laura's Dad and Laura decide to go out for the time being. Laura's Mom thinks this is a good idea, as they need some alone time. Laura's Dad wants to get Mom something to make up for the…50Even the Ham-Ham’s Get Seasick!2001-06-1530 minIt's morning and Laura is talking to her Mom. Her class is going on a field trip. Hamtaro is over on the stairway listening in. He thinks that maybe this is something he can come along on. Laura's Mom is talking about the trip, her class is going boating. Something about this reminds Laura's Dad about his first summer job. He goes on about having to walk five miles and stuff and Hamtaro notes that even he's heard this story. Laura's Dad thinks it's nice that Laura has a teacher who doesn't just teach in class, but also shows her the real world. Laura's worried that she might get seasick, but…51Stan and Sandy Make Up2001-06-2230 minLaura is working on a project for school. She's cutting apples for a shrunken head, but she just can't seem to get it right. She's trying to peel it to make a face, but she keeps slipping up and peeling way too much. Hamtaro is watching and the whole shrunken head thing is creeping him out a bit. Worse, Laura works on it all that night in her room and Hamtaro feels like the apples are staring at him. The next morning, Hamtaro slips down the drainpipe and heads off to meet the ham-hams, who are out in the fields somewhere. Hamtaro talks about Laura's project. The ham-hams all listen and Bijou…52It’s Robin-Ham!2001-06-2930 minKana and Laura are at the park and are having a bit of an argument. They're painting and Laura thinks that trees are a great thing to sketch, while Kana would rather sketch flowing water any day. The two decide to split up and each paint what they like, but not before some good-natured jesting about ""forest ghosts."" At the clubhouse, the boy ham-hams are playing ""King of the Castle."" However, they feel that Howdy isn't playing fair. Bijou suggests that they all knock it off, as she's trying to read a book, Robin Hood. Snoozer chimes in with a comment, leading the ham-hams to start talking…53Pepper’s Visit!2002-07-0530 minLaura and her class are studying the star constellations at school, and have a field trip planned to study the Milky Way under the real night sky. Laura and Kana are all excited because they will have plenty of stars to wish on. Kana says jokingly to Laura that if you wish on a star at the same time as someone else, the two of you will fall in love. Laura, half believing, sets her mind on standing by Travis when her class goes to see the stars so that they can make a wish on a star together. Hamtaro is confused about this Milky stuff in the sky, reports to the Ham-Hams that Laura is about to…54Pop Star2002-07-1230 minStucky returns to play hide-and-seek with the Ham-Hams, and he falls in love with a bunny in a stump. Cappy wants to ask the bunny to play hide-and-seek with Stucky. Meanwhile, Laura and her mom help Laura's cousin Erika prepare for her wedding.55Laura Is Really Gone!2002-07-1930 minAn ostrich's egg rolls away from Mr. Yoshi and Charlotte's farm, and the Ham-Hams try to take care of it, but the Chicky-Chickies hassle them.56Boss, the Cool Ham of the Sea!2002-07-2630 minLaura, her parents and classmates, and Mr. Yoshi go to the beach, and the Ham-Hams go too.57Ghost Mountain!2002-08-0230 minLaura and Kana visit Laura's grandparents, and the Ham-Hams see Robo-Joe again.58The Fresh Summer Breeze!2002-08-0930 minLaura, Kana, their parents, and Kana's cousin Dylan go to an Ondoda festival, and the Ham-Hams, Sabu, and Pepper have a Ham-Ham festival too, and Oxnard learns how to play the Ondoda drums.59In a Pinch, a Rival Appears!2002-08-1630 minLaura's school has a bravery test, and the Ham-Hams go too.60The Chicken Contest2002-08-2330 minThe Ham-Hams make their own circus.61Treasure Hunting2002-08-3030 minGlitter returns to Japan for her job, and so does Sparkle. The Ham-Hams want to play with Sparkle, but she wants to have a more lovely and elegant vacation...62Penelope Makes a Friend2002-09-0630 minAfter Boss saves Bijou from a big ball that was headed toward her, everyone says that Boss is like a knight. Later, there is a typhoon and Laura's parents can't make it home, so Hamtaro decides to be like a knight and protect Laura from the storm.63The Scary Principal!2002-09-1330 minRobo-Joe takes the Ham-Hams flying in a plane-like transformation. But something goes wrong...64The Reconciliation!2002-09-2030 minThe chickens escape from Mr. Yoshi and Charlotte's farm, and they have to get them back. The Ham-Hams decide to help too.65Mimi’s Dream Park!2002-09-2730 minPenelope dreams to see a castle.66The Spinning Sunflower Ferris Wheel2002-10-0430 minAfter what happened yesterday, Pashmina got sick, and June messed up Kylie's cake. Can the Ham-Hams help Penelope's castle dream come true, or will the friendship between June and Kylie as well as Pashmina and Penelope fall apart?67The Zoo Date2002-10-1130 minOxnard wants to see Pepper. Can he show the power of love?68The Haunting2002-10-1830 minWhen the Ham-Hams decide what to play, Cappy wants to play hide and seek, but he speaks so quietly, no one can hear him, and they go with Panda's idea of playing dodgeball instead. While Boss is looking for the ball, Cappy asks about Boss's tunnel. Boss says that it continues forever, and no matter how far you walk, you'll have to walk even farther. Cappy is sad until Stucky shows up. They both decide to play hide and seek in the tunnel. They have a lot of fun, until an earthquake traps them!69A Fortune Comes True!2002-10-2530 minA stray cat threatens Bijou, and Hamtaro and Boss try to protect her, but Boss is afraid and cowers. However, Hamtaro and Bijou think Boss was brave and that he "lowered his head to feint the cat". Boss is upset that he was such a coward, and he runs out of the clubhouse. Hamtaro goes to find him, but Boss yells at Hamtaro, saying he wants to be left alone. Hamtaro says he wouldn't want to come near Boss. Sabu comes, and says that they shouldn't fight, but instead they should have a duel.70The Baby Goat2002-11-0130 minLaura and Kana are in the school's play of Little Red Riding Hood. Meanwhile, a scary wolf stalks the Ham-Hams, but is it really a wolf?71The Animal Hospital2002-11-0830 minHumans are going to dig up the tree above the Ham-Ham Clubhouse! Can the Ham-Hams save their precious club?72The Knitting Craze2002-11-1530 minZack has an argument with his mom, so the Ham-Hams go on a trip to Trotting Mountain to find a gift for him.73A Breath of Autumn!2002-11-2230 minNin-Ham falls out of the sky and tells the Ham-Hams he has a special mission so they won't think he's clumsy. The Ham-Hams try to help him.74Welcome Home Penelope!2002-11-2930 minThe Ham-Hams meet Flora the nurse hamster, an assistant to Dr. Lion, and Stan starts to fall for her.75The Abominable Snow Woman2002-12-0630 minLaura and Kana get into problems while skiing, and Brandy and the Ham-Hams help. Also, Boss and Stan compete to see who is better at skiing.76Laura and the Seven Hamsters2002-12-1330 minSparkle meets Omar, and she starts to like him mostly because Howdy says Omar lives like a prince. Sparkle misses the part about the "lives like" and thought he was actually a prince. She noticed that Omar was different from the Ham-Hams, because he is more charming. The Ham-Hams tell her that he travels around the world. But Sparkle actually wants to become a princess and travel. She daydreams about their marriage. However Sparkle doesn't like Omar at the end of the episode, because when they actually traveled together (Sparkle stopped being a star just to be with Omar and become a…77A Wonderful Santa Claus!2002-12-2030 minMimi wishes to have the greatest Christmas ever, but her dad and Kana's dad get into an argument and don't want each other's families to spend Christmas together. So the Ham-Hams try to help give Mimi a Christmas party.78The Little Bandits!2002-12-2730 minThe Ham-Hams dream and meet Harmony and Spat. Will Hamtaro, Bijou, and Harmony stop Spat?79The New Year’s Kite Adventure2003-01-1030 minIt's New Year's, and Penelope and one of the chickens become friends. Will the Ham-Hams and chickens work together to save Penelope and the baby chicken?80Sunset Proposal2003-01-1730 minMaria writes a letter to her grandmother, and Hamtaro and Bijou help Maria to get her letter to her grandmother.81Stucky’s Tunnel2003-01-2430 minThe Ham-Hams meet Barrette, a hamster who can knit. Barrette has a crush on Hamtaro and she sees Bijou as a rival. Meanwhile, Penelope is sad that Pashmina is not with the Ham-Hams. Will Barrette be friends with Penelope?82Ham-Romance2003-01-3130 minSandy's owner Hillary messes up gym training and Sandy gets worried. Can the Ham-Hams help Hillary master gym again?83Scatter the Beans, Scare the Ogres!2003-02-0730 minHamtaro wants to go outside with Laura, but she leaves him behind because she thought he might be getting a cold. But Hamtaro hears her say that he was acting weird, which hurts his feelings, and he leaves on a journey with Jingle to find "the cloak of the wind".84Laura’s Valentine2003-02-1430 minIt's Valentine's Day, and the Ham-Ham girls plan on what to give the Ham-Ham boys. Sandy wants to give her sweetheart Maxwell something, Boss thinks Bijou will give something to Hamtaro, and Stan wants to impress Flora. Will the Ham-Girls and Ham-Boys get what they desire?85Roberto’s Ally2003-02-2130 minThe Ham-Hams think Hamtaro has gotten stuck in a painting and try to get him out.86Super Hamster Robo-Joe2003-02-2830 minThe Ham-Hams visit Pepper, and Oxnard and Pepper are emperor and empress in the Doll Festival.87Maria’s Birthday Party2003-03-0730 minMaxwell's owner Melissa is upset that Zack laughed at her. Maxwell and Howdy start to fight. Can they forgive each other so Maxwell and Howdy can become friends again?88Nin-Ham the Ninja!2003-03-1430 minThe Ham-Hams meet Ook-Ook, a hamster dressed like a monkey, and Buster, a security guard hamster who is pursuing Ook-Ook.89The Search for Spring!2003-03-2130 minSparkle becomes jealous of Bijou because she believes Bijou is prettier than her (She starts believing this when Bijou was able to get Hamtaro's attention but she couldn't). She begins to like Hamtaro and tries to capture his heart to make Bijou jealous.90Hamtaro and the Space Ship!2003-03-2830 minPanda's owner Mimi wants to see cherry blossoms.91Boss Runs Away2003-04-0430 minThe Ham-Hams meet mischievous triplet hamsters called the Hambini Brothers.92Auntie Viv and Elder Ham2003-04-1130 minThe Ham-Hams and their owners visit Dylan's farm, along with Travis and Roberto.93Hannah Is in Love!2003-04-1830 minThe Ham-Hams make too much noise while playing, and they upset Boss, who is trying to sleep. So the Ham-Hams want to make a new room for Boss to play and relax in.94Doctor Lion2003-04-2530 minLaura and Hamtaro visit their old hometown, and see Laura's old friend Claire.95Dance, Chef Ham!2003-05-0230 minBijou, Pashmina, Sandy, Penelope, and Boss want to help Flora. This made Stan, Howdy, Dexter, and Maxwell fall over; Bijou, Pashmina, Sandy, Hamtaro, and Oxnard dress as nurses.96The Flying Carp2003-05-0930 minThe Ham-Hams think that Auntie Viv is a mother figure, so they pamper her for Mother's Day.97The Ham-Ham Express2003-05-1630 minSparkle thinks that cameramen got an exclusive of her having a romance with Hamtaro, but they were really just old men and women taking pictures of plants. But Sparkle is convinced there will be a scandal and she moves into Boss's room in the Clubhouse. Will she ever go back to Glitter?98Who Stole My Shoe?2003-05-2330 minRobo-Joe is entered in a competition against another robot. Can he win?99Keeping Promises2003-05-3030 minOmar visits and takes a rest, and meanwhile, Snoozer rides around on Omar's turtle.100The Very Best Present2003-06-0630 minThe Ham-Hams search for a hydrangea on a rainy day.101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193
Hamtaro★ 67%Synopsis
5th-grader Hiroko Haruna owns a hamster, and his name is Hamtarou. After moving into a new town, Hamtarou finds that he's in the company of lots of different hamsters, making up a group of hamster friends that go on crazy adventures through the city. Before they save Hiroko and other humans from nasty predicaments, however, they have to learn how to save themselves. (Source: Anime News Network)
Characters & Voice Actors
Noppo-kunMain
Takako HondaJP
Hiroko HarunaMain
Haruna IkezawaJP
Chibimaru-chanMain
Kaori MatoiJP
Torahamu-kunMain
Kouki MiyataJP
KipMain
Tokuyoshi KawashimaJP
Torahamu-chanMain
Haruna IkezawaJP
Kaburu-kunMain
Ai UchikawaJP
Megane-kunMain
Chihiro SuzukiJP
HamtarouMain
Kurumi MamiyaJP
Taishoo-kunMain
Kentarou ItouJP
Mafura-chanMain
Rei SakumaJP
Ribon-chanMain
Kazusa MuraiJP
Staff
Rei SakumaTheme Song Performance (Hamu Chanzu)
Claire GuyotTheme Song Performance (French)
Yoshiyuki SugaScript
Mari OkadaScript
Ritsuko KawaiOriginal Creator
Setsuko ShibuichiStoryboard
Patricia LegrandTheme Song Performance (French)
Yoshitaka FujimotoStoryboard
Relations
Side StoryHamtaro: Hamtaro's Birthday! - 3000 Hammy Steps in Search of Mommy
Side StoryHamtaro Movie 1: Ham Ham Land Big Adventure
Side StoryTottoko Hamtaro Movie 2: Ham Ham Ham~Jya! Maboroshi no Princess
Side StoryHam Ham Grand Prix - The Miracle of Aurora Valley ~Ribon-chan's Close Call~
Side StoryHamtaro: Ham-Hams Ahoy!
Side StoryTottoko Hamtaro OVA 3: Hamuchanzu to Niji no Kuni no Oujisama - Sekai de Ichiban no Takaramono
AlternativeTottoko Hamtarou Anime Dechu!
ParentTottoko Hamtarou (2012)
SequelTottoko Hamtarou: Hamu Hamu Paradichu!
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